In 1833 he became involved in the project for what came to be called the Great Western Railway, linking Bristol with London, and from an office in London assisted the passage of the legislation authorising

museum at the latter. William Wilkinson met his brother at Namur in 1782. John Wilkinson had many links with the continental Europe, and supplied steam engine cylinders and cast-iron pipes for the Paris

opened in stages from 1827 to 1832. Eventually, it extended for 129 km from České Budějovice to Linz, linking the rivers Vltava and Danube, and climbed 540 m. It was the first long-distance railway in Austria

including lines laid in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean by the Italian government from 1887, and the link between Spain and the Balearic Islands laid in 1888. In 1896 he opened a purpose-built plant at La

Europe as the inspiration behind the system of fast trains that showed the potential of railways for linking together the continent’s principal cities. Den Hollander was a mechanical engineer who gave many [...] Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy, and later of Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain. There were also formal links with the Austrian and Danish systems. The first TEE trains were diesel multiple units built in Amsterdam [...] for international rail travel and the network of fast, comfortable, high-capacity trains that now links European cities has grown from he seeds he planted in the 1950s.

to examine railways in the United States. On his return he began to plan the Sudbahn, the route linking Vienna to Graz and Ljubljana (Leibach) and ultimately to Trieste, the Empire’s principal port. He

and one of the founders of the National Gallery of Ireland. A bridge in Belfast completed in 1995 linking the railways to the north with the line south towards the Irish Republic was named after him, and

at the Ministry of Culture in 1984. He actively promoted research at the EHESS where he developed links with Francophone communities in other parts of the world, particularly with Quebec. He was president

museum’s displays include one that tells the story of slave labour under the Nazi regime, and of its links with factories in Wiener Neustadt. Karl Flanner was a member of the board of trustees of DÖW, the

another country and in other industries. At the age of 21 he moved to Göteberg where his family had links with the timber trade, and in 1828-29 set up a mill spinning flax and hemp, trades well-established

narrow gauge line in 1883, that, after his death, became part of the standard gauge Bergensbanen linking Bergen with Oslo. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament and acted in Bergen as consul

canal at the West India Docks in London into a third dock. In 1862 he was engineer for the canal that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, and the following gave significant advice on the construction of the Suez

Leisure pursuits, links with sporting stars and the cult of celebrity and powerful brand names are characteristics of some twenty-first century industries. The careers of Adolf Dassler and his brother

between Fenny Compton and Stratford-upon-Avon in the English Midlands. Crampton always maintained his links with his native Broadstairs. In 1851 he established, financed and built the town’s gasworks, and in

train people in the skills necessary for railway building and industrial development. The north-south link across the Alps through the 15-kilometre Gotthard tunnel was a major achievement – when it opened

printing on cotton cloth. He built a hydroelectric plan in 1877 and an electric-powered railway to link the factories. As Forssa was a new settlement, he provided houses, a school, a health centre, a library

product declined drastically; today, energy-rich Kazakhstan even has to import electric power. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Kazakhstan World Atlas: The Economy of Kazakhstan ХХ ғасырдағы Қазақстан эк

the Summer Palace in Zarskoye Selo opened for demonstration purposes in 1837 and was followed by a link between Warsaw, at that time under Russian rule, and the Austro-Hungarian border. From 1851 trains [...] dramatic shortages of consumer goods, and the constant fear of the ruthless power of the state. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Industrialization in the Soviet Union WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Russia World Atlas: What are

components are produced for export. However, the economy is dominated by banking and tourism. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of San Marino World Atlas: What are the biggest industries in San Marino San Marino

tourist excursions to the papal summer palace in Castel Gandolfo are also offered from there. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Vatican City Vatican City. Vatican Radion