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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... light and too slight . The prize " Rocket , " which weighed only 4 tons when loaded with its coke and water , was found quite unsuited for drawing the increasingly heavy loads of pas- viii PREFACE . sengers . There was also this essential.
... light and too slight . The prize " Rocket , " which weighed only 4 tons when loaded with its coke and water , was found quite unsuited for drawing the increasingly heavy loads of pas- viii PREFACE . sengers . There was also this essential.
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... tons each , the weight of the rails has been increased from 35 lbs . to 75 lbs . or 86 lbs . to the yard . Stone blocks have given place to wooden sleepers ; rails with loose ends resting on the chairs , to rails with their ends firmly ...
... tons each , the weight of the rails has been increased from 35 lbs . to 75 lbs . or 86 lbs . to the yard . Stone blocks have given place to wooden sleepers ; rails with loose ends resting on the chairs , to rails with their ends firmly ...
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... tons of minerals and merchandise were carried by railway in the United Kingdon in 1866 , and fifteen millions of ... tons of coal and coke , and flashing into the air every minute some thirty tons of water in the form of steam in a high ...
... tons of minerals and merchandise were carried by railway in the United Kingdon in 1866 , and fifteen millions of ... tons of coal and coke , and flashing into the air every minute some thirty tons of water in the form of steam in a high ...
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... tons of meat , which - taking the meat of an average beast at 800 lbs . , and of an average sheep at 64 lbs . - would be equivalent to about 112,000 more cattle , and 1,267,500 more sheep . The Great Northern brought the largest ...
... tons of meat , which - taking the meat of an average beast at 800 lbs . , and of an average sheep at 64 lbs . - would be equivalent to about 112,000 more cattle , and 1,267,500 more sheep . The Great Northern brought the largest ...
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... tons were delivered by the for- mer , and 22,000 tons , brought from much longer distances , by the latter company . The London and Northwestern brought about 6000 tons last year , the principal part of which was salmon from Scotland ...
... tons were delivered by the for- mer , and 22,000 tons , brought from much longer distances , by the latter company . The London and Northwestern brought about 6000 tons last year , the principal part of which was salmon from Scotland ...
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