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A heritage railway or a preserved railway is a term used, especially in Great Britain, for a railway which is run as a tourist attraction and is usually but not always run by volunteers, and seeks to re-create railway scenes of the past. They may be operated in concert with area museums (particularly transport museums). See List of heritage railways. A scene on a heritage railway, at Bishops Lydeard station on the 20 mile long West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England. ...
A scene on a heritage railway, at Bishops Lydeard station on the 20 mile long West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England. ...
British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ...
A preserved standard four tank The British Railways standard class 4 tank was a class of steam locomotive, one of the BR standard classess built during the 1950s. ...
Bishops Lydeard is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A358 road and West Somerset Railway five miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. ...
At 20 miles, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) is the longest privately owned passenger rail line in the UK. It operates using heritage steam and diesel locomotives, and provides transport for the local community as well as a leisure attraction for visitors. ...
Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK...
A tourist attraction is a place where tourists, foreign and domestic, normally visit. ...
A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...
This is a list of transport museums throughout the world. ...
List of heritage railways is a link page for any heritage railway anywhere. ...
Historic heavy rail
Heritage railways are usually railway lines which were once run as proper commercial railways, but were later no longer needed, or were closed down, and were taken over or re-opened by volunteers.
Typically a heritage railway will use steam locomotives and old-fashioned rolling stock to create a period atmosphere. A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ...
A railroad car (or, more briefly, car), also known as an item of rolling stock in British parlance, is a vehicle on a railroad or railway that is not a locomotive - one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ...
There are a large number of heritage railways in the United Kingdom due to the closure of lines in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe, and British people's liking for railways. Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...
Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable...
Heritage railways often have limited service, only operating at times when volunteers are available to run the trains. However, some lines operate in regular service and provide a valuable transportation option to the community while also attracting tourists. Though they are enjoyed by many passangers.
Heritage streetcars
 A former Porto trolley in Memphis, Tennessee. A related development that is becoming popular in the United States is the heritage streetcar. In many cities, historic streetcar (tram) lines are being put in place alongside modern light rail systems. Proponents claim that using a simple, reliable form of transit from 50 or 100 years ago can bring history to life for 21st century Americans. Additionally, many heritage streetcar lines turn out to be much more economical than their modern counterparts, often with installations that go in at a fraction of the cost of newer lines. However, there are trade-offs: such systems often lack handicapped access (which is required under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990), for example, even most are modified to comply with the law. Vintage trolley—formerly of Porto, Portugal—on the Memphis Main Street trolley line. ...
Vintage trolley—formerly of Porto, Portugal—on the Memphis Main Street trolley line. ...
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a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ...
This article is about light rail systems in general. ...
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Systems are operating successfully in over 20 U.S. cities, and are in planning or construction stages in 40 more. Heritage streetcar systems currently operating in Little Rock, Arkansas, Memphis, Tennessee, New Orleans, Louisiana, Philadelphia, PA and Tampa, Florida are among the larger; a heritage line was recently completed in Charlotte, North Carolina and will become an integral part of the city's new transit system. a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ...
Nickname: The City of Roses Location in Arkansas Founded Incorporated 1821 1831 County Pulaski County Mayor Jim Dailey Area - Total - Water 302. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, of which it is the county seat. ...
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In 1947, American playwright Tennessee Williams brought long-term fame to the streetcars of New Orleans when A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play in 1948. A Streetcar Named Desire was made into a movie starring Marlon Brando in 1951. Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search Thomas Lanier Williams (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a noted playwright. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams describing a culture clash between Blanche DuBois—a pretentious, fading relic of the Old South—and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, inner-city immigrant class. ...
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search A Streetcar Named Desire is a play by Tennessee Williams describing a culture clash between Blanche DuBois—a pretentious, fading relic of the Old South—and Stanley Kowalski, a rising member of the industrial, inner-city immigrant class. ...
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Over 50 years later, the revival of streetcar operations in New Orleans is credited by many to the worldwide fame gained by its streetcars made by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works. These cars were operating on the system's Desire route in the 1947 play and later movie of the same name. Some of the original Perley Thomas cars have been carefully restored locally and continue to operate in 2004. New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar line is a National Historic Landmark. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...
Perley A. Thomas Car Works, Inc. ...
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In San Francisco, parts of the cable car and streetcar system are heritage lines, although they are also functioning parts of the city's transit system. The cable cars are a National Historic Landmark - with the New Orleans streetcars, the only such landmarks that move. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...
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The Hong Kong Tramways in Hong Kong is also considered a heritage of Hong Kong. Jump to: navigation, search Hong Kong Double Decker Tram (#120) A broken-down tram may result in a serious traffic congestion Hong Kong Tramways (香港電車 Cantonese IPA: ; Mandarin Pinyin: xiang1gang3 dian4che1) is one of the two tramways in the world which provide regular operation of double-decker trams (the other being...
Heritage can refer to: Heritage tourism Inheritance Kinship and descent Cultural traditions UNESCO World Heritage Site A novel in the BBC Books series. ...
See also This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...
Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. ...
An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The General Motors streetcar conspiracy refers to a contention that General Motors (GM), acting in conjunction with several other companies and through the National City Lines (NCL) holding company, illegally acquired many streetcar systems in various cities around the United States, dismantled and replaced them with...
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