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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... miles an hour by the Quicksilver or any other of the favourite coaches of the last generation on a long journey over excellent turnpike roads , and the forty - five miles an hour average speed of our express trains on first - class ...
... miles an hour by the Quicksilver or any other of the favourite coaches of the last generation on a long journey over excellent turnpike roads , and the forty - five miles an hour average speed of our express trains on first - class ...
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... miles , while for passengers , even in the most favourable weather , the only means of travelling is in waggons or on horseback . contrast between such a state of things and the conve- nience of the slowest railway is greater than ...
... miles , while for passengers , even in the most favourable weather , the only means of travelling is in waggons or on horseback . contrast between such a state of things and the conve- nience of the slowest railway is greater than ...
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... miles an hour requires but about eight or TABLE NO . 1. - TRACTION ON ROADS . RESISTANCE IN LBS . PER TON ON LEVEL ROADS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS . Stone tramway • Paved roads 20 lbs . 33 per ton . 29 99 Macadamised roads 44 to 67 99 29 ...
... miles an hour requires but about eight or TABLE NO . 1. - TRACTION ON ROADS . RESISTANCE IN LBS . PER TON ON LEVEL ROADS OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS . Stone tramway • Paved roads 20 lbs . 33 per ton . 29 99 Macadamised roads 44 to 67 99 29 ...
Pagina 10
... miles an hour does not exceed 29 lbs . per ton , and we must remember that in this resistance are included the very considerable retard- ing forces caused by the resistance of the air , by the various elements of friction between the ...
... miles an hour does not exceed 29 lbs . per ton , and we must remember that in this resistance are included the very considerable retard- ing forces caused by the resistance of the air , by the various elements of friction between the ...
Pagina 11
... mile means that to justify it about 107 . mile per week should be saved thereby in working expenses . In some cases the 10,000l . of extra first cost will be amply repaid , but in other cases it may form a heavy burden on the railway ...
... mile means that to justify it about 107 . mile per week should be saved thereby in working expenses . In some cases the 10,000l . of extra first cost will be amply repaid , but in other cases it may form a heavy burden on the railway ...
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