Journal of the Franklin InstituteVols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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And if this be the case for speeds of 1 and 2 miles an hour , it is much more so for the regular working speeds of trains . To select from a very admirable series of Indicator Diagrams , with copies of which the writer has been favored ...
And if this be the case for speeds of 1 and 2 miles an hour , it is much more so for the regular working speeds of trains . To select from a very admirable series of Indicator Diagrams , with copies of which the writer has been favored ...
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... and observation : Engine with Link - motion ; cylinder , 15X20 inches ; wheel , 6 feet . Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway . Date . Engine . ConsumpMean speed . Average tion of Miles train of water in Carriages . feet , per mile .
... and observation : Engine with Link - motion ; cylinder , 15X20 inches ; wheel , 6 feet . Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway . Date . Engine . ConsumpMean speed . Average tion of Miles train of water in Carriages . feet , per mile .
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Brake blocks , movable in their sockets . d Pulling bar coupled to engine or train . m Sockets , channeled to receive brake blocks . e Shaft communicating power of pulling n Listing bars , moving with bar , d , when train is checked to ...
Brake blocks , movable in their sockets . d Pulling bar coupled to engine or train . m Sockets , channeled to receive brake blocks . e Shaft communicating power of pulling n Listing bars , moving with bar , d , when train is checked to ...
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Lahaye's Patent Brake has been in operation upon the passenger trains of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for ... eminently useful in arresting the rapid motion of the train , when danger was observed and the engine reversed .
Lahaye's Patent Brake has been in operation upon the passenger trains of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for ... eminently useful in arresting the rapid motion of the train , when danger was observed and the engine reversed .
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42 , passenger engine , on the Caledonian Railway , during a trip of 105 miles , from Glasgow to Carlisle , with an average train of 6 } carriages , done in three hours 22 minutes , five stoppages included .
42 , passenger engine , on the Caledonian Railway , during a trip of 105 miles , from Glasgow to Carlisle , with an average train of 6 } carriages , done in three hours 22 minutes , five stoppages included .
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