Author: FINDLAY, GEORGE.
Title: The Working and Management of an English Railway.
Description: London: Whittaker & Co, 1889. Second edition, Revised and Enlarged. Contents: I.Introductory and Retrospective; II.Management; III.The Staff; IV.The Permanent Way; V.Signals and Interlocking; VI.Telegraphs; VII.Rolling Stock: i) Engines and Brake-Power; VIII. Rolling Stock: ii) Carriages; IX.Rolling Stock: iii) Goods Waggons; X.The Working of the Trains; XI.The Shunting and Marshalling of Goods Trains; XII.The Working of Goods Stations; XIII.Rates and Fares - Division of Traffic - The Railway Clearing House; XIV.On the Relation of the State to Railways in England, and the Question of State Purchase of Railways; XV.Passenger Traffic; XVI.On the Law as Between English Railway Companies and the Public; XVII.On the Railways as a Means of Defence. Pp.viii/300/32(publisher's catalogue, 19 full page illustrations (some folding) + figure illustrations, owner's initials to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt locomotive motif to front board, sunning to spine, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

Keywords: Findlay Working Management English Railway Signals Staff Telegraphs Rolling Stock Engines Carriages Goods Waggons Shunting Marshalling Traffic Fares State Purchase Law 47942 Railways


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