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	Encyclopedia: Markeaton Park Light Railway
		The Markeaton Park Light Railway operates within Markeaton Park, one of Derby's major parks which is located next to what remains of Markeaton Village, in Derby in the East Midlands of England.
		Markeaton Light Railway - Markeaton Lady Steam Engine File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
		Markeaton Light Railway Sign File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Markeaton-Park-Light-Railway (395 words)

	Markeaton Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England - Photographs and History
		Markeaton Park is Derby's best known park, offering a range of facilities for all ages.
		The park was officially opened by the Duke of Kent in June 1931.
		Markeaton Hall was demolished in the late 1960s and replaced by a landscaped terrace.
	www.derbyphotos.co.uk /areas_i_o/markeaton.htm (790 words)

	Read about Derby at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Derby and learn about Derby here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Derby was for many years a significant railway centre, with both British Rail workshops and research facilities in the town.
		Darley Park is one of the biggest free concerts of its kind.
		Derby Arboretum was the first public park in the country, though it has been somewhat neglected in recent years.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Derby (1551 words)

	Derby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Werburgh's Church, Derby in 1735; the painter Joseph Wright, known as Wright of Derby, who was famous for his revolutionary use of light in his paintings and was an associate of the Royal Academy ; and John Whitehurst, a famous clockmaker and philosopher.
		Erasmus Darwin, doctor, scientist, philospher and grandfather of Charles Darwin was also to be found in Derby and Derbyshire at much the same time, though his practice was based in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
		Derby Industrial Museum is situated in Derby Silk Mill and shows the industrial heritage and technological achievement of Derby, including Rolls Royce aero engine, railways, mining, quarrying, foundries etc. Pickfords House Museum was built by architect Joseph Pickford in 1770.
	www.vvvvitamins.com /article-Derby.html (929 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Derby, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Derby holds a special place in the history of the Labour movement - it was one of two seats (the other being Keir Hardie's in Merthyr Tydfil) gained by the recently-formed Labour Representation Committee at the 1900 General Election.
		The MP was Richard Bell, general secretary of the Railway Servants Union.
		Derby Arboretum was the first public park in the country, and is rumoured to have been the inspiration for central park in New York, though it has been somewhat neglected in recent years.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Derby,_England (2051 words)

	info: Markeaton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Free, 7pm (01539 444444) Markeaton Park, Derby A fun-filled bonfire party with all the usual family entertainments...
		Markeaton Park Light Railway This line runs for 1,400 yards between 2 stations in Markeaton Park, just off the A38 in Derby.
		Photos and history of Markeaton Park in the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England.
	www.info-assicurazione.com /Markeaton.html (855 words)

	WIRKSWORTH-Parish Records-an Autobiography
		Park Lodge was, and still is on the east side of the road from Bullbridge to Crich on a very steep hill just by the turn off to the village of Fritchley.
		Park Lodge, the building itself was a world away from the orphanage building in that it was built as a home and not an institution, the proportions and design were smaller and homelier.
		There was also a light railway of George Stephenson origin from Crich Quarries to the lime burners at Ambergate, these were fed by wagons full of limestone being lowered on a cable controlled incline to the lime burners.
	www.wirksworth.org.uk /B32-auto.htm (7623 words)

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		The credit goes to Union Minister of State for Railways, A K Moorthy, whose enthusiasm for completing railway projects in the State was acknowledged by none other than Railway Minister Nitish Kumar himself at a function recently held in Chengalpattu.
		She is knocking ice off the couplings of a railway carriage, part of a long passenger train stopped at a Siberian station.
	www.traintraveling.com /newslinks_2003/main_archive_52_03.html (3176 words)

	Links to UK Miniature Railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		Sanday Light Railway 7¼" - This new railway, and member of the 7¼" gauge society, has been making it's presence felt and takes pride in being the U.K.'s most northerly passenger carrying railway.
		Mizens Railway 7¼" - Passenger carrying railway which was based at Mizens Farm, Woking and operated by the Woking Miniature Railway Society - just been re-located but address unknown.
	www.uklocos.com /moc/min-rlys.htm (1134 words)

	Perrygrove Railway
		Oldown Miniature Railway - a 7¼inch gauge line which was reasonably close to Perrygrove and was run by our friend Joe Nemeth who is also the maker of superb sigalling equipment.
		Eaton Hall Railway - quite astonishing that after all these years there should be this recreation of the ultimate Estate Railway.
		Windmill Farm Railway - a huge amount of work is going in to this railway which has a large collection of engines and rolling stock
	www.perrygrove.co.uk /Links2.html (597 words)

