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Ealing Community Transport, the Glossary

Ealing Community Transport (ECT) is a London social enterprise which provides community transport in the Ealing, Milton Keynes, and Dorset areas.^[1]

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British companies established in 1979
London bus operators
Transport companies based in London
Transport companies established in 1979

Arson

Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property.

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Avon (county)

Avon was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996.

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British American Railway Services

British American Railway Services (BARS) was a British locomotive and spot hire company. Ealing Community Transport and British American Railway Services are Post-privatisation British railway companies.

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Bus

A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but less than the average rail transport.

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Caetano Nimbus

The Caetano Nimbus was a low-entry single-decker bus body built by Salvador Caetano in Waterlooville, England between 1999 and 2007.

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County Durham

County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.

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Dartmoor line

The Dartmoor line is a railway line in Devon, England.

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Dennis Dart

The Dennis Dart is a rear-engined single-decker midibus chassis that was introduced by Dennis of Guildford, England in 1989, replacing the Dennis Domino.

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Dennis Trident 2

The Dennis Trident 2 (the 2 standing for 2-axle) is a 2-axle low-floor double-decker bus chassis originally manufactured by Dennis, which was unveiled in 1997 and replaced the Dennis Arrow.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Ealing

Ealing is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing.

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ECT Mainline Rail

ECT Mainline Rail was a British railway rolling stock hire and maintenance company. Ealing Community Transport and ECT Mainline Rail are Post-privatisation British railway companies.

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First London

First London was a bus company operating services in east, west and south-east London, England.

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Greater London

Greater London is the administrative area of London, which is coterminous with the London region.

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Green waste

Green waste, also known as "biological waste", is any organic waste that can be composted.

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Greenford

Greenford is a large town in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, England, lying west from Charing Cross.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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Iowa Pacific Holdings

Iowa Pacific Holdings was a holding company that owned railroad properties across North America and the United Kingdom, as well as providing services such as railcar repairs, leasing, management and consulting services to other operators.

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Kier Group

Kier Group plc is a British construction, services and property group active in building and civil engineering, support services, and the Private Finance Initiative.

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List of bus operators of the United Kingdom

This is a list of bus and coach operators of the United Kingdom.

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List of bus routes in London

This is a list of Transport for London (TfL) contracted bus routes in London, England, as well as commercial services that enter the Greater London area (except coaches).

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Local government in England

Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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London boroughs

The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council.

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Marshall Bus

Marshall Bus was an English builder of bus and coach bodies based in Cambridge.

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Metropolitan Police

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly known as the Metropolitan Police, which is still its common name, serves as the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within Greater London.

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Midibus

A midibus is a classification of single-decker minibuses which are generally larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker and can be anywhere between and long.

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Okehampton railway station

Okehampton railway station is a terminus railway station on the Dartmoor line serving the town of Okehampton in Devon, England.

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Plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat.

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Plaxton

Plaxton is an English builder of bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Eastfield, North Yorkshire, England.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Renault

Groupe Renault (also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.

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RMS Locotec

RMS Locotec is a railway company based in Wolsingham, England. Ealing Community Transport and RMS Locotec are Post-privatisation British railway companies.

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Rolling stock

The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars.

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RT Rail

RT Rail was a small British railway spot-hire company, a subsidiary of Ealing Community Transport (ECT), that specialised in Class 08 shunting locomotives. Ealing Community Transport and rT Rail are Post-privatisation British railway companies.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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A social enterprise is an organization that applies commercial strategies to maximize improvements in financial, social and environmental well-being.

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Somerset

Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Southall

Southall is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided in three parts: the mostly residential area around Lady Margaret Road (Dormers Wells); the main commercial centre at High Street and Southall Broadway (part of the greater Uxbridge Road); and Old Southall/Southall Green to the south consisting of Southall railway station, industries and Norwood Green bounded by the M4.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_Community_Transport

Also known as ECT Plus, ECT Rail.

Ealing Community Transport, the Glossary

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British companies established in 1979

London bus operators

Transport companies based in London

Transport companies established in 1979

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