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| Street-legal vehicle Street legal refers to a vehicle such as an automobile, motorcycle, or light truck that is equipped and licensed for use on public roads. This will require specific configurations of lighting, signal lights, and safety equipment that need not be included in a vehicle used only off-road (such as a sandrail) that is trailered to its off-road operating area, or closed-course race cars that are used only on closed race tracks and therefore do not require all the features that a street-legal vehicle would. Street-legal_vehicle | |
| Bicycle helmet bicycle helmet is a helmet intended to be worn while riding a bicycle. They are designed to attenuate impacts to the cranium of a cyclist in falls while minimizing side effects such as interference with peripheral vision. There is an active scientific debate, with no consensus, on whether helmets are useful for cyclists, and on whether any benefits are outweighed by their disadvantages. Bicycle_helmet | |
| Train operating company The term train operating company (often abbreviated to TOC) is used in the United Kingdom to describe the various businesses operating passenger trains on the railway system of mainland Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand. They have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways Act 1993.There are two types of TOCfranchises let by the government, following bids from various companies, to operate services on certain routes for a specified duration, while there are also a small number of "open access" operators which hold licenses to provide supplementary services on chosen routes. Train_operating_company | |
| Seat belt legislation Seat belt legislation is a law or laws put in place to enforce or require the fitting of seat belts to motor vehicles or the wearing of seat belts by motor vehicle occupants. Seat_belt_legislation | |
| Seat belt legislation Talk:Seat_belt_legislation | |
| Leeds Bradford International Airport Leeds Bradford International Airport is located in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The nearest town is Yeadon, and the airport is sometimes locally referred to as Yeadon Airport. It serves the cities of Leeds and Bradford, as well as the wider Yorkshire region, and is the largest airport within Yorkshire. The airport was in public ownership until May 2007, when it was sold for £145.5Bridgepoint Capital. Leeds_Bradford_International_Airport | |
| Stonehenge road tunnel The Stonehenge road tunnel was a controversial tunnel in Wiltshire, England proposed by the Highways Agency to upgrade the A303 road. It would have moved the A303 into a tunnel under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and close the A344 road. The project was designed to improve the landscape around the monument and to improve safety on the primary A303 and was part of proposals to change the site in other ways including moving the visitors centre. Stonehenge_road_tunnel | |
| Powered paragliding Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a motor on his or her back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider wing. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone — no assistance is required. Powered_paragliding | |
| Sustainable transport Sustainable transport systems make a positive contribution to the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the communities they serve. Transport systems exist to provide social and economic connections, and people quickly take up the opportunities offered by increased mobility. But the advantages of increased mobility need to be weighed alongside the environmental, social and economic costs that transport systems impose. Sustainable_transport | |
| British Rail Class 170 The Class 170 "Turbostar" is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) built by Bombardier Transportation (and previously ADtranz) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works, England. Introduced after privatisation, they have operated as regional trains as well as long-distance trains, and to a lesser extent suburban trains. 122 units have been built. British_Rail_Class_170 | |
| Stagecoach Group Stagecoach_Group | |
| Bicycle lighting Bicycle lighting serves to enhance the ability of the rider to see in dark conditions and at the same time to increase the visibility of the rider to others, i.e. to increase the rider's conspicuity. There are many types of bicycle lights, each with advantages and disadvantages. There is no one "best" solution for any rider, and many riders mix and match different technologies to provide the balance that works for them. Bicycle_lighting | |
| Rod Eddington Sir Roderick Ian Eddington (born 1950, Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businessman. He is currently chair of the government body Infrastructure Australia, a director of News Corporation, continuing his long association with that company, and has served in other senior positions including as former CEO of British Airways. Rod_Eddington | |
| Ryanair Talk:Ryanair | |
| British Rail Class 377 The Class 377 Electrostars are electric multiple units built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) at their Derby Works, from 2001 to the present. The Electrostar family, which also includes Classes 357, 375 and 376, is the most numerous type of EMU built in the post-privatisation period of Britain's railways. They have become the de facto flagship of the Southern Railway fleet. British_Rail_Class_377 | |
