SRPS Railtours
SPRS may refer to * Shorncliffe Redoubt Preservation Society * Scottish Railway Preservation Society who operate the Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway and SRPS Railtours * Beijing Shuren Ribet Private School Beijing Shuren-Ribet Private School (SRPS; ) is a K-12 private school in Songzhuang, Tongzhou District, Beijing. It has both day and boarding programs. Wang Jianchao, a former university professor, founded Beijing Shuren Private School in 199 ...

Shorncliffe Redoubt
Shorncliffe Redoubt is a British Napoleonic earthwork fort. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet and is situated on the Kentish Coast in Sandgate, Kent. History In 1793, the French Revolution reached its climax when the Revolutionary Government issued orders to execute King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Two weeks later, on 1 February, the French republic declared war on Great Britain, which then braced itself for invasion. At that time British land-based defences were woefully inadequate as Great Britain had always relied on the Royal Navy for its defence. To prepare for invasion in 1794 British Parliament purchased a large piece of land at Shorncliffe, the obvious place for initial fortifications to be built as it was just 20 miles away from the French coast, so close, in fact, that the locals could see the smoke from the camp fires of Napoleon's waiting army. Later further defences were added to the Kent Coast including the 28-mile-long Royal Military Canal, st ...
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Scottish Railway Preservation Society
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society is a charity, whose principal objective is the preservation and advancement of railway heritage in Scotland. The society's headquarters is at Bo'ness, in central Scotland. Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway The society operates the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway is a heritage railway in Bo'ness, Scotland. It is operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS), and operates a total of over of track (between Bo'ness and Manuel Junction, via Kinneil and Birkh ..., on which the historic collection is demonstrated in action, on Saturdays and Sundays from Easter until the end of October, and daily in July and August (intending visitors should check the website for details). References External linksBo'ness & Kinneil Railway- official siteScottish Railway Preservation Society- official site {{authority control Railway societies Railway museums in Scotland Engineering preservation societies Tra ...
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