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  2. Astley Bridge railway station - Wikipedia

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    There were to be two stations on the branch, an intermediate goods station at Halliwell and the terminus at Astley Bridge, 1 mile 184 yards (1.778 km) from Astley Bridge Junction. Construction began in 1874, and progress was slow: goods trains began running as far as Halliwell in February 1876; the line was completed in June 1877 but not opened ...

  3. List of large optical telescopes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of large optical telescopes.For telescopes larger than 3 meters in aperture see List of largest optical reflecting telescopes.This list combines large or expensive reflecting telescopes from any era, as what constitutes famous reflector has changed over time.

  4. Czech units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In Bohemia, one měřice was equal to 1999 m 2. [1] 1 korec (also known as the strych or the míra) was equal to 2878 m 2. [1] [3] 1 jitro = 2 korec 1 lán = 60 korec.

  5. Pennsylvania Railroad class J1 - Wikipedia

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    124 scrapped, 6435 is speculated to be buried in a former PRR yard. The PRR J1 was a class of 2-10-4 " Texas " type steam locomotives built between 1942 and 1944. The J1 had over 95,000 pounds-force (422.6 kN) of tractive effort , plus an additional 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) if the booster engine was used.

  6. Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway - Wikipedia

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    Between the Nuremberg marshalling yard and Eltersdorf, the construction of a 13 kilometre-long double-track freight line, including the 7,580 metre-long Pegnitz Tunnel between Fürth-Kronach and Nuremberg-Grossmarkt is proposed. This would mean that the level junction at Fürth Hauptbahnhof could be abolished.

  7. Fratton railway station - Wikipedia

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    Fratton railway station is a railway station in the city of Portsmouth, on Portsea Island in England. It was opened in the Fratton area of Portsmouth on 1 July 1885 as an interchange station between the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and the short-lived Southsea Railway branchline.

  8. Solihull - Wikipedia

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    The Woodmen target shoot at only one distance, 100 yards, and score in the Archers disfavour. [43] Archery had always been an important sport in Solihull. On the doorway of the church of St Alphage are incisions which are arrow sharpening marks from the 1360s when men were required to practice archery on a Sunday to ensure a ready supply of ...

  9. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    (Round balls lose velocity faster than conical bullets and have much steeper ballistic trajectories beyond about 75 yards or 69 metres) In contrast, a 4-bore express rifle often used a 1,500-grain (3.43 oz; 97.20 g) bullet wrapped in paper to keep lead buildup to a minimum in the barrel. In either case, assuming a 4-ounce (110 g) mass for a 4 ...