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Neale , Andrew ( ed.) - NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS - TWO FEET AND UNDER being a treatise by Leslie S. Robertson first published in 1898 / new edition with additional material and a new introduction by Andrew Neale
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| Schrijver: | Neale , Andrew ( ed.) |
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| Titel: | NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS - TWO FEET AND UNDER being a treatise by Leslie S. Robertson first published in 1898 / new edition with additional material and a new introduction by Andrew Neale |
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| Uitgever: | Plateway Press ( UK ) / ISBN 0 - 9511108 - 4 - 5 |
| Bijzonderheid: | 1988 , geb. met stofomslag ( lichte gebruiksporen ) , 68 blz., met interessante historisch zwart-wit foto´s en technische tekeningen |
| Prijs: | € 34,95 |
| Meer info | FLAPTEKST : this paper , originally written by Leslie S. Robertson ( C.E.) , a consulting engineer with a wide experience in mechanical engineering , describes a variety of narrow gauge railways of two feet gauge and under , including Duffield Bank , Eaton Hall , Festiniog , Lynton and Barnstaple , Woolwich Arsenal and Darjeeling - Himalaya ; the paper summarised the reasons for the choice of the gauge , describes the locomotive types in use , and discusses the relative merits of four and six-coupled locomotives ; an analysis is provided of the haulage capacity of narrow gauge lines , the question of transhipment , and notes are provided about carriages and wagons and permanent way ; Robertson´s study is a priceless record of contemporary thought on the value of the narrow gaude railway ; as one of the best researched and cogently argued cases for narrow gauge railways put forward up to that time , it will invite comparison with that other classic work , Sir Arthur Heywood´s MINIMUM GAUGE RAILWAYS ; the paper is published in the new edition in complete and unabridged form , together with a record of the discussion which followed its presentation at the summer 1898 meeting of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers , plus much new material ; the new edition is complemented by an entirely new selection of scale drawings , diagrams , photographs and contemporary advertisements ... |
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