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  Discount on Thomas & Friends Salty the Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He is a hard working diesel (who doesn't have some of the personality problems of the other diesels :-) and he loves the sea.
Salty is a good pick for the younger Thomas fans as he is a larger engine and easy to push along the track.
Salty is a dockyard diesel engine that loves to tell stories of the sea, but he sometimes bores his audience without meaning to.
www.puzzle-discounts.com /discount-amazon-cat-171744-sku-B00006DY2I-item-thomas_friends_salty_the_engine.html   (322 words)

  
 DVD Booty - Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Salty's Secret   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty is especially neat and shows the viewers that even though you may not enjoy what you're doing right now, pretty soon you'll be rewarded for your hard work and get to do what you enjoy.
Salty is able to keep the troublesome trucks in line and is the only engine able to do so.
Salty comes to work at the Island of Sodor, but instead of working by the docks like he wanted, he will be working at the Quarry instead.
www.dvdbooty.com /dvds/thomas-the-tank-engine-and-friends-saltys-secret   (741 words)

  
 Railway Character Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Mavis is a young diesel engine, who was brought to shunt the trucks in their sidings at Ffarquhar Quarry.
Salty is an old dockyard diesel, who has travelled the world and has seen loads of amazing sights.
Called by what he is, Diesel is a deceiving and scheming character, who was brought “on trial” to work in the yard.
melgarvewarrior.tripod.com /sodorisland/railwayprofiles.html   (3543 words)

  
 DOCKYARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is staging a two-day maritime festival on.
Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial construction.
Devonport Dockyard [1] [2], located in the city of Plymouth, England in the county of Devon is the largest naval base in Western Europe.
www.iperfull.com /Dockyard   (1212 words)

  
 Characters & Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Soon he met Diesel and he caused alot or Trouble, duck had to laugh but was then sent away for a few days to work with Edward at Wellsworth, Ducks new line is called the Lillte Western Branchline which runs past a Beautiful duck pond and often he visits to see how things are.
Daisy is a Diesel Railcar who came to Stand in for Thomas after he crashed into the Stationmaster's House, she is Awkward somtimes and can be quite stern about things, she is often a hard worker but somtiems likes to think she doesn't need to do anything on sodor.
Diesel was Supposed to pull the Express to the big Station and In an Act to show off in front of Duck and Stepney on his last day, He sucked the Bowler hat into his air intake and Broke down shaking and spluttering, this made him Furious and made the Fat Controller very annoyed.
theislandofsodor.tripod.com /characters.html   (2359 words)

  
 Good Old Boat: Book Reviews - 2003
Salty and Katie are set on finding out who the ominous footprints belong to.
Salty and the Pirates is not just a book, it is a complete kit with accessories and activities such as: a glossary, songs to sing, pictures to color, logs to fill out, colored pencils with sharpener, and a CD ROM which contains music for singing and playing and also a computer coloring system.
Salty and the Pirates may be just the right thing for passing the time away when you're stuck in the doldrums.
www.goodoldboat.com /bookreviews/reviews_03.html   (13590 words)

  
 Own Characters Ideas And Images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Victor is a steam diesel with a bad attitude, he used to work on the avon valley railway till they sent him away because of his ways.
Ian is a diesel engine who works on the other railway, he was rebuilt and put on the narrow gauge railway to help sir handel and peter sam with quarry duties.
Emily found her and she was made Sodor's official dock tank engine and now also works with salty and never gets tired of hearing his tales of the sea.
thomascollector.tripod.com /id17.html   (2297 words)

  
 Cruise Critic Message Boards - Cheers! Norwegian Crown 8/8 Review pt 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dockyard: today we had the picture perfect day in Bermuda we had been hoping for.
This is a small beach paradise just tucked into the corner of the dockyard complex near the rum cake and glass blowing factory.
Also noticed slight smell of diesel fumes in cabin in afternoon, notified the reception desk and they did have the engineers check it out.
messages.cruisecritic.com /printthread.php?t=69337   (7845 words)

  
 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many of the characters are based on actual British locomotives (steam engines and diesels) and vehicles from the late 19th century onwards.
Various guest engines, both steam and diesel, appear in illustrations and as extras in the books.
Many railways have a Class 08 diesel shunter normally used for moving engines and coaches that is repainted fl and dressed up as 'Diesel' for the events.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine_and_Friends   (2576 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: DVD: Thomas The Tank Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty is a distinctive engine who loves the seashore, has a never-ending supply of stories, and can magically transform the normally troublesome trucks into happy, efficient workers.
Salty's Secret: Salty the Diesal has a secret that everyone on the island wants to know.
First, a new diesel, Salty, arrives on Sodor and he gets the troublesome trucks to behave better than Bill and Ben the tank engine twins.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006FDMW   (1094 words)

