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Firema T-68, the Glossary

The Firema T-68 was a model of light rail passenger vehicle first operated on the Manchester Metrolink network in Greater Manchester, England in 1992.^[1]

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Breda multiple units
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Manchester Metrolink
Train-related introductions in 1992
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Tram transport in Greater Manchester

Air conditioning

Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

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Altrincham Line

The Altrincham Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink running from Manchester to Altrincham in Greater Manchester.

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Bombardier M5000

The Bombardier M5000, is a model of light rail passenger vehicle. Firema T-68 and Bombardier M5000 are 750 V DC multiple units, light rail vehicles, Manchester Metrolink and tram transport in Greater Manchester.

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Brecknell Willis

Brecknell Willis is a Wabtec company headquartered in Chard, Somerset, South West England and brand-name of electrification equipment for railways, mostly pantographs and contact shoes.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997.

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Bury Line

The Bury Line is a light rail/tram line on the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester.

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Cittadella

Cittadella (Sitadeła) is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the 13th century as a military outpost of Padua.

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Co-op Food

Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom.

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Coronation Street

Coronation Street (colloquially referred to as Corrie) is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960.

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Coronation Street Live (2010 episode)

Coronation Street Live is a live episode of the British soap opera Coronation Street, which was first broadcast on Thursday 9 December 2010 on ITV.

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Corrosion

Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide.

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Crewe Heritage Centre

Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge.

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East Lancashire Railway

The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire.

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Eccles Interchange

Eccles Interchange is a transport hub in Eccles, Greater Manchester, England.

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Eccles Line

The Eccles Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester running from Manchester to Eccles via Salford Quays, with a short spur to MediaCityUK.

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Electric motor

An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

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Gate turn-off thyristor

A gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) is a special type of thyristor, which is a high-power (e.g. 1200 V AC) semiconductor device.

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Gio. Ansaldo & C.

Ansaldo was one of Italy's oldest and most important engineering companies, existing for 140 years from 1853 to 1993.

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Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.

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Heaton Park Tramway

The Heaton Park Tramway is a heritage tramway that operates within Heaton Park, a large municipal park in the English city of Manchester. Firema T-68 and Heaton Park Tramway are tram transport in Greater Manchester.

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High-floor

High-floor describes the interior flooring of commuter vehicles primarily used in public transport such as trains, light rail cars and other rail vehicles, along with buses and trolleybuses.

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HSS Hire

HSS Hire Group plc (LSE) is a supplier of tool and equipment hire in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as being a logistical and technical partner to businesses of all sizes.

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Imperial War Museum North

Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England.

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Induction motor

An induction motor or asynchronous motor is an AC electric motor in which the electric current in the rotor that produces torque is obtained by electromagnetic induction from the magnetic field of the stator winding.

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Lancashire Fusiliers

The Lancashire Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that saw distinguished service through many years and wars, including the Second Boer War, and the First and Second World Wars.

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Large goods vehicle

A large goods vehicle (LGV), or heavy goods vehicle (HGV), in the European Union (EU) is any lorry with a gross combination mass (GCM) of over.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.

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Light rail

Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit using rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from heavy rapid transit.

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Low-floor tram

A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stairsteps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Manchester Arndale

Manchester Arndale is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England.

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Manchester city centre

Manchester City Centre is the central business district of Manchester, England, within the confines of Great Ancoats Street, A6042 Trinity Way, and A57(M) Mancunian Way, which collectively form an inner ring road.

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Manchester Corporation Tramways

Between 1901 and 1949 Manchester Corporation Tramways (known as Manchester Corporation Transport Department from 1929 onwards) was the municipal operator of electric tram services in Manchester, England. Firema T-68 and Manchester Corporation Tramways are tram transport in Greater Manchester.

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Manchester Evening News

The Manchester Evening News (MEN) is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West England, founded in 1868.

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Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. Firema T-68 and Manchester Metrolink are tram transport in Greater Manchester.

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Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England.

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Manchester Royal Infirmary

Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is a large NHS teaching hospital in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England.

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Manchester Victoria station

Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England, is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop.

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Matt Busby

Sir Alexander Matthew Busby (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994) was a Scottish football player and manager, who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season.

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Metro-Cammell

Metro-Cammell, formally the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company (MCCW), was an English manufacturer of railway carriages, locomotives and railway wagons, based in Saltley, and subsequently Washwood Heath, in Birmingham.

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Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester aims to preserve and promote the public transport heritage of Greater Manchester in North West England.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

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Pomona tram stop

Pomona is a tram stop located just east of the junction of the Eccles Line and Trafford Park Line of Greater Manchester's light rail system, known as Metrolink.

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Rail (magazine)

Rail is a British magazine on the subject of current rail transport in Great Britain.

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Rail Accident Investigation Branch

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is a British government agency that independently investigates rail accidents in the United Kingdom and the Channel Tunnel in order to find a cause, not to lay blame.

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Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants.

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Salford Lads' Club

Salford Lads' Club is a recreational club in the Ordsall area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.

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Serco

Serco Group plc is a British multinational defence, health, space, justice, migration, customer services, and transport company.

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Sooty & Co.

Sooty & Co. is a British children's television series, created and presented by Matthew Corbett, produced by Granada Television, and aired on the Children's ITV block on ITV from 6 September 1993 to 14 December 1998.

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St Peter's Square, Manchester

St Peter's Square is a public square in Manchester city centre, England.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Tesco

Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England.

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The Parole Officer

The Parole Officer is a 2001 British comedy film, directed by John Duigan.

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The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine is a monthly British railway magazine, aimed at the railway enthusiast market, that has been published in London since July 1897.

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Titagarh Rail Systems

Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, formerly known as Titagarh Wagons Limited, is an Indian rolling stock manufacturer in the private sector.

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Today's Railways UK

Today's Railways UK is an English-based monthly magazine covering rail transport in Great Britain.

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Tram

A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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Tramways & Urban Transit

Tramways & Urban Transit (TAUT or T&UT), also known as Modern Tramway, is a British monthly magazine about tramways and light rail transport, published continuously since 1938.

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Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is a local government body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England.

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Turquoise (color)

Turquoise is a cyan color, based on the mineral of the same name.

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Vans

Vans (originally called the Van Doren Rubber Company) is an American apparel, accessories, and skateboarding shoes brand, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation.

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Variable-frequency drive

A variable-frequency drive (VFD, or adjustable-frequency drive, adjustable-speed drive, variable-speed drive, AC drive, micro drive, inverter drive, or drive) is a type of AC motor drive (system incorporating a motor) that controls speed and torque by varying the frequency of the input electricity.

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Virgin Megastores UK

Virgin Megastores was a retail chain that operated in the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2007.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firema_T-68

Also known as AnsaldoBreda T-68, Breda T-68, T-68.

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Firema T-68, the Glossary

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See also

Breda multiple units

Breda trams

Light rail vehicles

Manchester Metrolink

Tram transport in Greater Manchester

References