| 单词 | locomotive engine |
| 例句 | The whole time Father was interrogating us on the porch, in my mind’s eye I was seeing her slumped over in the kitchen house, banging in mortal frustration against that locomotive engine of a stove. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This week the factory manufactured locomotive engines—Caesar wondered whether they would one day be used by the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I believe 432 has twin dampers, the size of locomotive engines. The Hidden Feats That Built New York’s Towering Skyscrapers 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Technically nothing was in front of them, but they saw a life-sized locomotive engine. Virtual reality program offers glimpse of careers 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The locomotive engines jury-rigged to turn the naval vessels into icebreakers get a scene. Review: ‘The Terror,’ or ‘Alien’ in the Arctic 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Early in his musical career, Mr. Henry abandoned notes in favor of ambient sounds — dripping water, car horns, bird calls, locomotive engines — which he manipulated with a tape recorder in surprising ways. Pierre Henry, Composer Who Found the Music in Sounds, Dies at 89 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z According to the new rules, the state is banning locomotive engines that are more than 23 years old by 2030. Electrify everything, California says — including trucks and trains 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Emissions: California has passed an ambitious rule that will ban locomotive engines older than 23 years by 2030 and increase the use of zero-emissions technology to transport freight, The Associated Press reports. Here Are Your Favorite Places to See Art in California 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The rule will ban locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase the use of zero-emissions technology to transport freight from ports and throughout railyards. California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Three locomotive engines and six train cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the tracks Saturday in Somerset County, sending three people to the hospital. Maine takes railroad to task over cleanup after derailment 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The three workers were treated and released Saturday after three locomotive engines and six train cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the track in Somerset County, officials said. Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z “Climate change adds more fuel to the locomotive engine.” Wild weather driven by roiling Pacific, nature and warming 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A numberless crowd of faceless men marched with red banners, surrounding a locomotive engine emblazoned with hammer and sickle. The War on History Is a War on Democracy 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Other top tax breaks likely to be reviewed if the bill moves forward include those for manufacturing, specialized high-wage jobs, and locomotive engine fuel. New Mexico Senate votes on liquor, redistricting, tax breaks 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Six diesel locomotive engines and three gas turbines generate 75,000 horsepower to spin propellers as big around as grain silos. Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z The Tasnim news agency said the blast was due to workers jump-starting a locomotive engine by using an external battery. Dozens of coal miners killed in explosion in northern Iran 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z As part of the deal with the government, Detroit Diesel’s pollutant reduction projects will include replacing high-polluting diesel school buses and locomotive engines with models that meet current emissions standards. Detroit Diesel fined for alleged Clean Air Act violations 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Network Rail said a 130-tonne locomotive engine and 16 wagons were moved from the site by Friday. Rail line repair on track after derailment at Cumnock - BBC News 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z The locomotive engine and 99 tank cars not affected were unhitched and moved away, Fong said. Small town evacuated after oil train derails in North Dakota 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Its 73 cars carrying pressurised containers of crude oil somehow became uncoupled from five locomotive engines, gathering speed as they rolled downhill before derailing in the heart of Lac-Megantic. Canada train blast site 'a war zone' 2013-07-07T22:04:12Z Exasperated by her “helpfulness” trying to stoke the locomotive engine, Johnny impulsively throttles her, then kisses her, then returns to the job at hand. Gettysburg: The Battle That the Movies Ignored 2013-07-03T11:05:28Z They also said that examinations and inspections of the tracks and the locomotive engine found no defects or anomalies. Parade Truck in Fatal Train Crash Crossed Tracks Against Signal, Investigators Say 2012-11-18T01:12:17Z The beautiful locomotive engine and tender, built by Mr. Baldwin, of this city, whose reputation as an ingenious machinist is well known, were for the first time placed on the road. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z Exercise 55:—Make the necessary working drawings for a gland and stuffing-box for a locomotive engine piston rod 2½ inches in diameter, to the dimensions given in the table. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design 2012-03-06T03:00:25.777Z There was not a cable or a telegraph line in Europe or Asia that could be operated, not a stationary or locomotive engine that would work without breaking down or blowing up. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z On arriving again at the railway the boat is once more resolved into its segments, which, as before, are transferred to the railway trucks and transported to the next canal station by locomotive engines. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Brown moved with his family to Council Bluffs, Iowa, after his father — a railroad engineer — died when a locomotive engine exploded. World War II veteran who survived Bataan Death March, built legacy of hope dies in Ill. at 105 2011-08-15T21:18:44Z April 3, 1835, Mr. Baldwin took out a patent for certain improvements in the wheels and tubes of locomotive engines. