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<BR>researching [[traction engine]]s and [[steam roller]]s at the [[Great Dorset Steam Fair]]
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Hi, from user 'EdJogg' (aka Pete J).

I'm a former Software Engineer from the UK, living in [[Slough]], [[Berkshire]].

My interests include [[traction engine]]s and other [[steam engine]]-powered vehicles, [[railway]]s (model and prototype), [[canal]]s, [[Land Rover]]s, [[industrial archaeology]], ''[[The Railway Series]]'' books by the [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]], and "[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] comedy programmes".  However, as a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]], do not be surprised to find my edits ''anywhere'' within the Wiki!

For further areas of interest, etc, please see:
* [[User:EdJogg/Contributions|Contributions to Wikipedia]]

For assistance with editing, please see:
* [[User:EdJogg/EditHelp|Help - Wikipedia Editing]]

== About Me :o) ==
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===WikiProject Membership===
''Far too many projects... (aaaaargh!)''

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===On Wikipedia...===
''Probably the most useful section for visitors...''
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===Programming...===
''Well, it's me job, innit? Lots of experience, but in limited areas...''<br />''Lots at Beginner level? Yup! Comes from trying to learn 'em all at the same time!''
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===Other interesting facts...===
''Some of the many to be found under [[Wikipedia:USERBOX#Gallery]]...''
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==Awards==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thanks for the big assist with getting [[Holt Manufacturing Company]] ready for GA review. It passed on the first attempt.-- [[User:btphelps|btphelps]] <sup>([[User_talk:Btphelps |talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Btphelps |contribs]])</sup> 05:20, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
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[[Image:Railroadbarnstar 2.jpg|thumb|left|For your ceaseless efforts to improve the railway-related articles on Wikipedia. Best, [[User:Gwernol|Gwernol]] 13:10, 25 June 2008 (UTC)]]

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==Did you know...?==
Only five DYKs so far (five out of five attempts, that is!), but they were worth the effort...<BR>''Note that entries with pictures were the first items in the list!''

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[[Image:Hanwell Wharncliffe Viaduct 205167 3b413d4c.jpg|right|100x100px]]
*...that the [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel|Brunel]]-designed '''[[Wharncliffe Viaduct]]''' of 1836 ''(pictured)'', on the [[Great Western Main Line|GWR main line]] in London, is home to a protected colony of [[bat]]s?

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*...that during engineering work in 1979, the collapse of the '''[[Penmanshiel Tunnel]]''' severed the [[East Coast Main Line|main railway line]] between [[London]] and [[Edinburgh]] for five months?

''Unfortunately, we had no suitable image to submit for this one.''


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[[Image:Steam lokomobile 2 (aka).jpg|right|100x100px|typical portable engine]]
*...that a [[steam engine|steam]]-powered '''[[portable engine]]''' ''(example pictured)'' drove the [[dynamo]] for the first [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlit]] [[association football|football]] match in the UK in 1878?

''([http://stats.grok.se/en/200801/portable_engine 3400 page views] on 7 Jan 2008, [[traction engine]] had 473 views (4*average) that day.)''

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*...that in 1669, the [[Jesuit]] [[missionary]] and astronomer '''[[Ferdinand Verbiest]]''' persuaded the [[Kangxi Emperor]] to remove a month from the [[Chinese calendar]]?

''(This was top of the Main Page DYK list on Easter Sunday afternoon! [http://stats.grok.se/en/200803/Ferdinand_Verbiest 3300 page views] on 23 Mar 2008)''

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*... that despite being an object of ridicule in popular culture, over 8 million '''[[British Rail sandwich]]es''' were sold in 1993?

''Minimal work for this one, mainly just a nomination...but it received [http://stats.grok.se/en/200903/British_Rail_sandwich 5000 page views] and hence qualifies for an entry in Wikipedia:DYKSTATS!''

