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... practice , and also of several experiments made with the express view of obtaining the requisite information ; it is trusted , that it will be a sufficient excuse for any errors , when it is considered , that the path is almost an ...
... practice , and also of several experiments made with the express view of obtaining the requisite information ; it is trusted , that it will be a sufficient excuse for any errors , when it is considered , that the path is almost an ...
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... practice of that Railway , since the opening , have exhibited a result as astonishing as it is important . Not only has the question been decided , and in the most conclusive and practical manner , that Railways are fitted for the ...
... practice of that Railway , since the opening , have exhibited a result as astonishing as it is important . Not only has the question been decided , and in the most conclusive and practical manner , that Railways are fitted for the ...
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... practice has afforded , of obtaining information on the subject ; in addition to which , he has to acknowledge his obligation to several friends , from whom he has obtained very valuable information . These , together with numerous ...
... practice has afforded , of obtaining information on the subject ; in addition to which , he has to acknowledge his obligation to several friends , from whom he has obtained very valuable information . These , together with numerous ...
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... some remedy ; and it is not unlikely , that the laying down of timber , in the worst parts of the road , might tend to the introduction of wooden rails the whole distance . Such is the practice B 3 RAILWAYS . 5 Railways.
... some remedy ; and it is not unlikely , that the laying down of timber , in the worst parts of the road , might tend to the introduction of wooden rails the whole distance . Such is the practice B 3 RAILWAYS . 5 Railways.
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Nicholas Wood. wooden rails the whole distance . Such is the practice in Russia , and it appears to have been as ancient as civilisation in that country . At the coal works in the neighbourhood of New- castle - upon - Tyne , the expense ...
Nicholas Wood. wooden rails the whole distance . Such is the practice in Russia , and it appears to have been as ancient as civilisation in that country . At the coal works in the neighbourhood of New- castle - upon - Tyne , the expense ...
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ascertain axle bearing blocks boiler breadth case-hardened cast cast-iron rails chair coals connecting rod conveyance conveyed cross drains curve cylinder Darlington depth descending diameter drag driving wheels edge rail edge-rail effect elliptic embankment empty carriages equal experiments fastened fixed flanch frame friction Grand Junction railway half hole horses inclination inclined plane increased Killingworth laid length line of railway line of road Liverpool and Manchester loaded carriages locomotive engines Manchester railway miles an hour miles per hour motion moving Newcastle Observed deflection parallel rail passengers Permanent deflection piston plane Plate point rails pounds per yard pressure quantity railroad railway bars rate of speed resistance rest riages roll rope sheeves shew shewn in Fig side sleepers springs square inch steam stone surface Swiftsure TABLE tion tons travelling tube velocity waggons wedge wheels width wooden wrought wrought-iron rails
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