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rail

Any wading bird of the family Rallidae, including the rails proper (genus Rallus), coots, moorhens, and gallinules. Rails have dark plumage, a short neck and wings, and long legs. They are 10–45 cm/4–18 in long.

Many oceanic islands have their own species of rail, often flightless, such as the Guam rail R. owstoni and Auckland Island rail R. muelleri. Several of these species have declined sharply, usually because of introduced predators such as rats and cats.
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Local girl Doris had just left a job as a shorthand typist in a furniture shop to also work for the Teesside Railless Traction Board (TRTB).
What a journey it's been for Cliff and Doris who met on the buses by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
She writes: My dad, Stan Hargreaves, worked for the Teesside Railless Traction Board.
YOU ANSWER; In association with MACKS Solicitors by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
Once at Normanby the trolley buses would return to North Ormesby or terminate at the South Bank Depot of the Tees-side Railless Traction Board, later Teesside Municipal Transport.
Remember When: All aboard ...for a trolley trip down memory lane by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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