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  2. 4-8-8-2 - Wikipedia

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    Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 4-8-8-2 is a locomotive with four leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a two-wheel trailing truck. Other equivalent classifications are: UIC classification: 2DD1 (also known as German classification and Italian classification) French classification: 240+041

  3. 2-8-8-2 - Wikipedia

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    The 2-8-8-2 was a design largely limited to American locomotive builders. The last 2-8-8-2 was retired in 1962 from the N&W's roster, two years past the ending of steam though steam was still used on steel mill lines and other railroads until 1983. Other equivalent classifications are: UIC classification: (1′D)D1′ French classification: 140+041

  4. Change ringing software - Wikipedia

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    The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers maintains a list of change ringing software. [1] There are four general types of software used in connection with change ringing: tools for composition, simulation, record keeping, and maintaining up-to-date bell tower directories.

  5. Plain hunt - Wikipedia

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    On eight bells this is shown in the accompanying diagram below, where all the bells are plain hunting. The bells are written out in their striking order, and each sequence is a "change": Thus each bell moves one position at each succeeding change, unless they reach the first or last position, when they remain there for two changes then proceed ...

  6. Bell System Practices - Wikipedia

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    A typical volume of Bell System Practices from the 1970s. The Bell System Practices (BSPs) is a compilation of technical publications which describes the best methods of engineering, constructing, installing, and maintaining the telephone plant of the Bell System under direction of AT&T and Bell Telephone Laboratories. [1]

  7. Bell character - Wikipedia

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    The code 0x2F is used in EBCDIC. In the programming language C (created in 1972), and in many languages influenced by it such as Python, the bell character can be placed in a string or character constant with \a. 'a' stands for "alert" or "audible" and was chosen because \b was already used for the backspace character. [4]

  8. List of GM bellhousing patterns - Wikipedia

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    The 2.2l S10/Sonoma had the starter located in the same position as front wheel drive cars. A rear wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at right, and the integrated front wheel drive bellhousing is displayed at the lower right (in this case, as a part of the GM 6T70 Transmission). GM 60-Degree 2.8/3.1/3.4/3.5/3.9 L V6 (also used by AMC) Buick ...

  9. Bell CH-146 Griffon - Wikipedia

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    The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter designed by Bell Helicopter Textron as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. It is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks. [ 1 ]