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 Encyclopedia: Rugby, England
Rugby became an urban district and borough in 1932 and absorbed the nearby parishes of Bilton, Hillmorton and Newbold-on-Avon.
Rugby is some 15 miles (24 km) to the east of Coventry, it is on the eastern edge of Warwickshire, close to the borders with Northamptonshire and Leicestershire
From 1926, near Rugby to its east was a large antenna farm for the VLF transmitter Rugby.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rugby,-England   (2104 words)

  
 Rugby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sport of Rugby football, in its various forms:
This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby   (73 words)

  
 Open Directory - Reference: Encyclopedias: Subject Encyclopedias: Spartacus Educational: Railways in the 19th Century
Was a station on the Manchester and Leeds Railway.
Was a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Midland Railway - Formed by George Hudson with amalgamation of the York and North Midland, Midland Counties, North Midland Railway, and the Birmingham and Derby.
dmoz.org /Reference/Encyclopedias/Subject_Encyclopedias/Spartacus_Educational/Railways_in_the_19th_Century   (2643 words)

  
 Dudley Mall - Stafford to Rugby Rail Services via Trent Valley
station lies to the north east of the town centre, and is not quite the station it was in the high tide of railways, but it is still a major station sitting at the junction of the two routes to Stafford (via Birmingham and via the Trent Valley).
One of the things that characterises the station is the way people pour off trains, reach the concourse and, because there are no alternative exits, must perforce weave their way through hundreds more queuing to be allowed on the platforms.
station lies about 100 yards to the northwest of the town centre, just where the eastbound slip road from the A5 comes down to it, and the station is clearly signed.
www.dudleymall.co.uk /loclrail/staffrug.htm   (2410 words)

  
 TS75 Rugby Station - Trainspots (Ver 1.50 )
Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
The station is host to an EWS and Freightliner crew office and passing freights often stop in the platforms for a crew change.
The station platforms are arranged in a ‘H’ formation with 4 bay platforms and 2 through platforms.
www.trainspots.co.uk /locpage.php?ts_number=75   (813 words)

  
 Great Western Railway publicity
During the Second World War, Bath station became target practice for the German air-force and in April 1942 substantial damage was caused to the canopy and buildings on the south-side of the station together with major damage to the Westmoreland Goods Depot.
Over the next few years, many small improvements were made to Bath station including the provision of track circuiting in 1914 and 1915, rebuilding of one of the subways beneath the station in 1930, and removal of the now unnecessary footbridge to the Royal Hotel in 1936.
Notwithstanding the busy scene, the station was set amid the magnificent Cotswold farmland of the Duke of Beaufort, and his coat of arms was mounted on a plaque in the wall of the 'upside' building.
www.greatwestern.org.uk /stat_1.htm   (2039 words)

  
 Walkabout
Rugby Railway Station is situated on Railway Terrace.
Approx £3 in a taxi, which are situated outside the Railway Station or a 15 minute walk.
Bus number 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 all drop off in the centre of Rugby at the Clock Tower.
www.walkabout.eu.com /010/WIRUG/intro.html   (101 words)

  
 Rugby Borough Council
Mr Clark was the Mayor of Rugby in 1976-77 and was a Councillor for Overslade Ward from 1973-79, 1983-87 and 1988-92.
Rugby councillors are to consider proposals to ban smoking in all council buildings and even in council vehicles.
Rugby is the latest town to join the craze for farmers’ markets, where traders can sell local produce and shoppers know they are putting money into the local economy.
www.cwn.org.uk /politics/rugby-borough-council   (1159 words)

  
 Train station - Wikimedia Commons
Railway station in seaside resort Zelenogradsk, near Kaliningrad, Russia.
Parkway station at Stoke Gifford, on the outskirts of Bristol
Station in Zelenogradsk, View from the town side.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Train_station   (137 words)

  
 Toy Fairs in the UK by Barry Potter Fairs
Rugby Railway Station is on the main line from from London Euston and is only a short walk from The Benn Hall.
The Benn Hall is located on the main road coming into Rugby, at the top of the hill, next to the Police Station.
Besides model railways, there is always a large selection of diecast models at the fair, with well-known names such as Derek Barnett of DMB Models (pictured left, selling Corgi Toys) and Phil Ward (selling 1950s - 1980s obsolete diecast models) attending.
www.vectis.co.uk /bp/fairs.htm?fair=11&PHPSESSID=e95fa2b76e0869235fc19de7b9d699a1   (397 words)

  
 contact us
In addition, Rugby's railway station is on the main Birmingham to London Euston line and thus enjoys regular services from both the North and South of the Country.
Rugby is well positioned at the point where the M6 and M1 meet making it very easy for our customers to reach us by car.
Sandretto UK is extremely well located in Rugby in the heart of the Midlands.
www.sandretto.co.uk /aboutus/contact_us.html   (173 words)

