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    Impact on Railways

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    Introduction Railways had a big impact in Britain bringing economic and social benefits. People were able to travel greater distances to work or go on holidays for the first time‚ as trains were a cheap and fast way to travel. Manufactures and farmers could sell their goods all over the country and railways created many different jobs. Speed of travel The development of trains effected the owners of coach and canal services badly for them the problem was that the railways were cheaper and a

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    The Railway Children

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    rChap 1: The Beginning of things The Railway Children Answer the following questions 1. What did Peter get as his birthday present? 2. How did Father treat the children? 3. What was Father doing when the two gentlemen arrived? 4. Who left their family after their father went away? 5. What did Mother make the children promise to her? 6. Where did the three children and their mother move to after leaving London? 7. What did the children bring along

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    Indian Railway

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    GANDHIDHAM AREA- THE RISING SUN IN WESTERN HORIZON The development of rail in Gandhidham area starts from pages of history since 1902. In Kutch State 15 miles railway line was laid between Anjar-Tuna in this year and in 1905 railway line between Anjar and Bhuj for a distance of 25 miles was introduced. Maharao of Kutch has visualized the importance of Raiways and connectivity of important harbours of this area. The Kutch State was always remained entry gate for the traders coming from Gulf and

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    Bangladesh Railways

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    “Bangladesh Railways: Problems & Prospects and Its Importance to the Development in Tourism Industry” Submitted to : Mr. Saud Ahmed Lecturer Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted By : The WhizzKidz Name Roll

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    The Railway Children

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    THE RAILWAY CHILDREN BY EDITH NESBIT (CHAPTER SUMMARIES) CHAPTER 4 : BOBBIE’S RIDE * Two weeks later‚ the children write a message on another white sheet to tell the old gentleman that their mother is getting better. * When the children tell their mother what they have done‚ she is very angry. She does not like the children to ask strangers for things. * Mother writes a letter to the old gentleman to thank him. * The next day is Bobbie’s birthday. Her family plan a surprise party

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    Railway Reservation

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    RAILWAY RESEVATION SYSTEM PROBLEM STATEMENT A software has to be developed for automating the manual railway reservation system. The system should have distributed functionalities as described below:1. RESERVE SEAT:- A passenger should be able to reserve a seat in the train specified by him if available. For this he has to fill a reservation form with the details about his journey. The clerk checks for the availability of the seat in the train and if the seat is available then he makes entries

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    Indian Railway

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    A case study video on how the Indian railway was turned around was discussed in the class. Please suggest a Strategy for turning around Pakistan Railways by proposing a change in their Value chain activities and subsequent strategies to be followed Ans At present Pakistan Railway comprises of 8‚163 route km‚ 1‚212 stations and 42 train halts. It has a fleet of 546 diesel electric locomotives‚ 25‚815 wagons and 2‚099 passenger coaches. Maintenance is provided by three major locomotive workshops

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    Newfoundland Railway!

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    Railway The Newfoundland railway operated for a little over a century. From 1882-97 the trains ran over completed portions of a projected trans-insular line. The first passenger train across the island ran in June 1898. Regular passenger service ceased in July 1969‚ and the last freight ran in June 1988. The railbed has since been designated a "T’railway" and a linear provincial park. Built to narrow (3’6") gauge for reasons of economy‚ the Newfoundland railway was the longest such line in North

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    Indian Railways

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    PROJECT REPORT ON: [pic] “INDIAN RAILWAYS” [pic] TABLE OF CONTENTS | I |ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |2 | |1 |INTRODUCTION |4 | |2 |NINE ZONES OF INDIAN RAILWAYS |5

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    Indian Railways

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    INDIAN RAILWAYS FACTS General Facts : World ’s largest railway networks comprising 115‚000 km of track over a route of 65‚000 km and 7‚500 stations. As of December 2012‚ it transported over 25 million passengers daily (9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011‚ IR carried over 8‚900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers daily (roughly half of which were suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. Biggest Railway Project : Konkan Railway Project (Roha - Mangalore

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