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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... train started . Though the usual stage - coach bugleman could not conveniently accompany the passengers , the trains were at first played out of the terminal stations by a lively tune performed by a trumpeter at the end of the platform ...
... train started . Though the usual stage - coach bugleman could not conveniently accompany the passengers , the trains were at first played out of the terminal stations by a lively tune performed by a trumpeter at the end of the platform ...
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... train , that , whereas the former was " full " with six inside and ten outside , the latter must be able to ... trains was also increased . The first locomo- tives used in hauling coal - trains ran at from four to six miles an hour . On ...
... train , that , whereas the former was " full " with six inside and ten outside , the latter must be able to ... trains was also increased . The first locomo- tives used in hauling coal - trains ran at from four to six miles an hour . On ...
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... trains in the year was 142,807,853 miles , to accomplish which it is estimated that four miles of railway on an average must be covered by running trains during every second all the year round . To perform this service , there were , in ...
... trains in the year was 142,807,853 miles , to accomplish which it is estimated that four miles of railway on an average must be covered by running trains during every second all the year round . To perform this service , there were , in ...
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... trains , and 242,947 trucks , wagons , and other vehicles appropriated to merchandise . Buck- led together , buffer to buffer , the locomotives and tenders would extend for a length of about 54 miles , or more than the distance from ...
... trains , and 242,947 trucks , wagons , and other vehicles appropriated to merchandise . Buck- led together , buffer to buffer , the locomotives and tenders would extend for a length of about 54 miles , or more than the distance from ...
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... trains . When the first railways were opened the signals were of a very simple kind . The station - men gave them with their arms stretched out in dif- ferent positions ; then flags of different colors were used ; next xii PREFACE ...
... trains . When the first railways were opened the signals were of a very simple kind . The station - men gave them with their arms stretched out in dif- ferent positions ; then flags of different colors were used ; next xii PREFACE ...
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