The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson: Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway LocomotiveHarper, 1868 - 501 páginas |
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... employing her new - born liberty in vigorously ex- tending railways throughout her dominions . The length of Ital- ian lines in operation in 1866 was 2752 miles , of which not less than 680 were opened in that year . Already has a ...
... employing her new - born liberty in vigorously ex- tending railways throughout her dominions . The length of Ital- ian lines in operation in 1866 was 2752 miles , of which not less than 680 were opened in that year . Already has a ...
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... employed at this place . " Contrast this with the state of things now . On the Metropolitan Line , 667 trains pass a given point in one direction or the other during the eighteen hours of the working day , or an average of 36 trains an ...
... employed at this place . " Contrast this with the state of things now . On the Metropolitan Line , 667 trains pass a given point in one direction or the other during the eighteen hours of the working day , or an average of 36 trains an ...
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... employed at important stations and junctions have of late years been much improved by an ingenious contrivance , by means of which the setting of the signal prepares the road for the coming train . When the signal is set at " Danger ...
... employed at important stations and junctions have of late years been much improved by an ingenious contrivance , by means of which the setting of the signal prepares the road for the coming train . When the signal is set at " Danger ...
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... of this railway was first exhibited as a show , and the usual attractions were employed to make it " draw . " A band of musicians in the garb of the Beef - eaters was stationed at the xvi PREFACE . London end , and another band at.
... of this railway was first exhibited as a show , and the usual attractions were employed to make it " draw . " A band of musicians in the garb of the Beef - eaters was stationed at the xvi PREFACE . London end , and another band at.
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... employed in working and maintaining railways . According to Mr. Mills , * 166,047 men and officers were employed in the working of 13,289 miles open in the United Kingdom in 1865 , besides 53,923 em- ployed on lines then under ...
... employed in working and maintaining railways . According to Mr. Mills , * 166,047 men and officers were employed in the working of 13,289 miles open in the United Kingdom in 1865 , besides 53,923 em- ployed on lines then under ...
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