  
 News - Rugby Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
He said: "Rugby is an historically important stop on the West Coast Mainline and deserves to have a first class rail station, which acts as a gateway to the town.
At the time it was pointed out that only last year about £6 million was spent building a new roof for the Victorian station, although the SRA claimed this was not relevant as the new roof would be recycled and used again.
Blackett warned that the investment in Rugby could be part of getting the town's transport infrastructure ready for the proposed airport in Church Lawford.
www.rugbyonline.com /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=689&ArticleID=564906   (438 words)

  
 Chapter 4
Rugby slipped away as the train left the station heading north.
The van set off and as a family we headed, loaded with suitcases, down the road to the railway station.
The Rugby Cement smoke stack was billowing out its effluent making the blue slate roofs of the surrounding houses a grey-white colour.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /awecooper/chapter4.htm   (3942 words)

  
 L.M.S. History - 1935
In 1858 Parliament sanctioned the absorption of the Chester and Holyhead Railway.
The nucleus of the Midland Railway system owes much to William Hudson, the "railway king." He was the first to realise, and to put into practice, the idea that railways could best be worked as large-scale undertakings; and that amalgamation, which would yield centralised ownership and management, was therefore necessary.
The undertaking out of which this railway developed was incorporated in 1845, for the construction of a railway from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the company did not obtain its Act of Parliament until after a fierce and lengthy struggle, which cost £70,000.
mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r031.html   (6008 words)

  
 Kilmarnock
If you are planning to walk to the ground from the town centre, locate the railway station at the top end of John Finnie Street.
The main bus station, which is served by buses from all over the country is ten minutes walk from the ground, but there are three local services which run from here to within two minutes walk of the park.
Rugby Park is signed as 'Football Traffic' from the main A77 Glasgow -Ayr dual carriageway and on internal roads within the town.
www.geocities.com /splstadiumguide/kilmarnock.html   (268 words)

  
 Subterranea Britannica: Sites: Rugby Radio Station
Rugby radio station lies astride the A5 trunk road (the ancient Watling Street Roman road).
Rugby's sole continuing function is to transmit time signals of guaranteed accuracy, derived from the standard time clock run by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL).
At the time the station was the most powerful in the world, being equipped with a huge water-cooled transmitter (call sign GBR), dissipating 10kW and using 54 thermionic valves on a wavelength of 18,750 metres.
www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/sites/r/rugby_radio/index.shtml   (911 words)

  
 The SABRE Roads Website
There are 'passages' under Rugby railway station and the southern approaches to Bristol Temple Meads railway station,but both are as a result of building the railway over a road.
Sent: 10/6/2004 2:55 PM When Carlisle (Citadel) Railway Station was first built around 1846-1848 a tunnel was created under the northern end of the platforms to allow access from the city centre to the expanding industrial suburbs of Denton Holme and Wapping.
Sent: 9/23/2004 2:17 PM Lower Road is, I think, the one running parallel with the tracks under the station and is certainly not a public highway, but the appropriately-named Leake Street (it's very damp) is open to SE-bound traffic leaving the cab rank and car park next to Waterloo International station.
groups.msn.com /TheSABRERoadsWebsite/roadsnews.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=43175&LastModified=4675492092235012538&all_topics=1   (957 words)

  
 GM Plaskett on Zebras
On the last weekend of March 2000 I was recognised by a chess enthusiast at Rugby railway station as I was reading a chess book of J.Speelman¹s.
I remembered seeing footage of their meeting each other at a railway station at the end of the experiment.
In the summer of 1986 I was hailed outside Liverpool Street station by Jonathan Mestel and his wife.They crossed over and chatted.He was with his parents and at least one other sibling.
www.eadon.com /coincidences/plaskettcoincidencezebrasex.php   (1987 words)