| Port of Liverpool Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed 7.5 mile dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, in the city of Liverpool, England, on the east side of the River Mersey. It is combined with the dock facilities built around the Great Float of the Wirral Peninsula, located on the west side of the river.The working docks are operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, the docks to the south of the Pier Head are operated by British Waterways. Port_of_Liverpool | |
| East Somerset Railway The East Somerset Railway is a heritage railway in Somerset, running between Cranmore and Mendip Vale. Prior to the Beeching Axe, the railway ran from Witham to Wells, meeting both the Cheddar Valley line and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at the latter station. East_Somerset_Railway | |
| Jim Fitzpatrick (politician) James "Jim" Fitzpatrick (born April 4, 1952) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Poplar and Canning Town and is Minister of State for Farming and the Environment at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Jim_Fitzpatrick_(politician) | |
| Low-floor bus "Kneeling bus" and "buggy bus" redirect here low-floor bus is a bus that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. Being low floor improves the accessibility of the bus for the public, particularly the elderly or infirm, or those with push chairs, and increasingly, those in wheelchairs.In the modern context, "low floor bus" refers to a bus that is accessible from a certain minimum height of step from ground level, to distinguish it from some historical bus designs that did feature a level interior floor throughout but with a relatively high floor height. Low-floor_bus | |
| Dtcdthingy User_talk:Dtcdthingy | |
| List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. There are a number of agencies which participate in law enforcement in the United Kingdom. There are four general types mostly concerned with policing the general public and their activities and a number of others concerned with policing of other, usually localised, matters. List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom | |
| Road accident statistics on a model-by-model basis Road_accident_statistics_on_a_model-by-model_basis | |
| 2007 in rail transport 2007_in_rail_transport | |
| Northern Rail Northern Rail (often referred to simply as Northern) is a train operating company that has operated local passenger services in the north of England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-NedRailways, is a consortium formed of NedRailways (the British unit of ) and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems. When it won the Northern England franchise, the consortium had already secured the contract to operate north-west England's Merseyrail network in 2003. Northern_Rail | |
| Virgin CrossCountry Virgin CrossCountry was a train operating company in Great Britain, part of Virgin Trains, from January 1997 until 11 November 2007. The company's operations were former InterCity services centred on Birmingham New Street, operating across the country (but usually avoiding London). Virgin_CrossCountry | |
| British Rail Class 442 The British Rail Class 442 Wessex Electric (or 5WES) electrical multiple units were introduced in 1988 on the South Western Main Line from London Waterloo to Southampton Central, Bournemouth, British_Rail_Class_442 | |
| Ed Gallagher (scientist) Professor Ed Gallagher is a British scientist. He is a council member of English Nature and chair of the Pesticides Forum which is part of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Gallagher was chief executive of the National Rivers Authority from 1992 until 1995 when it was subsumed into the Environment Agency (EA) of England and Wales. He was then chief executive of the EA from 1995 to 2000. Ed_Gallagher_(scientist) | |
| Cardiff Airport Cardiff Airport () is the international airport for Wales serving Cardiff and the rest of South, Mid and West Wales. Around 2 million passengers pass through the airport each year.It is located in the village of Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, west of the city centre of Cardiff, the country's largest city and capital. Cardiff_Airport | |
| Fixed-gear bicycle Talk:Fixed-gear_bicycle | |
| Radio Electronic Token Block Radio Electronic Token Block is a system of railway signalling used in the United Kingdom. It is a development of the physical token system for controlling traffic on single lines. Radio_Electronic_Token_Block | |
| British Rail Class 323 British Rail Class 323 electric multiple units were built by Hunslet TPL from 1992-93. Forty-three 3-car units were built for inner-suburban services around Birmingham and Manchester. These trains were the last vehicles to be built by the struggling manufacturer Hunslet before it collapsed. British_Rail_Class_323 | |
| British Rail Class 390 The Class 390 Pendolino are a type of train used in Great Britain. They are electric multiple units using Fiat's tilting train pendolino technology and built by Fiat Ferroviaria. Fifty-three 9-car units were built for Virgin Trains from 2001 to 2004 for operation on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The trains were the last to be assembled at Alstom's Washwood Heath plant, in Birmingham, before its closure in 2005. British_Rail_Class_390 | |
