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Malta Railway

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The Malta Railway was the only railway line ever on the island of Malta, and it consisted of a single railway line from Valletta to Mdina. [1]

36 relations: Attard, Ħamrun, Benito Mussolini, Beyer, Peacock and Company, Birkirkara, Black, Hawthorn & Co, Buses in Malta, Floriana, Gateshead, Glossary of rail transport terms, History of Malta, History of rail transport, John Barraclough Fell, Leeds, Level crossing, London, Malta, Maltese Government 2013–17, Maltese language, Manchester, Manning Wardle, Mdina, Metre-gauge railway, Mtarfa, Narrow-gauge railway, Parliament House (Malta), Per mille, Siege of Malta (World War II), Single-track railway, Times of Malta, Traffic congestion, Transport in Malta, Valletta, World War II, 2-6-2, 2-6-4.

Attard

Attard (Ħ'Attard) is a town in the Central Region of Malta.

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Ħamrun

Ħamrun is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 9,244 as of March 2014.

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Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF).

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Beyer, Peacock and Company

Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester.

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Birkirkara

Birkirkara (abbreviated B'Kara) is a town in the central region of Malta.

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Black, Hawthorn & Co

Black, Hawthorn and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer with a works situated in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK.

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Buses in Malta

Buses were introduced to Malta in 1905.

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Floriana

Floriana (Il-Furjana or Il-Floriana), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta.

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Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology.

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History of Malta

Malta has a long history and was first inhabited in around 5900 BC.

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History of rail transport

The history of rail transport began in 6th century BC in Ancient Greece.

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John Barraclough Fell

John Barraclough Fell (1815 – 18 October 1902) was an English railway engineer and inventor of the Fell mountain railway system.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Level crossing

A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using a bridge or tunnel.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Maltese Government 2013–17

The Maltese Government 2013–2017 was the current Government of Malta from 11 March 2013 till 1 May 2017.

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Maltese language

Maltese (Malti) is the national language of Malta and a co-official language of the country alongside English, while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Manning Wardle

Manning Wardle was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Mdina

Mdina (L-Imdina; 𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄, Melitta, Μελίττη Melíttē, مدينة Madinah), also known by its titles Città Vecchia or Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta, which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Mtarfa

Mtarfa (L-Imtarfa) is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 people as of March 2014.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Parliament House (Malta)

The Parliament House (Il-Parlament il-Ġdid, meaning "The New Parliament") is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta.

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Per mille

A per milleCambridge Dictionary Online.

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Siege of Malta (World War II)

The Siege of Malta in the Second World War was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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Times of Malta

The Times of Malta is an English-language daily newspaper in Malta.

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Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion is a condition on transport networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.

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Transport in Malta

The transport system in Malta is small but extensive, and the islands' domestic system of public transport is reliant on buses and taxis, although there were both a railway and a tramway in the past.

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Valletta

Valletta is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as "Il-Belt" (lit. "The City") in Maltese.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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2-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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2-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Railway

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