From mid-1964, Woodham Brothers won additional contracts to scrap Southern Region stock, and resultantly expanded their Barry Docks yard leases to cover more of the former marshalling yards.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy had some 60, 000 people working in the dock yard and associated naval stations at the peak of World War II, outfitting ships, submarines and aircraft.
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The ship remained for several days in the dry dock yards " Prince of Wales ", during which time the length of its two propeller blades was shortened by 30 cm.
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It was not until 1837 that the death penalty was substantially reduced and by 1861, it was imposed for only four offences : treason, murder, piracy and arson in the dock yards.
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The building of Brentford Dock was started in 1855 and it was formally opened in 1859 . The former dock yard was redeveloped in 1972 and is now Brentford Dock Marina and Brentford Dock Estate.
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Four half-ton boats were constructed ( at Portsmouth Dock Yard and Camper's Yard at Gosport ) for the river navigation, about each, but designed so that the two smaller boats nest inside the two larger boats during shipping.
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Definition of'the beat'. the term'the beat'comes from the origins of the Metropolitan Police Force origins from the'Thames Division'which was formed in 1780 by sir Robert Colghan to protect the dock yards and warehouses situated along the Thames from widespread thefts.
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Training in the Royal Marine Police and its associated forces had been limited to a 3-week course in one of the main dock yards where a self-taught instructor would endeavour to initiate recruits after reading various Acts of Parliament and books of Law.
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The CF de l'Ouest company built the line from Pont-l'�v�que and opened it on 7 July 1862, the main line from Paris opened 8 August 1889 . The station closed in 1977 and the line to the station cut off a few hundred metres at the junction with the dock yard.
