 The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down...  Railway Herald Magazine - Página 1781895Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Roger North - 1808 - 360 páginas
...ground ; and fo dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly ftreight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting... | |
 | will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 páginas
...1676, it is said, " The manner of the carriages is by laying rails of timber from the conlliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel, and bulky...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldrons of of coal», and it is an immense benefit to the coal merchant*."-}To the forgoing description,... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 756 páginas
...staiths of the river *." Lord Keeper Guildford, in 1676, thus describes the waggons and rail-ways. — ' The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 páginas
...of commercial traffic. Lord Keeper Guilford in 1676, thus describes the wagons and railways:—"The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an raised in the centre, and declining at both ends... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - 538 páginas
...coales from the pits to the staiths to the river." Lord Keeper Guilford, in 16"6, thus describes them: " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel : and bulky carts are made with four rowlers, fitting... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 484 páginas
...ground ; and so dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 834 páginas
...many years. The first description of them we find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks have... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Carriages - 1832 - 352 páginas
...many years. The first description of them we find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks' have... | |
 | 1832 - 426 páginas
...year 1676 ; they are thus described :— "The manner of the car. risgo is by laying rails of Umber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky caris are made with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse... | |
 | John Holland - 1835 - 514 páginas
...Guildford, who was upon the northern circuit in 1676, thus describes the waggons and the waggon-ways : — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts* are made with rowlets, fitting... | |
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