. A practical treatise on railways, explaining their construction and management ... being the article "Railways" in the seventh edition of the Encyclopedia britannica, with additional details . for an infiinge-ment of his patent; the jury, however, found for the de-fendant. Mr. Hagues wheels are made exactly in the sameway as Mr. Loshs, except that the ends of the iron, whichis bent round to form the inner rim and spokes, are weldedtogether before the nave is cast round them. Loshs wheelshave always performed well, and have been extensivelyused on railways, but they have broken in several cas
. A practical treatise on railways, explaining their construction and management ... being the article "Railways" in the seventh edition of the Encyclopedia britannica, with additional details . for an infiinge-ment of his patent; the jury, however, found for the de-fendant. Mr. Hagues wheels are made exactly in the sameway as Mr. Loshs, except that the ends of the iron, whichis bent round to form the inner rim and spokes, are weldedtogether before the nave is cast round them. Loshs wheelshave always performed well, and have been extensivelyused on railways, but they have broken in several cases. The above are two of the most general forms of car-riage wheels; but those lately made by Mr. Joseph Bramah,at the Grosvenor Works, Pimlico, London, (fig. 21.) havehitherto surpassed all others, and we do not see why theyshould not equally answer for engines, as they admit of anyrequired strength, and may be modified so as to be welladapted for locomotives. They are made in the followingmanner : The looped spokes are in the first instance rolledout to the required sectional figure in straight pieces; these 132 RAILWAYS. are heated red hot, and one end being wedged against an Fig.
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