Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction written by Robert Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with Railroad accidents categories.
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: General Books
Release Date : 2012-01
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction written by Robert Ritchie and has been published by General Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01 with categories.
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: is in proportion to the load, the opposing resistance diminishes the effect, or positive gain. The important principle in railway construction becomes therefore, at once apparent?that the more level the way, the straighter and fewer the curves it presents, the less will be the loss of power. RAILWAYS INVENTED. The characteristic distinction of the railway from that of wheel-tracks or stone tramroads is, that the railway is formed of parallel rails or bearers laid on a level, or as near a level as possible; these rails being placed at a uniform distance apart, to suit the gauge of the wheels of carriages adapted purposely for the track or way, and having a margin, or what is termed a flanch, to guide them. When cast-iron plate rails were invented, the flanch was made on the rail itself; but some time after the introduction into the country of cast-iron wheels, which is understood to have taken place about 1754, the plan was reversed, and the flanch was cast on the wheel. It is not accurately ascertained when railways on this principle were first introduced into Britain. They were originally termed tram or dram roads, or waggon-ways, the name tram-way being applied both to railways of this description and to stone wheel-tracks, though it is now commonly given to the latter. They were at first, probably, nothing but continuous parallel logs of wood, with a smooth surface. It is generally understood that wooden railways were first applied as a substitute for common roads at the collieries, between the years 1602 and 1649, for the purpose of more easily transmitting the produce of the coal-fields and other minerals from the mouths of the pits to the place of shipment, and of enabling the horses to draw greater loads. A description is given of a railway in 1766, then in use ...
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
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Release Date : 1846
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The Railways Of India
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Author : Edward Davidson
language : en
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Release Date : 1868
The Railways Of India written by Edward Davidson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Railroads categories.
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction With Remarks On Railway Accidents And Proposals For Their Prevention
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Author : Robert RITCHIE (Civil Engineer.)
language : en
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Release Date : 1846
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction With Remarks On Railway Accidents And Proposals For Their Prevention written by Robert RITCHIE (Civil Engineer.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with categories.
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction With Remarks On Railway Accidents And Proposals For Their Prevention By Robert Ritchie
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction With Remarks On Railway Accidents And Proposals For Their Prevention By Robert Ritchie written by Robert Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with categories.
The Railways Of India
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Author : Edward Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2014-02-10
The Railways Of India written by Edward Davidson and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-10 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Railways Of India: With An Account Of Their Rise, Progress, And Construction Edward Davidson E. & F. N. Spon, 1868 Railroads
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
Railways Their Rise Progress And Construction written by Robert Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with Railroad accidents categories.
Railways
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Author : Robert Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-23
Railways written by Robert Ritchie and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Excerpt from Railways: Their Rise, Progress, and Construction, With Remarks on Railway Accidents, and Proposals for Their Prevention Accidents from Mismanagement, or the Railway Ad ministration, and from Negligence Accidents from Collision Accidents from one Train Running into another from overtaking it, or the like Accidents from excessive Speed Accidents from Negligence Accidents from Railway Construction, or from Defect of any Part of the Working Machinery, and from Imperfection of the Engine Accidents from Defects of the Engine Accidents from Boiler Imperfections Accidents from Imperfections of the Rails and Railway Curves Accidents from Imperfect Fences Accidents from Imperfect Earth Works and Bridges Accidents from Carriage Imperfections Accidents from Fire Observations on Railway Carriages Proposals for Increase of Safety in Railway Travelling and Improvement of the Railway System Conclusion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Railways Of India With An Account Of Their Rise Progress And Construction
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Author : Edward Davidson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The Railways Of India With An Account Of Their Rise Progress And Construction written by Edward Davidson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Fiction categories.