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Reports & Letters on Light Narrow-Gauge Railways by Sir Charles Fox and Son, M.I.C.E., John Edward Boyd, M.I.C.E., C. Phil, M.I.C.E., Major Adelskold, Swedish Royal Engineer, and Mr. Fitzgibbon, C.E.; With Remarks on the Advantages to Be Derived by the Co (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 120
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Reports & Letters on Light Narrow-Gauge Railways by Sir Charles Fox and Son, M.I.C.E., John Edward Boyd, M.I.C.E., C. Phil, M.I.C.E., Major Adelskold, Swedish Royal Engineer, and Mr. Fitzgibbon, C.E.; With Remarks on the Advantages to Be Derived by the Co (Paperback)
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Loot Price R312
Discovery Miles 3 120
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1868 Excerpt: ...and Udde "walla, fifty-six miles long. Before the
first of these lines "was opened for traffic, it was generally
imagined that the "reloading of goods from one Eailway to another
would in"volve considerable expenses and waste of time. This
in"convenience has, however, since proved of but trifling
impor"tance, as the cost of reloading goods from one waggon to
another, "under a special shed, when the waggons are placed
alongside "of one another, does not exceed one penny per ton.
"Another dislike which I myself entertained against the "Narrow
Gauge was that the smaller and lighter locomo"tives should not be
able to keep the line open in winter; but ." experience during
several severe winters has shown that, "with suitably constructed
snow ploughs, the Narrow Gauge "lines have been kept as free from
snow as the broader ones. "TJie Narrow Gauge may thus be said to
have given satisfactoi-y "results in Sweden. Its principal
advantage is in original "cost, which is so considerably below that
of a broader gauge. "The working expenses have also been
considerably lower, "partly because the resistance in the curves
with the same "speed diminishes in proportion with the gauge,
partly, also, "because the dead weight of the carriages
comparatively "diminishes with the gauge; and finally because the
lighter "locomotives on a Narrow Gauge line do not wear out the
"rails so easily as a heavier engine on a broader gauge." The
evidence in favour of the Light Eailways from Norway and Sweden is
of the highest character and importance. The climate of Canada,
Sweden and Norway, is the same, and the timber business, in both
countries, constitutes a large por...
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Rarebooksclub.com
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
G. Laidlaw
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 1mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
24 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-130-76810-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Transport: general interest >
General
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LSN: |
1-130-76810-4 |
Barcode: |
9781130768107 |
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