Permanent Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of European Railways

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Permanent Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of European Railways
The Permanent Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of European Railways with a comparison of the working economy of European and American lines, and the principles upon wich improvement must proceed.
By Zerah Colburn and Alexander L. Holley
With fifty-one engraved plates by J.Bien -- 43 numbered plates is all I see at the end of the book.    COVER is loose, first page is loose.  Spine (cover) is badly damaged.  Ex-Library book (university)
Copyright 1858   168 pages plus 23 page introduction.
43 plates
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.-Comparative Working of European and American lines ; Earnings and Expenses ; Fuel ; Equating Coal and Wood ; Consumption of Wood on American lines : Loads ; Speeds ; Grades ; Alignment ; Climate and Soil ; Prices; Causes of Economy ; Results ; Elimination of Cost of English Permanent Way ; Parliamentary Expenses ; Land and Land Damages; Financial Management; Physical Features; Tunnels;
Earthworks ; Bridges ; Engineering ; Double Track ; Stations ; Station Approaches; Equipment; Cost of French Railways; Comparative Cost of English Permanent Way; Financial Necessity for Improvement,                                         1
FINANCIAL RESULTS OF BRITISH RAILWAYS,    32
CHAPTERIL-Earthwork and Drainage, .      36
CHAPTER III.-Ballast,     53
CHAPTERIV.-Sleepers,    60
CHAPTERV.-Rails, .    78
CHAPTER VI.-Rail Joints,    95
CHAPTER VII.-General Conclusions,    109
COAL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS.      115
CHAPTERI.-English and American Coal,    122
CHAPTER II.-Combustion of Coal,.       142
CHAPTER III.-Coal-burning Boiler of London & South Western Railway,    153
CHAPTER IV.-MeConnell's Boiler,.    157
CHAPTERV.-Coal-burning Boilers with Inclined Grate, .    159
CHAPTER VI.-Conclusions,     162
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