| Cliffe, Kent Cliffe (sometimes known as Cliffe-at-Hoo) is a village on the Hoo peninsula in Kent, England, reached from the Medway Towns by a three-mile journey along the B2000. Situated upon a low chalk escarpment overlooking the Thames marshes, Cliffe offers the adventurous rambler views of Southend-on-Sea and London. It forms part of the parish of Cliffe and Cliffe Woods in the borough of Medway. Cliffe,_Kent
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| Looe Valley Line Talk:Looe_Valley_Line
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| WikiProject UK Roads Wikipedia:WikiProject_UK_Roads
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| WikiProject UK Roads Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_UK_Roads
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| Cambridgeshire Guided Busway Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, the longest guided bus system in the world, is under construction in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Construction started in March 2007 and the busway is expected to be in operation in late summer 2009. Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway
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| London Midland London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands Franchise since 11 November 2007.Their services operate primarily on the West Coast Main Line from London Euston and in the West Midlands region, replacing previous operators Central Trains and Silverlink (both subsidiaries of the National Express Group). London_Midland
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| East Midlands Trains East Midlands Trains (EMT) is a train operating company operating in the United Kingdom. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands and surrounding areas, chiefly in the counties of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire. East_Midlands_Trains
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| Centenary Square tram stop Centenary Square is a proposed stop for the planned extension of Line one of the Midland Metro into Birmingham City Centre in the United Kingdom. Network West Midlands have issued a plan of route showing this as their stop on Broad Street, a major thoroughfare of the city. Centenary_Square_tram_stop
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| MTR Laing MTR Laing was the original trading name of London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL), the company responsible for the operations of London Overground, one of the metro rail systems managed by Transport for London in London, United Kingdom.MTR Laing was a 50joint venture between Laing Rail and MTR Corporation. MTR_Laing
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| Corporation Street tram stop Corporation Street is a proposed stop for the planned extension of Line one of the Midland Metro onto Corporation Street in Birmingham City Centre, United Kingdom. Network West Midlands have issued a plan of route showing this as their stop on Corporation Street, a major thoroughfare of the city. Corporation_Street_tram_stop
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| Edgbaston tram stop Edgbaston is a proposed stop for the planned extension of Line one of the Midland Metro into Birmingham City Centre in the United Kingdom. Network West Midlands have issued a plan of route showing this as their stop on Hagley Road, a major thoroughfare of the city, in the constituency of Edgbaston, located outside of the city centre. Edgbaston_tram_stop
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| Victoria Square tram stop Victoria Square is a proposed stop for the planned extension of Line one of the Midland Metro into Birmingham City Centre in the United Kingdom. Network West Midlands have issued a plan of route showing this as their stop on Pinfold Street at Victoria Square. Victoria_Square_tram_stop
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| Air Operator's Certificate An Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) in Europe or an Air Carrier Operating Certificate in the US is an official document issued to an airline by its national safety regulator. It attests to the airline's competence regarding its ability to conduct a safe operation and clearly defines who is in charge of its safety oversight (normally the national aviation authority). It therefore constitutes the key link to safety oversight. Air_Operator's_Certificate
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| Intercity Express Programme The Intercity Express Programme is an initiative of the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport (DfT) to procure new trains to replace the InterCity 125 and InterCity 225 fleets. Intercity_Express_Programme
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| Intercity Express Programme Talk:Intercity_Express_Programme
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| Active Traffic Management Active Traffic Management (ATM) is a scheme for improving traffic flow and reducing congestion on motorways in Britain. It makes use of automatic systems and human intervention to manage traffic flow and ensure the safety of road users. It is currently in operation on the M42 motorway south-east of Birmingham and in Warwickshire. Active_Traffic_Management
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| National Express East Coast National Express East Coast is the name under which the train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd operates the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, which includes services in England and Scotland along the East Coast Main Line. NXEC Trains Ltd is a subsidiary of National Express Group. National Express took over the franchise from the Great North Eastern Railway (GNER). National_Express_East_Coast
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| East West Rail Link East West Rail Link is a proposed new rail route to provide a fast outer orbital railway to the north of London linking Great Western Main Line, Oxford, Bicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich for both passenger traffic and freight. It is being promoted by the East-West Rail Consortium, a consortium of local authorities and interested bodies along the route. East_West_Rail_Link
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| Transport007 User_talk:Transport007
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| All-way stop all-way stop is an intersection system used predominantly in the United States of America, Canada and South Africa where traffic approaching it from all directions is required to stop before proceeding through the intersection. Such intersections are most often found in the form of a '4-way stop', but may also sometimes be a '3-way stop' (either if one road ends there or if one street involved is one-way), or a '2-way stop' if both streets are one way or situated at right angles. All-way_stop
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| Mike Young/Sandbox2 User_talk:Mike_Young/Sandbox2
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| Battenburg markings Battenburg refers to a pattern of high-visibility markings used to maximise conspicuity, primarily on the emergency service vehicles but also in other applications such as uniforms. The name comes from the similarity in appearance to the cross-section of a battenberg cake. Battenburg_markings
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| Royton Junction railway station Royton Junction railway station was a station on the Oldham Loop line in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1864 and was formally closed on 8 May 1987, having been replaced by Derker station which opened ½ mile away on 30 August 1985. Royton_Junction_railway_station
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| Miles Platting railway station Miles Platting railway station served the district of Miles Platting in Manchester from 1844 until closure on 27 May 1995. It was situated at the junction of the lines to and , and had platforms on both routes. Little trace remains of the station today, as the platforms were removed and the buildings demolished after closure. Miles_Platting_railway_station
