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Identifier: everyboysbookofr00prot (find matches)
Title: Every boy's book of railways and steamships
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Protheroe, Ernest
Subjects: Railroads Steamboats
Publisher: London : Religious Tract Society
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
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EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVES.1. L. & S.W.R. (4 6-0). 2. C.R. (4-6-0). 3. N.E.R. (4^-0). THE LOCOMOTIVE 69 alone prevented the type becoming popular onother lines. In 1895 there was acute competition betweenthe East and West coast routes to Scotland. OneAugust night the East Coast racing train completedthe distance from Euston to Aberdeen, 539; miles,in 512 minutes, or a shade under 64 miles an hourfor the complete journey. The Teutonic, oneof Webbs three-cylinder compounds (2-2-2-0)with 7 feet drivers, hauled the train from Euston toCrewe at over 64 miles an hour. At this time, beit noted, the single driver was the recognizedBritish type for speed, while in America four-coupled engines were relied upon for expresstraffic. The West Coast record very naturally put theAmericans upon their mettle, and only a few weekslater they accomplished 436 miles at 64j milesper hour. But in the United States they pridethemselves upon doing things upon a big scale, andthey would not rest content until a ru

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  • booksubject:Steamboats
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