Overview

This concise look at the locomotive company Robert Stephenson and Co from 1823 to 1923 by J. G. Warren provides a unique history of the locomotive industry as it came to be built. He includes details such as letters, diagrams, photos, pictures and tables to give a full understanding of that century of progression.

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Author:   J. G. H. Warren (Author)
Publisher:   David & Charles
Imprint:   David & Charles
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.002kg
ISBN:  

9780715343784

ISBN 10:   0715343785
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   16 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction by W. A. Tuplin Introduction by J. G. Warren George Stephenson (1781-1848) The Two Stephensons (1803-1859) Chapter 1: The First Railroads Chapter 2: The Fist Rail Locomotives (1804-1814) Chapter 3: George Stephenson’s First Locomotives (1814-1825) Chapter 4: The Stockton and Darlington Railway Chapter 5: The Edward Pease (1767-1858) Chapter 6: The Foundation and Development of Robert Stephenson & Co (1823-1859) Chapter 7: The First Locomotives of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (1825-1829) Chapter 8: The First Locomotives in France (1828-1829) Chapter 9: The ‘Lancashire Witch’ (1828) Chapter 10: The First Locomotives for America and some Remarkable Designs (1828-1829) Chapter 11: The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Chapter 12: The ‘Rocket’ Chapter 13: The Rainhill Trails Chapter 14: The Firebox of the ‘Rocket’ Chapter 15: The Blast Pipe Chapter 16: The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway Chapter 17: The ‘Rocket’ Type Chapter 18: The ‘Northumbrian’ Chapter 19: The Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Chapter 20: The ‘Planet’ Chapter 21:The ‘Planet’ Type and come more Experiments Chapter 22: Hackworth and Stephenson Locomotives on the Stockton and Darlington Railway (1830-1840) Chapter 23: The Stephenson Locomotive in America (1831-1836) Chapter 24: The Six-Wheeled Locomotives Robert Stephenson’s Planet (1833-1841) Chapter 25: Brunel and The Broad Gauge Chapter 26: The ‘Long Boiler’ Locomotive Robert Stephenson’s Patent (1841-1845) Chapter 27: Evolution of the ‘Stephenson’ Link Motion (1835-1842) Chapter 28: The Gauge Experiments and the Stephenson Locomotive (1845-1860) Chapter 29: The Latter Developments of the Robert Stephenson & Co (1859-1923) Chapter 30: The Modern Steam Locomotive (1903-1923) Appendix Index

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