Our Railways: Their Origin, Development, Incident and Romance, Volume 1Cassell, limited, 1894 - Railroads |
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Page 21 - 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 four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant.
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Page 320 - The case of the North Eastern is a striking illustration. That railway or Railway, system of railways is composed of 37 lines, several of which formerly competed with each other. Before their amalgamation they had, generally speaking, high rates and fares, and low dividends. The system is now the most complete monopoly in the United Kingdom...