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Smallest Railway

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The Romney, Hythe Dymchurch Railway is a 1 ft 3 in (381 mm) gauge light railway in Kent, England. The 13+1?2 miles (22 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Dungeness lighthouse. From 1926 to 1978, the RH&DR held the title of the "Smallest public railway in the world" (in terms of track gauge). The title was lost to the 12 1?4 in (311 mm) gauge Reseau Guerledan in France in 1978[2] and regained from 1979, when the Reseau Guerledan closed, until 1982, when the 10 1?4 in (260 mm) gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway opened. The railway was featured in an episode of the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. More pics after the break...

Top 10 Techies Who Changed The World

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Steve Jobs, Apple Maverick entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs is the current grandmaster of technology. Business savvy and a risk taker, Jobs is the visionary who redefined technology with world changing products like the Personal Computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Read more after the break......... Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Whizkid Zuckerberg almost single handedly transformed the Internet from a place people went to get information to a place they went to meet each other. Facebook gave the virtual world a patina of humanity, the real world a new medium of interpersonal relationships, and made Zuckerberg not only this generation's phenomenon, but also the second youngest billionaire in the world. Interesting fact: The youngest billionaire is Dustin Moskovitz co-founder of Facebook and 8 days younger than Zuckerberg, his Harvard roommate. Bill Gates, Microsoft The Microsoft founder has passed the legion of supergeeks into the pantheon of technological demi-go...

Top 20 Popular Bridges in the World

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  1. Tower Bridge (London, England) Tower Bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in London and one of the world’s most recognisable bridges! Read more after the break....   2. Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, US) Completed in 1937 as the then longest suspension bridge in the world at a total length of 8,921ft, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. Situated in San Francisco, the bridge was an enormous construction achievement at the time.   3.  Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, Australia) Sydney Harbour Bridge is the widest long-span bridge in the world at a total length of 3,770ft!   4. Ponte Vecchio (Florence, Italy) The Ponte Vecchio is the oldest wholly-stone built, segmental arch bridge in Europe!   5. Gateshead Millenium Bridge (Gateshead, England) The award winning $44 million Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the first and only tilting bridge in the world!   6. Erasmusbrug (Rotterdam, Netherlands) Erasmusbru...