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Although the traditional boat hook is still available, various different materials, such as aluminium and even a rolled up polymer are now available. [3] Although the boat hook is a general purpose reaching and holding-off tool on boats, there are more specialised forms, such as the Recovery Pole [4] designed for length rather than the rigid strength of a boat hook.
The Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway (ADR) was a company formed in 1882 from the former Newport Dock Company of 1865. There was considerable demand for dock accommodation in Newport, South Wales, chiefly for the export or coastal transport of iron ore and coal.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. American pole vaulter (born 1989) Allison Stokke Fowler Stokke competing in 2008 Personal information Birth name Allison Stokke Full name Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler Born (1989-03-22) March 22, 1989 (age 35) Newport Beach, California, U.S. Alma mater Newport Harbor High School ...
Remnants of Overhead Railway supports built into a wall near Clarence Dock. Despite public protest, the line was closed on the evening of 30 December 1956. [42] The final two scheduled trains were full of passengers and were timed to meet at Pier Head, where crowds gathered. [40] It was the first electrified urban railway in the UK to close. [37]
Bay platform at Nottingham station Bay platform at Greenford station. Bay and island platforms are so named because they resemble the eponymous geographic features.. Examples of stations with bay platforms include Carlisle railway station, Ryde Pier Head railway station, Nottingham railway station (pictured), which has a bay platform inset into one of its platform islands; and the San ...
The Barry Railway Company was a railway and docks company in South Wales, first incorporated as the Barry Dock and Railway Company in 1884. It arose out of frustration among Rhondda coal owners at congestion and high charges at Cardiff Docks as well the monopoly held by the Taff Vale Railway in transporting coal from the Rhondda.
A mooring mast, or mooring tower, is a structure designed to allow for the docking of an airship outside of an airship hangar or similar structure. More specifically, a mooring mast is a mast or tower that contains a fitting on its top that allows for the bow of the airship to attach its mooring line to the structure. [1]
A VPL Research DataSuit, a full-body outfit with sensors for measuring the movement of arms, legs, and trunk. Developed circa 1989. Displayed at the Nissho Iwai showroom in Tokyo. A motion capture suit (or mo-cap suit) is a wearable device that records the body movements of the wearer