Every boy's book of railways and steamships (1911)
Protheroe, Ernest · London : Religious Tract Society · leaf 160
ith 8000. This led the humoriststo dub the new undertaking the parsons andprawns line, for they said the former fromWinchester and the latter from Southampton wouldconstitute the main freights; and, indeed, the firstlocomotive stock was to consist of only fivelocomotives, two for passengers and… … A GARLAND OF IRON RIBBONS 125 sold up his business and invested the money in therailway ; and in later years he became Chairman ofthe Directors. The line was opened in 1840, for the constructionhad entailed no special difficulties, except wheregreat embankments were required, while steepgradients…
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