LIGHT RAILWAYS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
By WILLIAM HENRY COLE, M. Inst. C.E.,
Late Deputy-Manager, North-Western Railway, India.
Contents.—Discussion of the Term "Light Railways."—English Railways, Rates, and Farmers.—Light Railways in Belgium, France, Italy, other European Countries, America and the Colonies, India, Ireland.—Road Transport as an alternative.—The Light Railways Act, 1896.—The Question of Gauge.—Construction and Working.—Locomotives and Rolling-Stock.—Light Railways in England, Scotland, and Wales.—Appendices and Index.
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"Will remain, for some time yet a Standard Work in everything relating to Light Railways."—Engineer.
"The author has extended practical experience that makes the book lucid and useful. It is exceedingly well done"—Engineering.
"The whole subject is exhaustively and practically considered. The work can be cordially recommended as indispensable to those whose duty it is to become acquainted with one of the prime necessities of the immediate future."—Railway Official Gazette.
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VALVES AND VALVE-GEARING:
INCLUDING THE CORLISS VALVE AND TRIP GEARS.
BY
CHARLES HURST,
Practical Draughtsman.
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Contents.—I. Steam Pipes.—II. Valves.—III. Cylinders.—IV. Air Pumps and Condensers.—V. Motion Work.—VI. Crank Shafts and Pedestals.—VII. Valve Gear.—VIII. Lubrication.—IX. Miscellaneous Details—Index.
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