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asburg, and Great Western (England) patterns. q, Durham and Sunderland, England. r, Berlin and Potsdam, Prussia. s, London and Blackwall, England. t, Manchester and Birmingham, England. u, Saint-Etienne to Lyon, France. v, Wilmington and Susquehanna, United States. w, Great Western (Old), England. x, London and Croydon, England, which first dispensed Railway-rails. with longitudinal sleepers and chairs. y, Morris and Prevost, England. z, Birmingham and Gloucester, England. a′, London and Birmingham, England. b′, London and Brighton, England. c′, Midland counties, England. d′, contractor's rail. e′, street-car rail. f′, locomotive street-rail. g′, continuous rail. h′, tubular rail. j′, King's rail, with steel cap. k′, Potter's rail, with steel facing rolled in. l′, Hymer's rail, with a steel upper section, iron foot, and fish-plates. m′, Ashcroft's rail, with a steel tread and double foot. n′, Jo
el of the fore-carriage. Mr. Gurney seems to have been more persevering and successful than most of his predecessors, and had the benefit of their experience. He built several carriages on his plan, which ran regularly on the Cheltenham and Gloucester road for some months. Hancock's steam-carriage, 1827, had 3 wheels, and the power was applied through the medium of 2 oscillating engines, whose piston-rods were connected to the crank-axle of the fore-wheel. There were several other detail. Vielle Brionde, over the Allier. 2. Holy Trinity, over the Arno. 3. Pont-y-Prydd. over the Taaf. 4. Mantes, over the Seine. 5. Blackfriars, over the Thames. 6. St Mascence, over the Oise. 7. Waterloo, over the Thames. 8. Gloucester, over the Severn. 9. London, over the Thames. 10. Chester, over the Dee. 11. Great Western Railway, over the Thames at Maidenhead. A remarkable bridge (3) was built in 1751 across the Taaf, in Glamorganshire, Wales, by William Edwar