  
 Dave's Caribbean Adventure
I was always sweaty, always dirty, always salty, and often soaked.
Around 11 p.m., a bumping and sliding sound on deck, accompanied by the smell of diesel fuel, "woke" Mom, Ellie, and I, and we were dressed and on deck and harnessed in record time.
What I got was a gourmet dish of warm, fresh-baked bread with a heap of salty roast beef, homemade mayonnaise, lettuce and cucumber in the middle.
www.caribbeandave.com   (7957 words)

  
 DVD Bits - Region 4 and Region 1 DVD news, reviews, resources, PC-DVD, hardware   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty the diesel engine is brought in to help out at the quarry.
He’s not too happy about this because he’s a dockyard diesel, but he is happy to help out.
Percy is tricked by Harry and Bent the diesel engines into being the middle engine.
www.dvdbits.com /reviews.asp?id=1696   (1119 words)

  
 Iron Mountain Yacht Club | DeGray Lake, Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
English Harbor is the home of the Admiralty Dockyard, now called Nelson's Dockyard, which was active from the 1700's through much of the 1800's.
The various buildings, gray stone construction, include service buildings for the dockyard and transient housing for officers, mostly, maybe a few enlisted who lived ashore while their ships were being serviced.
He is somewhat legendary hereabouts and his influence, and a lot of his money, resulted in restoration of much of the dockyard into functional buildings and businesses.
ironmountainyachtclub.org /atease2002.htm   (17714 words)

  
 Abaxial Cameras :: Thomas & Friends Salty the Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Comment: Salty is an adorable addition to our Thomas set.
Comment: The Salty that I own and all other ones i've seen in person have had three wheels.
Comment: Salty is a dockyard diesel engine that loves to tell stories of the sea, but he sometimes bores his audience without meaning to.
www.abaxial.com /index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B00006DY2I   (350 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Reviews for DVD: Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Salty's Secret   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty had one minor part in Percy's Chocolate Crunch and Harvey was never mentioned again.
salty's secret:Salty loves the sea and is disappointed when he finds his new job is at the quarry.Much to Bill,Ben and Mavis'supise he handles the troublesome trucks so well that he finishes the job in no time.
Harvey to the rescue:Harvey the new crane engine must prove himself worthy of joining the railway and when percy has an accident harveys help proves to be the best demonstration of his usefulness to the team.
www.amazon.com /gp/product/customer-reviews/B00006FDMW   (1660 words)

  
 Articles from the Summer 2000 Edition NZ Skipper Magazine
Once the ship arrived from the United States, the naval dockyard was quick to convert Resolution to her new role as a scientific research and hydrographic survey ship.
To maintain required accuracies, offsets (X,Y and Z) between sensors (transducers, GPS aerials, etc) must be known, and the intervening relative motion between these sensors, and the transmission and reception of the beams, must be calculated and applied to the measurement.
The abilities of the dockyard and the good support from the German manufacturers of the MBES must be recognised, as they quickly provided many software upgrades to enable Resolution to meet the exacting operational survey standards in the short time available.
www.skipper.co.nz /nzpssumm00.htm   (11330 words)

  
 Ketch - Sailing Boats for Sale
The first yacht of this 'Breeze 78' series was launched in 1994, and has operated as a successful Mediterranean charter yacht.
All roller furling sails and Barient electric primary winches make this beauty a breeze to sail, while her twin Yanmar diesel engines can push her along at 10 knots and provide perfect control in tight quarters.
Power is provided by a Perkins Prima 50hp diesel which uses about 1 gallon per hour and gives about 8 knots.
www.sailing-boats-for-sale.com /sail_boat_type_Ketch_page1.aspx   (974 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Video: Ttt Thomas & the Jet Engine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty's Stormy Tale: A storm is brewing and Salty is commenting on it.
After Salty retrives Fergus, he uses him to power the lighthouse after the storm makes it flout.
Salty is upset when Thomas and Percy copy his accent.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001ZX0E2   (891 words)

  
 LESSON 1
Its saline composition is the result of the presence of highly salty soil and the absence of an outlet.
Further south, mountains form parallel, dome-like ridges which are oriented northeast to southwest and vary in elevation from 2,500 to 4,000 m.
In the southern part of this area, most streams are intermittent, with fresh water becoming salty in the upper parts of the streams and becoming contaminated downstream.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/policy/army/accp/is3008/lsn1.htm   (6956 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Instead of character warmth, the programme found itself relying on gimmicky characters such as Salty the Dockyard Diesel with a funny accent and little catchphrases to try and hook young viewers.
And to boot, the emphasis on railways was taken away to focus on a new kind of core, that being the importance of friendships and relationships which would be found to be tied in with almost every episode within the new set of episodes.
But one flaw in their plans is that they have destroyed Awdry's clever structure for the railway by cutting out branch lines too, allowing Thomas and the other engines to run here there and everywhere, and funnily enough, allow them to be available for any jobs the Fat Controller may have for them.
www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/gravytrain.htm   (1536 words)

