Railways and Locomotives: Lectures Delivered at the School of Military Engineering at Chatham in 1877Longmans, Green and Company, 1882 - 427 pagina's |
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Pagina vii
... Points - Manufacture of Crossings . -Slip Points - Contractor's Points and Crossings - Out- door Signals - Hand Signals - Semaphore Signals— PAGE 1 38 74 Audible Signals - Junction Signals - Slotted Signals- Interlocking Points.
... Points - Manufacture of Crossings . -Slip Points - Contractor's Points and Crossings - Out- door Signals - Hand Signals - Semaphore Signals— PAGE 1 38 74 Audible Signals - Junction Signals - Slotted Signals- Interlocking Points.
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... hand I fear I may omit subjects which might with advantage be included , and on the other hand I fear I may include subjects which are already trite . In many matters the work of a military engineer is almost identical with that of a ...
... hand I fear I may omit subjects which might with advantage be included , and on the other hand I fear I may include subjects which are already trite . In many matters the work of a military engineer is almost identical with that of a ...
Pagina 7
... power for locomotion in a canal , and it becomes necessary to incur the cost of employing animal or steam power . On the other hand , much thought has been given to enable both animal and steam power to be applied to the best B 4.
... power for locomotion in a canal , and it becomes necessary to incur the cost of employing animal or steam power . On the other hand , much thought has been given to enable both animal and steam power to be applied to the best B 4.
Pagina 29
... hand some rocks will stand for ever with scarcely any slope at all . In deciding on the slopes of the earthworks an engineer has to steer a middle course between prudence and extravagance of expenditure . The above - mentioned slopes ...
... hand some rocks will stand for ever with scarcely any slope at all . In deciding on the slopes of the earthworks an engineer has to steer a middle course between prudence and extravagance of expenditure . The above - mentioned slopes ...
Pagina 65
... hand , the many weighty reasons which exist against the break ( particularly in a country such as India ) , and , on the other hand , the modes . which exist of getting a cheap line of a light construction and of the standard gauge ...
... hand , the many weighty reasons which exist against the break ( particularly in a country such as India ) , and , on the other hand , the modes . which exist of getting a cheap line of a light construction and of the standard gauge ...
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