Light Railways at Home and AbroadC. Griffin, limited, 1899 - 339 Seiten |
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... grants may be made , leaving the actual details of the concession to be determined by the local authorities . State ... grant this annual subsidy on condition that the local authorities who give the concession , with or without the co ...
... grants may be made , leaving the actual details of the concession to be determined by the local authorities . State ... grant this annual subsidy on condition that the local authorities who give the concession , with or without the co ...
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... grants a feeder line a rebate per pas- senger , which varies with the number of passengers brought to the main line , but , says M. de Bäcker , " this would seem to be excep- tional ; however , it shows so keen a sense of justice that ...
... grants a feeder line a rebate per pas- senger , which varies with the number of passengers brought to the main line , but , says M. de Bäcker , " this would seem to be excep- tional ; however , it shows so keen a sense of justice that ...
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... grant , so that till the end of that period nobody will be much the worse off . This would not be so if they had to make up any great loss on the working of the lines , but this is guarded against by the arrangement made with the ...
... grant , so that till the end of that period nobody will be much the worse off . This would not be so if they had to make up any great loss on the working of the lines , but this is guarded against by the arrangement made with the ...
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... grant for a tramway on the ground that it will not pay if they wish to have it , when their neighbours in the same Department have been given sums five or six times as large for other undertakings which pay no better . " I believe that ...
... grant for a tramway on the ground that it will not pay if they wish to have it , when their neighbours in the same Department have been given sums five or six times as large for other undertakings which pay no better . " I believe that ...
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... grant from the State could have been obtained for such a purpose . The general impression now in this country seems to be that the solution of the question of rural traffic does not lie in tramways , but in mechanical traction on the ...
... grant from the State could have been obtained for such a purpose . The general impression now in this country seems to be that the solution of the question of rural traffic does not lie in tramways , but in mechanical traction on the ...
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Seite 50 - Notwithstanding my many years' experience at sea, it has told me how much more there is to acquire." — (Letter to the Publishers from a Master Mariner). " I must express my thanks to you for the labour and care you have taken in 'PRACTICAL MECHANICS.' . . . IT is A LIFE'S EXPERIENCE. . . . What an amount we frequently see wasted by rigging purchases without reason and accidents to spars, &c., &c. ! 'PRACTICAL MECHANICS
Seite 28 - By S. ANGLIN, CE, Master of Engineering, Royal University of Ireland, late Whitworth Scholar, &c.
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Seite 74 - Connection between Toxic Action and Chemical Composition — Life Tests — General Method of Procedure — The Spectroscope — Examination of Blood and Blood Stains. III. — Poisonous Gases. IV. — Acids and Alkalies. V. — More or less Volatile Poisonous Substances. VI. — Alkaloids and Poisonous Vegetable Principles. VII. — Poisons derived from Living or Dead Animal Substances. VIII. — The Oxalic Acid Group. IX. — Inorganic Poisons. Appendix : Treatment, by Antidotes or otherwise, of...
Seite 36 - Tank" Boilers.— The Hnll <nd Its Fittings.— Cleaning and Painting Machinery.— Reciprocating Pumps, Feed Heaters, and Automatic Feed -Water Regulators. — Evaporators. — Steam Boats. — Electric Light Machinery.— Hydraulic Machinery.— Air-Compressing Pumps.- Refrigerating Machines. —Machinery of Destroyers.— The Management of Water-Tube Boilers.— Regulations for Entry of Assistant Engineers, RN— Questions given in Examinations for Promotion of engineers. RN— Regulations respecting...
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