Richard Angwin Rail (25 July 1888 –9 October 1917) was an Australian-born South African first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
British Railways (BR),which from 1965 traded as British Rail,was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission,it became an independent statutory corporation in January 1963,when it was formally renamed the British Railways Board.
Rail transport is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks,which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport,next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally,thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.
A train is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives,though some are self-propelled,such as multiple units or railcars. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars,also known as wagons or carriages. Trains are designed to a certain gauge,or distance between rails. Most trains operate on steel tracks with steel wheels,the low friction of which makes them more efficient than other forms of transport.
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine,most commonly automotive engines,by the means of an injector. This article focuses on fuel injection in reciprocating piston and Wankel rotary engines.
The British Railways Board (BRB) was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that operated from 1963 to 2001. Until 1997,it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain,trading under the brand name British Railways and,from 1965,British Rail. It did not operate railways in Northern Ireland,where railways were the responsibility of the Government of Northern Ireland.
The 1913 rail,also known as the Picatinny rail is an American rail integration system designed by Richard Swan that provides a mounting platform for firearm accessories. It forms part of the NATO standard STANAG 2324 rail. It was originally used for mounting of scopes atop the receivers of larger caliber rifles.
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. is a rail company that owns and operates a 217-kilometre (135 mi) Canadian regional railway that stretches through the wilderness of western Labrador and northeastern Quebec. It connects Emeril,Labrador with Schefferville,Quebec,on the interprovincial boundary. The company also operates a 356-kilometre (221 mi) railway that connects Sept-Îles,Quebec to Emeril. The company is the first railway in North America owned and operated by Indigenous peoples,specifically by the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John,the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach,and the Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam.
Railway engineering is a multi-faceted engineering discipline dealing with the design,construction and operation of all types of rail transport systems. It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines,including civil engineering,computer engineering,electrical engineering,mechanical engineering,industrial engineering and production engineering. A great many other engineering sub-disciplines are also called upon.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is Australia's national transport safety investigator. The ATSB is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents within Australia. It covers air,sea and rail travel. The ATSB is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory agency,governed by a Commission and is separate from transport regulators,policy makers and service providers.
Proposition 1A is a law that was approved by California voters in the November 2008 state elections. It was a ballot proposition and bond measure that allocated funds for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. It is now contained within Chapter 20 of Division 3 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
The Alstom Aventra is a family of electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains produced at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in the United Kingdom,originally by Bombardier Transportation and later by Alstom,as a successor to the Bombardier Electrostar. A large proportion of its design is based on the Electrostar,adding new technologies and achieving compliance with more stringent requirements and operator demands.
The British Rail Class 345 Aventra is a fleet of electric multiple unit passenger trains built by Bombardier Transportation for use on London's Elizabeth line. Part of Bombardier's Aventra family of trains,the contract for their delivery was awarded as part of the Crossrail project in February 2014. A total of 70 nine-car units –each able to carry 1,500 passengers –were constructed in Derby between 2015 and 2019,at a cost of over £1 billion. The first unit entered service on 22 June 2017.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is a British train operating company that operates the TSGN rail franchise. Within the franchise,GTR runs trains under the sub-brands:Thameslink,Great Northern,Southern,and Gatwick Express. GTR is a subsidiary of Govia,which is itself a joint venture between the British Go-Ahead Group (65%) and French company Keolis (35%).
The British Rail Class 802 is a type of high-speed bi-mode multiple-unit passenger train designed and produced by the Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Rail. It has been operated by Great Western Railway,TransPennine Express,and Hull Trains;each of these train operating companies has given its own units a unique brand:Great Western Railway's units are branded Intercity Express Trains (IETs),TransPennine Express units are branded Nova 1s and Hull Trains' units are branded Paragons.
The Borders Railway connects the city of Edinburgh with Galashiels and Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. The railway follows most of the alignment of the northern part of the Waverley Route,a former double-track line in southern Scotland and northern England that ran between Edinburgh and Carlisle. That line was controversially closed in 1969,as part of the Beeching cuts,leaving the Borders region without any access to the National Rail network. Following the closure,a campaign to revive the Waverley Route emerged. Discussion on reopening the northern part of the line came to a head during the early 2000s. Following deliberations in the Scottish Parliament,the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 received royal assent in June 2006. The project was renamed the "Borders Railway" in August 2008,and building works began in November 2012. Passenger service on the line began on 6 September 2015,whilst an official opening by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 9 September.
The British Rail Class 331 Civity is a class of electric multiple unit built by CAF,owned by Eversholt Rail Group,and currently operated by Northern Trains. A total of 43 units have been built –31 three-car units and 12 four-car units. Construction of the trains started in July 2017 and they were phased into service from 1 July 2019.
The British Rail Class 755 FLIRT is a class of bi-mode multiple unit passenger train built by Stadler Rail for Greater Anglia. Part of the FLIRT modular train family,the trains first entered service on 29 July 2019 and are used on regional and local services throughout East Anglia,as well as some intercity services between Norwich and London
The British Rail Class 810 Aurora is a type of bi-mode multiple unit being constructed by Hitachi Rail for East Midlands Railway. Based on the Hitachi AT300 design,33 five-car units will replace Class 222 units on EMR's intercity routes.
The British Rail Class 805 Evero is a type of bi-mode multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design,13 five-car units were built to replace Class 221s on services between London Euston,Birmingham New Street and stations on the North Wales Coast lines. Their introduction will allow the elimination of long-distance diesel working on electrified routes.
The British Rail Class 807 Evero is a type of electric multiple unit being built by Hitachi Rail for train operator Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design,a total of 10 seven-car units will be produced.
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