 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...  Report on Steam Carriages - Страница 223по Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Carriages - 1832 - 346 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 756 страници
...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 страници
...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 страници
...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 these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 484 страници
...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 these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | 1832 - 426 страници
...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 страници
...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 these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1838 - 854 страници
...any other part of the country before this time or not, I have not had the means of ascertaining. In 1676 they are thus described: — "The manner of the...with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carnage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is immense benefit... | |
 | James Day - 1839 - 238 страници
...Guildford, who was upon the northern circuit in 1 676, thus describes the waggons and the waggon- ways — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | 1845 - 636 страници
...annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of limber 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... | |
 | 1845 - 862 страници
...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 these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
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