Image from page 41 of "Our iron roads: their history, construction and administration" (1883)
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Identifier: ourironroads00will Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidourironroads00will">Our iron roads: their history, construction and administration Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1883">1883 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1880">1880s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorWilliams__Frederick_Smeeton__1829_1886">Williams, Frederick Smeeton, 1829-1886 Subjects: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectRailroads____History">Railroads -- History https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksubjectRailroads____Great_Britain">Railroads -- Great Britain Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon___Bemrose___sons">London : Bemrose & sons Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorUniversity_of_California_Libraries">University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorMSN">MSN View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/ourironroads00will/ourironroads00will#page/n41/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/ourironroads00will" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidourironroads00will">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/ourironroads00will/ourironroads00will#page/n41/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ar boiler, pierced withtwenty-five copper tubes, through which the heated air passedon its way to the chimney, the tubes being surrounded by thewater of the boiler, an arrangement by which a very large 22 OUR [RON ROADS. surface was brought in contact with the fire, and a pi iportionateamount of steam generated. This engine, also, consumed lesscoal than the others, in the proportion of eleven to twenty-eight.The boiler consisted of a cylinder, six feet in length, having flatends ; the chimney issued from one extremity, and to the otherthe fire-place was attached, which, externally, had the appear-ance of a square box. The opinion has been confidently expressed to the writer, thatafter all the Satis Pareil was as good an engine as the Rocket.The accident that led to its withdrawment from the competitionwas trifling, and could now-a-days have been repaired in twominutes. But it frightened the driver, and he gave in. Itwas a wonderful little engine, remarked our informant, and for u i \r Text Appearing After Image: THE ROCKET. years did a deal of work. After the competition it was boughtby the Bolton and Kenyon Junction Railway people ; and itran from Bolton by Kenyon Junction to Liverpool and backtwice a day. When the traffic increased the runnings had to berearranged, and it did not come farther than the junction, butran the ten miles to and from Bolton from seven oclock in themorning till about nine at night—120 miles a day—for years.The Sans Pareil was only about five tons weight ; it carrieda tub of rainwater for the boiler, and three or four barrow-loads of coke for the furnace. The boiler had one tube, areturn tube. The fireman rode on the foot-plate, but the driverstood at the front end of his engine on the buffer-plank, and he COST OF CONSTRnr. TON. 23 had a seat on one side boarded in. But he was out in the openduring rain, hail, or sunshine; and this arrangement lasted aslong as the engine lasted. Mr. Stephenson, having thus been the successful competitor,was appointed to build th Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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