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Identifier: cassiersmagazi2719041newy (find matches)
Title: Cassier's magazine
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Subjects: Engineering
Publisher: New York Cassier Magazine Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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, it will be well tomore particularly consider the real sub-ject of this article, the railways of Natal,their characteristics, extent, traffic,trains and train services, and other mat-ters of interest. The principal characteristics of Natalrailways are undoubtedly gradients andcurves. There are very few miles ofreally level line, and most of these areon branches where loads are light andgradients are not of so much conse-quence; the major portion of the mainlines, and also many of the branch lines,have heavy grades, and as these areoften combined with sharp and numer-ous curves, as the railway winds aroundand amongst the hills and mountains,it is not astonishing that speeds are low(or would be so considered in this coun-try), locomotives powerful, loads verylight in proportion to the engine power,and difficulties of traffic working ex-treme. As an instance of the climbingwhich has to be done, the following maybe interesting:— The ruling gradient of the main line 86 CASSIERS MAGAZINE
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THE RAILWAYS OF NATAL *7

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