Tramways: Their Construction and WorkingE. & F.N. Spon, 1875 - 65 pages |
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... necessary to have reliable data . The subject of constructing and working tram- ways is , however , a comparatively new one in this country ; very little has been officially recorded of what is known about English and foreign lines ...
... necessary to have reliable data . The subject of constructing and working tram- ways is , however , a comparatively new one in this country ; very little has been officially recorded of what is known about English and foreign lines ...
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... necessary to adopt a form of rail which offers little obstruction to the general road traffic . In the interests of the tramway proprietors , it is doubtless better not to have grooved rails ; but in London and other European cities it ...
... necessary to adopt a form of rail which offers little obstruction to the general road traffic . In the interests of the tramway proprietors , it is doubtless better not to have grooved rails ; but in London and other European cities it ...
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... necessary to make them of durable material , and to bed them thoroughly well in the first instance , in order to avoid the expense and general nuisance of opening up the paving . Timber has hitherto been generally adopted for tramway ...
... necessary to make them of durable material , and to bed them thoroughly well in the first instance , in order to avoid the expense and general nuisance of opening up the paving . Timber has hitherto been generally adopted for tramway ...
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... necessary in an outlying district . In England , it is customary to use paving of granite or asphalt between the rails , and 18 inches out- side of them . The cost of such paving is generally not less than half the total cost of the ...
... necessary in an outlying district . In England , it is customary to use paving of granite or asphalt between the rails , and 18 inches out- side of them . The cost of such paving is generally not less than half the total cost of the ...
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... necessary to substitute a more lasting material than macadam for the horse track . In many places this has , however , led to a serious inconvenience to the public . The owners of the macadamized roads in several instances declined to ...
... necessary to substitute a more lasting material than macadam for the horse track . In many places this has , however , led to a serious inconvenience to the public . The owners of the macadamized roads in several instances declined to ...
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