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Pagina 457
... prevented by working agreements . 574 577 Recognition of failure of competition among railways where combination or working agreement is possible 578 Economy of amalgamation 580 " Railway mania " of 1844-6 Mania brought vast amounts.
... prevented by working agreements . 574 577 Recognition of failure of competition among railways where combination or working agreement is possible 578 Economy of amalgamation 580 " Railway mania " of 1844-6 Mania brought vast amounts.
Pagina 467
... possible . The road was sometimes made single and sometimes double , according to the expected amount of carrying upon the line and the way in which this was to be done . As a rule , the track was not double , but the single track was ...
... possible . The road was sometimes made single and sometimes double , according to the expected amount of carrying upon the line and the way in which this was to be done . As a rule , the track was not double , but the single track was ...
Pagina 468
... possible his own words are preserved in the narration of the process of making such a railroad : “ The ground being excavated about six feet in breadth , and two in depth , is strewed over with broken pieces of stone , and the frame ...
... possible his own words are preserved in the narration of the process of making such a railroad : “ The ground being excavated about six feet in breadth , and two in depth , is strewed over with broken pieces of stone , and the frame ...
Pagina 470
... possible , and showed ( ibid . , Iv , pp . 199-201 ) to what extent railways had already been constructed in the Midlands of England and what a great increase in carriage had been effected by them . Communications to the Board of ...
... possible , and showed ( ibid . , Iv , pp . 199-201 ) to what extent railways had already been constructed in the Midlands of England and what a great increase in carriage had been effected by them . Communications to the Board of ...
Pagina 474
... possible application of steam for traction purposes on railway lines was also a subject of interest ; and in 1804 , for the first time , a steam - engine , constructed by Richard Trevithick , was employed on the railroad at the Merthyr ...
... possible application of steam for traction purposes on railway lines was also a subject of interest ; and in 1804 , for the first time , a steam - engine , constructed by Richard Trevithick , was employed on the railroad at the Merthyr ...
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