The Life of Robert Stephenson, F.R.S. Etc. Etc: Late President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Opseg 2Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1864 |
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... miles . The real inconvenience of a break of gauge ' was found in the conveyance of goods . 6 Railway communication had not existed many weeks between Birmingham and Bristol , before the manu- facturers of Birmingham and the railway ...
... miles . The real inconvenience of a break of gauge ' was found in the conveyance of goods . 6 Railway communication had not existed many weeks between Birmingham and Bristol , before the manu- facturers of Birmingham and the railway ...
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... mile , for such carriages and wagons , not their own property , as they may use ; and a further sum per day by way of fine or demurrage for detention , if kept beyond a prescribed length of time . Thirdly , no direct settlement may take ...
... mile , for such carriages and wagons , not their own property , as they may use ; and a further sum per day by way of fine or demurrage for detention , if kept beyond a prescribed length of time . Thirdly , no direct settlement may take ...
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... miles , the average length of the lines travelled over being forty - one miles , so that each passenger travelled over four railways on the average , and must have passed three junctions or points of convergence . To accommo- date these ...
... miles , the average length of the lines travelled over being forty - one miles , so that each passenger travelled over four railways on the average , and must have passed three junctions or points of convergence . To accommo- date these ...
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... Miles 1844 BROAD GAUGE RAILWAYS . Completed : Great Western , Bristol and Exeter , Chel- Miles tenham and Great Western ( just completed ) , Bristol and Gloucester . 278 614 In progress · 6918 Projected 9376 52 1311 • 1641 53 To . To ...
... Miles 1844 BROAD GAUGE RAILWAYS . Completed : Great Western , Bristol and Exeter , Chel- Miles tenham and Great Western ( just completed ) , Bristol and Gloucester . 278 614 In progress · 6918 Projected 9376 52 1311 • 1641 53 To . To ...
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... miles above Berwick , which was begun in August 1819 and opened in July 1820. It was a large bridge , being 450 feet span and having 30 feet deflection of chain . The roadway was 18 feet wide , and the chains were composed of link bars ...
... miles above Berwick , which was begun in August 1819 and opened in July 1820. It was a large bridge , being 450 feet span and having 30 feet deflection of chain . The roadway was 18 feet wide , and the chains were composed of link bars ...
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