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In Roxbury, Locomotion

Tue, 01 May 2012 04:35:29 +0000

“My dream is to have many, many, many trains running at one time,” said Harvey Yaverbaum. “It’s all about motion. In my head, I see 14 to 15 trains moving simultaneously.”

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Hornby's second profit warning of 2012

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:15:37 +0000

Hornby, the model trains and Scalextric group, issued its second profits warning of the year yesterday, as it said a return to profitability in its international business had not been enough to counter continued tough trading in the UK.

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Victoria's Secret models a rare breed

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:17:04 +0000

Victoria's Secret models are "rarer than the world's top-performing" athletes.

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PPPs not a solution for better buses and trains – Greens

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:10:10 +0000

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are not the way to get better buses and trains, or better value for money from transport, said the Green Party today.

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Md. governor’s trains on display at museum

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:20:34 +0000

PAMELA WOOD The Capital of Annapolis BALTIMORE An orange Union Pacific car. A maroon car from the New York Central Lines. A star-spangled Lionel bicentennial train. They once were prized possessions of one of Maryland's most beloved politicians, the late William Donald Schaefer, and now they're on display at the B&O Railroad Museum. The cantankerous former governor, comptroller and Baltimore ...

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SPOTLIGHT: Collection shows love of trains

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:49:37 +0000

BONNIE CLARK Mattoon Journal-Gazette CHARLESTON, Ill. Memories ride the rails of the HO gauge model train layout in a room of Jerry McRoberts' Charleston home that was specially built for what has been a hobby of a lifetime. "I've been building models since I was a kid," the retired Eastern Illinois University professor said. And since he was a kid, his life has revolved in some manner around ...

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New US lab trains global scientists in food safety

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:42:59 +0000

Global food trade is a big and risky business.

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New US lab trains global scientists in food safety

China recalls 54 bullet trains

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:29:54 +0000

A Chinese state-owned bullet train manufacturer recalled 54 trains today following a July crash that killed 40 people. China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Ltd (CNR) recalled model CRH380BL trains used on the Beijing-Shanghai line, which has suffered repeated delays blamed on equipment failures.

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Model of a modern trainspotter

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:14:51 +0000

The former deputy PM has delivered a bold manifesto for transport - in Australia and across the world, writes Andrew West.

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PAS trains sights on Felda votes

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:36:39 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — As polls loom, PAS is gearing itself up to run neck-and-neck with Umno in the crucial race for Malay votes in Felda plantations, which is traditionally seen as a Barisan Nasional (BN) vote bank. This was reflected when Mazlan Aliman, popularly known for his work as chairman of the National Association for Children of Felda ...

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