and associate, Horatio Allen visited England during the summer of 1828 and ordered four locomotives; one was contracted to Robert Stephenson & Company of Newcastle based from the same plans as the famous 0-2-2 Rocket while three others were built by Foster, Rastrick & Company of Stourbridge....
This image shows the challenges of a muddy road with deep wagon tracks by a family embarked on an eleven mile walk. Seeing how these gentle folks struggled on an excursion of their choice, we can imagine the challenges many servants faced walking to their place of employment, having no other...
Three electric wagon hoists allowed trucks to be moved between the levels and in the sheds below electric wagon transverser tables reduced the need for pointwork in the confined space. Electric cranes were also provided on the upper level, while stables for 67 horses together with provender ...
are still seen in the streets of the unearthed city of pompeii. in the early days of mining in great britain, the coal or the ore was carried from the mine to the vessel in which it was to be embarked in sacks on the backs of horses. later, the miners laid out wagon-roads, and ...