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1Tippler — 22:05, Harry Shannon Kit, World Record Old Bird, 21.05.1995 For railway usage, see Railroad car A Tippler is a breed of domestic pigeon bred to participate in endurance competitions. Flying results of up to 22 hours (non stop) have been reported… …
2Wigan Pier — is the name given today to the area around the canal at the bottom of the Wigan flight of locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/wiganpier.htm Wigan Pier Leeds and Liverpool Canal ] ] It is a popular… …
3Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… …
4Krapp's Last Tape — is a one act play, written in English, by Samuel Beckett. Consisting of a cast of one man, it was originally written for Northern Irish actor Patrick Magee and first entitled Magee monologue . It was inspired by Beckett s experience of listening… …
5Stanage Edge — Elevation 458 m (1,503 ft) …
6Tulip mania — A tulip, known as the Viceroy , displayed in a 1637 Dutch catalog. Its bulb cost between 3000 and 4200 florins depending on size. A skilled craftsman at the time earned about 300 florins a year.[1] Tulip mania or tulipomania (Dutch names include …
7Rotary car dumper — A rotary car dumper or wagon tippler (UK) is a mechanism used for unloading certain railroad cars such as hopper cars, gondolas or lorries (tipplers, UK). It holds the car to a section of track and rotates the track and car together to dump out… …
8Misteri d'Elx — The manuscript of the Mystery Play of Elx, 1709. The Misteri d Elx (Valencian pronunciation: [misˈtɛɾi ˈðɛʎtʃ], in English the Elx Mystery Play or Mystery Play of Elx) is a liturgical drama dating from the Middle Ages, which is enacted and… …
9The Road to Wigan Pier — Infobox Book | name = The Road to Wigan Pier title orig = translator = image caption = author = George Orwell illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Autobiography publisher = Victor Gollancz… …
10Robert Hudson Ltd — was a major international supplier of light railway materials, based in Gildersome, near Leeds, England. The name was later changed to Robert Hudson (Raletrux) Ltd. The business The business was founded in 1865 by Robert Hudson at Gildersome,… …
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