| Five Ways, Birmingham Five Ways is an area of Birmingham, England. It takes its name from a major road junction, now a busy roundabout (with pedestrian subways through a traffic island) to the south-west of the city centre which lies at the outward end of Broad Street, where the Birmingham Middle ring road crosses the start of the A456 (Hagley Road). Five_Ways,_Birmingham | |
| Wherry Lines The Wherry Lines are railway lines in England, from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. These lines pass through The Broads. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.11 and is classified as a rural line. The name of the line is taken from the Norfolk wherries, which played an important role in the transport of goods and people around the broads before road and rail transport became widespread. Wherry_Lines | |
| Cambrian Line The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. The railway runs first through the central part of Wales and then along the coast of Cardigan Bay. The railway is scenic, with parts travelling through the Cambrian Mountains or along the Cambrian Coast. This latter section travels over the Barmouth Bridge, which crosses the River Mawddach. Cambrian_Line | |
| XL Airways UK XL Airways was a British low-cost charter and scheduled airline, which ceased operations when it went into administration on 12 September 2008. Its headquarters were in Crawley, West Sussex, near London Gatwick Airport. It was part of the XL Leisure Group. XL Airways is a trading name for XL Airways UK Limited. The airline provided short-haul and long-haul charter services predominantly to leisure destinations from its three bases at London Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow. The airline a XL_Airways_UK | |
| Transport in the United Kingdom Talk:Transport_in_the_United_Kingdom | |
| Eurocopter EC 135 Eurocopter_EC_135 | |
| List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom Talk:List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom | |
| British Rail Class 321 British_Rail_Class_321 | |
| Chesterfield railway station Chesterfield railway station is a medium-sized railway station, south of Sheffield railway station and to the east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, town centre. Four tracks go through it; two fast lines (for all passenger trains) pass through the station and two goods lines bypass the station to the East.The station has the PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving. Chesterfield_railway_station | |
| Bus lane A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane restricted to buses, and generally used to speed up public transport otherwise held up by traffic congestion. Often taxis and high occupancy vehicles or motorcycles and even bicycles may use bus lane as well, though these uses can be controversial since they can reduce the capacity of the bus lane for its main function. Bus lanes are a central part of bus rapid transit. Bus_lane | |
| Sikorsky S-67 Sikorsky_S-67 | |
| TNT Airways TNT Airways is a cargo and passenger charter airline based in Liège Airport, Belgium. TNT N.V. and was founded in 1999. It is a part of the network of TNT Express. TNT has cargo flights to more than 67 airports everyday (mainly European). In May 2004 they started to operate passenger charter flights. TNT_Airways | |
| Ian Blair Sir Ian Warwick Blair QPM MA (born 19 March 1953) is a former senior British Police Officer who previously held the position of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005 to 2008, at which time he was the highest ranking officer within the Metropolitan Police Service. Blair was responsible for the policing of Greater London, with the exception of the City of London, which is the responsibility of a separate force, commanded by its own Commissioner. Ian_Blair | |
| The Haven, Boston The Haven is the tidal river of the Port of Boston, Lincolnshire in England. It provides access for shipping between Boston Deeps in The Wash and the town, particularly, the dock. It also serves as the outfall into the sea, of the River Witham and of several major land drains of the northern Fens of eastern England. (). The_Haven,_Boston | |
| Errol, Perth and Kinross Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie.Errol is known for its reeds, which used to be collected up to a few years ago to make thatched roofs. These reeds grow in the banks of the River Tay and act as home to a fairly uncommon bird called the bearded tit. Errol,_Perth_and_Kinross | |
| Durham Coast Line Durham_Coast_Line | |
| Beltring railway station Beltring railway station ( ) is on the Medway Valley Line in Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern.Beltring station opened later than the others on the line (which had been opened in 1844)1 September 1909. It originally had a freight siding; used for the forwarding of farm produce until 5 June 1961. Beltring_railway_station | |
| Horley railway station Horley railway station serves the town of Horley in Surrey, England. It is on the Brighton Main Line 42 km (26 miles) south of London Victoria, and train services are provided by Southern and Southeastern.There are 4 platforms, all 247 m long, capable of accepting 12 car long trains. Horley_railway_station |
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