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Saxonia (genus)
Saxonia may refer to: * Latin for Saxony * Saxonia (locomotive), first locomotive built in Germany in 1838 * British Rail Class 40 diesel locomotive D229, built by English Electric at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire * , more than one passenger ship of the Cunard Line * The Saxonia Guest House in Somerset, England, featured on the show '' The Hotel Inspector'' See also * Saxon (other) The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes during the Early Middle Ages, and formed part of the merged group of Anglo-Saxons. Saxon may also refer to: Places United States * Saxon, South Carolina, a census-designated place * Saxon, Wes ... * Saxony (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of , and the sixth most populous, with more than 4 million inhabitants. The term Saxony has been in use for more than a millennium. It was used for the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Saxony, and twice for a republic. The first Free State of Saxony was established in 1918 as a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. After World War II, it was under Soviet occupation before it became part of the communist East Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxonia (locomotive)
The locomotive Saxonia was operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (''Leipzig–Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie'' or ''LDE'') and was the first practical working steam locomotive built in Germany. Its name means ''Saxony'' in Latin. History The ''Saxonia'' was built by Johann Andreas Schubert. Schubert had been inspired by the English-built locomotive, ''Comet'', procured for the LDE, and he analysed and improved on what he saw. He used the same dimensions but, unlike Comet, two coupled axles were driven, therefore providing increased tractive force, and a carrying axle was added at the back to improve ride qualities. The development and construction of the locomotive was carried out in the Maschinenbauanstalt Übigau at Dresden, an engineering works that had been founded on 1 January 1837. From the beginning Schubert was the head of the company. The construction of the engine was a technical and economic risk for the firm. For a start, it had no technical experi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rail Class 40
The British Rail Class 40 is a type of British railway diesel electric locomotive. A total of 200 were built by English Electric between 1958 and 1962. They were numbered D200-D399. They were, for a time, the pride of British Rail's early diesel fleet. However, despite their initial success, by the time the last examples were entering service they were already being replaced on some top-level duties by more powerful locomotives. As they were slowly relegated from express passenger uses, the type found work on secondary passenger and freight services where they worked for many years. The final locomotives ended regular service in 1985. The locomotives were commonly known as "Whistlers" because of the distinctive noise made by their turbochargers. Origins The origins of the Class 40 fleet lay in the prototype diesel locomotives ( LMS No. 10000 and 10001 ordered by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways and D16/2 ordered by British Railways between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hotel Inspector
''The Hotel Inspector'' is an observational documentary television series which is broadcast on the British terrestrial television station, Channel 5, and by other networks around the world. In each episode, celebrated hotelier and businesswoman Alex Polizzi visits a struggling British hotel to try to turn its fortunes around by giving advice and suggestions to the owner. The current host, Alex Polizzi (since 2008), has featured in nineteen series of ''The Hotel Inspector'', including four series of ''The Hotel Inspector: Returns'' and one series of ''Hotel Inspector: Checking In, Checking Out''. Her predecessor, Ruth Watson, presented four series between 2005 and 2008, including the first and only series of ''The Hotel Inspector: Revisited''. Summary The series began in late September 2005 and was an instant ratings hit; the show attracted 2.5 million viewers at its peak and this prompted Channel 5 to commission another series. The second series was broadcast in July 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxon (other)
The Saxons were a confederation of Germanic tribes during the Early Middle Ages, and formed part of the merged group of Anglo-Saxons. Saxon may also refer to: Places United States * Saxon, South Carolina, a census-designated place * Saxon, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Saxon, Wisconsin, a town ** Saxon (CDP), Wisconsin, an unincorporated census-designated place within the town * Saxon Harbor, a harbor in Wisconsin * Saxon Boulevard, a road in Volusia County, Florida Elsewhere * Saxon, Switzerland, a district of Martigny, canton of Valais * Saxon River, New Zealand * Saxon Elbeland, area near a river in Germany * Saxon Uplands, hilly countryside in Saxony, Germany Arts and entertainment * Saxon (band), a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 ** ''Saxon'' (album), a 1979 debut album by the band Saxon * The Saxons, the original name of Scottish pop band Bay City Rollers * Sky Saxon, a stage name of American rock and roll musician Richard Marsh (1937-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