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z The London, Brighton & South Coast railway also began the adaptation of some of their locomotive engines, but discontinued the use of liquid fuel from the same cause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Mr. Miller, fond of all such inventions, did not fail to get a sight of Symington's locomotive engine, the first time he was in town. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z At the locomotive station the trucks are formed into a continuous train and delivered over to the locomotive engine. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The French government has argued that Siemens's trains represent a safety risk because their locomotive engines are spread out beneath the floor along the train — an arrangement known as "distributed traction". French train maker refuses to admit defeat over ?537m Eurostar deal 2011-07-06T18:30:15Z I consider these engines as near perfection, in the arrangement of their parts, and their general efficiency, as the present improvements in machinery and the locomotive engine will admit of. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z On the 20th of July, the first locomotive engine ran through from Caldera to the Valley, and has since been transporting timber and iron for the extension of the track. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Mr. Gurney was a medical man, but gave up his practice and devoted himself to scientific studies, and particularly to the construction of locomotive engines for turnpike travelling. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z A locomotive engine driven by a concealed rat was one of his next juvenile feats in mechanical engineering. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z We have much pleasure," the editor of the Canadian Journal says "in presenting our readers with a drawing of the first locomotive engine constructed in Canada, and indeed, we believe, in any British Colony. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z A new mode of constructing the wheels of locomotive engines and cars. Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works 2012-04-03T02:00:35.800Z But come to locomotive engines, all that you know wouldn't take up much room on a news-sheet. Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout 2011-02-07T03:00:22.570Z Well, I have watched the modern procession of motor-cars, and they are about as impressive as a career of light locomotive engines. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z And just then they heard a whistle, but you’ll have to wait to find out whether it’s a policeman or a locomotive engine until the next story, for I’ve no more room in this one. Billy Bunny and Daddy Fox 2011-01-29T03:00:21.820Z He had not thought of asking for it before, supposing it would be ready at a moment's notice; but he might almost as well have asked for a steamboat or a locomotive engine. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. I slept; I dreamt of a locomotive engine blowing up and turning into the last scene of a pantomime, with “state of siege” displayed in colored fires. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Why is a pretty girl like a locomotive engine? The Handbook of Conundrums When he did not use his nose for talking, he still prevented it from lying silent by snoring through it with a sound like a locomotive engine blowing off steam. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The whistle of a locomotive engine; there it is again! Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls The gigantic power of the locomotive engines hourly committed to the charge of these drivers was lately strangely exemplified in the large engine stable at the Camden Station. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years He saw iron ships, steamers, and the locomotive engine, introduced. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) We were hardly more than a cable's length from Greenock, and once again we heard the whistling of locomotive engines. Memoirs of Life and Literature And the countless changes here briefly indicated are consequent on the invention of the locomotive engine. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The smallest crater made by his shells would accommodate a locomotive engine with ease. War Letters of a Public-School Boy In many parts of the new railroads, where there has been some objection to the locomotive engines, stationary ones are resorted to, as everyone knows to draw the vehicles along. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Seven years later a Mr. Blinkensop, of Middleton Colliery, near Leeds, constructed another locomotive engine, upon which he obtained a patent in 1811. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses This improvement is applicable to marine, stationary, and locomotive engines. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Let us confine ourselves to the latest embodiment of steam power—the locomotive engine. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The “Rocket” had eclipsed the performance of all locomotive engines that had yet been constructed, and outstripped even the sanguine expectations of its constructors. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery Was the House aware of the smoke and noise, the hiss and whirl, which locomotive engines, passing at the rate of ten or twelve miles an hour, would occasion? Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The first road upon which a locomotive engine of American manufacture was used was the South Carolina Railroad, which was commenced in 1830. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses But it is too bad to make you play the part of a locomotive engine. The Nursery, February 1878, Vol. XXIII, No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers The like truth is curiously illustrated by locomotive engines. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I There is a great deal of jolting, a great deal of noise, a great deal of wall, not much window, a locomotive engine, a shriek and a bell. Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression In the first place, locomotive engines are liable to be operated upon by the weather. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Its first locomotive engine was also imported from England, but, being found too heavy, was soon replaced by an American engine of half its weight. