Railways; Their Rise, Progress, and Construction: With Remarks on Railway Accidents, and Proposals for Their Prevention |
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... present ! How rapid has been the advancement in steam navigation during the last 30 years ! As the power of steam progressed , coach transit seemed to vie with it ; and to such perfection had it reached , by improvements on turnpike ...
... present ! How rapid has been the advancement in steam navigation during the last 30 years ! As the power of steam progressed , coach transit seemed to vie with it ; and to such perfection had it reached , by improvements on turnpike ...
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... present form may with cer- tainty be considered as a modern invention , and of little more than the growth of a century is understood that the iron railway system is entirely of British origin ; and so peculiarly was it confined till ...
... present form may with cer- tainty be considered as a modern invention , and of little more than the growth of a century is understood that the iron railway system is entirely of British origin ; and so peculiarly was it confined till ...
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... presents , the less will be the loss of power . RAILWAYS INVENTED . The characteristic distinction of the railway from that of wheel - tracks or stone tramroads is , that the railway is formed of parallel rails or bearers laid on a ...
... presents , the less will be the loss of power . RAILWAYS INVENTED . The characteristic distinction of the railway from that of wheel - tracks or stone tramroads is , that the railway is formed of parallel rails or bearers laid on a ...
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... present century ; and that this subject at that period was attracting more atten- tion may be seen from the communication Mr. Le Caan made to the Society , in which he re- marked that railroads were daily increasing , from the great ...
... present century ; and that this subject at that period was attracting more atten- tion may be seen from the communication Mr. Le Caan made to the Society , in which he re- marked that railroads were daily increasing , from the great ...
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... . The whole work is of a coarse description . The plates , being imperfectly held down , are easily shaken , and the rails present many inequalities from the sinking of the blocks , which has. 24 IMPROVED PLATE RAIL .
... . The whole work is of a coarse description . The plates , being imperfectly held down , are easily shaken , and the rails present many inequalities from the sinking of the blocks , which has. 24 IMPROVED PLATE RAIL .
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