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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... tion in that country was scarcely interrupted even by the great Civil War ; at the commencement of which Mr. Seward publicly expressed the opinion that " physical bonds , such as highways , railroads , rivers , and canals , are vastly ...
... tion in that country was scarcely interrupted even by the great Civil War ; at the commencement of which Mr. Seward publicly expressed the opinion that " physical bonds , such as highways , railroads , rivers , and canals , are vastly ...
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... tion ; and when the line was made and 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 ...
... tion ; and when the line was made and 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 ...
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... tion within about five miles of Charing Cross . The most impor- tant lines recently opened for the accommodation of the London local traffic have been the London , Chatham and Dover Metro- politan Extensions ( 1861 ) , the Metropolitan ...
... tion within about five miles of Charing Cross . The most impor- tant lines recently opened for the accommodation of the London local traffic have been the London , Chatham and Dover Metro- politan Extensions ( 1861 ) , the Metropolitan ...
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... tion of the city fell off more than 10,000 between 1851 and 1861 ; and during the same period , that of Holborn , the Strand , St. Mar- tin's - in - the - Fields , St. James's , Westminster , East and West Lon- don , showed a ...
... tion of the city fell off more than 10,000 between 1851 and 1861 ; and during the same period , that of Holborn , the Strand , St. Mar- tin's - in - the - Fields , St. James's , Westminster , East and West Lon- don , showed a ...
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... tion has been communicated to the author relative to the early history of Railways and the men principally concerned in estab- lishing them , of which he has availed himself in the present edition . In preparing the original work for ...
... tion has been communicated to the author relative to the early history of Railways and the men principally concerned in estab- lishing them , of which he has availed himself in the present edition . In preparing the original work for ...
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