The Quarterly Review, Volume 111John Murray, 1862 |
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... dangers that it incurs , but is a good judge of the inconveniences which it encounters . It is patient under them to an extraordinary degree . Railways are worked for profit ; and whilst a company is in undisturbed possession of its ...
... dangers that it incurs , but is a good judge of the inconveniences which it encounters . It is patient under them to an extraordinary degree . Railways are worked for profit ; and whilst a company is in undisturbed possession of its ...
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... danger of being punished for allowing a signalman , or a locomotive - superintendent for allowing an engine- driver or fireman , to be left on duty for excessive hours . The tendency is even in the opposite direction , and a manager is ...
... danger of being punished for allowing a signalman , or a locomotive - superintendent for allowing an engine- driver or fireman , to be left on duty for excessive hours . The tendency is even in the opposite direction , and a manager is ...
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... danger that is caused to the passengers varies very often directly as the distance at which he is able to bring his train to a stand ; and that distance depends upon the weight of the train , the speed at which it is travelling , the ...
... danger that is caused to the passengers varies very often directly as the distance at which he is able to bring his train to a stand ; and that distance depends upon the weight of the train , the speed at which it is travelling , the ...
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... dangerous and undesirable . In the mean time , the trains are habitually run without the observance of easy precautions which would tend in an important degree to increase the safety of the passengers . The travelling public can only ...
... dangerous and undesirable . In the mean time , the trains are habitually run without the observance of easy precautions which would tend in an important degree to increase the safety of the passengers . The travelling public can only ...
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... of unpunctual as well as of punctual trains , continual danger will be incurred . At the same time it is not to be denied that great reforms reforms might be made in this respect with advantage . Railway Control . 11.
... of unpunctual as well as of punctual trains , continual danger will be incurred . At the same time it is not to be denied that great reforms reforms might be made in this respect with advantage . Railway Control . 11.
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