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Roede (or roe) was both an area measurement as well as a linear measurement. The exact size of a roede depended on the length of the local roede, which varied from place to place. The most common roede used in the Netherlands was the Rijnland rod. one Rijnland rod (Rijnlandse roede) was 14.19 m 2; one Amsterdam rod (Amsterdamse roede) was 13.52 m 2
The NS Mat '64 or Materieel '64 were electric multiple units (EMU) built by Werkspoor and later by Duewag and Waggonfabrik Talbot between 1961 and 1976. They were operated in the Netherlands by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) until 2016.
In the Middle Ages, bars were used as standards of length when surveying land. [22] These bars often used a unit of measure called a rod, of length equal to 5.5 yards, 5.0292 metres, 16.5 feet, or 1 ⁄ 320 of a statute mile. [23] A rod is the same length as a perch or a pole. [24] In Old English, the term lug is also used.
De Arend (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈʔaːrənt]; the eagle) was one of the two first steam locomotives in the Netherlands.It was a 2-2-2 Patentee type built in England by R. B. Longridge and Company of Bedlington, Northumberland to run on the then standard Dutch track gauge of 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in).
My goal is to make this more useful as a ''template'' for vowel charts. 2009-02-19T06:05:52Z Moxfyre 882x660 (2907 Bytes) removed unused defs in the XML to reduce file size 2009-02-18T21:57:03Z Moxfyre 882x660 (3165 Bytes) fixed opaque trapezoid
The maximum height, width, and length of general Chinese rolling stock are 4,800 mm (15 ft 9 in), 3,400 mm (11 ft 2 in) and 26 m (85 ft 4 in) respectively, with an extra out-of-gauge load allowance of height and width 5,300 by 4,450 mm (17 ft 5 in by 14 ft 7 in) with some special shape limitation, corresponding to a structure gauge of 5,500 by ...
Steam powered whistle, located on top of the boiler and used for signalling (by the number and length of notes) and warning of approach. [2] [5] [6]: 247–248 [3]: 96 Reach rod Rod linking the reversing lever (US: Johnson Bar) or reversing lever or wheel (UK+) in the cab to the valve gear. [2] [5] [3]: 64 Safety valve
The Snelheid and Hoop served on the entire broad gauge section of the HSM, which was extended to Leiden in 1842 and to The Hague in 1843, to reach Rotterdam in 1847. In 1848, the De Hoop locomotive's condition was found to be so bad that it was suggested to use it as a source of parts for the Snelheid. Due to bad experiences with the locomotive ...