The Life of George Stephenson, Railway EngineerFields, Osgood, & Company, 1869 - Всего страниц: 463 |
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... passengers conveyed by railway , in 1856 , amounted to not less than 129,347,592 ; and of these , more than one half travelled by third - class trains , at an average cost of eight tenths of a penny per mile , the average fare for all ...
... passengers conveyed by railway , in 1856 , amounted to not less than 129,347,592 ; and of these , more than one half travelled by third - class trains , at an average cost of eight tenths of a penny per mile , the average fare for all ...
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... Passenger Engine . - Gov- ernment and Railways . - Joint - stock Companies . - New Railways pro- jected and made . - The London and Birmingham Railway . - The Kilsby Tunnel . - Excess in the Cost of Construction beyond the Estimates ...
... Passenger Engine . - Gov- ernment and Railways . - Joint - stock Companies . - New Railways pro- jected and made . - The London and Birmingham Railway . - The Kilsby Tunnel . - Excess in the Cost of Construction beyond the Estimates ...
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... passengers , & c . , from one place to another , without horses , and by the power or force of steam only . " Mr. Allen proceeded upon the idea that if steam could be applied to the turning of wheels for one purpose , such as grinding ...
... passengers , & c . , from one place to another , without horses , and by the power or force of steam only . " Mr. Allen proceeded upon the idea that if steam could be applied to the turning of wheels for one purpose , such as grinding ...
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... passengers . " Stage- coaches , " he said , " might be made to go at six miles an hour , and post - chaises and gentlemen's travelling carriages at eight , -both with one horse ; and small stationary steam - engines , placed from ...
... passengers . " Stage- coaches , " he said , " might be made to go at six miles an hour , and post - chaises and gentlemen's travelling carriages at eight , -both with one horse ; and small stationary steam - engines , placed from ...
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... passengers , at a cost of 1s . per mile , it was clear that the same engine , if applied to a rail- way , instead of conveying 20 or 30 persons , would easily convey 200 or 300 ; and , instead of travelling at a speed of 10 or 12 miles ...
... passengers , at a cost of 1s . per mile , it was clear that the same engine , if applied to a rail- way , instead of conveying 20 or 30 persons , would easily convey 200 or 300 ; and , instead of travelling at a speed of 10 or 12 miles ...
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