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North Areas A. B. 10 to 34 ; C. D. E. 1 to 10, & 19 to 33; F. 1 to 32 ; G. H. 1 to 13, & 19 to 26.
3rd. To guard against delay or stoppage of the trainoccasioned by the slippery state of the rails in snowy orbad weather, a leading carriage precedes the engine, loadedwith sand, and has a seat for a look-out-man, who has thecommand of a handle to let sand out on the rails whenrequired. The carriage is pointed in front to cut throughthe air, and has a grated fender in front to remove allobstructions. As no great quantity of sand is at all timesrequired, heavy goods could be substituted to give suffi-cient gravity and tenacity of the wheels to the rails; andM the seat for the look-out man would necessarily bemuch exposed, glass shields could be formed.
In proof of the efficacy of the above plan, the modelshave been tested on a circular railway 60 feet in circum-ference, by a train which was propelled at the rate of40 miles per hour, over obstructions adequate to 12 inchesln height, with unerring certainty, but which, withoutthe apparatus, would fly instantly off in a tangent; and!t is to be remarked that as the safety wheels bear no partof the weight of the carriages to which they are attached,old wheels, on the score of economy, can be employed;and on the other hand, the adoption of the principlewould not be attended with great expense, and railroadtravelling would be rendered comparatively safe on theonly transit now left open to the public.
Model showing the four processes of permanent flatroofing, impervious to rain. This species of roofing hasbeen adopted at Queen’s Road Colonnade Hotel, neJlr theterminus at Brighton.
566 Murray, W., 20 University Street, Bedford Square—Manufacturer and Licensee.
Eccentric coupling for railway carriages. Loop coupling,lor taking up “the slack” between two carriages withoutrecourse to the screw.
• :) 08 Clarkson, T. C., Ill Strand —Inventor,
570 Sanderson, C., Baker Street, Beading —Inventor.Instrument for setting out railway curves.
°72 Stevens, J., St. Leonard Station, Edinburgh , —Inventor.
Railway signal.
J 74 Hemmingway, A., Hatton, near Leeds, and12 Denham Street, Vauxhatt —Inventor.Model locomotive.
582 Locicyer, Joseph IIooley, Leicester —Inventor.
Model of a patent self-acting railway signal, for loco-motive engines, Sec., to signal the arrival of a train at anyfixed spot, applicable for signalling trains in the rear, ina rapid curve, or approaching a station.
586 Macbay, William, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich—Inventor.
Train of railway carriages, with break or luggage-van •containing self-acting collision-breaks, and other apparatusconnected with the carriages, intended to prevent thedestruction of the carriages and injury to the passengers.
Design for connecting the various railway termini ofthe metropolis, and affording suitable railway communi-cation to all metropolitan large towns.
A section of a street, with improved kerb, for keepingthe pavement clean; furnished also with a fire-annihilatorand life-preserver.
588 Snowden, William Francis, St. Thomas Street,Weymouth , and King’s Cross, Gray’s-Inn Road —Inventor.
Working model of a new mode of assisting engines withcarriages up and down hills on railways; it requires noalteration to be made on the engines, carriages, or railsin common use, and is chiefly intended to save the expenseof deep cuttings, tunnels, &c.
Model of a new method of reducing tho labour of horses,with carriages going up and down lulls on common roadsor streets.
Two models of mangles, showing a new application of aroller attached to the centre of the frames of suchmachines, and acting on the top of the mangle-box. Theroller being made of galvanized iron, prevents rust; andbeing heated by one or more heaters, or otherwise, itimproves the gloss and removes tho damp of mangledarticles.
591 Parsey, A., 455 Oxford Street —Inventor andPatentee.
Compressed air-engine, for locomotive and stationarypurposes.
600 Young, Charles, & Co., Edinburgh —Inventors andManufacturers.
Simultaneous-acting level-crossing gates for railways,for the prevention of accidents; consisting of four gatesor levers, all of which act together, on one being movedby the gate-keeper.
These gates are placed outside the building, at thewest end.
6 Cripp^ Norris, 352 BellBarn Road, BirminghamMill —Inventor.
daup° ; l° e °Hiotive tender and carriage for reducing theto tR °* ?°Ri s i° n on railways, and for affording refugeinvent' ei 48 n e-driver and stoker. The novelty of theioneit cons i s ts in the construction of a carriage withtimber •• ^kular beams and rods, in lieu of the solidmentof 01 ir r0 ^ lbeam ? at P resent used, and in the arrange-lauidinp i ’^^^“gS’ I° r . m ing together a perfectly ex-ifflmenw 1 collapsing carriage, capable of sustaining antion of hoR ° Ck w , lthout receiving injury. Any descrip-°f tk e uymny be placed on the carriage; and a portioncapable r / ail g em ent of springs is so designed as to bepresent beu lS adapted to the form of every carriage insuffer b.,+ S ? ; iii considered that a train so fitted woulduttle injury from shocks from front or rear.
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Mnrf '*i >01)DS & Son, Rotherham —Manufacturers,model locomotive.
581 Fourness, William, St. James’s Street, Leeds-Alan f Inventor and Designer,useful 2nll 0C0 S Oti?e engines, steam-packets, or osteam upon 6 sou nd is produced by the actic
upon metallic reeds.
601 Barlow, Peter William, Blackheath —Inventor.
Model of cast-iron permanent way, as constructed on aportion ofithe South Eastern Railway. Also, models ofsleepers for points and crossings for railways. The noveltyconsists in casting the chairs upon a cast-iron plate, whichtakes the place of a wooden sleeper or a stone block.
The advantages over the ordinary constructions arestated to be, greater durability, and an increased num-ber of chairs or points of supports, which, being planedtrue as to line and level, afl’ord the means of obtaininggreater accuracy in railroad construction.
602 Barlow, W. H., Derby —Inventor and Patentee.
Wrought-iron permanent way for railways. The rail ismade to form its own bearing-surface in the ballast,without the aid of sleepers, chairs, &c. In use on theMidland Railway.
609 Stevens & Son , Darlington Works, Southwark BridgeRoad —Manufacturers, Proprietors, and Patentees.Model of railway junction semaphore signals. Theplatform is raised from the ground from four to eightfeet, to afford the signal-man a good view of the line.The two signal-posts represent the meeting lines of rail-way. The arms and lamps are worked by the foot ofthe signal-man, leaving his hands at full liberty to pull
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