A Treatise On The Principles And Practice Of Dock Engineering

3° CHARLES GRIFFIN Je CG.'S PUBLICA TJOHS. Second Edition, Revised. With numerous Plates reduced trom Working Drawings and 280 Illustrations in the Text. 21s. A MANUAL OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING: A Praetieal Text-Book for the Use of Engine Builders, Designers and Draughtsmen, Bailway Engineers, and Students. BY WILLIAM FRANK PETTIGREW, M.Inst.C.E. With a Section on American and Continental Engines. By ALBERT F. RAVENSHEAR, B.Sc., Of His Majesty’s Patent Office. Contents. — Historica) Introduction, 1763-1863. — Modern Locomotives: Simple. — Modern Locomotives: Compound. Primary Considération in Locomotive Design.— Cylinders, Steam Ohests, and Stuffing Boxes.—Pistons, Piston Rods, Crossheads, and Slide Bars.—Connecting and Coupling Rods.—Wneels and Axles, Axle Boxes, Hornblocks, and Bearing Springs. — Balancing.—Valve Gear.—Slide Valves and Valve Gear Details.— Framing, Bogies and Axle Trucks, Radial Axle Boxes. — Boilers. —Smokebox. Blast Pipe, Firebox Fittings. —Boiler Mountings.—Tenders. Bailway Brakes.— Lubrication.—Con- sumption of Fuel, Evaporation and Engine Efficiency.—American Locomotives.—Con- tinental Locomotives. —Repairs, Running, Inspection, and Renewals. —Three Appendices. —Index. “ Likely to remain for many years the Standard Work for those wishing to learn Design.’*—Engineer. “ A most interesting and valuable addition to the bibliography of the Locomotive."— Railwap Official Gazette. “ We recommend the book as thorofghly practical in its character, and meriting A place in any Collection of . . . works on Locomotive Engineering.”—Railway News. “The work contains all that can be learnt from a book upon such a subject. It will at once rank as the standard work upon this important subject.”—Railway Magazine. In Large Svo. Handsome Cloth. With Plates and Illustrations. 16s. LIGHT RAILWAYS AT HOME AND ABROAD. By WILLIAM HENRY COLE, M.Inst.O.E., Late Deputy-Manager, North-Western Railway, India. Contents. —Discussion of the Term “ Light Railways.”—English Railways, Rates, and Farmers. — Liglit Railways in Belgium, France, Italy, other European Countries, America and the Colonies, India, Ireland. — Road Trans- port as an alternative.—The Light Railways Act, 1896. —The Question of Gauge.—Construction and Working. —Locomotives and Rolling-Stock. —Light Railways in England, Scotland, and W ales. —Appendices and Index. “Mr. W. H. Cole has brought together ... a large amount of valuable informa- tion . . . hitherto practically inaccessible to the ordinary reader." —rt/aes. “ Will remain, for some time yet a Standard Work in everything relating to Light Railways.”—Engineer. “ The author has extended practical experience that makes the booi clucid and useful. It is EXCEEDINGLY well done."—Engineering. “The whole subject is exhaustively and practically considered. The work can be oordially recommended as inpispensable to those whose duty it is to become acquaimed with one of the prime necessities of the immédiate future ”—Railway Official Gazette. “There could be NO BETTER BOOK of flrst reference on its subiect Ab classe« of Engineers will welcome its appearsnee.”—Rcotsman LONDON : CHAHLES GRIFFIN & C0., LIMITED, EXETER STREET, STRAND.