Name: TRACK TOPICS: A BOOK OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING FOR BOYS OF ALL AGES
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TRACK TOPICS: A BOOK OF RAILWAY ENGINEERING FOR BOYS OF ALL AGES

by W.G. Chapman

Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1971

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Facsimile of the 1935 edition published by The Great Western Railway. The building of the original main line and its chief engineering features. There is also a chapter on Brunel, and major engineering features such as Box Tunnel, the Royal Albert Bridge and the Severn Tunnel have a chapter to themselves. Brown cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 259 pages.

Top & tail of spine lightly shelf rubbed. Light browning to text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby, rubbed at corners, and browned to spine.

ISBN: 0850590809
Stock no. 1830117

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ARRANGEMENT OF TALKS
Talk Number One INTRODUCTORY
Talk Number Two BRUNEL
Talk Number Three THE BROAD GAUGE AND ITS FATE
Talk Number Four WHARNCLIFFE VIADUCT, MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE, SONNING CUTTING, ETC
Talk Number Five BOX TUNNEL
Talk Number Six SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY - AN EXPERIMENT IN AIR PROPULSION
Talk Number Seven ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE, SALTASH (1)
Talk Number Eight ROYAL ALBER BRIDGE, SALTASH (2)
Talk Number Nine MODERN TRACK CONSTRUCTION
Talk Number Ten MAINTENANCE OF TRACK
Talk Number Eleven RELAYING OF TRACK
Talk Number Twelve KEEPING THE TRACK LEEL (1) - CUTTINGS, EMBANKMENTS, TUNNELS, MINING SUBSIDENCES, ETC
Talk Number Thirteen SEVERN TUNNEL (1)
Talk Number Fourteen SEVERN TUNNEL (2)
Talk Number Fifteen KEEPING THE TRACK LEVEL (2) - VIADUCTS
Talk Number Sixteen GRADIENTS
Talk Number Seventeen BRIDGES
Talk Number Eighteen THE LOAD GAUGE AND EXCEPTIONAL LOADS
Talk Number Nineteen RAILWAY BUILDINGS
Talk Number Twenty CONCLUSION