french national railways
81New Zealand — New Zealander. /zee leuhnd/ a country in the S Pacific, SE of Australia, consisting of North Island, South Island, and adjacent small islands: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 3,587,275; 103,416 sq. mi. (267,845 sq. km). Cap.: Wellington …
82Privatisation of British Rail — The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Major s Conservative government. The operations of the British Railways Board (BRB) were broken up and sold off. Some non core parts of the BRB s… …
83western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
842-8-4 — In the Whyte notation, a 2 8 4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and two unpowered trailing axles. This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the… …
85Madrid — Madrilenian /mah dreuh lee nee euhn, leen yeuhn/, adj., n. /meuh drid /; Sp. /mah dhrddeedh /, n. a city in and the capital of Spain, in the central part. 3,500,000. * * * I Autonomous community (pop., 2001: 5,423,384), central Spain. It occupies …
86Moncton — For other uses, see Moncton (disambiguation). Moncton   City   From top left: Moncton skyline at night, the Capitol Theatre …
87Ninoy Aquino International Airport — Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino Facade of NAIA Terminal 3 …
88Rail Europe — is a specialist in the promotion of European rail travel. It comprises four operating companies, as explained below.Rail Europe LimitedBased in London and Kent, Rail Europe Limited is wholly owned subsidiary of SNCF. It specialises in European… …
89Cape–Cairo Railway — The Cape to Cairo Railway is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of colonial rule, largely under the vision of Cecil Rhodes, in the attempt to …
90Thunder Bay — For other uses, see Thunder Bay (disambiguation). Thunder Bay   City   Marina Park, and Downtown Thunder Bay North …
