miscellaneous reprints.

A TREATISE

ON THE

ADAPTATION

OF

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

TO THE PURPOSES OF

LOCOMOTION ON RAILWAYS.

WITH TWO PLATES.

BY J. D'A. SAMUDA.

LONDON:

JOHN WEALE, 59, HIGH HOLBORN.

PRINTED BY W. HUGHES,

KING'S HEAD COURT, GOUGH SQUARE.

Introduction

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CONTENTS.

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Description of Clegg and Samuda's Atmospheric Railway

Workings of Atmospheric Railway on the Birmingham,

Bristol, and Thames Junction Railway

Objections answered

Reduction in cost of Railways

Defects of Locomotive system

New system free from these defects

Safety of new system

Comparative cost of new and old systems .

Railway accidents attributable to faulty system

Railway accidents, &c.

Safety of new system

Economy of system

System applied to Turnpike Roads

Power of Locomotive Engines

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