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| Park railway station Park railway station served the Newton Heath and Philips Park areas of Manchester, England. The station is located on Briscoe Lane. The station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (AS&LJ) at the same time as their line from to and . Park_railway_station
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| King's Cross derailment 16 September 2003 a GNER express was derailed at just after 07BST) immediately after leaving Platform 4 at King's Cross station in London. The immediate cause of the accident was the routing of the train onto a length of track with a missing rail. The length of rail had been removed during maintenance work, as is permissible, but it should not have been possible for a train to be routed onto the section of track where the rail had been removed. King's_Cross_derailment
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| Disabled Persons Railcard Disabled_Persons_Railcard
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| Foss Islands Branch Line Foss_Islands_Branch_Line
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| Air transport in the United Kingdom Air transport in the United Kingdom is the commercial carriage of passengers, freight and mail by aircraft, both within the United Kingdom (UK) and between the UK and the rest of the world. In the past 25 years the industry has seen continuous growth, and the demand for passenger air travel in particular is forecast to increase from the current level of 236 million passengers to 465 million in 2030. Air_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom
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| Rowntree Halt railway station Rowntree Halt was a minor unmanned railway stop on the Foss Islands Branch Line in York. Located on the southern edge of the Rowntree's chocolate factory, Rowntree Halt was opened in 1927 to provide a small untimetabled passenger service to the Rowntree factory for workers commuting from areas south of York such as Selby and Doncaster. Rowntree_Halt_railway_station
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| Real Time Information Group Real_Time_Information_Group
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| FTR (bus)/Archive 1 Talk:FTR_(bus)/Archive_1
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| Quota count system Quota count is a system used by London's Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted airports to limit the amount of noise generated by night-time aircraft movements. Quota_count_system
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| SempreVolando User_talk:SempreVolando
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| Direction, position, or indication sign direction sign, more fully defined as a direction, position, or indication sign by the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, is any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group. Direction signs are far more varied internationally than other classes of sign, as the Vienna Convention does not specify sizes, colours, symbols or positions of such signs. Direction,_position,_or_indication_sign
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| Road Safety Act 2006 Road Safety Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The provisions contained in the Act are designed to improve road safety and help achieve casualty reduction targets. The Government’s strategy for improving road safety was set out in the framework paper “Tomorrow’s Roads – safer for everyone”. Road_Safety_Act_2006
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| Biscuittin/Rail franchising in Great Britain User:Biscuittin/Rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain
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| Rail franchising in Great Britain Rail franchising in Great Britain was created by the Railways Act 1993. Passenger services are franchised, for a limited period, to train operating companies. The award of the franchise is determined by competition. Rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain
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| British TOCs/Archive 3 Template_talk:British_TOCs/Archive_3
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| Air transport and the environment (United Kingdom) air transport industry has seen sustained growth, and the demand for passenger air travel in particular is forecast to increase more than twofold, to 465 million passengers, by 2030. Two airports; London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport, are amongst the top ten busiest airports in the world for international passenger traffic. Air_transport_and_the_environment_(United_Kingdom)
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| Penalty fare United Kingdom's public transport systems, a penalty fare is a special fare charged at a higher than normal price because the purchaser did not comply with the normal ticket purchasing rules. Typically penalty fares are incurred by passengers failing to purchase a ticket before travelling or by purchasing an incorrect ticket which does not cover their whole journey. Penalty_fare
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| No more bongos/Ryanaircriticismcleanup User:No_more_bongos/Ryanaircriticismcleanup
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| Gravesend West Line The Gravesend West Line was a short railway line in Kent that branched off the Swanley to Chatham line at Fawkham Junction and continued for a distance of 5 miles (8 km) to Gravesend where the railway company constructed a pier to connect trains with steamers. It was opened in 1886 and closed to passenger services in 1953, remaining open to freight until 1968 before reopening briefly between 1972 and 1976. Part of the railway's former alignment was incorporated into the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Gravesend_West_Line
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| Community rail community rail line is a local railway which is specially supported by local organisations. This support is usually through Community Rail Partnerships (CRP) The Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP) supports the CRPs in the United Kingdom and also voluntary Station Friends groups that support their local stations through the Station Adoption scheme. Since 2005 the UK's Department for Transport has formally designated a number of railway lines as community rail schemes in o Community_rail
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| Vierordt's law Vierordt's_law
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| Port marine safety code The UK Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC) was developed in 2000 and offers a national standard for port safety in the UK with the aim to "improve safety for those who use or work in ports, their ships, passengers and cargoes, and the environment". All Harbour Authorities must comply with the code which, while not law, is not compulsory. It can be found here.The Code reported on the Dieppe which grounded at Newhaven in December 2005. Port_marine_safety_code
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| Urban Traffic Management and Control Urban_Traffic_Management_and_Control
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| TransXChange TransXChange
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| Transport Innovation Fund The Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) is a transport funding mechanism in England. Its creation was announced by Her Majesty's Government in the July 2004 White Paper, ’The Future of Transport’. The fund has two strands for supporting different types of projectCongestion TIF where local authorities bid for funds for their own schemes; and Productivity TIF where the DfT will identify schemes of national importance Transport_Innovation_Fund
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| Snowhill Snowhill (often misspelled as Snow Hill) is a mixed-use development by Ballymore under construction between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham city centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme is located on a surface car park adjacent to the railway station. Snowhill
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