Account of Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1831 +Prospectus & Reports on Steam Locomotive vs Fixed Engine (pulley) Power ~James Walker, etc

Title: Report to the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive and Fixed Engines, as a Moving Power. - Observations on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive and Fixed Engines as Applied to Railways. - An Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Author: James Walker; Robert Stephenson and Joseph Locke; Henry Booth

Description: Boards are worn and spine label is chipped. Pages are foxed and there are some dampstains. Five illustrations on plates (three fold-outs), including frontispiece engraving of the Entrance to Liverpool Station and two maps. 206 pages. In a protective sleeve.

Two preparatory studies and a description of the planning and development of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which eventually opened in September 1830. The two studies assess the comparative utility and benefit of the steam locomotive versus the fixed engine (rope and pulley) method of power.

Contents:
- Report to the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive and Fixed Engines, as a Moving Power (by James Walker, pp. 1-52).
- Observations on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive and Fixed Engines as Applied to Railways (by Robert Stephenson and Joseph Locke, pp. 53-119).
- An Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (by Henry Booth, pp. 120-206).
I. Introduction--Parliamentary Proceedings [incl. railway prospectus].
II. Formation of the Railway and Expenditure.
III. Description of the Railway--Excursion from Liverpool to Manchester.
IV. Mechanical Principles and Properties, as Applicable to Railways.
V. Considerations--Moral--Commercial--Economical.
Appendix: General Abstract of Expenditure to 31st May, 1830.
Observations.

Binding: Hardcover:
Condition: Fair
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Carey & Lea
Place: Philadelphia
Year: 1831

Keywords: Lancashire, England, railways, railroad, engineering, steam engine, fixed engine, steam locomotive,