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2 unusual facts about Fairlie


Fairlie, New Zealand

It was first known as Fairlie's Creek and supposedly named because it reminded early settlers of Fairlie in Scotland.

Fairlie, North Ayrshire

These include the "Village Inn" (a pub and restaurant), a petrol station, a deli, a Chinese takeaway and a small gift and flower shop.


0-4-4-0

There are three examples of surviving Fairlie 0-4-4-0 locomotives on the Ffestiniog Railway the last of which was built in 1992.

Firth of Clyde

In addition to the shipbuilding and engineering centres up river of Glasgow, Govan, Clydebank, Dumbarton and Renfrew the lower river developed major yards at Greenock, Port Glasgow and smaller ones at Irvine, Ardrossan, Troon and Campbeltown and boatyards including Hunters Quay, Port Bannatyne and Fairlie.

Gerard Fairlie

Francis Gerard Luis Fairlie (1 November 1899 – 31 March 1983) was an English author and scriptwriter on whom Sapper (H. C. McNeile) based the character of Bulldog Drummond.

José Enrique Moyal

C. K. Zachos, D. B. Fairlie, and T. L. Curtright, "Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space" (World Scientific, Singapore, 2005) ISBN 981-238-384-0.

Kristin Fairlie

As a voice actress, Fairlie has voiced the roles of Little Bear, Bridgette in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour, and Emma on the TV series Stoked.

New Zealand State Highway 8

The highway leaves SH1 at Washdyke, an industrial suburb of Timaru, travelling initially northwest towards the town of Fairlie.

Transport in Kolkata

Also the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah are connected by local water ferries through the extensive ghats like Fairlie Ghat, Howrah Ghat, Shibpur Ghat, Prinsep Ghat, Cossipore Ghat, etc.

Winson Engineering

Preparation of Ffestiniog Railway Fairlie 0-4-4-0T Livingston Thompson for display in the National Railway Museum


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