. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . of lime on the walls, butalso because of their entrance is obtained by a naturalbridge over a stream, the bridge beingsome six hundred feet long. Then de-scent has to be made of a canyon, alongthe bottom of which is the way to themain cave, four hundred feet below theentrance. Most of the caves are aboutthirteen feet high and thirty feet wide,but one called the ballroom, with afloor which is flat and suitablefor dancing, is 200 ft. long and130 ft. wide, and some forty to fift
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . of lime on the walls, butalso because of their entrance is obtained by a naturalbridge over a stream, the bridge beingsome six hundred feet long. Then de-scent has to be made of a canyon, alongthe bottom of which is the way to themain cave, four hundred feet below theentrance. Most of the caves are aboutthirteen feet high and thirty feet wide,but one called the ballroom, with afloor which is flat and suitablefor dancing, is 200 ft. long and130 ft. wide, and some forty to fifty feethigh. The extent of the caves is not yetknown, as they have not been fully ex-plored. They are situated about thirty- well known cricket clubs in that cityhad among their decorations the words,Well played; 60, not out. The oldengine which we illustrate is still atwork, and the North Eastern Railway diagonally from the top of one to thebottom of the other. The cylinders restdirectly on the shell of the boiler, whichis not covered with any logging. Thereis a small cab on one side, in which the. ORIGINAL AND ALTERED FORM OK VALVE MOTION. of England might well say of it, as thecricketers did of the Queen, Wellplayed; 84, not out. We are indebted to Mr. WilsonWorsdell, chief mechanical engineer ofthe North Eastern of England, for thephotograph, diagrams and informationconcerning this remarkable engine. is of the opinion that it is theoldest locomotive in the world that isdaily under steam, for it was built in
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