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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... favour of fixed Engines . - Mr. Stephenson's strenuous Advocacy of the Locomotive . The Directors offer a Prize of 500l . for the best Engine - · 268-279 CHAP . XXII . The Newcastle Locomotive Foundry . --- xii CONTENTS .
... favour of fixed Engines . - Mr. Stephenson's strenuous Advocacy of the Locomotive . The Directors offer a Prize of 500l . for the best Engine - · 268-279 CHAP . XXII . The Newcastle Locomotive Foundry . --- xii CONTENTS .
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... favour of Railways . - Singular Instances of Opposition to Railways and Predictions of Failure . — Locomotion on Common Roads promoted by the Legislature . Results of the Opening from London to Liverpool , & c . - Benefits to the Public ...
... favour of Railways . - Singular Instances of Opposition to Railways and Predictions of Failure . — Locomotion on Common Roads promoted by the Legislature . Results of the Opening from London to Liverpool , & c . - Benefits to the Public ...
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... favoured with the shoes of his sweetheart , Fanny Henderson , to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living ...
... favoured with the shoes of his sweetheart , Fanny Henderson , to sole . One can imagine the pleasure with which he would linger over such a piece of work , and the pride with which he would execute it . A friend of his , still living ...
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... favour of his project of steam navigation . † The first English model of a steam - carriage was made in 1784 , by William Murdock , the friend and assistant of Watt . It was on the high - pressure principle , and ran on three wheels ...
... favour of his project of steam navigation . † The first English model of a steam - carriage was made in 1784 , by William Murdock , the friend and assistant of Watt . It was on the high - pressure principle , and ran on three wheels ...
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... favour , that no acci- dent is known to have arisen from its use , since it was first introduced into the Killingworth mines . With the addition of the wire - gauze over the glass cylinder , Mr. Stephenson expressed his conviction ...
... favour , that no acci- dent is known to have arisen from its use , since it was first introduced into the Killingworth mines . With the addition of the wire - gauze over the glass cylinder , Mr. Stephenson expressed his conviction ...
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