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- Mayday — 2023-10-08 00:53:45
…mage url="MaydayHancock.jpg" class="right" title="Mayday sketch by comedian Hancock" width="350" }} The majority of air traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris. He heard French pilots using the term ‘M’aidez’…
- Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59
… Knight, a railway engineer, wanted a safe way to allow pedestrians to cross this busy thoroughfare. {{Image url="FirstTrafficLight.jpg" class="left" title="First Traffic Light" width="200" }} The traffic signal constructed by the railway signal …
…constable used a lever at the base of the light pole to switch between the red and green lamps. {{Image url="Plaque-1st-traffic-light.png" class="left" title="Plaque 1st traffic light" width="300" }} ::c:: == Zebra Crossing 1951 == The zebra cro…
…llaghan commented that the design resembled zebra markings and the terminology stuck. === George Charlesworth 1951 === Traffic engineer George Charlesworth had worked on the Barnes Wallis-designed [[Bouncing_bomb]] was dubbed ‘Dr Zebra’. Cha… - Air Traffic Control — 2023-10-07 10:51:35
… traffic to operate in. Distances vary but aircraft that are flying along the airways under [[radar]] surveillance are kept five…
…feet vertically. == Other fame == Croydon is the home of "[[Mayday]]" the international distress call. {{Image url="AirTrafficControl.jpg" class="left" title="Modern Air Traffic Control" width="400" }} Amy Johnson's record-breaking flights - the…
…== Links == More info: [[http://www.nats.aero/about-us/what-we-do/atc-explained| NATS]] {{Tag ids="Radio flight radar traffic"}} … - Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53
…ia – 1980s US – 1990. == Roundabout Pro's == A true roundabout is as near to maintenance free as you can get. No traffic light bulbs to replace or traffic chaos when there is a power cut. New research in America has shown that where a roun…
…dabout has been installed, savings of up to 40% on fuel can be saved, due to the fact the traffic is flowing more freely. Pennsylvania Transport Department has shown that roundabouts result in 90% reduction in fatalit…
…nd to be sideswipes as opposed to a head on crash. You can always shoot a red light, well designed roundabouts slow the traffic reducing impact. == They're Green == {{Image url="RabbitRoundabout.jpg" class="right" title="Rabbit Roundabout" width=…
…"" }} Roundabouts have become havens for wildlife. Isolated by busy traffic, animals are protected from predators and people rarely venture onto them. Wild life can thrive as in the 'Rabbit Round… - Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…first of Mushet's steel rails was delivered to Derby Midland Station, where it was laid down early in 1857 at a heavily trafficked part of the line where the iron rails had to be renewed every six months, and occasionally every three." Six years l…
- Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
…r car, dubbed Experiment, was attached, and carried dignitaries on the opening journey. It was the first time passenger traffic had been run on a steam locomotive railway. {{Image url="Gsrocket.jpg" title="Stephensons Rocket" class="right" }} Ste…
- Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16
…be'** as it is known in [[London]]. It was largely financed by the City of London, which was suffering from horse-drawn traffic congestion and pollution that was holding back business. The idea of an underground system was thought up by the London…
