Tube, Train, Tram, and Car; or, Up-to-date locomotion

Name: Tube, Train, Tram, and Car; or, Up-to-date locomotion
Author: Arthur H. Beavan

by Arthur H. Beavan

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TUBE, TRAIN, TRAM, AND CAR OR UP-TO-DATE LOCOMOTION
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION BY LLEWELLYN PREECE, M.I.E.E.
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Tube, Train, Tram, and Car
CHAPTER I THE OLD AND THE NEW ORDER OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTION
STEAM—THE OLD ORDER
ELECTRICITY—THE NEW ORDER
VARIOUS FORMS OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION
CHAPTER II SOME PIONEER ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
THE GIANT’S CAUSEWAY RAILWAY
THE BRIGHTON BEACH RAILWAY
THE CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY
CHAPTER III SOME PIONEER ELECTRIC RAILWAYS (continued)
A TRIAL TRIP IN THE CITY AND SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY
THE WATERLOO AND CITY RAILWAY
THE LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD ELECTRIC RAILWAY
CHAPTER IV REMARKABLE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
MONO-RAILWAYS
HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
THE MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL ELECTRIC EXPRESS RAILWAY
CHAPTER V REJUVENATING THE METROPOLITAN INNER CIRCLE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE METROPOLITAN AND METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAYS
THE NEW DISTRICT RAILWAY
THE NEW METROPOLITAN RAILWAY
AMERICAN CAPITAL
CHAPTER VI THE CENTRAL LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY AND ITS CITY SUBWAYS
DESCRIPTION OF THE RAILWAY
ITS VENTILATION
ITS ANNUAL SALE OF LOST ARTICLES
CHAPTER VII THE TUBULAR SYSTEM
ORIGIN OF THE SYSTEM
RAILWAY TUBES, HOW THEY ARE BORED
THE TUBE MOLE AT WORK
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE BY TUBING
VIBRATION
CHAPTER VIII TOURING IN THE TUBES A SKETCH
CHAPTER IX LONDON’S TANGLED TUBES
THE TANGLE
THE ROYAL COMMISSION
CHAPTER X LONDON’S LATEST AND LONGEST TUBE
CHAPTER XI ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS GENERALLY
HISTORY OF TRAMWAYS
VARIOUS METHODS OF HAULAGE
VARIOUS METHODS OF ELECTRIC TRAMWAY TRACTION
CHAPTER XII LONDON’S TRAMWAYS
THE L.C.C. AND LONDON’S TRAFFIC
THE L.C.C. AND REHOUSING
THE L.C.C.’S TRAMWAY SYSTEM
THE MAINTENANCE OF TRAMWAY TRACKS
A BUSINESS JOURNEY BY L.C.C. TRAMS
LONDON UNITED TRAMWAYS COMPANY
CHAPTER XIII PROVINCIAL TRAMWAYS
THE LIGHT RAILWAYS ACT OF 1896
MUNICIPAL TRAMWAY UNDERTAKINGS
THE GLASGOW TRAMWAYS
THE LIVERPOOL TRAMWAYS
THE MANCHESTER TRAMWAYS
THE BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS
PROVINCIAL RURAL TRAMWAYS
MANUFACTURING CENTRES—GREAT BRITAIN
THE BLACK COUNTRY AND THE POTTERIES
THE NEW ORDER OF RURAL TRAMWAYS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND RURAL TRAMWAYS
CHAPTER XIV THE SHALLOW UNDERGROUND SYSTEM
IN LONDON
PARIS
BUDA-PESTH
BOSTON
NEW YORK
CHAPTER XV HORSELESS VEHICLES—ELECTRICAL AND OTHERWISE
PRIVATE MOTOR-CARS
PUBLIC CONVEYANCES
CHAPTER XVI HORSELESS VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL AND OTHERWISE (continued)
MOTOR-CARS IN WARFARE
MOTORS IN AGRICULTURE
MERCANTILE MOTORS
CHAPTER XVII HORSELESS VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL AND OTHERWISE (continued)
SPEED OF MOTOR-CARS
MOTOR-CARS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER XVIII ELECTRICITY APPLIED TO NAVIGATION (A FORECAST)
DEVELOPMENT IN SIZE OF SHIPS AND STEAMERS
ELECTRIC STORAGE AS A MOTIVE POWER
THE “PRINCESS IDA” IN THE YEAR A.D. 19—
CHAPTER XIX SOME ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION DRAWBACKS
THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE
ELECTRIC RAILWAY ACCIDENTS AND BREAKDOWNS
MEDICAL OBJECTIONS TO TUBE TRAVELLING
CHAPTER XX SOME ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION DRAWBACKS (continued)
TRAMWAY ACCIDENTS
ELECTRIC SHOCKS
MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENTS
THE GENERAL VERDICT
CHAPTER XXI ELECTRIC LOCOMOTION AND OUR NATIONAL LIFE
HOW IT AFFECTS EXISTING RAILWAYS
THE IMPROVEMENT OF STREET TRAFFIC
ITS SOCIAL RESULTS
THE EFFECT ON OVERCROWDING
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