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  List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines...
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_railway_museums_and_heritage_lines...   (212 words)

  
 Branch line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many British branch lines were closed as a result of the "Beeching Axe" in the 1960s, although some have been re-opened as heritage railways.
The smallest branch line that is still in operation in the UK is the line from Stourbridge Junction going to Stourbridge Town.
New Zealand once had a very extensive network of branch lines, especially in the South Island regions of Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Branch_line   (258 words)

  
 Railway Magazine Volumes 1 to 19
Blackpool – the Brighton of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
In 1894 the railway was vested jointly in the MR and GWR.
Corrugated fireboxes on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
www.steamindex.com /rlymag/rm1on.htm   (12541 words)

  
 The soc.culture.new-zealand FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Chatham Islands are well east of New Zealand (850kms) and have their own 'Time Zone' in as much as their clocks are always 45 mins ahead of the rest of NZ and I guess they keep in step with changes to and from NZDT.
Smith said predation was causing the decline of New Zealand's bird populations in general, and forest habitats were gradually being destroyed by possums, deer and goats.
New Zealanders are justifiably proud of the performance of Team NZ in San Diego.
www.faqs.org /faqs/new-zealand-faq   (15206 words)

  
 New Zealand Rail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Now that a complete set of New Zealand rail timetable and fare information is available on the web from official sources, this site is being wound up.
An alphabetical list of all of the University Academic and Service departments which link to their homepages.
The home page of the New Zealand Model Railway Guild and publisher of The Journal for those interested in modelling the railways of New Zealand.
www.esouthpacific.com /new-zealand-rail.html   (250 words)

  
 Category:Rail transport in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are 5 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
Pages in category "Rail transport in New Zealand"
This page was last modified 01:40, 17 July 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Rail_transport_in_New_Zealand   (82 words)

  
 Nelson Farmstay Accommodation, New Zealand. List of farmstays in Nelson, NZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
List of farmstays in Nelson, NZ Nelson Farmstay Accommodation
We are friendly and welcoming New Zealanders who have chosen to live in this beautiful place and wish to share it's mysteries with others.
It appears that time may have passed this valley by, you’ll ‘maybe’ notice the absence of power lines and that the road is not tar sealed but you’ll discover the peace and quiet almost immediately you leave the highway (mobile phones don’t work out here).
www.truenz.co.nz /farmstays/listings/nelson/nelson.html   (1682 words)

  
 ww2ft Listing
One list as many of the the railroads are also currently run as tourist lines or museums sites.
ZIG ZAG Railways Worldwide There are several ways of getting round the problem of sharp corners and steep gradients.
Tourist Railways listing is for anything rail related, good starting point if you are planning a holiday, and want to find railroads in the area.
members.shaw.ca /twofooter/ww2ftrr.htm   (1698 words)

  
 Shackleton news
It is pleasing to report that the James Caird Society's new Constitution (approved by members at the AGM in 2003) has been endorsed by the Charity Commissioners.
It was erected by the New Zealand Antarctic Society.
Proceeds from this JCS charity dinner were donated to the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Conservation Plan for Shackleton’s Hut at Cape Royds.
www.jamescairdsociety.com /latest.php   (8316 words)

  
 robin2
In the world of 7¼ inch gauge railways there is a very wide range of lines.
In the 1970s the railway developed from the hobby of Cornish farmer John Southern to a full-scale tourist attraction.
The two lines are based on routes of the Rio Grande and Union Pacific Railroads, and it is usual to use the locomotives of these companies on their own tracks.
homepages.tesco.net /~jksharman/robin2.htm   (1054 words)

  
 New Books List
Reconfiguring nature:issues and debates in the new genetics /:edited by Peter Glasner.
Georgetown, Tex., U.S.A.:Landes Bioscience/Eurekah.com ;:New York, N.Y., U.S.A.:Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,:c2004.
Genomic medicine:articles from the New England journal of medicine /:edited by Alan E. Guttmacher, Francis S. Collins, and Jeffrey M. Drazen ; with a foreword by Elias Zerhouni.
www.lib.uchicago.edu /e/crerar/newbooks/nb1104.html   (5022 words)

