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  2. Car boot liner - Wikipedia

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    A car boot liner or cargo liner is a synthetic mat designed to protect the automobile boot or trunk against damage from dirt or spills and to pad cargo against abrasion or shock. Specifically, a boot liner shields the vehicle carpet from damage. Boot liners are usually removable, so they may be cleaned or replaced.

  3. Cured-in-place pipe - Wikipedia

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    (It is possible to insert the liner from a downstream access point, but this is more risky). CIPP is considered a trenchless technology, meaning little to no digging is typically required, for a potentially more cost-effective and less disruptive method than traditional "dig and replace" pipe repair methods. The liner is inserted using water or ...

  4. Wellington boot - Wikipedia

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    A Wellington boot, often shortened to welly, [1] and also known as a gumboot, rubber boot, or rain boot, [2] [3] is a type of waterproof boot made of rubber. Originally a type of leather riding boot adapted from Hessian boots , a style of military foot wear, Wellington boots were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .

  5. Bunny boots - Wikipedia

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    These large, bulbous, waterproof rubber boots can be worn in extremely cold weather, −20 to −60 °F (−29 to −51 °C), with the liner-free interior retaining warmth by sandwiching up to one inch of wool and felt insulation between two vacuum-tight layers of rubber; this vacuum layer insulates the wearer's feet similar to a vacuum flask.

  6. Brake lining - Wikipedia

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    Brake linings were invented by Bertha Benz (the wife of Karl Benz, who invented the first patented automobile) during her long-distance car trip, the first in the world, in August 1888, when she told a shoemaker to nail leather onto the brake blocks.

  7. Hyndland EMU Depot - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, Class 303 and 314 EMUs could be seen at the depot. The depot was opened in 1961 to house the newly introduced Glasgow Blue train fleet. The depot was purpose built on the site of the former Hyndland Station. It comprised nine roads, three of which were undercover and could house six units. These were 2, 3 and 4 roads respectively.

  8. Silverliner - Wikipedia

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    Silverliner is the name given to a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) railcars in commuter rail service in the Philadelphia area since 1958. As of the introduction of the Silverliner V in 2009–2010, there have been 5 generations of Silverliner cars, identified by the Roman numerals I through V placed after the name Silverliner.

  9. Budd Metroliner - Wikipedia

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    The Budd Metroliner was a class of American electric multiple unit (EMU) railcar designed for first-class, high-speed service between New York City and Washington, D.C., on the Northeast Corridor. They were designed for operation up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h): what would have been the first high speed rail service in the Western ...