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Perhaps you little readers of Little Folks are not aware that boys begin at a very early age to learn the mysteries of the locomotive engine. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young I have said the locomotive engine might be made to travel 100 miles an hour; but I always put a qualification on this, namely, as to what speed would best suit the public. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson A well-known phenomenon of a similar character is the change of pitch of the whistle of a locomotive engine as it rushes past. The Story of the Heavens But the speed at which these locomotive engines are to go has slackened; Mr. Adam does not now go faster than five miles per hour. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years He says, 'This was the first steam locomotive engine ever made in America.' A Pioneer Railway of the West It was not in itself a new idea, for tramways had long been in use, and so far back as 1814 George Stephenson had constructed a locomotive engine for a colliery. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Not the least interesting incident of the evening was his observing, when the dinner was about half over, a model of a locomotive engine placed upon the centre table, under a triumphal arch. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson If we lack enthusiasm we are almost as certain to fail of achieving an end as a locomotive engine that lacks steam is of climbing the grade. The Girl Wanted A famous trial trip with a new locomotive engine was that made on the 9th of August, 1831, on the new line from Albany to Schenectady over the Mohawk Valley road. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The first locomotive engine used in this country was operated on the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's railroad between the mines at Carbondale and the town of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. A Pioneer Railway of the West The most conspicuous improvement in the social and economic condition of the country between 1815 and 1837 is undoubtedly the invention of the steam locomotive engine. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) This he thought better than passing them, linked together, by a locomotive engine.” Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Her ample form with the small round head on the top looked like a short-funnelled locomotive engine, and he like the driver on the foot-plate. Miss Mapp On the corresponding portions of the railway system the great companies have put a locomotive engine per mile. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Now let us consider this first locomotive engine ever used on the Lexington and Ohio Railroad. A Pioneer Railway of the West In 1814, George Stephenson, after many preliminary experiments, made a successful trial of his first locomotive engine. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) He stood by the locomotive engine; and subsequent experience proved that he was right. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The first locomotive engine was brought up the river on a barge, and landed at the St. Paul end of the track in the latter part of October, 1861. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier In referring thus to the railway works, he must refer also to the improvement of the locomotive engine. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years The employment of a steam-driven locomotive engine, however, made such a plan impossible, and demonstrated that the roads must be thoroughly organized. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges It begins with the usual harsh jarring tone of its tribe, rapidly becoming shriller, until it ends in a long and loud note resembling the steam whistle of a locomotive engine. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Eight locomotive engines, constructed at the Stephenson works, had been delivered and placed upon the line, the whole of which had been tried and tested weeks before, with perfect success. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The first thing that awakened Sam was the feeling of going down hill like a locomotive engine. Chasing the Sun The locomotive engine, independent of the railway, would be useless. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Their speed was now tremendous, for though Rod knew but little about the management of a locomotive engine, he did know that the wider the throttle was opened the faster it would go. Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy George Stephenson, the inventor of the locomotive engine, was a common collier working in the mines. Life and Conduct But the speed at which these locomotive engines are to go has slackened: Mr. Adam does not go faster now than 5 miles an hour. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Then he turned round, and dashed off with the speed of a locomotive engine, tearing the boat through the waves behind it, the water curling up like a white wall round the bows. The Red Eric Since he was a boy firing a locomotive engine, he has been an agitator. The Debs Decision The tune began with a jarring sound, and ended in a long loud note, like 'the steam-whistle of a locomotive engine!' Chatterbox, 1905. I ask you if you will warrant the removal of locomotive engines because they are made 100 tons heavier and would break the light rail made 40 years ago? Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highway Transport Committee Council of National Defense Proceeding next to Killingworth with Mr. Stephenson, they there witnessed the performances of his locomotive engines. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson When it was first discovered that a smooth-faced driving wheel, running on a smooth-faced rail, would "bite," the era of iron railways and locomotive engines may be said to have fairly commenced. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Seeking him one day at Orlando, I found him busily studying the locomotive engine of the little road which had been pushed out into that part of the frontier of Florida’s civilized population. The Seminole Indians of Florida Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 469-532 The link motion is in common use, to which, no doubt, is owing the very considerable economy with which the locomotive engine now works. Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 There were tracks laid many years before anybody thought of a locomotive engine. Address by Honorable William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce at Conference of Regional Chairmen of the Highway Transport Committee Council of National Defense Mr. Adam, in his opening speech, referred to the cases of the Hetton and the Killingworth railroads, where heavy goods were safely and economically transported by means of locomotive engines. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The Railway Clauses Act authorised railway companies to use locomotive engines, carriages and wagons; to carry passengers and goods, and to make reasonable charges not exceeding the tolls authorised by their special Acts. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland He was quite intolerant of railways, too; but then his first experience of the locomotive engine was not pleasant. The Romance of the Coast Let us confine ourselves to the latest embodiment of steam-power—the locomotive engine. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library It seems evident that we must follow the lead of the steamship men, and compound the locomotive engine, as they have done with the marine engine. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 So long as he was confined to locomotive engines and iron railroads, with the minutest details of which he was more familiar than any man living, he felt at home, and in his element. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson By its heat some 10,000 locomotive engines are propelled, and many hundreds of iron furnaces are kept in work, besides those for other purposes. Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects The locomotive engine broke down and the train stopped. The Light in the Clearing And all the innumerable changes here briefly indicated are consequent on the invention of the locomotive engine. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Here is a locomotive engine: why do you not mend or manage it? Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The “Rocket” had thus eclipsed the performances of all locomotive engines that had yet been constructed, and outstripped even the sanguine expectations of its constructors. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson It is as though a huge locomotive engine were brought out to draw a child's perambulator, or as though an Armstrong gun were loaded and levelled to exterminate a tom-tit. The Bed-Book of Happiness The generating machine is driven by a locomotive engine; the resistance of its field magnets is 5.68 ohms, and of the two armatures 33 ohms. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 I've had the real steam locomotive engines built from the old designs and the iron rails cast specially by hand. A Diversity of Creatures "Those companies, however, whose works are yet under construction I can advise with the fullest conviction to procure all their locomotive engines and tenders from America, and to construct their cars after the American model." Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 He had, however, no hesitation in saying that it was more than twenty times as much as the strain of a train of carriages and a locomotive engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Besides other less complicated machines, one complete locomotive engine has been constructed within these walls. A Visit to the United States in 1841 But then, let us remember that a locomotive engine, though excellent at running, would be a poor hand at flying. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 At length steam itself was applied to remedy the inconveniences which it had caused; the locomotive engine was invented, and travelling by railway became generally adopted. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain This position gave him among other things the direction of the machine shops, which had been made principally for the construction of locomotive engines. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 The Stockton and Darlington Railway being now at work, another deputation went down personally to inspect the fixed and locomotive engines on that line, as well as at Hetton and Killingworth. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Very efficient locomotive engines are made in the United States. A Visit to the United States in 1841 From that time forward, Murdock as well as Watt, dropped all further speculation on the subject, and left it to others to work out the problem of the locomotive engine. Men of Invention and Industry There is a great deal of jolting, a great deal of noise, a great deal of wall, not much window, a locomotive engine, a shriek, and a bell. American Notes A bill, by the bye, is the most extraordinary locomotive engine that the genius of man ever produced. The Pickwick Papers The p. 142goods trains got so long that the carriers found it necessary to call in the aid of the locomotive engine to help them on their way. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson A Mode of turning Segmental Work in the Ordinary Lathe In executing an order for twenty locomotive engines for the Great Western Railway Company, there was necessarily a repetition of detail parts. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography On securing possession of the station, however, the Germans still found there about 200 vans and carriages, and at least a dozen locomotive engines. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 A prize was accordingly offered, in the autumn of 1829, for the best locomotive engine, to be tested on the portion of the railway then completed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 It is for this reason that the polished metallic sheathing on the cylinders of locomotive engines, and on the boilers of steam fire engines, is not only ornamental but essentially useful. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. It may in fact be regarded as the type of the present locomotive engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Started on the same course, 330 degrees, to a remarkable hill, which has the appearance at this distance of a locomotive engine with its funnel. Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart The lecturer however did not advocate its prospective application in competition with the locomotive engine for main lines of railway. