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 Tyne Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tyne Tunnel is a two-lane toll vehicular tunnel under the River Tyne, England, completed in 1967, and connecting Jarrow on the south side of the river with Howdon on the north.
The tunnel is one of three forming the Tyne Tunnel project; less well known are the pedestrian and cyclists' tunnels opened in 1951.
The tunnel would be slightly to the west of the existing tunnel, and the pair would allow each tunnel to serve two lanes of traffic each travelling in the same direction; the current tunnel has two single lanes of traffic in opposing directions, representing an avoidable risk.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tyne_Tunnel   (577 words)

  
 Thames Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel, 35 feet wide and 1,300 feet long, beneath the River Thames in London, between Rotherhithe and Wapping.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel took over as chief engineer, and when on 18 May 1827 the tunnel flooded, he used a diving bell to repair the hole at the bottom of the river.
In 1995 it became the focus of considerable controversy when the tunnel was closed for long-term maintenance,with the intention of sealing it against leaks by "shotcreting" it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames_foot_tunnel   (732 words)

  
 List of tunnels in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tunnels in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road, railway, waterway or other form of tunnel, anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Saltash Tunnel connecting the Tamar Bridge and the A38.
The London Underground includes 171 km of tunnels, with some Northern Line trains running continuously in tunnel for 27.8 km between Morden and East Finchley via Bank.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom   (131 words)

  
 Oxendon Tunnel - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Oxendon Tunnels are disused railway tunnels in Northamptonshire.
The original tunnel was single-track, and when the line was doubled a second single-track tunnel was built.
The former "up" line tunnel at Oxendon is open as part of the Brampton Valley Way, a linear park which runs from Boughton level crossing on the outskirts of Northampton to Little Bowden near Market Harborough, on the former railway trackbed.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Oxendon_Tunnel   (217 words)

  
 UNITED KINGDOM NTDB OVERSEAS BUSINESS REPORTS access provided by UM-St. Louis Libraries
All such goods must be removed from the United Kingdom within the period allowed for their exportation, and they must be in the same condition, any repacking aside, as when they were actually imported.
Approximately 10 percent of the United Kingdom is forests and woodlands.
Copyrights are granted in the United Kingdom for the life of the author and for 50 years after his death, subject in the latter period to licensing stipulations.
www.umsl.edu /services/govdocs/obr/obr_0001.htm   (19476 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of bridges in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for any bridge in the United Kingdom.
The Newport Transporter Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the city of Newport, United Kingdom.
Bridges in the United Kingdom The List of bridges is a link page for any bridge.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-bridges-in-the-United-Kingdom   (2098 words)

  
 List of tunnels in the United Kingdom -
Tunnels in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road-, railway-, waterway- or other form of tunnel, anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Islington tunnel and Maida Hill tunnels - both part of the Regent's Canal
Harecastle Tunnel, near Kidsgrove on the Trent and Mersey Canal
www.i-encyclopedia.com /index.php/Tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom   (115 words)

  
 Ghosts, hauntings, spirits, poltergeists, supernatural, Derby, England, UK, United Kingdom.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
eneath Derby's Guildhall is a labyrinth of tunnels and catacombs.
One of the tunnels used to link the old police lock-up in Lock-Up Yard to the Assize Courts which were at that time in the Guildhall.
Many prisoners have trudged along those dark, dank tunnels from the lock-up to the courts, where they were sentenced, and then trudged back into the lock-up to be then taken away to be executed, transported, or imprisoned.
www.derbycity.com /ghosts/ghost-01.html   (311 words)

  
 Channel Tunnel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The tunnel is built for four types of trains: passenger shuttles for cars and buses, freight shuttles for trucks, high-speed inter-city passenger trains, and freight trains.
Plans for a Channel Tunnel were revived in the 1950's, when proposals studied included a road tunnel, a road-rail tunnel, a bridge, and a combination of bridges and tunnel.
Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of the United Kingdom, and Francois Mitterrand, president of France, agreed that the tunnel would be built by 1993.
www.cb.uklinux.net /rail.htm   (589 words)

  
 List of tunnels in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tunnels in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road - railway - waterway - or other form of tunnel anywhere in the United Kingdom.
The London Underground includes 171km of tunnels with some Northern Line trains running continuously in tunnel for between Morden and East Finchley via Bank.
Islington tunnel and Maida Hill tunnels both part of the Regent's Canal
www.freeglossary.com /List_of_Tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom   (92 words)

  
 Tunnels in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tunnels in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road -, railway -, waterway - or other form of tunnel, anywhere in the UnitedKingdom.
Saltash Tunnel connectingthe Tamar Bridge and the A38.
The London Underground includes 171km of tunnels, with some Northern Line trains running continuously in tunnel for 27.8km between Morden and East Finchley viaBank.
www.therfcc.org /tunnels-in-the-united-kingdom-78279.html   (106 words)

  
 List of United Kingdom-related topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Kingdom category contains a more comprehensive selection of UK articles.
Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843)
Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_topics   (452 words)

