VERY soon after the compound working of steam in marine and stationary engines became an accomplished fact, and the great saving of fuel thereby was apparent, the question of applying the compound ...

THE present position of locomotive engineering in this country is of a very interesting nature; owing to the gradual increase of weight of trains hauled and the higher speeds now in use, it has been ...

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