practical treatise on locomotive engines
Subtitle: a work intended to show the construction, the mode of acting, and the use of those engines for conveying heavy loads on railways to give the means of ascertaining, on an inspection of the machine, the velocity with which it will draw a given load, and the effects it will produce under various circumstances; to determine the quantity of fuel and water it will require; to fix the proportions it ought to have, in order to answer any intended purpose, etc. founded on a great many new experiments, made on a large scale, in a daily practice, on the Liverpool and Manchester, and other railways, with many different engines, and considerable trains of carriages, to which is added, an appendix; showing the expense of conveying goods, by locomotive engines, on railroads ... increased by a great many new experiments and researches.
Edition: Ed. 2.
Publisher: Weale
Published: 1840
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 583
Subjects: Locomotives
Notes: Bindr's title: Comte de Pambour's practical treatise on locomotive engines.