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Grange Court Railway Station
Grange Court railway station was a junction station on the South Wales Railway in Gloucestershire (on the present day Gloucester to Newport Line) where it met the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. History Opened on 1 June 1855 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway the station was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1862 and then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Despite a local campaign to save the station led by West Gloucestershire MP Charles Loughlin the station was closed after the last train on 31 October 1964. Though the actual junction remains connected to the main line, the station has now been demolished. Station layout The station consisted of four platforms, two on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway and the other two on the Gloucester to Newport Line. There was a shelter on each platform and platform one (the up platform on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway The Hereford, Ross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwood Green
Northwood may refer to: Places Australia *Northwood, New South Wales *Northwood, Victoria Canada * Northwood, Thunder Bay, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the city of Thunder Bay United Kingdom * Northwood, Derbyshire, a location in the U.K. *Northwood, Isle of Wight * Northwood, Kent, Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent * Northwood, London, in the London Borough of Hillingdon * Northwood, Merseyside, a district of Kirkby, Merseyside * Northwood, Shropshire, a location in the U.K. * Northwood, Stafford, a location in the U.K. * Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire * Northwood Headquarters, Eastbury, Hertfordshire *North Hayling, Hampshire, formerly called "Northwood" *Great North Wood a former natural oak woodland located in what is now south London. United States *Northwood, Irvine, California * Northwood, Delaware, a place in Delaware * Northwood, Iowa *Northwood, Baltimore, Maryland * Northwood, New Hampshire *Northwood, North Dakota *Northwood, Ohio, in Wood County *Northwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Gloucestershire (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Gloucestershire was a parliamentary constituency in Gloucestershire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election as a 2-seat constituency (i.e. electing two Members of Parliament). It was abolished for the 1885 general election. Its namesake, a seat of about half the physical size of the above, took up a north-west side of the Severn estuary similar to the Forest of Dean, and came into being for the 1950 general election. It was abolished for the 1997 general election. History The 1950 to 1997 single-member constituency was held by the Labour Party from its creation in 1950 until 1979 and then held by the Conservative Party until its abolition. Boundaries 1832 to 1885 1832–1885: The Hundreds of Berkeley, Thornbury, Langley and Swineshead, Grumbald's Ash, Pucklechurch, Lancaster Duchy, Botloe, St Briavel's, Westbury, and Bledisloe, and the parts of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Great Britain Opened In 1855
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Great Britain Closed In 1964
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Great Western Railway Stations
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaisdon Halt Railway Station
Blaisdon railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of Blaisdon in Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ... and was the first stop on the Gloucester to Hereford line after Grange Court junction. The station has been demolished. References Further reading * External linksBlaisdon Halt on a navigable 1946 O. S. map {{Transport in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1929 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England Blaisdon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbury-on-Severn Halt Railway Station
Westbury-on-Severn Halt railway station served the village of Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, from 1928 to 1959 on the South Wales Railway. History The station was opened on 9 July 1928 by the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran .... It closed on 10 August 1959. References Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1928 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 1928 establishments in England 1959 disestablishments in England {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakle Street Railway Station
Oakle Street railway station served the village of Oakle Street, Gloucestershire, England from 1851 to 1964 on the Gloucester-Newport line. History The station opened on 19 September 1851 by the South Wales Railway The South Wales Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd De Cymru) was a main line railway which opened in stages from 1850, connecting the Great Western Railway from Gloucester to South Wales. It was constructed on the broad gauge. An original aspiration was to .... It closed on 31 March 1856 but reopened on 2 July 1870, before closing permanently on 2 November 1964. References External links Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Former Great Western Railway stations Beeching closures in England 1851 establishments in England 1964 disestablishments in England< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citizen (Gloucester)
The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is a local British weekly newspaper covering the areas of Gloucester, Stroud and the Forest of Dean. It was a six-day-a-week newspaper until it went weekly in October 2017. The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is headquartered at Gloucester Quays along with its sister newspaper the ''Gloucestershire Echo''. Its current editor is Rachael Sugden. History The newspaper was originally founded on 9 April 1722 as ''The Gloucester Journal''. The ''Citizen'' first appeared on 1 May 1876. Editions The ''Gloucester Citizen'' is a former daily (six days per week) newspaper which went weekly from the October 12, 2017 issue, publishing on Thursdays. Before the changed frequency, it had a Saturday edition containing the ''Weekend'' magazine. There was also a Forest of Dean edition of the newspaper which was released on a Wednesday. The ''Pink 'Un'', focusing on the sport side of the county, was a supplement which came out each Monday with the newspaper and ''Citizen People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Loughlin
Charles William Loughlin (16 February 1914 – 23 September 1993) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Grimsby, Loughlin was educated at St Mary's School. In 1945, he began working for the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers as an area organiser, holding the post until 1974. He was Member of Parliament for West Gloucestershire from 1959 until he stood down at the October 1974 general election. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health from 1965 to 1967, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Social Security from 1967 to 1968 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ... from 1968 to 1970. References *Times Guide to the House of Commons February 1974 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalisation
Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets or to assets owned by lower levels of government (such as municipalities) being transferred to the state. Nationalization contrasts with privatization and with demutualization. When previously nationalized assets are privatized and subsequently returned to public ownership at a later stage, they are said to have undergone renationalization. Industries often subject to nationalization include the commanding heights of the economy – telecommunications, electric power, fossil fuels, railways, airlines, iron ore, media, postal services, banks, and water – though, in many jurisdictions, many such entities have no history of private ownership. Nationalization may occur with or without financial compensation to the former owners. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
