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• Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly …   Wikipedia

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• Rail — or rails may refer to:* Guard rail, for safety or support * Handrail, on a stairway * Rallidae, the group of birds called rails * Rail tracks * The hot rolled steel profiles used on rail tracks or Tramway tracks ** Railway rail ** Vignoles rail… …   Wikipedia

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• Guide rail — Guide Guide, n. [OE. giae, F. guide, It. guida. See {Guide}, v. t.] 1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tramway track — is used on tramways or light rail operations. Grooved rails (or girder rails) are often used in order to make street running feasible. Like standard rail tracks, tram tracks consist of two parallel steel rails.Tram rails can be placed in several… …   Wikipedia

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• Structural steel — Various structural steel shapes Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and mechanical properties. Structural steel shape, size,… …   Wikipedia

• Trams in Lviv — The Lviv tram ( uk. Львівський Трамвай, translit.: L’vivs’kyi Tramvai ; de. Straßenbahn Lemberg) is an electric tramway in Lviv, Ukraine.In the second half of the 19th century, urban development of cities within the Austro Hungarian Empire… …   Wikipedia

• Alphonse Loubat — (15 June, 1799 10 September, 1866) was a French inventor who developed improvements in tram and rail equipment, and helped develop tram lines in New York City and Paris.Loubat was born in Sainte Livrade sur Lot. He went to New York City in 1827… …   Wikipedia