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gland, 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'r, England. Iron roofs were first used in England, and were the subject of a patent by Robert Ransome, 1783. They are composed of essentially the same members as those of timber, malleable rods or flat bars Roof of the Pancras station, Midland counties Railway, London, England. being substituted for the tie-beams and king-posts, and the rafters and posts made of sufficient stiffness with bars of malleable L or T iron, or with cast-iron of suitable form and section.