British railways their passenger services, rolling stock, locomotives, gradients, and express speeds

• Main Author: Pattinson, J. Pearson
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Cassell, 1893.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Railroads > Great Britain.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727750716
• DOI: 10.1680/brtpsrslgaes2e.50716
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 252 p.) : ill.

Pattinson considers railway travelling in Britain from a statistical standpoint. Particulars of the commercial speed of all the leading British lines are given, followed by a description of the locomotives at present used in express traffic, the gradients over which they run, and the actual work the...