Excerpt from Opinions of the Press in England on "the Railway Problem," and "the Railways of the Future," Vol. 1 This little pamphlet has no claim whatever to origina ilty, as the contents prove, how it came to be printed I shall explain. 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.

Excerpt from The Railway Problem and the Railways of the Future The other prodigious statement to which we have referred is one which Mr. Haughton, of the north-western Railway, made in a letter to ourselves the other day, though he is not alone responsible for it. Mr. Fairlie, in his paper read before the Society of Arts last year, Mr. Haughton, in his paper read before the Society of Civil Engineers, and Mr. Haggard, in his pamphlet entitled A Mile of Railway, proved very clearly that there is an enormous disproportion between the net and tare of train loads. In Mr. Haggard's pamphlet it is stated, on figures furnished by Mr. Haugh ton, that every passenger carried by rail weighs a ton; in other words, that supposing a passenger and his luggage to weigh in reality two hundredweight, the rolling stock which has to be set in motion in order to convey him to his destination multiplies his weight tenfold, so that from every passenger a ton has to be hauled. Mr. Haughton then corrected his figures, and in a letter addressed. 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.

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Excerpt from The City and South London Railway, Vol. 1: With Some Remarks Upon Subaqueous Tunnelling, by Shield and Compressed Air There are three pairs of pumping engines, so arranged that each can be worked independently of, or jointly with, either of or both the others, and controlled automatically by the accumulator in the usual way. Permanent Way - It was thought to be very desirable to avoid the introduction of ballast on this line with a view to the comfort of travellers, having regard to the strong air currents set up by the trains, and to the durability of rolling stock, especially of the electric locomotives, and of the way itself. The rails, weighing 60 lbs. Per yard, are placed upon cross Sleepers resting directly upon the cast-iron segments of the tunnel, Figs. 14 and 15, Plate 3. The rails, it will be observed, are single-headed and are set some distance from the ends of the Sleepers. This permanent way, though subject to the disadvantage of increasing the resonance in the tunnel, gives remarkably good results as regards repairs and maintenance. 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.

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Excerpt from Investment and Speculation in British Railways The present work is an effort to throw some light on a somewhat dark and uncertain position by one who for fifteen years has made railway problems a continual study, both from inside and outside the railway service. 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.

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