THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.
The Autobiography of an Old Locomotive Engine. By Robert Weatherburn, M.I.M.E. With Illustrations and Portraits of George and Robert Stephenson. Crown 8vo, cloth.
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Summary of Contents:—Prologue.—Cylinders.—Motions.—Connecting Rods.—Frames.—Wheels.—Pumps, Clacks, &c.—Injectors.—Boilers.—Smoke Box.—Chimney.—Weather Board and Awning.—Internal Dissensions.—Engine Drivers, &c.
“It would be difficult to imagine anything more ingeniously planned, more cleverly worked out, and more charmingly written. Readers cannot fail to find the volume most enjoyable.”—Glasgow Herald.