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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Merseyrail | | | |  Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979Historically, the pre-nationalisation railway companies were almost entirely self-sufficient, including, for example, the production of the steel used in the manufacturing of rolling stock and rails. As a consequence of the nationalisation of the railways in 1948 some of these activities had been hived off to other nationalised industries and institutions, e.g. "Railway Air Services Limited" was one of the forerunners of British Airways; the railways’ road transport services, which had carried freight, parcels and passengers' luggage to and from railheads, ultimately b ...
See also:Privatisation of British Rail, Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979, Privatisation of British Rail - 1980s developments, Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation, Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993, Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour, Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Changes to the structure since the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Effects of privatisation Read more here: » Privatisation of British Rail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979 |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act The original privatisation structure, created over the three years from 1 April 1994, consisted of:
Infrastructure Owner: Railtrack took over ownership of all track, signalling and stations. Railtrack let out most of the stations to the passenger train operators, managing only a handful of the largest city termini itself, maintenance and renewal of the infrastructure was also contracted out to British Rail Infrastructure Services, leaving Railtrack's directly-employed staff consisting mostly of signallers. In the original ...
See also:Privatisation of British Rail, Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979, Privatisation of British Rail - 1980s developments, Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation, Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993, Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour, Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Changes to the structure since the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Effects of privatisation Read more here: » Privatisation of British Rail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1990s
List of rail accidents - 1990.
January 4, 1990 – An overcrowded passenger train collides with a standing freight train in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Over 210 killed.
April 16, 1990 – Two local passenger trains collide at Lysaker, Oslo, Norway. 5 killed.
June 6, 1990 – Cowan rail crash, Cowan, New South Wales, Australia: a special passenger train failed while attempting to climb the steep gra ...
See also:List of rail accidents, List of rail accidents - 1830s, List of rail accidents - 1840s, List of rail accidents - 1850s, List of rail accidents - 1860s, List of rail accidents - 1870s, List of rail accidents - 1880s, List of rail accidents - 1890s, List of rail accidents - 1900s, List of rail accidents - 1910s, List of rail accidents - 1920s, List of rail accidents - 1930s, List of rail accidents - 1940s, List of rail accidents - 1950s, List of rail accidents - 1960s, List of rail accidents - 1970s, List of rail accidents - 1980s, List of rail accidents - 1980, List of rail accidents - 1981, List of rail accidents - 1985, List of rail accidents - 1986, List of rail accidents - 1987, List of rail accidents - 1988, List of rail accidents - 1989, List of rail accidents - 1990s, List of rail accidents - 1990, List of rail accidents - 1991, List of rail accidents - 1992, List of rail accidents - 1993, List of rail accidents - 1994, List of rail accidents - 1995, List of rail accidents - 1996, List of rail accidents - 1997, List of rail accidents - 1998, List of rail accidents - 1999, List of rail accidents - 2000s, List of rail accidents - 2000, List of rail accidents - 2001, List of rail accidents - 2002, List of rail accidents - 2003, List of rail accidents - 2004, List of rail accidents - 2005 Read more here: » List of rail accidents: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1990s |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour The Labour government (elected in 1997 once the majority of the privatisation process had been completed) reneged on its earlier commitment to keep the railways in the public sector. Instead, it left the new structure in place, even completing the privatisation process with the last remaining sales. Its one innovation in the early years was the creation of the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA), initially in shadow form until the 2000 Transport Act received Royal Assent.
However, Labour was forced to intervene in the wake of the Hatfield ...
See also:Privatisation of British Rail, Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979, Privatisation of British Rail - 1980s developments, Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation, Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993, Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour, Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Changes to the structure since the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Effects of privatisation Read more here: » Privatisation of British Rail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993 The Railways Bill, published in 1993, established an extremely complex structure for the rail industry. British Rail was to be broken up into over 100 separate companies, with all relationships between the successor companies controlled by legal contracts and supervised by the Office of the Rail Regulator and, in the case of the passenger railway, the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF).
The passage of the Railways Bill was controversial. The public was unconvinced of the virtues of rail privatisation and there was much lobby ...
See also:Privatisation of British Rail, Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979, Privatisation of British Rail - 1980s developments, Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation, Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993, Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour, Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Changes to the structure since the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Effects of privatisation Read more here: » Privatisation of British Rail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993 |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation In 1991, following the apparently successful Swedish example and wishing to create an environment where new rail operators could enter the market, the European Union issued EU Directive 91/440. This required of all EU member states to separate 'the management of railway operation and infrastructure from the provision of railway transport services, separation of accounts being compulsory and organizational or institutional separation being optional', the idea being that the track operator would charge the train operator a transparent fee to r ...
