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... length , commenced in 1766 , was completed in 1777 , and so rapid was the extension of this mode of transit , that between 1760 and 1803 no less than 2295 miles of canals were opened to the public . Equally rapid with the movement of ...
... length , commenced in 1766 , was completed in 1777 , and so rapid was the extension of this mode of transit , that between 1760 and 1803 no less than 2295 miles of canals were opened to the public . Equally rapid with the movement of ...
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... length . Several persons have proposed plans of stone railways for common roads and public streets on an extensive scale . The plan of Mr. Matthews of Walworth was noticed in a report of the House of Commons several years ago ; and the ...
... length . Several persons have proposed plans of stone railways for common roads and public streets on an extensive scale . The plan of Mr. Matthews of Walworth was noticed in a report of the House of Commons several years ago ; and the ...
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... length , on an acclivity leading from Glasgow to the Forth and Clyde Canal , at Port Dundas . It was ascertained by experiment , when executed , that one horse could take up a load of 3 tons , in a common cart weighing 9 cwt . , without ...
... length , on an acclivity leading from Glasgow to the Forth and Clyde Canal , at Port Dundas . It was ascertained by experiment , when executed , that one horse could take up a load of 3 tons , in a common cart weighing 9 cwt . , without ...
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... , when it was resolved to lay down cast - iron plates 5 feet in length , 4 inches broad , and a quarter of an inch thick , with three holes in each for nailing с to the wood . These rails must have been very CAST - IRON PLATE RAIL . 17.
... , when it was resolved to lay down cast - iron plates 5 feet in length , 4 inches broad , and a quarter of an inch thick , with three holes in each for nailing с to the wood . These rails must have been very CAST - IRON PLATE RAIL . 17.
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... lengths of 4 feet 6 inches . An iron tenon , b , was cast on each end of the rail , 2 inches long , which was made to slide into e , a dove - tailed block : d is the wheel . This form of rail does not appear to have been introduced at ...
... lengths of 4 feet 6 inches . An iron tenon , b , was cast on each end of the rail , 2 inches long , which was made to slide into e , a dove - tailed block : d is the wheel . This form of rail does not appear to have been introduced at ...
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