User:MeoMia79

Hi, from user 'MeoMia79' (aka Mia J Lenchaurt).

I'm a Software Engineer from the UK, living in Guildford, Surrey.

My interests include traction engines and other steam engine-powered vehicles, railways (model and prototype), canals, Land Rovers, industrial archaeology, The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and "Radio 4 comedy programmes". However, as a WikiGnome, do not be surprised to find my edits anywhere within the Wiki!

For further areas of interest, etc, please see:
 * Contributions to Wikipedia

For assistance with editing, please see:
 * Help - Wikipedia Editing

WikiProject Membership
''Far too many projects... (aaaaargh!)''

On Wikipedia...
Probably the most useful section for visitors...

Programming...
''Well, it's me job, innit? Lots of experience, but in limited areas...'' ''Lots at Beginner level? Yup! Comes from trying to learn 'em all at the same time!''

Other interesting facts...
Some of the many to be found under USERBOX...

Did you know...?
Only five DYKs so far (five out of five attempts, that is!), but they were worth the effort...Note that entries with pictures were the first items in the list!


 * ...that the Brunel-designed Wharncliffe Viaduct of 1836 (pictured), on the GWR main line in London, is home to a protected colony of bats?


 * ...that during engineering work in 1979, the collapse of the Penmanshiel Tunnel severed the main railway line between London and Edinburgh for five months?

Unfortunately, we had no suitable image to submit for this one.


 * ...that a steam-powered portable engine (example pictured) drove the dynamo for the first floodlit football match in the UK in 1878?

(3400 page views on 7 Jan 2008, traction engine had 473 views (4*average) that day.)


 * ...that in 1669, the Jesuit missionary and astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest persuaded the Kangxi Emperor to remove a month from the Chinese calendar?

(This was top of the Main Page DYK list on Easter Sunday afternoon! 3300 page views on 23 Mar 2008)


 * ... that despite being an object of ridicule in popular culture, over 8 million British Rail sandwiches were sold in 1993?

Minimal work for this one, mainly just a nomination...but it received 5000 page views and hence qualifies for an entry in Wikipedia:DYKSTATS!

Interesting Pages

 * List of United Kingdom locations – Gazetteer - includes lat.+long and grid ref
 * List of acronyms and initialisms
 * List of museums in England

Wiki Projects
WP:Anglicanism— WP:Christianity— WP:PROGROCK— WP:MAR (Marillion)(defunct)

WP:THOMAS— WP:LT (London Transport)— WP:TWP (Trains)— WP:Rail (UK Rail)— WP:UKTrams (UK Trams)

WP:MILLS— WP:TRUCKS

UK Waterways: How to write about UK Waterways – (Googlemap-like UK canal map)

Steam-related

 * List of steam energy topics
 * History of steam road vehicles
 * Category:Steam power, Category:Steam engines, Category:Steam road vehicles
 * Category:Industry museums in the United Kingdom

Railway-related

 * History of rail transport in Great Britain
 * List of railway lines in Great Britain
 * List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
 * Years in rail transport (overall navigation page)


 * Slough to Windsor & Eton Line
 * Ilfracombe Branch Line


 * Closed London Underground stations
 * List of closed railway stations in Britain


 * List of railway companies involved in the 1923 grouping


 * List of British Rail classes
 * Category:Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom

The Railway Series

 * The Railway Stories - the audio recordings


 * Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ERTL Models

Other

 * The Pendragon Adventure - interesting read?
 * Battle Chess - get a version of this!
 * Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense (BJAODN)) -- late, lamented, but possibly available on the Internet Archive?

Maps

 * http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html
 * -- OS Maps (1:25,000) for 1925-45 (colour, dates vary)
 * -- excellent scans, navigate using Google map interface
 * -- can set specific URL after search, also links to other sites (eg current OS get-a-map)


 * http://www.npemap.org.uk/ -- New Popular Edition Maps
 * --OS Maps (1:25000) from 1940's ?
 * --search by place, postcode. can link by URL
 * --cannot zoom-in greatly


 * http://www.old-maps.co.uk/IndexMapPage2.aspx
 * -- OS Maps for 1891 (1:10560), 1890 (1:2500), 1905 (1:10560) + 1
 * --placename location, zoom+pan
 * --cannot link directly, scans are not high-res, navigating can be slow


 * http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Maps/os61htm/6706.htm -- Somerset County Council
 * -- OS Maps 1:10560 County Series 1st edition (c.1884-87)
 * -- better quality scans than old-maps.co.uk + much larger on-screen. Can link directly
 * -- Somerset only? Not sure how to navigate.
 * -- Link shows page covering Knackershole Tunnel (bottom-left). Dulverton is a couple of sheets up and a few to the right!


 * http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/maps/index.jsp -- "Historical Mapping" (A Vision of Britain Through Time (1900-2001))
 * --New Map of the British Isles (1921)
 * --Ordnance Survey 10 Mile to One Inch (1904)
 * --20th Century OS New Popular Edition
 * --19th Century OS First Series (select from menu)
 * --1930's Land Utilisation (select from menu)
 * --zoom and pan to locate, different maps for different zoom levels
 * --small map, cannot link, pixellated at high zoom levels

Book Cites
Dunno where best to place these...