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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... part , been constructed and opened dur- ing the last ten years , while a considerable length is still under construction . Austria is actively engaged in carrying new lines iv PREFACE . across the plains of Hungary to the.
... part , been constructed and opened dur- ing the last ten years , while a considerable length is still under construction . Austria is actively engaged in carrying new lines iv PREFACE . across the plains of Hungary to the.
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... opened in that year . Already has a direct line of communication been opened between Germany and Italy through the Brenner Pass , by which it is now possible to make the entire journey by railway ( excepting only the short sea - passage ...
... opened in that year . Already has a direct line of communication been opened between Germany and Italy through the Brenner Pass , by which it is now possible to make the entire journey by railway ( excepting only the short sea - passage ...
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... opened for traffic in the following year , when it was worked partly by horse - power , and partly by a locomotive built at Baltimore , which is still preserved in the Company's workshops . In 1830 the Hudson and Mohawk Railway was be ...
... opened for traffic in the following year , when it was worked partly by horse - power , and partly by a locomotive built at Baltimore , which is still preserved in the Company's workshops . In 1830 the Hudson and Mohawk Railway was be ...
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... opened , a locomotive passenger - train was ordered to be run upon it by way of experi- ment . Greatly to the surprise of the directors , more passengers presented themselves as travelers by the train than could conve- niently be ...
... opened , a locomotive passenger - train was ordered to be run upon it by way of experi- ment . Greatly to the surprise of the directors , more passengers presented themselves as travelers by the train than could conve- niently be ...
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... opened , the mail - trains were run at twenty - three miles an hour ; and gradually the speed went up , until now the fast trains are run at from fifty to sixty miles an hour - the pistons in the cylinders , at sixty miles , traveling ...
... opened , the mail - trains were run at twenty - three miles an hour ; and gradually the speed went up , until now the fast trains are run at from fifty to sixty miles an hour - the pistons in the cylinders , at sixty miles , traveling ...
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