Tait

Tait may refer to:

Tait (band), an American Christian rock band formed by Michael Tait

Tait (train), a type of train that operated in and near Melbourne, Australia

Tait or Honey possum, a small marsupial (mammal) of Australia

Tait Communications, a radio communications company

Tait Glacier, a glacier on James Ross Island, Antarctica

Tait River, a river in Minnesota, United States

People

Tait (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the surname)

People with the given name

Tait Fletcher, American mixed martial artist

Taitō

Taitō (台東区, Taitō-ku) is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as Taito City.

As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276 and a population density of 18,420 persons per km². The total area is 10.11 km². This makes Taito ward the smallest of Tokyo's wards in area, and third smallest in population.

History

The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. During the Edo period, the Yoshiwara licensed quarter was in what is now Taitō.

Geography

Situated in the northeastern portion of the wards area of Tokyo, Taitō is surrounded by five other special wards: Chiyoda, Bunkyō, Arakawa, Sumida and Chūō.

Landmarks

Taitō is famous for its typical Shitamachi districts.

Districts

Ameyoko

Temples and shrines

Sensō-ji and Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)

Akiba Shrine

Parks

Asakusa Park

Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden

Sumida Park

Ueno Park

Yanaka Park

Museums and zoos

Amuse Museum

Asakura Sculpture Hall

Tait (train)

The Tait trains, also referred to as the "Red Rattlers", were a wooden bodied Electric Multiple Unit train that operated on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They were introduced in 1910 by the Victorian Railways as steam locomotive hauled cars, and converted to electric traction from 1919 when the Melbourne electrification project was underway. The trains derived their name from Sir Thomas James Tait, the chairman of commissioners of the Victorian Railways from 1903 to 1910. The first cars were built during 1909 with the last entering service in 1951.

The trains were initially known as "Sliding Door" trains, as opposed to the Swing Door then in service. They were later known as "Reds" or "Red rattlers" from the 1950s when the blue-painted Harris trains were introduced.

Layout

Tait trains had a partly open saloon layout, with bench seats running across the train, the saloon being divided by partitions into a number of smaller areas. Each seating aisle was provided with its own exterior sliding door.