  
 Railway Auction, Welcome to Gloucestershire Worcestershire Railwayana Auctions
They did of course, replace Totems on many of the stations and when they come complete with metal rim, as this one does, they make stunning light covers for the workshop, garage or railway room.
Totem, BR(M) RADLETT, H/F. Ex Midland Railway station between St Albans City and Elstree on the Midland Main Line.
This station and box was situated between Llantrisant and Penygraig closed in Jun 1958 to passengers and Oct 1963 completely.
www.gwra.co.uk   (5369 words)

  
 Burntwood Rugby Club - Established 1972
Follow signs BRUFC into Station Approach next to the North Shore Light Railway Station, follow the road into the The Sportsway.
www.burntwoodrugby.com /findus.htm   (21 words)

  
 Rugby - Wikpedia
Rugby, Warwickshire (England) within the Borough of Rugby
Rugby is also the name of several places:
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Rugby   (76 words)

  
 Minutes :Cabinet on 17/07/2003 - Warwickshire Web
Highway Implications of the Redevelopment Rugby Railway Station
The Cabinet also considered that all Members should have an opportunity to obtain an overview of transport developments, including railway and the impact of the proposed airport and that a seminar should be arranged for this.
(2) That the views of the North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Rugby Area Committees be sought on the Highways Agency’s forecast of future conditions on the M6 between junction 4 and the M1.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk /corporate/Committe.nsf/WPWCC/E908A648EAC5801D80256D6B0058A7D7?OpenDocument   (4128 words)

  
 hotels_m.htm
Our hotel is also convenient for Rugby School, the Ken Marriott Leisure Centre, the Hospital of St Cross and Rugby Railway Station
We are situated in the town centre, next to the main Post Office and close to the well-known Rugby Theatre.
A Victorian manor house on the outskirts of Rugby, public rooms are very inviting and include a pleasant lounge bar and attractive restaurant; a good range of well prepared food is served
www.rugbytourism.org.uk /main/hotels_m.htm   (626 words)

  
 Hello friend, welcome home...
From East Croydon railway station: Leave the railway station and exit left on to Station Road.
Blackhorse Road station is also served by trains from Richmond, Acton and Hampstead to the west; and Leyton, Barking and Essex to the east.
From Putney BR station: As you leave the main line BR station, head on to Putney High Street and walk down the hill.
www.invisibletouch.freeuk.com /venues.html   (3004 words)

  
 BBC News Wales Railway station returns to glory days
The Welsh capital's historic railway station has undergone a £12m refurbishment in time for the start of Rugby World Cup 99.
Improvements to the Victorian station in Cardiff include an extra platform to cope with the demand of passenger traffic during the world cup and beyond into the next Millennium.
The old ticket hall has had a major facelift and the front of the station has been restored to how it looked in the days of steam.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/456137.stm   (241 words)

  
 Duke & Duchess Hotel Boats Schedule
This industrial and railway town is best known for its public school where tradition says a pupil, William Webb Ellis, invented the game of rugby football in 1823 by picking up the ball and running with it.
The railway station is a fine mock-Jacobean gabled building typical of North Staffordshire railway designs.
There is a steam railway, a canal which connects with the famous Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and, most intriguing of all, the picturesque Gothic house lived in by two of the most unconventional figures of the Romantic age, the so-called "Ladies of Llangollen"
www.hotelboat-holidays.co.uk /sched2k.htm   (2764 words)

  
 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Bus stops are located in North Street and Rugby railway station.
Go under the railway bridge and up the hill – passing the police station and magistrates courts on the left.
By car from the M6 Turn off the M6 at Junction 1and follow the A426 towards Rugby centre.
www.uhcw.nhs.uk /directions/st_cross.htm   (346 words)

  
 kiat.net: Kuala Lumpur - Tourist Attractions
The railway station was transferred to the spanking new KL Sentral in Brickfields on April 16, 2001.
The KUALA LUMPUR RAILWAY STATION, located at Jalan Hishamuddin, provide further examples of Moorish inspired architecture (picture 1, 2, or 3).
Across the street is the MALAYAN RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, another fine example of the British colonial adaptation of Moorish architecture.
www.kiat.net /malaysia/KL/attractions.html   (5693 words)

  
 MOR Bray 1999
The event will commence at 9:00 from Rugby railway station with an estimated return of 18:30.
It is expected to return to Oxford by 17:30 with a stop being made at Oxford railway station.
- starting at Oxford Railway Station we will view the site of the old assizes court where the trial took place, and Oxford Goal where the boatmen were hanged.
www.inspector-morse.com /morbray1999.html   (918 words)

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