Stokers and pokers
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Stokers and Pokers or the London and North Western Railway, The Electric Telegraph, and The Railway Clearing House by F B Head. In Excellent Condition for 45 years old. 1968 new printing of the second edition, first published 1849 by John Murray. David & Charles Reprints. weight 500g - 208 pages. Post within 1 working day.
Chapters (42)
- STOKERS AND POKERS:
- LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY,
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
- CHAPTER I.
- On the Construction of a Railway.
- The Construction of the Line.
- Tunnels.
- Cuttings.
- Embankments.
- The Chief Engineer.
- CHAPTER II.
- On the Maintenance of the Permanent Way.
- CHAPTER III.
- The Trains—Euston.
- CHAPTER IV.
- The Railway Carriages.
- CHAPTER V.
- Lost Luggage Office.
- CHAPTER VI.
- Parcel Delivery Office.
- CHAPTER VII.
- The Locomotive Engine.—Camden.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- Goods Department.
- CHAPTER IX.
- Wolverton.
- CHAPTER X.
- Letters and Newspapers.
- CHAPTER XI.
- Crewe.
- CHAPTER XII.
- A Railway Town.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- Electric Telegraph.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- Railway Clearing-House.
- CHAPTER XV.
- Moral.
- APPENDIX.
- INDEX.
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