==Interesting Pages==
*[[List of United Kingdom locations]]  &ndash; ''Gazetteer - includes lat.+long and grid ref''
*[[List of acronyms and initialisms]]
*[[List of museums in England]]

===Wiki Projects===
[[WP:Anglicanism]]{{mdash}}
[[WP:Christianity]]{{mdash}}
[[WP:PROGROCK]]

[[WP:THOMAS]]{{mdash}}
[[WP:LT]] ([[London Transport]]){{mdash}}
[[WP:TWP]] (Trains){{mdash}}
[[WP:Rail]] (UK Rail){{mdash}}
[[WP:UKTrams]] (UK Trams)

[[WP:MILLS]]{{mdash}}
[[WP:TRUCKS]]

[[Wikipedia:WikiProject UK Waterways/How to write about UK Waterways|UK Waterways: How to write about UK Waterways]] – ([http://dev.openstreetmap.org/~steve8/canal.html Googlemap-like UK canal map])

===Steam-related===
*[[List of steam energy topics]]
*[[History of steam road vehicles]]
*[[:Category:Steam power]], [[:Category:Steam engines]], [[:Category:Steam road vehicles]]
*[[:Category:Industry museums in the United Kingdom]]

===Railway-related===
*[[History of rail transport in Great Britain]]
*[[List of railway lines in Great Britain]]
*[[List of closed railway lines in Great Britain]]
*[[Years in rail transport]] ''(overall navigation page)''


*[[Slough to Windsor & Eton Line]]
*[[Ilfracombe Branch Line]]


*[[Closed London Underground stations]]
*[[List of closed railway stations in Britain]]


*[[List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping]]


*[[List of British Rail classes]]
*[[:Category:Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

===[[The Railway Series]]===
*[[The Railway Stories]] - the audio recordings

*[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ERTL Models]]

===Other===
*[[The Pendragon Adventure]] - interesting read?
*[[Battle Chess]] - get a version of this!
*[[Wikipedia:Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense]] (BJAODN)) -- ''late, lamented, but possibly available on the Internet Archive?''

==Reference Sources==
===Maps===
*http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html
*:-- OS Maps (1:25,000) for 1925-45 (colour, dates vary)
*:-- ''excellent scans, navigate using Google map interface''
*:-- ''can set specific URL after search, also links to other sites (eg current OS get-a-map)''

*http://www.npemap.org.uk/ -- New Popular Edition Maps
*:--OS Maps (1:25000) from 1940's ?
*:--''search by place, postcode. can link by URL''
*:--''cannot zoom-in greatly''

*http://www.old-maps.co.uk/IndexMapPage2.aspx
*:-- OS Maps for 1891 (1:10560), 1890 (1:2500), 1905 (1:10560) + 1
*:--''placename location, zoom+pan''
*:--''cannot link directly, scans are not high-res, navigating can be slow''

*http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/os61htm/6706.htm -- Somerset County Council
*:-- OS Maps 1:10560 County Series 1st edition (c.1884-87) 
*:-- ''better quality scans than old-maps.co.uk + much larger on-screen. Can link directly''
*:-- ''Somerset only? Not sure how to navigate.''
*:-- ''Link shows page covering Knackershole Tunnel (bottom-left). Dulverton is a couple of sheets up and a few to the right!''

*http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/index.jsp -- "Historical Mapping" (A Vision of Britain Through Time (1900-2001))
*:--New Map of the British Isles (1921)
*:--Ordnance Survey 10 Mile to One Inch (1904)
*:--20th Century OS New Popular Edition
*:--19th Century OS First Series ''(select from menu)''
*:--1930's Land Utilisation ''(select from menu)''
*:--''zoom and pan to locate, different maps for different zoom levels''
*:--''small map, cannot link, pixellated at high zoom levels''

===Book Cites===
Dunno where best to place these...
<ref name="Obs1960">{{cite book
  | last = Casserley
  | first = H. C.
  | authorlink = H. C. Casserley
  | title = The Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain
  | publisher = [[Frederick Warne & Co|Frederick Warne]]
  | origyear = 1955 |edition=Revised |year=1960
  | location = 
  | page = 56
  | pages = <!-- use ndash (–) for page ranges -->
  | isbn = 
  | oclc = }}</ref><ref name="cjf-GWR">{{cite book
  | last = Freezer
  | first = C. J. 
  | authorlink = C. J. Freezer
  | title = Locomotives in Outline – GWR
  | publisher = [[Peco]] Publications
  | year = 1977
  | location = Beer, Seaton, Devon
  | page = 24
  | pages = <!-- use ndash (–) for page ranges -->
  | url = 
  | isbn = 0 900586 46 X
  | oclc = }}</ref>

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