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... wedge being driven against the outer side , presses the bevelled edge of the rail into the notch , and it is thus ... wedges . In some cases , detached blocks of oak two feet square , are used to support the rails . The bar or plate of ...
... wedge being driven against the outer side , presses the bevelled edge of the rail into the notch , and it is thus ... wedges . In some cases , detached blocks of oak two feet square , are used to support the rails . The bar or plate of ...
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... wedge being driven between the upright ledge , bb , and the back of the rail , it is thus secured to the sleeper . This plan has not been much used , the great expense of the cast - iron sleeper operating much against its adoption . The ...
... wedge being driven between the upright ledge , bb , and the back of the rail , it is thus secured to the sleeper . This plan has not been much used , the great expense of the cast - iron sleeper operating much against its adoption . The ...
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... wedge - shaped head , and being dry when driven , secured the chair to the block or sleeper . Such was the form of rail , and mode of securing it to the block , which was used in all the private railways , near Newcastle , for several ...
... wedge - shaped head , and being dry when driven , secured the chair to the block or sleeper . Such was the form of rail , and mode of securing it to the block , which was used in all the private railways , near Newcastle , for several ...
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... wedge - shaped ; it presses against the side of the rail , forces the projection c , into the cavity on the opposite side , and effectually prevents the rail from rising up- wards out of the chair . Figure E , likewise shews the mode of ...
... wedge - shaped ; it presses against the side of the rail , forces the projection c , into the cavity on the opposite side , and effectually prevents the rail from rising up- wards out of the chair . Figure E , likewise shews the mode of ...
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Nicholas Wood. wedge form , when driven presses against the chair on the upper side , and thus wedges the rail downwards into the chair ; the key , being likewise tapered laterally , presses the rail sideways into a longitudinal recess ...
Nicholas Wood. wedge form , when driven presses against the chair on the upper side , and thus wedges the rail downwards into the chair ; the key , being likewise tapered laterally , presses the rail sideways into a longitudinal recess ...
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ascertain axle bearing blocks boiler breadth case-hardened cast cast-iron rails chair coals connecting rod conveyance conveyed cross drains curve cylinder Darlington depth descending diameter drag driving wheels edge rail edge-rail effect elliptic embankment empty carriages equal experiments fastened fixed flanch frame friction Grand Junction railway half hole horses inclination inclined plane increased Killingworth laid length line of railway line of road Liverpool and Manchester loaded carriages locomotive engines Manchester railway miles an hour miles per hour motion moving Newcastle Observed deflection parallel rail passengers Permanent deflection piston plane Plate point rails pounds per yard pressure quantity railroad railway bars rate of speed resistance rest riages roll rope sheeves shew shewn in Fig side sleepers springs square inch steam stone surface Swiftsure TABLE tion tons travelling tube velocity waggons wedge wheels width wooden wrought wrought-iron rails
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