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Venice Miniature Railway

Index Venice Miniature Railway

The Venice Miniature Railway was a long miniature railway in the 1:3 scale with a gauge of, which was in operation from 30 July 1905 to 13 February 1925 in Venice near Los Angeles in California. [1]

28 relations: Abbot Kinney, Bar, Bebe Daniels, By the Sad Sea Waves, California, Cerise (color), Eastlake Park Scenic Railway, Harold Lloyd, John J. Coit, Lincoln Park (Los Angeles), List of scale model sizes, Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, California, Motive power depot, Number, Please?, Percent sign, Pico Rivera, California, Pounds per square inch, Ridable miniature railway, Royal blue, Urbita Lake Railway, Venice, Los Angeles, Vernon, California, Walschaerts valve gear, William "Billy" Jones, 2-6-0, 2-6-2.

Abbot Kinney

Abbot Kinney (1850 in New Brunswick, New Jersey – 1920 in Santa Monica, California) was a developer and conservationist.

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Bar

A bar (also known as a saloon or a tavern or sometimes a pub or club, referring to the actual establishment, as in pub bar or savage club etc.) is a retail business establishment that serves alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, liquor, cocktails, and other beverages such as mineral water and soft drinks and often sell snack foods such as crisps (potato chips) or peanuts, for consumption on premises.

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Bebe Daniels

Phyllis Virginia Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971), known professionally as Bebe Daniels, was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer.

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By the Sad Sea Waves

By the Sad Sea Waves is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Cerise (color)

Cerise is a deep to vivid reddish pink.

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Eastlake Park Scenic Railway

The Eastlake Park Scenic Railway was a long miniature railway in the 1:3 scale with a gauge of, which operated from 19 May 1904 to 11 May 1905 in the Eastlake Park (now Lincoln Park) in Los Angeles in California.

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Harold Lloyd

Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer who is best known for his silent comedy films.

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John J. Coit

John J. Coit (1875 – 21 September 1910) was an experienced railroad engineer, who built and operated four miniature railways in California.

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Lincoln Park (Los Angeles)

Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, California, was originally created by the City of Los Angeles in 1881 from land donated by John Strother Griffin.

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List of scale model sizes

This is a list of scale model sizes, listing a variety of size ratios for scale models.

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Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway

The Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway was a profitable but short-lived miniature railway with the unusual gauge of, which operated from 1902 until 21 August 1903 at Long Beach in California.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Los Gatos, California

Los Gatos (Spanish for "The Cats") is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

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Motive power depot

The motive power depot (MPD, or railway depot) is the place where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained when not being used.

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Number, Please?

Number, Please? is a 1920 American short comedy film directed by Hal Roach and Fred C. Newmeyer featuring Harold Lloyd.

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Percent sign

The percent (per cent) sign (%) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100.

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Pico Rivera, California

Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Pounds per square inch

The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units.

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Ridable miniature railway

A ridable miniature railway (US: 'riding railroad' or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level model railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam engines or electric motors).

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Royal blue

Royal blue is both a bright shade and a dark shade of azure blue.

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Urbita Lake Railway

The Urbita Lake Railway was a long miniature railway with a gauge of, which operated from approximately 1910 to at least August 1915 at Urbita Hot Springs Park (since 1966 the location of the Inland Center shopping mall) in San Bernardino, California.

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Venice, Los Angeles

Venice is a residential, commercial, and recreational beachfront neighborhood within Los Angeles, California.

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Vernon, California

Vernon is a city five miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Walschaerts valve gear

The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear invented by Belgian railway mechanical engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844 used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam engines.

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William "Billy" Jones

William "Billy" Jones (1884–1968), a seasoned veteran of the steam era who established the Wildcat Railroad in Los Gatos, California, was born the son of a teamster in the town of Ben Lomond, California, USA.

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2-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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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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References

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

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