 | 1857 - 780 pages
...district, and deicribed himself as " only the engine-wright at Killingworth ; that's what he was." But Mr. Pease was scarcely prepared for the bold assertion...visitor, that the locomotive engine with which he had beeu working the Killingworth railway for many years past was worth fitly horses, and that engines... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Collection locomotives - 1857 - 576 pages
...their whole calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons...which he had been working the Killingworth Railway for N 4 184 LIFE OF GEORGE STEPITENSON. [CHAP. xvi. many years past was worth fifty horses, and that engines... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Locomotives - 1858 - 604 pages
...their whole calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons...years past was worth fifty horses, and that engines CHAP. xvi.] VISIT TO MR. PEASE. ]85 made after a similar plan would yet entirely supersede all horse... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Books - 1858 - 590 pages
...their whole calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons...engine with which he had been working the Killingworth Hallway for many years past was worth fifty horses, and that engines CHAP. xvi.] VISIT TO MR. PEASE.... | |
 | English literature - 1858 - 746 pages
...Mr. Pease told him his plans, which were all founded on the use of horse-power, he being satisfied " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons for one on a common road, and that before long the railway would become the King's highway." Stephenson, however,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - American essays - 1857 - 584 pages
...liked him, told him his plans, which were all founded on the use of horse-power, he being satisfied " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons for one on a common road, and that before long the railway would become the King's Highway." Stephenson boldly... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1859 - 384 pages
...their whole calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons...engine with which he had been working the Killingworth Eailway for 124 VISIT TO MR. PEASE. CHAP. VIII. many years past was worth fifty horses, and that engines... | |
 | Samuel Lucas - Authors - 1859 - 326 pages
...that's what he was." But Mr. Pease, whose calculations were based on the employment of horse-power, was scarcely prepared for the bold assertion made by his visitor, that his locomotive was worth fifty horses. In answer, however, to the invitation to '-' come and see what... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1862 - 552 pages
...calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, "that ahorse upon an iron road would draw ten tons for one ton...engine with which he had been working the Killingworth Hailway for many years past was worth fifty horses, and that engines made after a similar plan would... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Engineers - 1862 - 558 pages
...their whole calculations on the employment of horse power. " I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons...was scarcely prepared for the bold assertion made by bis visitor, that the locomotive engine with which he had been working the Killingworth Railway for... | |
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I was so satisfied," said he afterwards, " that a horse upon an iron road would draw ten tons for one ton on a common road, that I felt sure that before long the railway would become the King's Highway. 
