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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.

Making of the Modern World, Part 4: 1800-1890 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Adams, William Bridges, 1797-1872, author.
Parsons, P. M. (Percival Moses), author.
Contributor:
Manby, Charles, 1804-1884, editor.
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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