Historical review of various more or less unsuccessful attempts made in England and elsewhere to provide locomotion by use of compressed air or atmospheric pressure for direct motive power; J. Samuda's railway running from Wormwood Scrubbs to Uxbridge Road (1840); Kingston-Dalkey Railway (1843); London and Croydon Railway; South Devon Atmospheric Railway. (See also - discussion p 113-4)


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    Title :

    Atmospheric railways


    Additional title:

    Junior Inst Engrs -- J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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