	Markeaton Park
		This was the Orangery and stable block to Markeaton Hall, which stood on the site of today's gardens until about 1965
		The Railway runs alongside the lake, Derby University is seen in the background
		Markeaton Lake was dug out by manual labour as a means of providing work during the depression of the 1920s
	homepage.ntlworld.com /c.nharris/MarkeatonPark.htm (236 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Most places on the railway are seen, with two freights as well as passenger trains.
		Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (2 ft) 1972 to 1998.
		The railway formerly served a chicken farm and is of
	www.pmvideo.co.uk /page2.html (2873 words)

	Epsom Derby Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Werburgh's Church, Derby in 1735; the painter Joseph Wright of DerbyJoseph Wright, known as Wright of Derby, who was famous for his revolutionary use of light in his paintings and was an associate of the Royal Academy; and John Whitehurst, a famous clockmaker and philosopher.
		Pickfords House MuseumPickford's House Museum was built by architect Joseph Pickford in 1770.
		The Derby Jazz group caters for the jazz interest in the city and is regarded as one of the UK's leading live jazz musicjazz organizations.
	www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Epsom_Derby (1732 words)

	The Heywood Society Journal : Samples 2: Couplings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		David Jarrett’s railway used a quite small version of the link and pin, presumably (as it was uniform with Andy Probyn’s visiting locomotive) a Maxitrak standard.
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		No doubt on a railway with a balloon loop I would be the poor man trying to couple two dumb ends or two flaps.
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	Markeaton Park Light Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This railway opened in 1989, but when taken over by John and Jane Bull in 1996, it was greatly improved and extended.
		Most services are pulled by ‘Markeaton Lady’ which is a fantastic steam locomotive built by the
		There is also a deltic diesel which was built by the owner and son.
	www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk /MPLR.html (118 words)

	Railways Rushden at Local.co.uk
		About the Society About the Society A brief history of the society It was in early 1991 that posters appeared around the town with the intriguing question, "Do you want a Rushden History Society?".
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		Midland Railway Bibliography The bibliography is still under development; expect to see searching, more and fuller records in the not too distant future The American pullman cars of the Midland Railway / J.B. Radford
	www.local.co.uk /Rushden/Railways (525 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 1 Apr 2003 (pt 1)
		What steps he is taking to protect former mineral railway lines for future transport use.
		The Strategic Rail Authority's property advisory group investigates the transport potential of former railway land that the SRA inherited from British Rail.
		He has campaigned hard on the issue over a number of years, and I can assure him that the Government share his concern that disused railway lines, whether they be former mineral lines or not, should be used, where possible, for transport.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030401/debtext/30401-01.htm (2910 words)

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		Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society Ltd - Narrow gauge (610mm) museum operating restored steam and internal combustion powered locomotives from Australia's sugar cane and mining industries at Albion Park, approx 100km south of Sydney, Australia.
	www.thetransportal.co.uk /WEBPAGES/museum.htm (4222 words)

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		Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in the 1970's.
		Model Engineering supply business for sale, I had no intentions of adding a "for sale" section, but as the business provides a service to model engineers, then I had no objection.
		Picture(s) of the month May 2000, silhouttes on the Severn Valley Railway.
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		At GBP50 a time, it was too expensive for me although all of the safety systems were in duplicate (apart from the obvious single steel cord that hoisted the cage up in the air).
		It had 3 pennies in the end for ballast and went almost as far as the car park (past the far end of the building on the left - landing in the road).
		In that tank, they have two sea turtles that have been rescued and although the tank is very big for all of the other animals that are in there, you can't help but feel that for the turtles, it is a bit too small.
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		It was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Ripelie, and is situated about 9 miles outside the city of Derby.
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	Grand Scales Quarterly Links Page
		The railroad is the centerpiece for the Little A-Merrick-A amusement park in Marshall, Wisconsin.
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		Gartell Light Railway, Common Lane, Yenston, Templecombe, Somerset.
		Golden Valley Light Railway part of the Midland Railway Centre, Swanwick Junction Station, Near Ripley Derbyshire
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	Narrow Gauge Heaven: information on UK and worldwide narrow gauge railways
		Narrow Gauge Heaven: information on UK and worldwide narrow gauge railways
		This locomotive was build by John Bull Snr.
		proprietors of Markeaton Park Light Railway and commence regular working in May 2004.
	www.narrow-gauge.co.uk /gallery/show.php?image_id=1534&cat_id=140 (67 words)

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