  
 Serebella Contents List of Tunnels in the United Kingdom---List of Turbo CD games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kingdom in Europe comprising the countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The man-made tunnel under the Channel joining England and France.
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 Airport Technology - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, London, United Kingdom
The tunnel connection was made with a spur tunnel (headshunt) connected to the existing Heathrow Express.
Each tunnel will be connected via a series of cross passages designed to ensure the safe evacuation of vehicles or people in the event of a vehicle accident in either tunnel.
The tunnel and infrastructure has been designed so that in T5's operational phase, clean water will be pumped back up the tunnel and used in systems such as toilet flushes and heating systems.
www.airport-technology.com /projects/heathrow5/index.html   (1628 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Tunnels in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 United Kingdom - Wikitravel
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom or the UK) occupies all of the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern portion of the island of Ireland and most of the remaining British Isles.
The capital city of the United Kingdom (and of England) is London, one of the great world cities.
Most basic mapping in the United Kingdom is undertaken by the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/) (in England, Scotland and Wales) and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (http://www.osni.gov.uk/).
wikitravel.org /en/article/United_Kingdom   (6982 words)

  
 tunnels in the united kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Encyclopedia Entry for tunnels in the united kingdom
Dictionary Definition of tunnels in the united kingdom
Connects Totley to Grindleford and is one of the longest railway tunnels in the UK.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom.html   (165 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Tyne & Wear Metro Rapid Transit System - United Kingdom
Tunnelling under the centre of Newcastle began in 1974 along with work on four principal exchange stations (Four Lane Ends and Regent Centre in the north and Gateshead and Heworth to the south), each strategically close to major road intersections.
Of the new routes, 7.6km are in tunnel, mainly under central Newcastle, and 4.5km of new surface railway has been built.
The units were originally designed to be coupled in trains of up to three twin-car sets.
www.railway-technology.com /projects/tyne   (948 words)

  
 Menai Strait Bridges
Tunnels were driven into solid rock on either shore to anchor the chains.
Then the first section of the chain was secured on the Caernarfonshire side, drawn up to the top of the eastern tower and left to hang down to the water level.
Update 2, Oct. 2001 - The latest plan being discussed to ease traffic is to build a tunnel underneath the strait, with one entrance near Gaerwen and the other beyond Bangor.
www.anglesey-history.co.uk /places/bridges   (1803 words)

  
 Badgers
Emergencies in the winter months usually take place after darkness has fallen, but in the summer months the badger often leaves the sett while it is still light.
They are typically excavated in soil that is well drained and easy to dig, such as sand, and situated on sloping ground where there is some cover, for example in a wood, copse or hedgerow.
Below ground, there are hundreds of metres of tunnel, created by the excavation of many tonnes of earth.
www.fatbadgers.co.uk /badgers.htm   (1229 words)

  
 Learn more about List of tunnels in the United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Learn more about List of tunnels in the United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia.
You are here: Online Encyclopedia > List of tunnels in the United Kingdom
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_tunnels_in_the_united_kingdom.html   (195 words)

  
 Morgan Stanley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
United Kingdom: Changing the Growth Profile at the Bank
Today, there are two tunnels (plus another construction) and four bridges (plus another under construction).
Where there were rice fields a decade ago sits one of the sleekest and largest urban development projects the world has ever seen.
www.morganstanley.com /GEFdata/digests/20020510-fri.html   (7641 words)

  
 ESIS - Alternative networks - United Kingdom
In October 1997, United Utilities (owners of the electricity suppliers Norweb) and Northern Telecom of Canada announced that they had developed a system for sending data along power lines without excessive distortion by interference.
At the same time, Nortel and United Utilities announced the formation of a joint company NOR.WEB DPL to market their Digital Power Lines technology with 200 homes being connected by the end of 1998.
It provided 170 kms of underground fibre optics between the Folkestone end of the tunnel and the centre of the City of London.
www.eu-esis.org /Alternative/UKaltQ8.htm   (1908 words)

  
 AkossMall - Megaland Pop-Up Playset: Play Tents, Tunnels, and Balls - Best Prices For All Your Shopping Needs!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A landscape of tunnels and hiding dens can instantly be assembled in your yard or family room with this compact modular play structure.
The challenge is folding it back into the carrying cases (no careless cramming--adults will have to follow instructions carefully).
The set includes one large hut with basket, one medium hut, one small block, two tunnels, two carrying bags, and 50 balls.
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 Asylum seekers in the UK
This information is sometimes inaccurate or misleading and can mean that asylum seekers are rejected on the basis of where they come from, without adequate consideration being given to their personal circumstances.
The bureaucracy of the system is unfair to asylum seekers who may not understand what the system requires of them, may not speak good English, may not have adequate access to translators, may be exhausted and traumatised on arrival in the UK, and may not have access to good quality legal advice.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Amnesty International, Liberty and the Refugee Council all argue that it is wrong to detain people who have not committed a crime.
www.erylmcnallymep.org.uk /asylum_seekers_in_the_uk.htm   (7550 words)

  
 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Sit in the home dressing room, walk through the tunnel and feel the thrill of the Kop; the museum is open daily.
The tunnels are believed to include complete houses and an 80ft long banqueting suite.
By Christmas 2000, it is hoped that the first two tunnels will be accessible to the public, fully furnished with shop, bar and guided tours.
worldfacts.us /UK-Liverpool.htm   (1794 words)

  
 List of tunnels in the United Kingdom - about List of tunnels in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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The Bee Farmers' Association of the United Kingdom, for larger commercial beekeepers.
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 List of tunnels - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The list of tunnels is a link page for any road tunnel, railway tunnel or waterway tunnel anywhere in the world.
M2 Lane Cove Tunnel (Sydney) (road, under consruction)
List of tunnels, Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/List_of_tunnels   (171 words)

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