A Practical Teatise on Rail-Roads and Carriages (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from A Practical Teatise on Rail-Roads and Carriages

This small treatise was commenced with a view to accomplish the object just stated, as far as relates to Rail-roads and I trust it will shew, in a clearer manner than has hitherto been done, the cases where Canals may be employed with advantage, and where Turnpike-m ads are most economical, and the proper objects and economy of the intermediate system of conveyance by Rail-roads.

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Excerpt from A Practical Teatise on Rail-Roads and Carriages

Every practical system of conveyance must be more or less a subject of interest in a commercial country; and if each system were carefully investigated and compared with others of a similar nature, and the peculiar advantages, and the limits which restrict the application of each system, were considered, the result of such research would be useful at all times, but particularly so at present, when there is a surplus of capital, which might be directed with advantage to improve the internal communication of the country.

This small treatise was commenced with a view to accomplish the object just stated, as far as relates to Rail-Roads; and I trust it will show, in a clearer manner than has hitherto been done, the cases where Canals may be employed with advantage, and where Turnpike-roads are most economical, and the proper objects and economy of the intermediate system of conveyance by Rail-roads.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.