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Page 66
... vehicle . Shortly after the experiment at Colebrook Dale , cast - iron rails with an upright flange , as shown in section in ... vehicles adapted for use upon it can also be used off the rails . The form of the rail is however a weak one ...
... vehicle . Shortly after the experiment at Colebrook Dale , cast - iron rails with an upright flange , as shown in section in ... vehicles adapted for use upon it can also be used off the rails . The form of the rail is however a weak one ...
Page 67
... vehicles ; and for the same reason , combined with the greater straightness of a railway , it is unnecessary to allow the wheels to revolve independently of the axles . The most approved plan , especially for edge - railways , is to fix ...
... vehicles ; and for the same reason , combined with the greater straightness of a railway , it is unnecessary to allow the wheels to revolve independently of the axles . The most approved plan , especially for edge - railways , is to fix ...
Page 76
... vehicles from the single track into either of the two , or from either of the two into the single track . In the old railways this was effected by short tongues of iron , moved by hand ; but it is necessary where locomotives are used to ...
... vehicles from the single track into either of the two , or from either of the two into the single track . In the old railways this was effected by short tongues of iron , moved by hand ; but it is necessary where locomotives are used to ...
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