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Page 66
... rails , giving the train a dual means of locomotion and a firm grip of slippery rails in wet weather . Cutten thought the Abt was ideal for Mt. Lyell . A locomotive would take a full load to the beginning of the rack rail , haul half ...
... rails , giving the train a dual means of locomotion and a firm grip of slippery rails in wet weather . Cutten thought the Abt was ideal for Mt. Lyell . A locomotive would take a full load to the beginning of the rack rail , haul half ...
Page 121
... railway , however , did not reach the mine . After winding for nearly three miles through deep cuttings and along high earthworks , the rail- way was approaching the outskirts of Gormanston when the direc- tors , alarmed at the cost of ...
... railway , however , did not reach the mine . After winding for nearly three miles through deep cuttings and along high earthworks , the rail- way was approaching the outskirts of Gormanston when the direc- tors , alarmed at the cost of ...
Page 149
... rail freights in the following five years . They little knew that there was not enough ore in sight in the large mines of the field to keep the smelters in blast for five years . And they forgot that Queenstown had two other advantages ...
... rail freights in the following five years . They little knew that there was not enough ore in sight in the large mines of the field to keep the smelters in blast for five years . And they forgot that Queenstown had two other advantages ...
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