Tramways: Their Construction and Working, Embracing a Comprehensive History of the System ... with Special Reference to the Tramways of the United Kingdom

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C. Lockwood, 1894 - 758 pagina's
A comprehensive history of the system, with accounts of the various modes of traction (including horse-power, steam, heated-water, and compressed air locomotives, cable traction, and electric traction). A description of the varieties of rolling stock and ample details of cost and working expenses.
 

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