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  2. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Bridge was to be temporary, but replacement was delayed for financial reasons. [17] [18] [19] Number of deaths is uncertain; estimates range from 4 to over 100. [20] Quebec Bridge: Quebec City: Canada 29 August 1907: Cantilever bridge, steel framework, railway bridge Collapsed during construction: design error, bridge unable to support own weight

  3. Harbor Freight Tools - Wikipedia

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    Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California. It operates a chain of retail stores, as well as an e-commerce business. The company employs over 28,000 people in the United States, [5] and has over 1,500 locations in 48 states. [6] [7]

  4. NSW TrainLink V set - Wikipedia

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    1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The V sets are a class of electric multiple units currently operated by NSW TrainLink. Built by Comeng between 1970 and 1989, the sets are of stainless steel construction, and are currently the oldest in the electric fleet of NSW. First delivered under the Department of Railways, only sets from 1977 ...

  5. Fehmarn Belt fixed link - Wikipedia

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    The Fehmarn Belt fixed link (Danish: Femern Bælt-forbindelsen, German: Fehmarnbelt-Querung) or Fehmarn Belt tunnel is an under-construction immersed tunnel, which will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of Fehmarn, crossing the 18-kilometre-wide (11 mi) Fehmarn Belt in the Baltic Sea.

  6. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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    Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain. A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the swing of its boom.

  7. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Also Centering spring cylinder. A cylindrical cast-iron holder in which an adjusting string is placed. Adjusting spring seat A casting, or a part of the bolster of a two-wheel trailing truck, forming a bearing for the end of the adjusting spring. Admission The opening of steam port to admit steam to one end of a cylinder. If the valve has no lead, admission takes place at the moment the piston ...

  8. Intercity Express - Wikipedia

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    Some seats in the 1st class section (in some trains also in 2nd class) are equipped with video displays showing movies and pre-recorded infotainment programmes. Each train is equipped with special cars that feature in-train repeaters for improved mobile phone reception as well as designated quiet zones where the use of mobile phones is discouraged.

  9. List of ISO standards 3000–4999 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3559:1976 Road vehicles — Working voltages for lights fitted to motor vehicles and to their trailers [Withdrawn without replacement] ISO 3560:2013 Road vehicles — Frontal fixed barrier or pole impact test procedure; ISO 3561:1976 Information processing – Interchangeable magnetic six-disk pack – Track format [Withdrawn without ...