The application of electricity to railway working (1897)
Langdon, William Edward, 1832-1905 · London : Spon · leaf 67
FIG. 12. 40 The Application of Electricity a set, i.e. to allow them to incline a little from the uprightagainst the strain thrown upon them by any curvature of theline. Very little, if any, advantage is gained by this, and itis destructive of the uniform appearance of the line. A lineof telegraph,… … FIG. 13. but where one pole inclines in one direction and another inthe opposite direction, all harmony is destroyed, and anyartistic effect which the line might otherwise possess is lost.All poles should be planted upright, and any strain to whichthey may be subject should be met either by the…
Railroads -- Equipment and supplies · Electric apparatus and appliances
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