. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . LOCOMOTIVE L1NTZ. Fig. 5 is a woodcut of a veiy useful engine built by Messrs. Black, Hawthorn, and Co. Itweighs 7 tons in working order. Full particulars of it are given at page 70. It is fitted with FOR NEW COUNTRIES. J9 a patent arrangement for allowing lateral play to the trailing wheels, without sacrificing steadi-ness of running. It has done good service on mineral lines, and it is well adapted for generalpurposes where the loads and speeds are moderate. The same engine is sometimes made withfou
. Remunerative railways for new countries : with some account of the first railway in China . LOCOMOTIVE L1NTZ. Fig. 5 is a woodcut of a veiy useful engine built by Messrs. Black, Hawthorn, and Co. Itweighs 7 tons in working order. Full particulars of it are given at page 70. It is fitted with FOR NEW COUNTRIES. J9 a patent arrangement for allowing lateral play to the trailing wheels, without sacrificing steadi-ness of running. It has done good service on mineral lines, and it is well adapted for generalpurposes where the loads and speeds are moderate. The same engine is sometimes made withfour wheels only and a total wheel-base of 4 feet. Fig. 6,. 1MOTIVE CELESTIAL EMPIRE. Fig. 6 is from a photograph of the engines Celestial Empire and Flowery Land,designed by the author, and built by Messrs. Ransomes and Rapier, for the opening of the firstrailway in China. These engines weigh 9 tons in working order, and have wheels 2 feet 3 inchesdiameter. The quality of the water being bad, and the supply uncertain, they were madewith very large side tanks, so as to carry more than sufficient for a double trip. Full particulars
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