A Record of the progress of modern engineering Volume 2; comprising civil, mechanical, marine, hydraulic, railway, bridge, and other engineering works with essays and reviews

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 Excerpt: ...in 1861 to 756 Austrian miles. These were distributed in forty-four lines, carried on by thirteen companies; 700 miles more are projected, or in course of construction, so that the Austrian railway system will, in a few years, embrace 1,400 Austrian miles. The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway and the Charles Lewis Railway connect Poland, Prussia, Silesia, and Russia with the centre of the empire; the State Railway brings about the communication between The Austrian mile is 8,297 yards. RECORD OF MODERN ENGINEERING. July 1, 1863. in the close of 1861; that between Barcelona and the French frontier has been well carried on, and reaches Gerona already, and an understanding having been come to with the French officials for the junction of the two lines, Spanish and French, close to the coast at La Coll de Balitre, it is confidently expected that the remainder will be terminated this year; and, further, the line between Barcelona and Tarragona has already been contracted for, and the contractor has engaged to have it completed before the end of next year. The Valencia and Saragossa Kailway will have a length of 260 kilometres, running as far as the river Ebro, which it will cross on a gigantic bridge, along a rich country, with principal stations in the important towns of Murviedro, Burriana, Castellón, Benicarlo, and Tortosa. With the Government grant, and the liabilities which a recent law allows railways in operation to enter into, upon the security of their stock, the Valencia and Almansa Railway, proprietor of the Tarragona line, will be able to construct it without issuing any shares. The period allowed for completing the railway is four years from the 12th March, 1861. A great deal of work has been done; on the spot no foreign workmen or contractor...