Personality These engines were fond of Percy and idolized him. They were entertained by his adventures on the North Western Railway. Whereas, Henry found them to be a nuisance and referred to them as "silly things". Following the decline of steam on the Mainland, Percy expressed such sorrow ...
I have been asked to produce more titles inThe British Railway Storiesand we are likely to need a new illustrator in future. I have a discussion with my publisher tonight regarding this, but it is likely they will issue an advert for anyone to submit to them some sample artwork towards BR...
British Railways (BR), which later traded as British Rail, ran most of the British railway system from the nationalisation of the 'Big Four' British railway companies in 1948 until privatisation in stages from 1994 to 1997. This period of nationalisation saw massive changes in the railway ...
【小题6】 根据“This compares to 200 engines in France and fewer than 10 in the USA."可知, 相比之 下,法国有200台发动机,美国不到10台。故填 compares。 【小题7】 根据“The Trials were competitions designed to find the best locomotive for use on the railway line connecting Manchester to ...
An economic history of British steam engines, 1774鈥0, a study on technological diffusionJames Fowler
With the booming population in cities, there was a great demand for cheaper transportation.In 1814, the steam locomotive(蒸汽机车)was invented, and the first railway was completed in 1825. Britain also built large merchant fleets(大型商船队)which carried British-manufactured goods to all parts of...
Series production of HST power cars began in 1974 at the BR works in Crewe, where the Grand Junction Railway began building steam locomotives in 1840. The Mark 3 coaches, built at the former Midland Railway works in Derby, were little changed from the prototype...
What replaced steam engines? 蒸汽易位,何者担当 Although it is still possible to travel on the Trans-Siberian railway, and take the Orient Express from Paris to Vienna, steam trains such as the Mallard or Flying Scotsman, have not travelled regularly for almost 30 years in many countries. Diese...
By 1800 more than a thousand steam engines were in use in the British Isles, and Britain retained a virtual monopoly on steam engine production until the 1830s. Steam power did not merely spin cotton and roll iron; early in the new century, it also multiplied ten times over the amount ...
By 1800 more than a thousand steam engines were in usein the British Isles,and Britain retained a virtual(这词简直就是逆天了啊,又虚拟又实质上的) monopoly on steam engineproduction until the 1830s.请问virtual在这句话里是怎么翻译啊,还有我一直不明白英文单词有的词为什么会一词多意,意思还差那么...