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... distinct mechanical process , for the purposes of general traffic . The example of the Surry , which was a Tram Rail- way , tended to produce an unfavourable opinion , in this respect ; and the Stockton and Darlington , though.
... distinct mechanical process , for the purposes of general traffic . The example of the Surry , which was a Tram Rail- way , tended to produce an unfavourable opinion , in this respect ; and the Stockton and Darlington , though.
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... produced repetitions , and in other cases obliged him to pass more hastily over subjects than he would otherwise wish . He has , how- ever , bestowed all the attention which , under such circumstances , he was capable of doing , and he ...
... produced repetitions , and in other cases obliged him to pass more hastily over subjects than he would otherwise wish . He has , how- ever , bestowed all the attention which , under such circumstances , he was capable of doing , and he ...
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... produced ; and in offering it to the public , it is only necessary to state shortly the changes which have taken place since the period of the publication of the last edition . In the Introduction to that edition , we stated that the ...
... produced ; and in offering it to the public , it is only necessary to state shortly the changes which have taken place since the period of the publication of the last edition . In the Introduction to that edition , we stated that the ...
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... produce many attempts to remedy the inconvenience ; and it is not improbable , but the addition of another rail , upon the surface of that which rested immediately on the sleeper , was the next improvement , thus forming what is called ...
... produce many attempts to remedy the inconvenience ; and it is not improbable , but the addition of another rail , upon the surface of that which rested immediately on the sleeper , was the next improvement , thus forming what is called ...
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Nicholas Wood. under side , but likewise producing a lateral swell , as at 1 , 2 , is very ingenious ; and has led to ... produced , was considered at the time it was accomplished , to be a very great improve- ment in this description of ...
Nicholas Wood. under side , but likewise producing a lateral swell , as at 1 , 2 , is very ingenious ; and has led to ... produced , was considered at the time it was accomplished , to be a very great improve- ment in this description of ...
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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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