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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... 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 London to Brighton ; while the ...
... 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 London to Brighton ; while the ...
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... Wagon - ways in the North of England . - Early Attempts to apply the Power of Wind to drive Carriages . - Sailing - coaches . - Sir Isaac Newton's Proposal to employ Steam - pow- er.-Dr. Darwin's Speculations on the Subject . — Mr ...
... Wagon - ways in the North of England . - Early Attempts to apply the Power of Wind to drive Carriages . - Sailing - coaches . - Sir Isaac Newton's Proposal to employ Steam - pow- er.-Dr. Darwin's Speculations on the Subject . — Mr ...
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... Wagon - way . - Mr . Blackett orders a Locomotive . — Mr . Blenkinsop's Leeds Locomotive . - Mr . Blackett's second Engine a Failure . - The improved Wylam Engine . - George Stephenson's Study of the Subject . - His first Locomotive con ...
... Wagon - way . - Mr . Blackett orders a Locomotive . — Mr . Blenkinsop's Leeds Locomotive . - Mr . Blackett's second Engine a Failure . - The improved Wylam Engine . - George Stephenson's Study of the Subject . - His first Locomotive con ...
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... Wagons .... 110 The " Rocket " 321 Newburn ... Colliery Gin . 120 Stephenson's Cottage at Willington 111 Locomotive Competition at Rainhill . 324 Railway versus Road ..... 328 Map of Leicester and Swannington Quay .. 121 Railway 343 ...
... Wagons .... 110 The " Rocket " 321 Newburn ... Colliery Gin . 120 Stephenson's Cottage at Willington 111 Locomotive Competition at Rainhill . 324 Railway versus Road ..... 328 Map of Leicester and Swannington Quay .. 121 Railway 343 ...
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... wagons , and mounted on four wheels instead of two . Still farther to facilitate the haulage of the wagons , pieces of planking were laid parallel upon wooden sleepers , or imbedded in the ordinary track . It is said that these wooden ...
... wagons , and mounted on four wheels instead of two . Still farther to facilitate the haulage of the wagons , pieces of planking were laid parallel upon wooden sleepers , or imbedded in the ordinary track . It is said that these wooden ...
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