  
 Living Aboard -- Cruising Lake Ontario March/April 2004
I guess this is why I never want to be far away from any stretch of water, salty or fresh, and would never miss the chance to get into a boat of any kind.
In the early days, boats were towed by horses (you can still see the rope burns etched into the edges of canal bridges if you look hard); now they are usually propelled by reliable, steady diesel engines.
They have a range of vessels from two to eight berths, and with single-lever-controlled, four-cylinder, water-cooled diesel engines that are hydraulic and therefore have no noisy gear box!
www.livingaboard.com /magazine/articles/09_04AboardAbroad.htm   (972 words)

  
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The airwaves were a jumble of stressed voices from the small towboat operators trying to control boats displacing 100+ tons in 20 kts of wind and in a strong ebbing current.
At that time, the pump requires a diesel generator to be running for its power.
Gasoline is $1.25 and diesel is $1.40 per gallon from the Navy Marina's service pier.
members.aol.com /seckington/Log-PR.htm   (21039 words)

  
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Nuclear inspectors also monitor activities at military nuclear facilities, including the Rosyth naval dockyard on the Firth of Forth and the nuclear submarine bases on the Firth of Clyde.
In order to combat the staff shortages, the NII said it is having to keep inspectors working beyond their normal retirement age.
They quit the big city, frustrated because steam shovels were succeeded by electric and diesel shovels, and they find work in the countryside.
nucnews.net /nucnews/2005nn/0502nn/050206nn.txt   (15238 words)

  
 The Wreckers © Jim Buckley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
For some it would be a long weekend at home, for others a weekend on board but for all it would be just a short respite before the "Wreckers" came aboard.
The dockyard gate has a temporary sobering effect, as does the sight of the Aurora's gangway, but neither spoils the geniality of her majesty's men.
With the rigours to come it is necessary to relax and enjoy life and forget what has been and what is to come, at least for a few brief hours.
www.jambutty17.freeserve.co.uk /golf/09d03.html   (2683 words)

  
 N-Base Latest News January 2001
Radiation monitoring devices at the reprocessing, fuel fabrication and waste complex failed for 20 minutes on Tuesday after a fuse was blown following problems in a diesel compressor in the boilerhouse.
This latest problem follows a 90 minute loss of power in the same area in December and in 1998 there was a 16 hour complete loss of power after a contractor's mechanical digger cut an underground cable and the site's backup systems failed.
The sodium is treated with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide which neutralises it before the radioactive salty residue is discharged through the liquid waste pipeline into the Pentland firth.
www.n-base.org.uk /public/latest_links/latest2/stories/jan27_2001.html   (4156 words)

  
 Get Jealous.com
Although the diesel was still leaking at least it wasn't spraying all over the engine - thank goodness we had just had the fire extinguishers serviced (just in case).
It was really raining with a vengeance now, so we decided to leave diving on the prop until the next day (if we couldn't see how bad it was, we could put it off!).
Jason went round the boat checking the sea cocks, then we realised the water was not salty and could have come from the tanks.
www.getjealous.com /printdiary.php?username=jandf   (26605 words)

  
 S/V Antara
Yesterday we had rain and fog and cold, and the air had that delicious salty ocean smell to it that is missing from the Caribbean.
So we were able to have showers (that's like soap and water not like rain), wash the salty floor, clean the grungy toilet and other mundane chores.
We took the ferry from St. George's to the Dockyard and revisited the most excellent museum there, We also had a walking tour of the buildings which was OK, though not as interesting as we had hoped.
www.geocities.com /svantara/news.htm   (25519 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is a prime example of successful regeneration through the redevelopment of a former railway diesel depot near Regent’s Park.
A residence for the most powerful man in the royal dockyard had stood on the site since the 16th century, but it was Allin who persuaded the Navy Board to pay extravagant sums to rebuild his then century-old crumbling home when he took charge.
From his grand windows overlooking the Thames, the Shipwright — in effect the dockyard’s chief technical officer — could keep a close eye on the men in the adjacent dock as they built the great timber warships of England.
web2447.vs.netbenefit.co.uk /pages/news.txt   (17265 words)

  
 DVD : Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends - Salty's Secret   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Salty's Secret:In this episode,a diesel named Salty,who loves the sea,get's a job at the quarry.but Salty was glad when he was assined a job at the docks.In Harvey to the rescue,Harvey is said to not be useful;even by Edward!!!!
Salty comes to work at the Island of Sodor, but instead of working by the docks like...
I liked this movie much better than my last one but I hated that they would make more charecters when they haven't even shown Bertram and Thumper from Spills Chills and other Thomas Thirlls.
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The familiar train of thought had carried him to the dockyard gate, and he looked up from picking his way through the mud as the double-barrel-shotgun-armed sentry came to attention and saluted.
Using the diesels would increase the gunboats' logistic dependency on the Grantville industrial base, since it wouldn't be possible to fuel them with coal or wood in an emergency, as would have been possible with a steam-powered engineering plant.
On the other hand, the diesel bunkers could be safely located below the water line, and at least if a freak hit managed somehow to penetrate to one of the ironclads' interiors, there would be no handy boiler full of live steam to boil a crew alive.
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