Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962: the British Railways Board.

Originally the rank structure of all three services was similar to that of the British Armed Forces, but some modifications were introduced in light of the small size of the Libyan military establishment.

Originally, Marshall had planned a 200-division Army with a system of unit rotation such as practiced by the British and other Allies.

Originally a Brythonic settlement called * Durou ̯ ernon ( composed of the ancient British roots * duro-" stronghold ", * u ̯ erno-" alder tree "), it was renamed Durovernum Cantiacorum by the Roman conquerors in the 1st century AD.

Originally, Fort Hare was a British fort in the wars between British and the Xhosa of the 19th century.

Originally settled almost entirely by immigrants of British and Irish stock, Worcester County was divided during the colonial period into several parishes, though Quakers, Presbyterians, and later Methodists also set up meeting houses.

Originally, Hooper bought the rights to the 25-volume ninth edition and persuaded the British newspaper The Times to issue its reprint, with eleven additional volumes ( 35 volumes total ) as the tenth edition, which was published during 1902.

Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run.

Originally " Pittsylvania " was a name suggested for an unrealized British colony located primarily in what is now West Virginia.

Originally, Indiana was part of the Northwest Territory, which was made up of land gained by the British after the French and Indian War and organized into a territory after the American Revolution.

Originally portrayed by British comic Roddy Maude-Roxby as a stuffy magistrate with black robe and powdered wig.

Originally, the town was named Gageborough in honor of British General Thomas Gage, but was changed due to the general's Revolutionary War affiliation.

Originally a site for gold mining and logging, commercial influence was probably the reason for both residential growth and interest by the Bellingham Bay and British Columbia Railroad.

Originally, the concept of a detachable magazine was opposed in some British Army circles, as some feared that the private soldier might be likely to lose the magazine during field campaigns.

Originally BESK had a British Williams tube 40 bit memory with 40 cathode tubes, and 8 spare tubes.

Originally built as a military airport in 1938 it was taken over by the British in 1945.

Originally styled BBC2, it was the third British television station to be launched ( starting on 20 April 1964 based in London ), and from 1 July 1967, Europe's first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour.

( Originally, " merchant bank " was the British English term for an investment bank.

Originally a division of this airplane maker Bristol Cars was sold after its parent joined with other British airplane companies in 1960 to create the British Aircraft Corporation, which later became part of British Aerospace.

Originally in the British Army, Adams ' father joined the Canadian Army, followed by a stint with the United Nations as a peace keeping observer, and finally as a Canadian diplomat.

Originally British forces were to have the main role in the attack on the island but, when their advance slowed, the U. S. Seventh Army on the west side of the island swept around the enemy flank instead.

Originally a street party held on Princes Street and the Royal Mile, the Hogmanay event has been officially organised since 1993.

Originally, the Rana dynasty hails from the Sisodiya Rajput Royal family of Chittor now Udaipur in India, capital of the Mewar region.

Originally it was an area characterised by villages clustered around the City walls or along the main roads, surrounded by farmland, with marshes and small communities by the River, serving the needs of shipping and the Royal Navy.

Originally part of Royal Oak Township, Madison Heights incorporated as a city by popular vote on January 17, 1955, and chartered on December 6 that same year, becoming the tenth city government in southern Oakland County.

Originally named Kingston, the town was created in 1734 as part of Royal Governor Robert Johnson's Township Scheme, but before, that Mckevlin founded it first, starting the basis for the city.

Originally, legislative power was held by the Sovereign, acting on the advice of the Curia Regis, or Royal Council, in which important magnates and clerics participated, and which evolved into Parliament.

Originally called the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, the name " Royal " was added to its title in 1990.

Originally, a writ became necessary, in most cases, to have a case heard in one of the Royal Courts, such as the King's Bench or Common Pleas.

Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal Danish Navy.

Originally, the idea was to locate the Stavanger airport at Forus, but after the war the Royal Norwegian Air Force decided to use Sola temporarily until the new airport was built, and nothing ever became of Forus.

* Etobicoke School of the Arts Originally Royal York Collegiate Institute, now the oldest, free-standing arts-focused high school in Canada.

Originally called the Theatre Royal, it served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history.

Originally Fullarton remained outwith the Royal Burgh of Irvine as a distinct village and latterly burgh in its own right in the Parish of Dundonald until the Irvine Burgh Act 1881 extended the town's boundaries.

Originally the Royal Sons Quintet, the group began recording for Apollo Records in the early 1950s, changing its name to the Royals after abandoning gospel for secular music.

Originally created for Royal sport, Bushy Park is now home to Teddington Rugby Club, Teddington Hockey Club ( during the late 1800s, the modern game of field hockey was largely invented at Bushy ), and four cricket clubs, including Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club, Teddington Cricket Club and Hampton Hill Cricket Club.

Originally called the Buckinghamshire Infirmary, it is thought that it became " Royal " after the future Edward VII received treatment there after breaking a limb during a visit to the Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor.

Originally called the Ulster Division, it was made up of members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, who formed thirteen additional battalions for three existing regiments: the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Royal Irish Rifles and the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Originally known as the RASC the name was changed to the 81st Pack Troop of the Royal Corps of Transport.

Originally the depot of the Seaforth Highlanders and later the Queen's Own Highlanders ( Seaforth and Camerons ), it was more recently home to the Royal Irish Regiment, and as of 2007, the new garrison of the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Originally, the Royal Artillery had corporals ( but not lance-corporals ) and a bombardier was junior to a corporal and wore a single chevron.