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Our University
I study at Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT). It is the second oldest university for transportation engineers in our country. It was founded on the 4th of June 1896 as Imperial Moscow Engineering School. The first rector of MIIT was professor F.Ye. Maksimenko. The course of study lasted 3 years, then the students did practical work for 2 years and presented their reports. In 1913 the Engineering School was transformed into the Institute of Railway Engineers with a five-year course of study. On the 19th of November 1924 the Institute was named Moscow Institute of Railway Engineering (MIIT). On the 15th of July 1993 MIIT became a university and was given its present name: Moscow State University of Railway Engineering.
Nowadays it is a university complex training specialists for the sphere of transport. It comprises 3 academies and 9 institutes (the Russian Open Academy of Transport, the Institute of Track, Construction and Installations, the Institute of Transport Machinery and Control Systems and others), 29 branches and representative offices in various Russian towns, as well as a number of specialized secondary educational institutions. Today more than 118,000 students study at the University. Over 2500 lecturers work here. MIIT has 10 libraries well-stocked with books, 25 hostels for students from other towns, a palace of culture. The legal address of MIIT is Obraztsova Street 9, building 9, Moscow.
Our university trains experts in such specialities and areas as: “Railway rolling stock”, “Railways operation”, “Construction of railways, bridges and transport tunnels”, “Information systems and technologies”, “Technospheric safety”, “Economics” and many others. The course of study lasts 5, 4 or 6 years. The graduates may take a qualification of a specialist, a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree. The academic year begins in September and ends in June. It is divided into 2 semesters. During the semester the students attend lectures and classes, take part in seminars, carry out laboratory works, write term-papers. They use modern lecture rooms and laboratories, computer classes, educational and methodical centres in their studies. At the end of each semester all the students take tests and exams. In the first year they study general educational subjects such as higher mathematics, physics, foreign languages, history, and information science. In the second year they begin to study specialized subjects such as electrical engineering, electronics, metrology, geodesy, strength of materials and many others. The graduates of our University may work in numerous branches and departments of the Russian Railways Company and other enterprises and organizations of our country.
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1. The course of study lasted 3 years, then the students … .
2. In 1913 the Engineering School was transformed into … .
3. On the 15th of July 1993 MIIT became … .
4. … is Obraztsova Street 9, building 9, Moscow.
5. … 4, 5 or 6 years.
6. During the semester the students … .
7. At the end of each semester all the students … .
8. In the first year they study general educational subjects such as … .
9. In the second year they begin to study specialized subjects such as … .
10. The graduates of our University may work in … .
5. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. Where do you study?
2. Is it the oldest university for transportation engineers in our country?
3. When was it founded?
4. Who was the first rector of MIIT?
5. How long did the course of study last? What did the students do then?
6. When was the Engineering School transformed into the Institute of Railway Engineers?
7. When was it named Moscow Institute of Railway Engineering (MIIT)?
8. When did MIIT become a university?
9. Nowadays it is a university complex training specialists for the sphere of transport, isn’t it?
10. What educational institutions does it comprise?
11. How many students study at the University today?
12. How many lecturers work here?
13. How many libraries and hostels has MIIT?
14. What is the legal address of MIIT?
15. What kind of experts does our University train?
16. How long does the course of study last?
17. Is it the same for the future specialists, bachelors and masters?
18. When does the academic year begin and end?
19. How many semesters is it divided into?
20. What do the students do during the semester?
21. What do they use in their studies?
22. What do all the students do at the end of each semester?
23. What subjects do they study in the first year?
24. What subjects do they begin to study in the second year?
25. Where may the graduates of our University work?
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British Railways
1. British Railways or Britrail, former national railway system of Great Britain, was created by the Transport Act of 1947.
2. The first railway built in Great Britain was the Stockton and Darlington, opened in 1825.
3. It used a steam locomotive built by George Stephenson and was practical only for hauling minerals.
4. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway, opened in 1830, was the first modern railway that carried both passengers and freight.
5. When World War II began in 1939, Britain’s railways were placed under government control.
6. The Transport Act of 1947 nationalized the railways, which were taken over by the British Transport Commission (BTC) in 1948 and given the name British Railways.
7. The BTC divided Britain’s rail network into six (later five) regions on a geographic basis.
8. A 1962 law replaced the BTC with the British Railways Board in 1963.
9. As part of a modernization program, steam locomotives began to be replaced by diesels in the 1950s, and this was followed in the 1960s by electrification.
10. The board undertook track reconstruction, installed long, continuously welded rails, and introduced new signaling systems.
11. A computerized freight service was introduced in 1975.
12. Track improvements and the High Speed Train (InterCity 125), a diesel train operating at speeds up to 125 miles per hour (200 km per hour), cut travel time between Britain’s major cities.
13. The British government restructured British Rail in 1993.
14. A new state-owned company, Railtrack, was created in 1994 to own and manage the system’s track, signals, land, and stations.
15. Its business was assumed by Network Rail, Ltd., a private company, in 2002.