The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 221
f a right angle exceeds the limits within whichhe principle of the wedge obtains. The chairs are of a peculiar form, de-signed by the engineer to combine lightness with strength ; they are cast ona plan invented and patented by Messrs. Ransome and May, of Ipswich,whereby the inward inclination of… … Elevation of Chair, showinsr the inclination of the Rail. The uniformity of inclination attained by this improvement greatly diminishedthe lateral motion of the carriages, observed on almost aU other lines of raU-way. The chairs are placed horizontally on the sleepers, and are fasteneddown with…
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