| English literature - 1850 - 542 pages
...twenty miles an hour!) And the reviewer expressed his trust that " Parliament will, in all railroads it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which is as great as can be ventured upon with safety." ! ! While contemplating the progress that has ensued,... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1825 - 556 pages
...safety' than the ordinary coaches ? We trust, however, that Parliament will, in all the rail-roads it may sanction, limit the .speed to eight or nine...with Mr. Sylvester, is as great as can be ventured upon with safety. Mr. Sylvester, however, has shown that the high pressure engines, used under the... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1825 - 582 pages
...safety' than the ordinary coaches ? We trust, however, that Parliament will, in all the rail-roads it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine...with Mr. Sylvester, is as great as can be ventured upon with safety. Mr. Sylvester, however, has shown that the high pressure engines, used under the... | |
| 1825 - 560 pages
...coaches 1 We trust, however, that Parliament will, in all the rail-roads it may sanction, limit ther . speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which, we entirely agree f * with Mr. Sylvester, is as great as can be ventured upon witk .. *• safety. , Mr. Sylvester, however,... | |
| Samuel Shaen - Railroad law - 1847 - 122 pages
...with greater safety' than the ordinary coaches. We trust, however, that Parliament will in all the Railways it may sanction, limit the speed to eight...nine miles an hour, which we entirely agree with Mr. Silvester, is as great as can be ventured upon with safety." Before leaving this curious article, let... | |
| 608 pages
...with greater safety' than the ordinary coaches? We trust, however, that Parliament will, in all the railways it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour; which, wo entirely agree with Mr. Silvester, is ai great as can be ventured upon with safety." But many years... | |
| Peter Progress (pseud.) - 1847 - 106 pages
...twenty miles an hour ! ) " And the reviewer expresses his trust that " Parliament will, in all Railroads it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which is as great as can be ventured upon with safety ! ! " The experiment has, however, been tried, and... | |
| Peter Progress (pseud.) - Clocks and watches, Electric - 1847 - 192 pages
...twenty miles an hour ! ) " And the reviewer expresses his trust that " Parliament will, in all Railroads it may sanction, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which is as great as can be ventured upon with safety ! ! " The experiment has, however, been tried, and... | |
| Railroads - 1848 - 382 pages
...such a rate as 18 or 20 miles an hour. We will back Old Father Thames against the Woolwich Railway for any sum. We trust that Parliament will, in all...nine miles an hour, which we entirely agree with Mr. Silvestre is as great as can be ventured upon with safety." The check which Railway speculation lately... | |
| Robert Montgomery Martin - Railroads - 1849 - 152 pages
...of such a machine, going at such a rate. We will back Old Father Thames against the Woolwich Railway for any sum. We trust that Parliament will, in all...nine miles an hour, which we entirely agree with Mr. Silvestre is as great as can be ventured upon with safety." it has pleased the Almighty to impart to... | |
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