The Life of George Stephenson, Railway EngineerJ. Murray, 1858 - Всего страниц: 557 This biography discusses the life of George Stephenson. He improved on the earlier steam-powered locomotive designs by using flanged-wheel adhesion on his locomotive, the Bl?cher. He also built the Locomotion, the train of choice on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. That railway was the first public steam railway in the world and had considerable influence on the wide-spread use of trains. His train Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition for locomotions of the time. He continued to make larger, better-running trains throughout his life. |
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... Coal Mines . Blasts in the Killing- worth Pit.—Mr. Stephenson's Experiments with Fire - damp . — Con- trives the First practicable Miners ' Safety Lamp . - Its Trial in the Killingworth Pit . Further Experiments and Improvements on the ...
... Coal Mines . Blasts in the Killing- worth Pit.—Mr. Stephenson's Experiments with Fire - damp . — Con- trives the First practicable Miners ' Safety Lamp . - Its Trial in the Killingworth Pit . Further Experiments and Improvements on the ...
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... Coal . Private Life at Alton Grange . - Busiest Period of Mr. Stephenson's Career . Anecdote of the Starved Robins . - Lines in the Northern and Midland Districts . The Manchester and Leeds . Lord Wharn- cliffe's Opposition in Committee ...
... Coal . Private Life at Alton Grange . - Busiest Period of Mr. Stephenson's Career . Anecdote of the Starved Robins . - Lines in the Northern and Midland Districts . The Manchester and Leeds . Lord Wharn- cliffe's Opposition in Committee ...
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... coal - dust , and slag ; while a neighbouring iron - furnace , in full blast , throws out dense smoke and loud jets of steam by day , and lurid flames at night . These works form the nucleus of the village , which is almost entirely ...
... coal - dust , and slag ; while a neighbouring iron - furnace , in full blast , throws out dense smoke and loud jets of steam by day , and lurid flames at night . These works form the nucleus of the village , which is almost entirely ...
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... coal - pit and the loading - quay . At the time , however , of which we speak , locomotives had scarcely been dreamt of ; horses were still the only tractive power ; and one of the daily sights of young Stephenson was the coal - waggons ...
... coal - pit and the loading - quay . At the time , however , of which we speak , locomotives had scarcely been dreamt of ; horses were still the only tractive power ; and one of the daily sights of young Stephenson was the coal - waggons ...
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... coal - dust accumulated about the mouth of the old pit . Looking across the fields , one can still discern the marks of the former waggon - way , leading in the direction of Walbottle . It was joined on its course by another waggon ...
... coal - dust accumulated about the mouth of the old pit . Looking across the fields , one can still discern the marks of the former waggon - way , leading in the direction of Walbottle . It was joined on its course by another waggon ...
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