User:G-Man

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Hello there, well seeing as you've gotten here, I live in the town of Rugby in the UK. I am in my mid-20s.

My first name begins with a G, and, and, guess what, I'm a Man, hence the name G-Man. It took me hours to think that up :-)

I've been contributing to wikipedia since February 2003.

Contents 1 Images 2 Articles 2.1 English Midlands 2.2 Transport 2.3 Bicycle/Cycling articles: 2.4 Music articles: 2.5 Technical articles: 2.6 History/political articles: 2.7 Articles about people 2.8 Articles which fit into none of the above categories: 3 Stuff about me 4 Stuff 5 Useful sources

[edit] Images

Here's some of the images I have added to Wikipedia at my photo gallery

[edit] Articles

Here's a list of significant articles I have either created or added significantly to.

You do understand of course that this list is purely for my own benefit so I can remember what I've written, and has nothing to do with me bragging......Honest

[edit] English Midlands

I've worked on many articles relating to the English Midlands. Mostly towns, cities villages, counties and local history, especially in my home county of Warwickshire and the surrounding counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands: Amongst these are:

Towns, cities and villages

• Atherstone, Alcester, Banbury, Bedworth, Birmingham, Black Country, Corby, Coventry, Daventry, Dudley, Dunchurch, Leamington Spa Leicester, Lutterworth, Market Harborough, Northampton, Nuneaton, Polesworth, Rugby, Warwickshire, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, Warwick, West Bromwich.

Counties

• Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (county) also West Midlands (region).

Local history

• History of Birmingham, History of Coventry, History of Rugby, Warwickshire, History of Warwickshire, Tripontium

Misc

• Warwick Castle

[edit] Transport

I've done stuff relating to railways stations canals trams and old roman roads.

Stations

• Euston station, Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham Snow Hill station, Curzon Street railway stations, Marylebone railway station, Rugby railway station.

Railway lines

• Ffestiniog Railway, Great Central Main Line Leighton Buzzard Railway, London and Birmingham Railway, Midland Main Line, Settle and Carlisle Railway, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Welshpool & Llanfair Railway, West Coast Main Line,

Railway companies

• FEVE, Great Central Railway, Midland Railway, Midland Counties Railway,Northern Ireland Railways, RENFE, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway, Stockton and Darlington Railway, Stratford and Moreton Tramway,

• List of railway companies

Tram systems

• Midland Metro, Manchester Metrolink

Roman roads

• Watling Street
• Fosse Way

Canals

• Ashby Canal, Bridgewater Canal, Coventry Canal, Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal, Manchester Ship Canal, Oxford Canal, Ship canal, Montgomery Canal

[edit] Bicycle/Cycling articles:

• Fixing a flat
• Bicycle touring
• List of bicycle manufacturers
• Raleigh (bicycle)
• Moulton Bicycle
• Safety Bicycle

[edit] Music articles:

• Slade
• Yazoo
• Vince Clarke
• Electropop
• New Romantic
• Level 42
• Talk Talk
• T'Pau (band)
• Wet Wet Wet
• Alison Moyet
• The Troggs
• The Communards
• Oasis (band)

[edit] Technical articles:

• Vacuum brakes
• Kerosene lamp
• Mantle
• Derailleur gears
• Hub gears
• Bicycle brake systems
• Locomotive
• Railway signaling
• Rail tracks
• canal lock
• Third rail

[edit] History/political articles:

• Ancient Britain
• Politics of the United Kingdom
• Green Party of England and Wales
• UK Labour Party
• Communist Party of Great Britain
• Great Depression in the United Kingdom
• History of the Soviet Union
• Joseph Stalin
• History of the British canal system
• History of rail transport
• Beeching axe

[edit] Articles about people

• Richard Beeching
• James Brindley
• Thomas Hughes
• Egon Krenz
• Norman Lockyer
• L.S. Lowry
• Percy Pilcher
• Arthur Scargill
• Richard Trevithick
• James Howard Kunstler
• John Kemp Starley

[edit] Articles which fit into none of the above categories:

• Quarry
• Slum
• St John's wort
• Only Fools and Horses
• Love Thy Neighbour
• Morris Motor Company
• Thrust2
• ThrustSSC
• Duel (movie)
• Passenger Transport Executive

• Plus a number of other minor articles which I havn't bothered to list, I have also made edits to many other articles.

[edit] Stuff about me

Just in case you're wondering (which you're probably not, but I'll tell you anyway) here are some things about my beliefs etc.

Religion. I don't follow any particular religion, but I believe that all the world's religions teach basically the same common sense rules of morality and behaviour, like treating your fellow men with respect and dignity and loving thy neighbor etc. (it's a shame more people who call themselves religious don't follow them really). I generally regard organised religion as a divisive and destructive force in the world.

Politics. I am on the liberal/left-wing side of politics. I would describe myself as a democratic socialist of Social Democrat. I believe that it's the government's job to re-distribute wealth and ensure that everyone in society has a minimum standard of living, and has the basics of life. Although I tend to vote for the Liberal Democrats or sometimes the Green Party.

Oh yes, I am also a keen Cyclist.

And I am not a Fish

There I hope you found that interesting.

[edit] Stuff

• User:G-Man/works in progress
• User:G-Man/sandbox

[edit] Useful sources

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/
• http://concise.britannica.com/
• http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/
• http://1911encyclopedia.org/
• http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRsearch.htm

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