British Railways: Their Passenger Services: Rolling Stock, Locomotives, Gradients, and Express SpeedsCassell and Company, limited, 1893 - 252 pages Pattinson considers railway travelling in Britain from a statistical standpoint. Particulars of the commercial speed of all the leading British lines are given, followed by a description of the locomotives at present used in express traffic, the gradients over which they run, and the actual work they perform. |
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Page xiii
... Line . - In this section mention is made of the main routes and branches of the railways under review . The length of each system is given approximately , and includes only the lines actually owned by the Company , without reference to ...
... Line . - In this section mention is made of the main routes and branches of the railways under review . The length of each system is given approximately , and includes only the lines actually owned by the Company , without reference to ...
Page xiv
... main - line sections and some of the best - known recent English and Scotch locomotives have been illustrated to a uniform scale . The distances given in the section under the head of Actual Performances have been taken from authentic ...
... main - line sections and some of the best - known recent English and Scotch locomotives have been illustrated to a uniform scale . The distances given in the section under the head of Actual Performances have been taken from authentic ...
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... lines , of course , content themselves with vehicles which do not furnish these expensive luxuries ; and the local and suburban first - class coaches on most systems are , naturally , not so good as those on the main line . In spite ...
... lines , of course , content themselves with vehicles which do not furnish these expensive luxuries ; and the local and suburban first - class coaches on most systems are , naturally , not so good as those on the main line . In spite ...
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... lines . We will , first of all , discuss briefly the means adopted , and afterwards consider the results achieved ... line well equipped with safety appliances shows a worse record than one not ... main (3) Safety and Safety Appliances.
... lines . We will , first of all , discuss briefly the means adopted , and afterwards consider the results achieved ... line well equipped with safety appliances shows a worse record than one not ... main (3) Safety and Safety Appliances.
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... main line of one of the largest English companies - with a well - maintained permanent way , and signal appliances of the best description - to a train fitted with automatic continuous brakes and composed of solidly - built rolling ...
... main line of one of the largest English companies - with a well - maintained permanent way , and signal appliances of the best description - to a train fitted with automatic continuous brakes and composed of solidly - built rolling ...
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