The rail, its origin and progress |
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Стр. 3 - We trust that Parliament will, in all railways it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which we entirely agree with Mr. Sylvester is as great as can be ventured on with safety.
Стр. 3 - We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate.
Стр. 8 - ... four wheels, calculated to move only upon the Railway, and let each of these waggons be loaded with goods which are to go to the same warehouse or its vicinity. The whole of the waggons being thus loaded, they are moved forward till they come to the end of the road, at which place they should be made to pass under a crane.
Стр. 35 - This anxiety was allayed by the assurance that admission into the hall before that hour, would be sufficient to warrant the reception of the documents. As the clock struck twelve, the doors of the office were about to be closed, when a gentleman with the plans of one of the Surrey railways arrived, and, with the greatest difficulty, succeeded in obtaining admission. A lull of a few minutes here occurred ; but, just before the expiration of the first quarter of an hour, a post chaise, with reeking...
Стр. 25 - ... them. Such are a few only of the precautionary measures and regulations of a Railway ; but these are sufficient to enable the reader to understand to what extent his safety has been studied by the managers of these giant establishments. We have already noticed how small the proportion of accidents is to the number of passengers carried, and the number of miles travelled by rail, but this degree of increased safety, when compared with the number of accidents that formerly occurred when the fast...
Стр. 34 - Irish projectors, too, and the old established companies, seeking powers to construct branches, were among the more punctual. But upwards of 600 plans remained to be deposited. Towards the last the utmost exertions were made to forward them. The efforts of the lithographic draughtsmen and printers in London were excessive ; people remained at work night after night, snatching a hasty repose for a couple of. hours on lockers, benches, or the floor. Some found it impossible to execute their contracts...