Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 157
nd emptied. The upper car is made theheavier when required, by filling its tank with water, when it raises thelower car, and on itself arriving at the bottom, the water is dischargedbefore the load to be taken up is received. Many inclined railways are now in operation in various parts of theworld,… … /mAt^-?i^^WaV^V-a^^..jj^:a£V-:r-=.fc;^ Fig. i^b.—At the Sufnmit of the Rigi. slope 57 feet vertical to 100 feet horizontal. These are cable inclines; buta rack is also used with a pinion regulated by a friction-brake to avoidaccident, in case of the cable parting. The largest inclined railway…
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