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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... speed of the old stage - coaches . So great was the alarm which existed as to the locomotive , that the Liverpool and Manchester Committee pledged themselves in their second prospectus , issued in 1825 , “ not to require any clause ...
... speed of the old stage - coaches . So great was the alarm which existed as to the locomotive , that the Liverpool and Manchester Committee pledged themselves in their second prospectus , issued in 1825 , “ not to require any clause ...
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... speed of the trains was also increased . The first locomo- tives used in hauling coal - trains ran at from four to six miles an hour . On the Stockton and Darlington line the speed was in- creased to about ten miles an hour ; and on the ...
... speed of the trains was also increased . The first locomo- tives used in hauling coal - trains ran at from four to six miles an hour . On the Stockton and Darlington line the speed was in- creased to about ten miles an hour ; and on the ...
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... speeds should have been rendered comparatively so safe . To be struck by lightning is one of the rarest of all causes of death , yet more persons were killed by lightning in Great Britain , in 1866 , than were killed on railways from ...
... speeds should have been rendered comparatively so safe . To be struck by lightning is one of the rarest of all causes of death , yet more persons were killed by lightning in Great Britain , in 1866 , than were killed on railways from ...
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... speed . In the case of express and mail trains , the frequent stopping of the engines to take in a fresh supply of water occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupy- ing from ten to ...
... speed . In the case of express and mail trains , the frequent stopping of the engines to take in a fresh supply of water occasions a considerable loss of time on a long journey , each stoppage for this purpose occupy- ing from ten to ...
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... Speed . - George Stephenson's Views thought ex- travagant . — Article in the “ Quarterly ” ...... .. 66 CHAPTER X. 247 PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BILL . The Bill before Parliament . - The Evidence . - George ...
... Speed . - George Stephenson's Views thought ex- travagant . — Article in the “ Quarterly ” ...... .. 66 CHAPTER X. 247 PARLIAMENTARY CONTEST ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER BILL . The Bill before Parliament . - The Evidence . - George ...
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