  
 Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Transportation and Mitigation Strategies
The list below provides some protective measures for vehicles driven in ashy conditions based on the experience of the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
List of cities, towns, and military bases in which airport operations were disrupted by volcanic activity, from 1944 to mid-2003, organized by country (Guffanti and others, 2003).
Since the early 1990s new procedures and systems have been devised to disseminate quickly and widely information about (1) volcano status, especially new activity that includes eruption columns and downwind clouds of ash; (2) forecasts of eruption cloud movement; and (3) pilot reports regarding possible and actual eruption clouds.
volcanoes.usgs.gov /ash/trans   (5782 words)

  
 RailServe.com: Australian Passenger Railways, Trams & Transit
New Zealand by Rail - Timetables and other rail travel information for the railroads of New Zealand
New Zealand Travelpass - Flexible rail, coach, and ferry travel for independent travelers throughout New Zealand
NSW Department of Transport - Agency of the New South Wales Government that formulates and implements transport policy and develops transport plans within the State of New South Wales
www.railserve.com /Passenger/Australia   (1053 words)

  
 NMSU Library New Books List
The Newest Books List is a list of newly acquired books in the NMSU Library.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.
lib.nmsu.edu /resources/nbl.html   (14042 words)

  
 Scoop - New Zealand News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
New Evidence Of Manipulation In MeNZB Testing - In this update we present fresh evidence revealing apparent scientific misconduct relating to the recently concluded meningococcal vaccination program and associated research.
The Scoop podcast features news, views, and interviews on almost all topics including audio and video created in-house by Scoop and by our friends and radio partners here in NZ and around the globe - and you get to choose what items you want to play.
"The new provision allows butter from New Zealand which has a standards compliance certificate (IMA1) issued before 12 July 2006, and which has physically left New Zealand before that date, to be issued with an import licence.
www.scoop.co.nz   (3192 words)

  
 Travel Shorts -- Offbeat Short Travel Items
The solution they decided, was the beneficial purple martins, a species which was headed for the near-endangered species list which eat nothing but flying insects.
This is where Ali was born and this is where his new museum has opened.
The Foundation took an old building in a town that was loved by its people but not exactly a tourist attraction and made it into a destination.
www.offbeattravel.com /shorts.html   (6371 words)

  
 New Zealand Railways
Line Drawings of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives
Photographs taken from the collection of the late J D Buckley
This New Zealand Railway WebRing site is owned by John Griffiths.
www.geocities.com /nzrailway   (74 words)

  
 Railway Resource Centre
The Railway Resource Centre has produced a Resource Guide to NSW Railway Employee History.
Whilst primarily intended for persons seeking information on relatives formerly in the railway service, it contains a number of references to various sources of information.
Queensland Railway Employees, June 1890 - June 1901
home.iprimus.com.au /bexleyboy/ARHS/unofficial.htm   (214 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Industry Projects
Lantau Line and Airport Railway, Hong Kong, China
East Coast Main Line Rail Route Upgrading, United Kingdom
Taiwan High-Speed Rail Line, Taiwan, Province of China
www.railway-technology.com /projects   (165 words)

  
 Military History Network
Categories with three links or fewer are individually listed as before; categories with four links or more now appear in a 'pull-down' menu.
Especially appropriate is Sargent's section on "The psychology of hate".
Order of Battle Index (listing of detailed OrdBat files)
www.milhist.net   (848 words)

  
 Fang's Media History Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
1673: Mail is delivered on a route between New York and Boston.
1898: New York State passes a law against misleading advertising.
1905: In New Zealand, the postage meter is introduced.
www.mediahistory.umn.edu /time/alltime.html   (4354 words)

  
 P2, Hokitika (Suburb) New Zealand - Vicdir Entity List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
P2, Hokitika (Suburb) New Zealand - Vicdir Entity List
Specialising in Framing Timbers, Dressed Lines, Mouldings, Imported Timbers, Posts, Poles, Piles, Roof Trusses and Treated Timbers.
Imported Shells, Native Carving, New Zealand Abalone Jewellery, New Zealand Jade Carvings, Paua Jewellery, Wodden Bone Carving
nz.vicdir.com /suburb-3293-1-hokitika.htm   (553 words)

  
 P2, Whakatane (Suburb) New Zealand - Vicdir Entity List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
P2, Whakatane (Suburb) New Zealand - Vicdir Entity List
Supplier of wire rope to the forest industry, general contractors as well as railway iron to local bodies.
Total Health incorporate 3 General Practitioners, Whakatane Pharmacy, 2 Osteopaths, 2 Massage Therapists, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Women and Mens Health, Natural Family Planning, 3 Counsellors, Na...
nz.vicdir.com /suburb-725-1.htm   (817 words)

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