The Railway Shareholder's Manual; Or, Practical Guide to All the Railways in the World, Completed, in Progress, and Projected: Forming an Entire Railway Synopsis, Indispensable to All Interested in Railway Locomotion. To which is Added a Correct List of the Offices and Officers of Existing and Projected RailwaysEffingham Wilson, 1847 - 421 sider |
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Amalgamated annum Birkenhead Birmingham Branch Brighton Bristol Caledonian Caledonian Railway Canal Capital Account Carlisle cent chains Chester Commences in junction construction cost per mile dividend Dublin Eastern Counties Eastern Counties Railway Engineer Esqrs Exeter expended to ditto Extension fares February and August feet 8 inches furlongs Gauge given to Bill Glasgow Goole Grand Junction Grimsby Half-yearly Meetings interest on Calls July 27 Junction Railway June 26 Kilmarnock Leeds Lincolnshire Liverpool loan or mortgage London and Birmingham London and North-Western Manchester Manchester and Leeds mortgage Total sum North Midland Oxford paid Paisley passengers Passes Petition presented Feb Preston radius of curve Rail Railway Companies Railway.-Offices raised by shares Royal Assent given ruling gradients Secretary Session of 1846 shares Ditto ditto Sheffield Shrewsbury smallest radius Southampton steepest gradient total length Total sum authorised Total sum received tunnels Valley Western Railway Whole Shares Withdrn Wolverhampton yards in length
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