Handbook of Railroad Construction; For the use of American engineers. / Containing the necessary rules, tables, and formulæ for the location, construction, equipment, and management of railroads, as built in the United States.

by George L. Vose

Stopping once in ten miles, eighty-six miles per hour.

The following table shows the velocities of the different classes of trains in England, France, and Belgium, including and excluding stops.

EXCLUDING STOPS.
	Express.	1st class.	2d class.	3d class.
England,	43.9	32.8	32.8	25.2 miles per hour.
France,		27.5	24.3	28.1 miles per hour.
Belgium,		26.2	25.7	27.6 miles per hour.

INCLUDING STOPS.
	Express.	1st class.	2d class.	3d class.
England,	36.5	24.8	24.8	17.5 miles per hour.
France,		22.1	17.9	19.9 miles per hour.
Belgium,		20.7	19.3	18.1 miles per hour.

The distances at which the different classes of trains stop in the several countries, are as follows:—

TRAINS STOP ONCE IN
	1st class.	2d class.	3d class.	Express.
England,	8 miles,	8 miles,	5 miles,	24 miles.
France,	10 miles,	6 miles,	6 miles,	—— miles.
Belgium,	6.8 miles,	5.6 miles,	5 miles,	—— miles.

OF THE INCREASED DANGER OF FAST TRAVELLING.

The causes of accident, beyond the control of passengers, are

Collision by opposition.

Collision by overtaking.