10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUARD'S VAN»
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Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications : ...
This invention consists of a reservoir in the guard's van, to which one or more
whistles or pipes, which can be sounded when convenient, are connected. This
reservoir is supplied with air forced into it at a high pressure by bellows worked
by ...
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Patents for inventions. Abridgments of specifications
The following apparatus are used for this purpose : — " On the engine, " a relay,
local battery, gong or bell, and indicator;" a "line of " communication through the
train to the guard's van (the circuit " being completed by the earth);" and in the ...
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Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Commissioners March ...
Portion of train guard's van D0. , 1 compartment of carriage Do. j Occasionally a
mail tender; at other times two compartment* of ji 2:iu-clai»9 car- l riajre. Db. - I -
Portion of train guard's van Do. - 1 compartment of carriage Do. 27 19 20 Portion
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Great Britain. Royal Commission on Railways, 1867
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
A train, which consisted of an engine nnd tender, two horse boxes, one first, one
second, one first, a guard's van with a guard, one second, one first, one second,
one first, one second, one first-class carriage and a guard's van with a guard (13
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
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House of Commons Papers
A train, which consisted of an engine and tender, two horse boxes, one first, one
second, one first, a guard's van with a guard, one second, one first, one second,
one first, one second, one first-class carriage and a guard's van with a guard (13
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1870
Brett, Q.C., and Cliarles Hussell, showed cause. — There was evidence for the
jury of negligence. The plaintiff was obliged to get into the guard's van because
the train was so full. The guard's van, therefore, became a carriage for
passengers, ...
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Pistoleros!: the Chronicles of Farquhar Mcharg: Volume 1: 1918
Clinging to the ventilation ports on top of the last carriage as it lurched its way to
the top of the valley, I peered down through the window of the guard's van where
the faint glow of an oil lamp was visible. Inside I could see the lolling head of a ...
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The International Exhibition of 1862
The communication between guards and drivers is by means of the steam whistle
, or a spring bell on the engine and guard's van; that from passengers to guards
by a spring bell on the guard's van. The signals, in both cases, are worked by ...
Anonymous, Cambridge University Press, 2014
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Villains' Paradise: A History of Britain's Underworld
The three men on the train, disguised in capes, entered the guard's van with a
duplicate key and overpowered the guard. The leader was carrying a cosh. He
told the guard to keep quiet and he would not get hurt. They threw him on to the
floor ...
He and Miranda had started off toward the guard's van shortly after their journey
had begun, to undertake a mysterious mission that would pay their passage. Only
Miranda had re-emerged, chased by some kind of bone-yellow hell-demon, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUARD'S VAN»
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Bygones: Geoff Steeples describes more childhood mischief in …
These trains were often long and always had a guard's van on the end. ... at the other end, the guard's van would be passing under the bridge ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
Could Colin's Micro Shed be the best in the UK?
"The initial inspiration came from a guard's van fitted with a stove brought by Stuart Hughes to the Minimal Railways Group meet at High Legh ... «Northwich Guardian, May 15»
30 dead, 50 injured as Dehradun-Varanasi Express derails near …
One of the coaches, a general compartment, bore the brunt of the impact, while the other was the guard's van. Northern Railway spokesperson ... «NetIndian, Mar 15»
Can you identify this object at the Samford Museum?
... the firebox of the locomotive to the guard's van at the rear of the train. ... Once it reached the guard's van, it was hosed onto the track through ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
Government backs £100m revamp of Wolverhampton train station
Does this mean the guard's van?) If everyone casts their minds back a little while they will remember the money for this work was agreed and ... «expressandstar.com, Mar 15»
Bygones: Photos show Derby's Midland station in 1970s and 80s
Note the bicycle – they were transported free of charge in the guard's van. "Finally, British Rail blue and white was the train livery of the day and ... «Derby Telegraph, Feb 15»
A kaleidoscope of colourful memories from fields around the …
A special delivery in the steam train guard's van at East Anstey station, in a 'Handle With Care Day Old Chicks,' cardboard box. Scent of paraffin ... «Western Morning News, Dec 14»
Bedlington train derailment: Train left the tracks at the same spot 41 …
The guard's van and wagon were lifted back on to the line by a mobile crane and were towed away with the other trucks, but the engine was too ... «ChronicleLive, Nov 14»
2 bogies of Amravati Express derail near Kalyan, no casualties
A CR official said that the engine and one general second class cum guard's van of 12112 Amravati-Mumbai Express derailed, while it was ... «Times of India, Oct 14»
Bike ban axed following crowding on earlier train from Royston to …
@Mike1 Bringing back the Guard's van for bikes is a really good idea. Trouble is the train companies think it is too expensive. No doubt both the ... «Cambridge News, Oct 14»
