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The varieties of permanent way, practically used, or tried, on railways up to the present period / by William Bridges Adams (to which a Teleford Medal was awarded, session 1856-57) ; and on some recent improvements in the permanent way of railways, by P.M. Parsons, assoc. Inst. C.E. ; with an abstract of the discussion upon both papers ; edited by Charles Manby, F.R.S., M. Inst. C.E., secretary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, William Bridges, 1797-1872, author.
- Parsons, P. M. (Percival Moses), author.
- Series:
- Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890.
- Making of the Modern World, Part IV: 1800-1890
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroad tracks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (73 pages, folded plates) : illustrations.
- Manufacture:
- London : William Clowes and Sons, 1857.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1857]
- Notes:
- Samuel Smiles Collection, [numbers 19].
- "By permission of the council. Excerpt minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, vol. XVI, session 1856-57."
- Reproduction of the original from the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature, Senate House Library, University of London.
- Shelfmark number: [G.L.] I1.845.
- OCLC:
- 1198243651
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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