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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... purpose have been voluntarily raised by private indi- viduals , without the aid of a penny from the public purse . The system of British Railways , whether considered in point of utility or in respect of the gigantic character and ...
... purpose have been voluntarily raised by private indi- viduals , without the aid of a penny from the public purse . The system of British Railways , whether considered in point of utility or in respect of the gigantic character and ...
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... purpose of providing daggers and other weapons for the escort ; and it is a curious fact that this tribute still continues to be paid in broad gold pieces of Charles the First's coinage , though the necessity for it has long since ...
... purpose of providing daggers and other weapons for the escort ; and it is a curious fact that this tribute still continues to be paid in broad gold pieces of Charles the First's coinage , though the necessity for it has long since ...
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... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -that he very soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery ...
... purpose of cleaning and mastering its various parts , -that he very soon acquired a thorough practical knowledge of its construction and mode of working , and thus he very rarely needed to call to his aid the engineer of the colliery ...
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... purpose of master- ing its details . At this time he was also paying some atten- tion to the art of brakeing , which he had expressed to Coe his desire to learn , in order that he might improve his position , and be advanced to higher ...
... purpose of master- ing its details . At this time he was also paying some atten- tion to the art of brakeing , which he had expressed to Coe his desire to learn , in order that he might improve his position , and be advanced to higher ...
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... purpose , he was investing money judiciously , and that , every hour he spent at school , he was really working for better wages . At all events , he determined to make a beginning — a small beginning , it is true , but still a right ...
... purpose , he was investing money judiciously , and that , every hour he spent at school , he was really working for better wages . At all events , he determined to make a beginning — a small beginning , it is true , but still a right ...
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