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  • Home
    • Paul Rollinson, the train book seller
  • My Books
    • Hamilton's Other Railway
    • Rails to the Lakes
    • Narrow Gauge for Us
    • CP to the East - International of Maine
  • Ontario Railway History
    • Railway Gauges in Ontario
    • Grey and Bruce Counties
    • Haldimand and Norfolk Counties
    • Dufferin County
    • Perth and Huron Counties
    • Peterborough County
    • Simcoe County
    • Victoria and Haliburton Counties
    • Wellington County
    • Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway
    • Georgian Bay & Seaboard Railway
    • Hamilton & North Western/Lake Erie Railways
    • Lake Simcoe Junction Railway
    • Lindsay, Bobcaygeon & Pontypool Railway
    • Northern Railway of Canada Group
    • Portage Flyer
    • Schomberg & Aurora Railway
    • Toronto & Nipissing Railway
    • Cardwell Junction
    • Omemee Junction Ontario ("The Old Road")
    • Victoria Junction, Lindsay, Ont.
  • Ontario Railway Stations - Gallery
    • Image Credit Abbreviations
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E F
    • G
    • H
    • I J K
    • L
    • M
    • N
    • O
    • P Q R
    • S
    • T U V
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  • Ontario Show and Event Calendar 2023-24
  • Ontario Railway Station Museums
  • Ontario Railway Murals
  • Railway History - Canada
    • Quick Railway Histories and Related Information
    • Carl Riff's Railway History Diaries
    • Rod Clarke's TG&B and T&N Diaries
    • Timetables
    • Glossary of Common Railway Terms
    • "Canadian Rail" (CRHA) - Links to Issues
    • "Branchline" (BRS) - Index to past Issues
    • Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) and its publications
    • GTR Locomotives - R&LHS Bulletin #147
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1907
    • GTR Buildings & Bridges Inventory 1903
    • CNR - Stations - Designating Numbers (1924/1927)
    • CPR - Stations - Designating Numbers 1924
    • Railway Stations and distances - by Jim Fergusson
    • CNR - Synoptic History to 1960
    • Intercolonial Railway - report - Sandford Fleming, C.E.
    • Post Cards - a primary research source - by Ralph Beaumont
    • Searching for Antecedents on the Railways
    • Research and Writing a Book
  • What's New In Publications
  • Railway Modelling
    • My 3-Rail Hornby-Dublo layout - and tips and thoughts
    • Prototype Modelling in Ontario
    • Our Friends at the Shows - a Photo Gallery
    • Disposing of model railway and other train stuff
    • The Great British Train Show
    • Aberfoyle Jct. Model Railway
    • The Credible Model
    • Superdetailing Ideas
    • Basic Model Railway Insights
    • More About N Scale
    • My Eagle Lake & Northern Model Railway in N Scale
  • Toy Train and Model Railway Tracks
    • Gallery of Track Images
    • Track Identification
    • Scale, Gauge, and Track Geometry Information
    • Mystery Department
    • Chronology, Toy Train and Model Railway Events
    • Model Railway History
    • Manufacturer Histories
    • Bibliography and Reference
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Middle East

Common Terms and Abbreviations

Ajman xxxx-xxxx xxxx not listed

Ajman xxxx-xxxx xxxx not listed

Dhufar (State of Oman) not recognized

Dhufar (State of Oman) not recognized

Fujeira xxx xxxx not listed

Fujeira xxx xxxx not listed

Fujeira xxx-xxx xxxx not listed

Fujeira xxx-xxx xxxx not listed

Iran 853 857 1942 set of 3 each denomination produced in two colours 850-857

Iran 853 857 1942 set of 3 each denomination produced in two colours 850-857

Iran 1678 1971

Iran 1678 1971

Iran 2002 1978

Iran 2002 1978

Israel 350 1966 with tab

Israel 350 1966 with tab

Israel 441 1970 with tab

Israel 441 1970 with tab

Israel 685-688 1977

Israel 685-688 1977

Ras Al Khaima not listed 1971

Ras Al Khaima not listed 1971

Saudi Arabia 376 1952 set of 5 372-376

Saudi Arabia 376 1952 set of 5 372-376

State of Oman not recognized

State of Oman not recognized

Syria 714-1960

Syria 714-1960

Umm al Qiwain not listed 1972 plastic-surfaced

Umm al Qiwain not listed 1972 plastic-surfaced

Umm al Qiwain not listed

Umm al Qiwain not listed

Umm al Qiwain not listed

Umm al Qiwain not listed

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