Pleasure Excursions: as Guides for Making Day's Excursions on the Eastern Counties, South-Eastern [and Other] Railways |
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It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day
- we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them
— tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at ...
It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day
- we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them
— tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at ...
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It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day ,
we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day ,
we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
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It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day
- we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day
- we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
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It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day ,
we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
It was commenced in 1801 , opened in 1803 , and the men of science of that day ,
we cannot say that the respectable name of Stephenson was not among them -
tested its capabilities , and found that one horse could draw some 35 tons at six ...
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When our acquaintance with these spots begun , years ago , we had to leave
London before sunrise , to spend the best part of the day , in going and returning ,
seldom reaching home before midnight . A day ' s walk of 40 miles was not an ...
When our acquaintance with these spots begun , years ago , we had to leave
London before sunrise , to spend the best part of the day , in going and returning ,
seldom reaching home before midnight . A day ' s walk of 40 miles was not an ...
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