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The Science of Railways, Vol I; First of 12 volumes of the series) Contains a concise manual of the locomotive and its working. Discusses the origin and evolution of the locomotive, the equipment of different countries, the manufacture of engines & cars, the organization and arrangement of the shops and round-houses of railways, the air brake and its working, the adaptability of electricity to general railway purposes and other matters germane thereto.
Illustrated by engravings prepared expressly for this work, descriptive of railway carriage and its appliances. Includes detailed fold out drawings.
Index is to be found in Vol. 12 of the series and serves for the whole series of books.
duplicate of 1990.026.199 |