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 It was the general belief that the maximum attainable by the locomotive engine would not much exceed ten miles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 We saw a model of a locomotive engine traveling on a circular railroad with immense velocity, and rapidly ascending an inclined plane of far greater elevation than any hitherto ascended by steam-power. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 This mode of supporting the engine remained in use until the p. 113progress of spring-making had so far advanced that steel springs could be manufactured of sufficient strength to bear the weight of locomotive engines. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson He could carry little on his shoulders, but he may transport much when aided by a horse and wagon, and still more when aided by a locomotive engine or a ship. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished There is a railway system, and the huge masses are conveyed from place to place by locomotive engines. Steam, Steel and Electricity Q.--Are locomotive engines condensing or high pressure engines. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Won't they crowd like buzzards round a dead horse to get a look at a man crushed to a pulp under a rock or a locomotive engine? The Grizzly King Was the house aware of the smoke and the noise, the hiss and the whirl, which locomotive engines, passing at the rate of 10 or 12 miles an hour, would occasion? Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson For instance, in February 1815, four months before Waterloo, George Stephenson took out a patent for the locomotive engine which was to revolutionize the world. The Emancipation of Massachusetts "Did the locomotive engine ever drop off of it?" he asked Helena. The Awakening of Helena Richie A.--Yes, it may; or it may be worked from its own connecting rod; and in the case of locomotive engines, this has sometimes been done. A Catechism of the Steam Engine The dog, by way of revenge, fastened on to the pig, and made him squeal like a locomotive engine whistling. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life The subject of the locomotive engine was already closely occupying Stephenson’s attention; although it was still regarded as a curious and costly toy, of comparatively little real use. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Remember the engine must be a locomotive engine. The Recreations of a Country Parson The information to be added, would consist of the number of miles in each country, of seacoast, of public roads, of railroads, of railroads on which locomotive engines are used. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures Hoadley, of Lawrence, Mass. In these machines, the rules and proportions of the locomotive engine are adapted to the requirements of stationary power, for all purposes under forty horse power. A Catechism of the Steam Engine The locomotive engine pursues its invariable course so long as it is not shunted on to a branch-line. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects Yes; Lord Ravensworth and partners were the first to entrust me, thirty-two years since, with money to make a locomotive engine. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson But it would be pleasant to-day to drive a locomotive engine through a fine agricultural country, particularly if one were driving an express train, and so were not worried by perpetual stoppages. The Recreations of a Country Parson Galloping through the green but thornless bush, I soon came in sight of a grand bull elephant, steaming along like a locomotive engine straight before me. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile Q.--Will you describe the principal features of a modern locomotive engine? A Catechism of the Steam Engine She knew it had something important to do with locomotive engines, and she knew that if railroad magnates would condescend to consider it, her husband was sure that fortune would flow in. T. Tembarom And I must tell you that the economy of the locomotive engine is no longer a matter of theory, but a matter of fact.” Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Mr. Buckle has done a service to my mind, entirely analogous to that which would be done to a locomotive engine by a man who should throw a handful of sand into its polished machinery. The Recreations of a Country Parson Q.--Will you describe generally the arrangement of a locomotive engine? A Catechism of the Steam Engine In the case of locomotive engines, where it is used so widely, very few accidents have occurred; and in steam vessels the only additional source of danger is the salting of the boiler. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Q.--Will you describe the more important features of the locomotive engine? A Catechism of the Steam Engine This waggon-way was the first in the northern district on which the experiment of a locomotive engine was tried. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Q.--Can you give an example of a good locomotive engine of the usual form? A Catechism of the Steam Engine A.--To do this I will take the example of one of Hawthorn's locomotive engines with six wheels represented in fig. A Catechism of the Steam Engine A.--The feed pipe of most locomotive engines enters the boiler near the bottom and about the middle of its length. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Both engines were displayed at the Great Exhibition in 1851, as examples of the most powerful locomotive engines then made. A Catechism of the Steam Engine In locomotive engines the eduction pipe passes into the chimney and the force of the issuing steam has the effect of maintaining a rapid draught through the furnace as before explained. A Catechism of the Steam Engine In locomotive engines, the valve universally employed is the common three ported valve. A Catechism of the Steam Engine A.--In some cases the cylinders lie on their sides in the manner of the cylinders of a locomotive engine. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Q.--Will you describe the structure and arrangement of the feed pumps of locomotive engines? A Catechism of the Steam Engine A.--It is no doubt applicable under suitable conditions; but another species of indicator has been applied by Mr. Gooch to locomotive engines, which presents several features of superiority for such a purpose. A Catechism of the Steam Engine Q.--Is this species of indicator which you have just described applicable to locomotive engines? A Catechism of the Steam Engine |
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