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PAGE PREFACE 5, 6 I. INTRODUCTION 7 II OBJECTS OF THE 15 IN. GAUGE 9 III CONSTRUCTION OF THE DUFFIELD BANK LINE 11 IV DETAILS OF THE EATON HALL LINE 15 V LOCOMOTIVES 25 VI WAGONS AND CARS 32 VII THE DUFFIELD BANK WORKSHOPS 36 VIII SCIENTIFIC CONSIDERATIONS 38 IX REMARKS ON NAR...
PAGE PREFACE 5, 6 I. INTRODUCTION 7 II OBJECTS OF THE 15 IN. GAUGE 9 III CONSTRUCTION OF THE DUFFIELD BANK LINE 11 IV DETAILS OF THE EATON HALL LINE 15 V LOCOMOTIVES 25 VI WAGON...
2. Part 2My structure is of pitch pine, and stood for 16 years without repair. It is a trestle bridge, the trestles being so designed that each member is a multiple of the height. The ro...
3. Part 3Tons. cwt. qrs. Coal 10 10 3 Thirteen wagons 4 18 1 Van 0 14 0 — Gross load 16 3 0 Engine 3 5 0 — Total weight of train 19 8 0
4. Part 4NUMBER, DATE OF COMPLETION, No. 1. 1875. No. 2. 1881. No. 3. 1894. No. 4. 1896. No. 5. AND NAME OF ENGINE. “EFFIE.” “ELLA.” “MURIEL.” “KATIE.” Diameter of cylinders 4 in. 4⅞ in....
5. Part 5I guaranteed that the locomotive referred to should take a load equal to its own weight up a gradient of 1 in 10 a quarter of a mile long, which then was, in parts, as steep as...
6. Part 6In regard to the third head, it may be noticed as a curious fact, that the strong and commendable predilections of English engineers for the standard gauge, whenever obtainable,...
7. Part 7By no relaxation Of rates or taxation, By a certain sure-never-to-fail way, Through Government’s pleasure To bring in a measure For giving some districts a railway: A tight litt...