The book of trains
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is part of: Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
creator: Williams, Archibald, 1871-1934
issued: 2015-09
issued: [191-?]
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chungpub/items/1.0056047/source.json
extent: 96 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
format: application/pdf
note: ^^m mm Trail? ARCHIBll ■ 1 n ft h u it The University of British Columbia Library THE CHUNG COLLECTION ■a M4 1 ti AN ELECTRIC TRAIN -■=*- THE BOOK OF TRAINS B J ' I ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS THOMAS NELSON &. SONS LTD. Incorporating T.C. & E.C.JACK L">- IN THE SAME SERIES THE BOOK OF ANIMALS OLD FAIRY TALES NURSERY RHYMES PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT THE PRESS OF THE PUBLISHERS ^H £**«£&? CONTENTS I. WHY RAILWAYS ARE USED . . ... . II. MAKING A RAILWAY III. RAILWAY STEAM LOCOMOTIVES .... IV. OUR TRAINS AND OTHERS V. SOMETHING ABOUT RAILWAY SIGNALLING . VI. HOW TRAINS ARE STOPPED VII. ELECTRIC RAILWAYS VIII. TRAINS AND RAILWAYS OF OTHER LANDS . 5 13 25 40 58 7i 79 07 COLOUR PLATES An Electric Train . Frontispiece A Powerful Express Engine 32 A Railway Map 48 Trains and Engines 64 A Mountain Railway .80 ill A RAILWAY MAP (page 48) The following objects are shown on this Map. Can you find them ? &S3B 12 Locomotive Engines. 1 Sea-going Steamer. 32 Railway Carriages. 1 River Steamboat. 7 Signal Boxes. 1 Loch Steamer. 24 Trucks (Railway). Docks. 3 Signal Gantrys. 1 Breakdown Crane. 8 Signal Posts. 1 Loading Crane. 4 Wayside Stations. Golf Links. 2 Foot Bridges over Railway. Pier. 1 Road Bridge over Railway. Bathing Boxes. 1 Tunnel. Factories. 1 Railway Cutting. 4 Electric Tramcars. 4 Junctions. Motor Cars. Telegraph Lines. Football Field. 3 Level Crossings. City Church. 2 Railway Bridges over River. Cathedral Town. 4 Road Bridges over Rivers. Village and Church. 1 Viaduct. A Hill. 1 Locomotive Shed. A Moor. 1 Colliery. A Loch. 10 Coal Trucks. Ruined Castle on Island. Colliers' Houses. I Castle within Grounds. r mmm lirl^RRWjj^^s^MHifflKD CHAPTER I NO doubt you have, at one time or another, tried wheeling a laden barrow across soft ground. It was very hard work, which made you very hot. And no wonder. For the wheel had to keep pressing down the earth until it was packed hard enough to carry the weight. The work really fell on you> as you had to do the pushing needed to make the whe…
has type: Books
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0056047
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [London?] : Thomas Nelson and Sons
current location: Rare Books and Special Collections
rights: These images are provided for research and reference use only. Written permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/
source: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. TF550 .W54 1910z
subject: Railroads
type: Text