 | Elijah Galloway - 1829 - 890 sider
...other descending, at an inclination of one in ninety-six, and where some assistant power must be used) there is no greater inclination than in the ratio of about one in eight hundred and thirty; and since the advantage on the descending side will nearly counterbalance... | |
 | Francis Maceroni - 1834 - 170 sider
...the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, part of which line has an inclination equal to 1 in 98, or 5S feet in a mile. " But, why were capitalists not told...is nearly twice as sharp, and the highest elevation in the next 70 miles much more than twice as sharp as any on the Manchester line, we can only add,... | |
 | Francis Maceroni - 1834 - 152 sider
...But, why were capitalists not told that instead of locomotives being ' more effective,' and the ' near and tear less,' on the Bristol line, as compared with...is nearly twice as sharp, and the highest elevation in the next 70 miles much more than twice as sharp as any on the Manchester line, we can only add,... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1835 - 938 sider
...other descending at an inclination of one in ninety-six, and where some assistant power must be used,) there is no greater inclination than in the ratio of about one in eight hundred and thirty ; and since the advantage on the descending side will nearly counterbalance... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1837 - 236 sider
...other descending at an inclination of one in ninety-six, and where some assistant power must be used,) there is no greater inclination than in the ratio of about one in eight hundred and thirty ; and since the advantage on the descending side will nearly counterbalance... | |
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But, why were capitalists not told that instead of locomotives being ' more effective,' and the ' wear and tear less,' on the Bristol line, as compared with the Manchester line, it must be greater. For ' the road upon the whole between Manchester and... 