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The Birth Of The Steam Locomotive

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Author : George Christopher Stead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-05-09

The Birth Of The Steam Locomotive written by George Christopher Stead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-09 with Steam locomotives categories.

The Birth Of The Locomotive 1780 1820

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Author : Joanne Mattern
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-09-30

The Birth Of The Locomotive 1780 1820 written by Joanne Mattern and has been published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

For hundreds of years, people faced the problem of how to transport goods and passengers over long distances. But what could create enough power to move tons of freight? The answer came with the invention of the steam engine! Engineers in England worked for years to perfect an engine that used the power of steam to run large machinery. From simple pumps in the mines to small boilers, engines got better, bigger, and stronger. Finally, by the late 1820s, inventors had created powerful locomotives that could pull many times their weight and the first commercial railways were built. The age of the locomotive was born. Follow the technical challenges and meet the clever inventors who changed the world and gave people a whole new way to travel.

Building Union Pacific 844

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Author : John E. Bush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

Building Union Pacific 844 written by John E. Bush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with El Paso County (Colo.) categories.

"Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive No. 844 continues to be familiar to generations of rail enthusiasts. When erected in December 1944, this 4-8-4 type was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific. However, until now, few details were available regarding the day-by-day activity that was involved in the actual construction of 844. This book looks at newly-discovered information about the engine's construction by the American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, N.Y., why it came to be built, and how it survived to become a 'living legend' for Union Pacific. Includes 58 black & white illustrations."--publisher description.

Rail Steam And Speed

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Author : Christopher McGowan
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2004-11-10

Rail Steam And Speed written by Christopher McGowan and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.

From October 6 through 14, 1829, in a small village just outside Liverpool, England, ten thousand spectators gathered to witness one of the most remarkable events of the Industrial Age: a battle among locomotives that became known as the Rainhill Trials. Five machines were entered in the competition: the horse-powered Cycloped attained a top speed of only five miles per hour, while Perseverence—which looked like a giant iron bottle standing upright atop four wagon wheels—creaked along at a walking pace. But the three-way race between Robert Stephenson's Rocket, Timothy Harworth's Sans Pareil, and the crowd favorite, John Braithwaite and John Ericson's Novelty, astonished the gathered crowds. The unfamiliar clank of machinery, huge billows of steam, and unprecedented speeds of thirty miles per hour thrilled the crowds during the trials'carnival-like atmosphere. The Rocket won the competition, though it had been claimed that the machine was not the superior locomotive. Rail, Steam, and Speed explains why and offers an absorbing account of the trials, people, and science that gave birth to steam locomotion. The purpose of the trials had been to find a locomotive that could maintain a speed of ten miles per hour for a round trip totaling thirty-five miles, the distance separating Liverpool and Manchester, which were soon to be linked by the world's first passenger railway. But what was achieved during those nine days became a benchmark of the Industrial Revolution. Bringing the excitement of this great drama to life, Christopher McGowan introduces us to such pioneers as George Stephenson, who started as a colliery boy and finished as the father of the railways; John Ericsson, a Swedish Army officer who invented a new kind of locomotive in England but spent most of his life in the United States, where he built the Monitor for the Union Navy; and Richard Trevithick, whose eleven-year adventure in South America included winning and losing several fortunes, deserting Bolivar's army, and escaping the jaws of a crocodile. He encountered George Stephenson's son Robert in a Colombian hotel in one of the most bizarre meetings of the age. But the real stars are the locomotives themselves. McGowan shows how locomotives work and how they were developed—from the gargantuan beam engines condensing low-pressure steam inside enormous cylinders to the small, high-pressure-driven engines of the maverick miner Trevithick. He adapted the engines to power road carriages, but atrocious roads led him to build an engine that could run on rails. And so was born the world's first steam locomotive and modern transportation.

The Steam Locomotive

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Author : Ken Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2012-12-15

The Steam Locomotive written by Ken Gibbs and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-15 with Transportation categories.

Ken Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.

The Evolution Of The Steam Locomotive 1803 To 1898

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Author : George Augustus Nokes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899

The Evolution Of The Steam Locomotive 1803 To 1898 written by George Augustus Nokes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Locomotives categories.

Steam Soot And Rust

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30

Steam Soot And Rust written by Colin Garratt and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with Transportation categories.

The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in large numbers. It was popularly believed that they would see the century out and probably well beyond that. But the reality was that by 1968 Ð a mere thirteen years after the Modernisation Plan Ð steam traction had disappeared from Britain's main line railways. It was harrowing to witness the breaking up of engines, which were the icons of their day, capable of working long-distance inter-city expresses weighing 400 tons on schedules faster than a mile a minute. Top speeds of 100mph were not unknown. This book chronicles the last few years as scrap yards all over Britain went into overtime, cutting up thousands of locomotives and releasing a bounty of more than a million tons of scrap whilst the engines, which remained in service, were a shadow of their former selves; filthy, wheezing and clanking their way to an ignominious end. The pictures in this book are augmented by essays written by Colin Garratt at the time. Although steam disappeared from the main line network it survives in everÐdwindling numbers on industrial systems such as collieries, ironstone mines, power stations, shipyards, sugar factories, paper mills and docks. In such environments steam traction eked out a further decade and during this time many of the industrial locations closed rendering the locomotives redundant. The British steam locomotive was born amid the coalfields and was destined to die there one and three quarter centuries later.

An Illustrated History Of Trains

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Author : Franco Tanel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10-01

An Illustrated History Of Trains written by Franco Tanel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Locomotives categories.

With illustrations and narrative, this title charts the fundamental stages and main events of railway history, from the birth of steam locomotion to modern high-speed trains. Divided into six sections, each chapter documents a significant period in the development of the railways.

The Ultimate Encyclopedia Of Steam Rail

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

The Ultimate Encyclopedia Of Steam Rail written by Colin Garratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Locomotives categories.

Since the birth of the railroads in the early Industrial Age, people across the world have been fascinated by the locomotive as a powerful symbol of advanced technology and an exciting means of transport. From the early beginnings of steam power to today's high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive and railway development.

Illustrated Book Of Steam And Rail

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Illustrated Book Of Steam And Rail written by Colin Garratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Locomotives categories.

Since the birth of the railroads in the early Industrial Age, people across the world have been fascinated by the locomotive as a powerful symbol of advanced technology and an exciting means of transport. From the early beginnings of steam power to today's high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive and railway development.