The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 20. köideLittle, Brown, 1886 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 19
Page 223
... gauge the road and confine the wheels to FIG . 1. - The tram - road , 1776-1800 . The roads were 2 The earliest system of way on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and other railroads in the United States was a simple reproduction of this ...
... gauge the road and confine the wheels to FIG . 1. - The tram - road , 1776-1800 . The roads were 2 The earliest system of way on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and other railroads in the United States was a simple reproduction of this ...
Page 224
... gauge or dis- tance apart of 4 feet 8 inches , O FIG . 3. The fish - belly rail , 1820-30 . and two parallel lines of way were spaced with 6 feet between the inner rails of the ways . This interspace is popularly known as the " six ...
... gauge or dis- tance apart of 4 feet 8 inches , O FIG . 3. The fish - belly rail , 1820-30 . and two parallel lines of way were spaced with 6 feet between the inner rails of the ways . This interspace is popularly known as the " six ...
Page 232
... gauge , showing the " formation " surface and the ballast on which the permanent way is supported , with the slopes , the side drains , and the fencing . Fig . 12 is a type - section of the permanent way on the national gauge , settled ...
... gauge , showing the " formation " surface and the ballast on which the permanent way is supported , with the slopes , the side drains , and the fencing . Fig . 12 is a type - section of the permanent way on the national gauge , settled ...
Page 239
... Gauge . Rails any clay or other material in it. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS . Railways designed for the local service of ... gauge - that is , the 7 feet gange and the 4 feet 8 inch gauge in combination - to take the traffic of the Great ...
... Gauge . Rails any clay or other material in it. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS . Railways designed for the local service of ... gauge - that is , the 7 feet gange and the 4 feet 8 inch gauge in combination - to take the traffic of the Great ...
Page 241
... Gauge . - The measure of the standard or British national gauge of railways is 4 feet 8 inches of width between the rails forming a line of rails or a way . There are many other gauges in existence in different parts of the world . In ...
... Gauge . - The measure of the standard or British national gauge of railways is 4 feet 8 inches of width between the rails forming a line of rails or a way . There are many other gauges in existence in different parts of the world . In ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid Almagest appears attention body Brandenburg British called carriages cent century character chief cholera church colour complete connexion consciousness construction contains cyanide death distinct district east East Prussia edition Elohistic engine England English especially extensive fact feeling feet France Frederick gauge German Government Greek heat Hipparchus ideas important inches inhabitants intensity king known land later length less locomotive London means ment miles movements nearly object observed original passed passenger population ports position present principal province Prussia psalms psychological Ptolemy Punjab pyramid Pythagoras Pytheas quæstors Quakers quarantine quaternion quinine Quintilian Rabelais Racine rails railway rainband Raphael Rashi Ravenna regarded river Roman sensations side Sikh Silesia sleepers square square miles station Talmud temperature tion tons town traffic train waggons whole yellow fever