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Page 73
... communicate with the small ports in the north , Thurso , Tongue , etc. Yet another route was to cross from East to West ... communication between the two Kingdoms - or rather the different provinces of the United Kingdom . It is at this ...
... communicate with the small ports in the north , Thurso , Tongue , etc. Yet another route was to cross from East to West ... communication between the two Kingdoms - or rather the different provinces of the United Kingdom . It is at this ...
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... communications by means of artificial canals , and in most situations they are the most perfect means that have hitherto ... communication , where regular and expensive establishments are by its means to be kept in constant employment ...
... communications by means of artificial canals , and in most situations they are the most perfect means that have hitherto ... communication , where regular and expensive establishments are by its means to be kept in constant employment ...
Page 147
... communication ; it is evident a RAILWAY is here most advisable . ' The rails were calculated to carry one ton waggons and were to be 34 lb. rails , although Jessop suggested this might with advantage be somewhat heavier . They were to ...
... communication ; it is evident a RAILWAY is here most advisable . ' The rails were calculated to carry one ton waggons and were to be 34 lb. rails , although Jessop suggested this might with advantage be somewhat heavier . They were to ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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