Osborne's London & Birmingham railway guideE.C. & W. Osborne, 1840 - Всего страниц: 270 |
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... tion first proved , 24 carriage , description of , 35 figure of , 36 church and barracks , 160 Military depot at , 161 village of , 161 Willesden , parish of , 88 Wolston priory , 171 village of , 171 Wolverton church , 141 viaduct ...
... tion first proved , 24 carriage , description of , 35 figure of , 36 church and barracks , 160 Military depot at , 161 village of , 161 Willesden , parish of , 88 Wolston priory , 171 village of , 171 Wolverton church , 141 viaduct ...
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... tion of " double rails , " and this idea was suggested by observing the strength afforded by the slips of timber that were laid on the delapidated portions . The fol- lowing section will serve to illustrate the nature of the improved ...
... tion of " double rails , " and this idea was suggested by observing the strength afforded by the slips of timber that were laid on the delapidated portions . The fol- lowing section will serve to illustrate the nature of the improved ...
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... tion of the waggon . The breaks however very imper- fectly performed the intended purpose , and many se- rious accidents occurred , which ultimately led to farther improvement . The wooden rail was used pretty generally for a long time ...
... tion of the waggon . The breaks however very imper- fectly performed the intended purpose , and many se- rious accidents occurred , which ultimately led to farther improvement . The wooden rail was used pretty generally for a long time ...
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... tion of the commons . In the lords , the London and Birmingham Railway Bill was sent into committee after having been twice read , first on the 19th of June , and the second time on the 22nd of the same month . Similar evidences = to ...
... tion of the commons . In the lords , the London and Birmingham Railway Bill was sent into committee after having been twice read , first on the 19th of June , and the second time on the 22nd of the same month . Similar evidences = to ...
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... tion of the commons . In the lords , the London and Birmingham Railway Bill was sent into committee after having been twice read , first on the 19th of June , and the second time on the 22nd of the same month . Similar evidences to what ...
... tion of the commons . In the lords , the London and Birmingham Railway Bill was sent into committee after having been twice read , first on the 19th of June , and the second time on the 22nd of the same month . Similar evidences to what ...
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Стр. 27 - The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants.
Стр. 146 - I see before me the Gladiator lie: He leans upon his hand — his manly brow Consents to death, but conquers agony, And his droop'd head sinks gradually low — And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him! — He is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won.
Стр. 25 - This uncommon light first attracted the attention of the crews of other vessels. Notwithstanding the wind and tide were adverse to its approach, they saw with astonishment that it was rapidly coming...
Стр. 200 - American wars were the great cause of the prosperity and increase of this place, during the latter part of the last century, and the early part of this...
Стр. 176 - ... continued to solicit him, insomuch that he told her if she would ride on horseback naked from one end of the town to the other, in the sight of all the people, he would grant her request. Whereunto she returned, ' But will you give me leave so to do ? ' And he replying
Стр. 21 - ... within twenty-four hours it burst and made a great crack ; so that, having a way to make my vessels, so that they are strengthened by the force within them...
Стр. 6 - No passenger will be allowed to take his seat in or upon any of the Company's carriages, or to travel therein upon the said railway, without having first booked his place and paid his fare.
Стр. 21 - One vessel of water rarified by fire driveth up forty of cold water, and a man that tends the work has but to turn two cocks; that one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and refill with cold water, and so successively; the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self-same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Стр. 7 - The Midland Counties' Eailway Companion," published in 1840, which has already been referred to,* it is set forth that "passengers at the road stations will only be booked conditionally — that is to say, in case there shall be room in the train for which they are booked...
Стр. 21 - An admirable and most forcible way to drive up water by fire, not by drawing or sucking it upwards, for that must be as the philosopher calleth it, infra spheeram activitatis, which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it...