See also:Privatisation of British Rail, Privatisation of British Rail - Situation in 1979, Privatisation of British Rail - 1980s developments, Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation, Privatisation of British Rail - The Railways Act 1993, Privatisation of British Rail - Privatisation under Labour, Privatisation of British Rail - Organisational structure created by the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Changes to the structure since the Railways Act, Privatisation of British Rail - Effects of privatisation Read more here: » Privatisation of British Rail: Encyclopedia II - Privatisation of British Rail - The move to privatisation |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Media Because no television broadcasters are based there, Liverpool could be seen as poorly represented in the media when compared with other major UK cities. The ITV region which covers Liverpool is ITV Granada, which based in Manchester. The BBC's regional news is also based in Manchester. This arrangement has always been controversial locally and one which will likely become more so with the BBC decision to build a new national facilties in Manchester, increasing Manche ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Media |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians A great many famous names have been associated with Liverpool; for a list, see List of famous people from Liverpool.
Liverpool has also played a large part in UK (and sometimes world) Pop Music culture since the 1960s. For a list of some noteworthy groups from the area, consult the list of famous bands from Liverpool.
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See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Transport There are three tunnels under the River Mersey: one railway tunnel, the Mersey Railway Tunnel, and two road tunnels, Queensway Tunnel and Kingsway Tunnel. There is also the Mersey Ferry, made famous by the song Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. In fact the song is now played on the ferryboats themselves every time they prepare to dock at Liverpool.
In 2001, Speke Airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in honour of the late Beatle John Lennon. The airport's logo consists of a sketch that Lennon had ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Transport |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Education In Liverpool primary education is available in various forms supported by the state include secular, Church of England, Islamic, Jewish and Roman Catholic. Currently no specific Islamic secondary education is provided.
One of Liverpool important early schools was The Liverpool Blue Coat School was founded in 1708 as a charitable school, it continues today. Liverpool College[7] is the leading private school. Another of Liverpool's notable senior schools is St. Edward's College, a former pri ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Education |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians A great many famous names have been associated with Liverpool; for a list, see List of famous people from Liverpool.
Liverpool has also played a large part in UK (and sometimes world) Pop Music culture since the 1960s. For a list of some noteworthy groups from the area, consult the list of famous bands from Liverpool.
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See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Media Because no television broadcasters are based there, Liverpool could be seen as poorly represented in the media when compared with other major UK cities. The ITV region which covers Liverpool is ITV Granada, which based in Manchester. The BBC's regional news is also based in Manchester. This arrangement has always been controversial locally.
Liverpool is the home of the TV production company Mersey Television which formerly produced the now-defunct soap opera, Brookside, and currently produces Hollyoaks for Channel 4 and Grange Hill for the BBC. Merse ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Media |
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| | | | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1980s
List of rail accidents - 1980.
July 25, 1980 – Winsum, the Netherlands: Two trains collide on a single track between Groningen and Roodeschool resulting in 9 deaths and 21 injured.
August 1, 1980 – Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland: A train crashes into a siding at 70mph on the main Dublin - Cork line resulting in 18 deaths and 62 injured. This remains Ireland's worst transportation disaster.
List of rail accidents - 1981.
June 6, 1981 – Bihar train disaster, India: Hundreds are killed ( ...
See also:List of rail accidents, List of rail accidents - 1830s, List of rail accidents - 1840s, List of rail accidents - 1850s, List of rail accidents - 1860s, List of rail accidents - 1870s, List of rail accidents - 1880s, List of rail accidents - 1890s, List of rail accidents - 1900s, List of rail accidents - 1910s, List of rail accidents - 1920s, List of rail accidents - 1930s, List of rail accidents - 1940s, List of rail accidents - 1950s, List of rail accidents - 1960s, List of rail accidents - 1970s, List of rail accidents - 1980s, List of rail accidents - 1980, List of rail accidents - 1981, List of rail accidents - 1985, List of rail accidents - 1986, List of rail accidents - 1987, List of rail accidents - 1988, List of rail accidents - 1989, List of rail accidents - 1990s, List of rail accidents - 1990, List of rail accidents - 1991, List of rail accidents - 1992, List of rail accidents - 1993, List of rail accidents - 1994, List of rail accidents - 1995, List of rail accidents - 1996, List of rail accidents - 1997, List of rail accidents - 1998, List of rail accidents - 1999, List of rail accidents - 2000s, List of rail accidents - 2000, List of rail accidents - 2001, List of rail accidents - 2002, List of rail accidents - 2003, List of rail accidents - 2004, List of rail accidents - 2005, List of rail accidents - 2006 Read more here: » List of rail accidents: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1980s |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1990s
List of rail accidents - 1990.
January 4, 1990 – An overcrowded passenger train collides with a standing freight train in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Over 210 killed.
April 16, 1990 – Two local passenger trains collide at Lysaker, Oslo, Norway. 5 killed.
June 6, 1990 – Cowan rail crash, Cowan, New South Wales, Australia: a special passenger train failed while attempting to climb the steep gra ...
See also:List of rail accidents, List of rail accidents - 1830s, List of rail accidents - 1840s, List of rail accidents - 1850s, List of rail accidents - 1860s, List of rail accidents - 1870s, List of rail accidents - 1880s, List of rail accidents - 1890s, List of rail accidents - 1900s, List of rail accidents - 1910s, List of rail accidents - 1920s, List of rail accidents - 1930s, List of rail accidents - 1940s, List of rail accidents - 1950s, List of rail accidents - 1960s, List of rail accidents - 1970s, List of rail accidents - 1980s, List of rail accidents - 1980, List of rail accidents - 1981, List of rail accidents - 1985, List of rail accidents - 1986, List of rail accidents - 1987, List of rail accidents - 1988, List of rail accidents - 1989, List of rail accidents - 1990s, List of rail accidents - 1990, List of rail accidents - 1991, List of rail accidents - 1992, List of rail accidents - 1993, List of rail accidents - 1994, List of rail accidents - 1995, List of rail accidents - 1996, List of rail accidents - 1997, List of rail accidents - 1998, List of rail accidents - 1999, List of rail accidents - 2000s, List of rail accidents - 2000, List of rail accidents - 2001, List of rail accidents - 2002, List of rail accidents - 2003, List of rail accidents - 2004, List of rail accidents - 2005, List of rail accidents - 2006 Read more here: » List of rail accidents: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1990s |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Education In Liverpool primary education is available in various forms supported by the state include secular, Church of England, Islamic, Jewish and Roman Catholic. Currently no specific Islamic secondary education is provided.
One of Liverpool important early schools was The Liverpool Blue Coat School was founded in 1708 as a charitable school, it continues today. Liverpool College[6] is the leading private school. Another of Liverpool's notable senior schools is St. Edward's College, a former pri ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Education |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Transport There are three tunnels under the River Mersey: one railway tunnel, the Mersey Railway Tunnel, and two road tunnels, Queensway Tunnel and Kingsway Tunnel. There is also the Mersey Ferry, made famous by the song Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. In fact the song is now played on the ferryboats themselves every time they prepare to dock at Liverpool.
In 2001, Liverpool Airport, situated near Speke in the south of the city, was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in honour of the late Beatle John Lennon. The a ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Transport |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings The built environment of Liverpool contains over 2,500 listed buildings (26 Grade I and 85 Grade II*) it is the inheritance of high-minded public spirit since the later 18th century, largely with Dissenter impetus, that has resulted in more public sculpture than in any UK city aside from Westminster, more listed buildings than any city apart from London and, surprisingly, more Georgian houses than the City of Bath.
In 2004 Liverpool's waterfront was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the justification is Liverpool's importance ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Culture Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as "Liverpudlians" and nicknamed "Scousers", though this term is often (erroneously) used to cover other Merseysiders. They are noted for their distinctive accent and dialect, called Scouse.
Liverpool has a vibrant artistic life. Several pre-Raphaelites are among the important paintings in the Walker Art Gallery. Sudley House contains another major collection of pre 20th century art [3]. The Tate Liverpool gallery houses the modern art collection of the Tate in the north of England. The Liverpo ...
See also:Liverpool, Liverpool - History, Liverpool - Culture, Liverpool - Sport, Liverpool - Important landmarks and buildings, Liverpool - Theatres, Liverpool - Ritual sites, Liverpool - Education, Liverpool - Transport, Liverpool - Famous Liverpudlians, Liverpool - Media, Liverpool - Economy, Liverpool - Films set in Liverpool, Liverpool - Districts of Liverpool, Liverpool - Parliamentary constituencies and MP's Read more here: » Liverpool: Encyclopedia II - Liverpool - Culture |
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| | | | | Merseyrail: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1980s
List of rail accidents - 1980.
July 25, 1980 – Winsum, the Netherlands: Two trains collide on a single track between Groningen and Roodeschool resulting in 9 deaths and 21 injured.
August 1, 1980 – Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland: A train crashes into a siding at 70mph on the main Dublin - Cork line resulting in 18 deaths and 62 injured. This remains Ireland's worst transportation disaster.
List of rail accidents - 1981.
June 6, 1981 – Bihar train disaster, India: Hundreds are killed ( ...
See also:List of rail accidents, List of rail accidents - 1830s, List of rail accidents - 1840s, List of rail accidents - 1850s, List of rail accidents - 1860s, List of rail accidents - 1870s, List of rail accidents - 1880s, List of rail accidents - 1890s, List of rail accidents - 1900s, List of rail accidents - 1910s, List of rail accidents - 1920s, List of rail accidents - 1930s, List of rail accidents - 1940s, List of rail accidents - 1950s, List of rail accidents - 1960s, List of rail accidents - 1970s, List of rail accidents - 1980s, List of rail accidents - 1980, List of rail accidents - 1981, List of rail accidents - 1985, List of rail accidents - 1986, List of rail accidents - 1987, List of rail accidents - 1988, List of rail accidents - 1989, List of rail accidents - 1990s, List of rail accidents - 1990, List of rail accidents - 1991, List of rail accidents - 1992, List of rail accidents - 1993, List of rail accidents - 1994, List of rail accidents - 1995, List of rail accidents - 1996, List of rail accidents - 1997, List of rail accidents - 1998, List of rail accidents - 1999, List of rail accidents - 2000s, List of rail accidents - 2000, List of rail accidents - 2001, List of rail accidents - 2002, List of rail accidents - 2003, List of rail accidents - 2004, List of rail accidents - 2005 Read more here: » List of rail accidents: Encyclopedia II - List of rail accidents - 1980s |
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