Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... electric traction for the more economic operation of high density passenger traffic in the London area . In the system of ' tube ' railways , first started in 1886 , it was realized that the only possible form of traction must be by ...
... electric traction for the more economic operation of high density passenger traffic in the London area . In the system of ' tube ' railways , first started in 1886 , it was realized that the only possible form of traction must be by ...
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... electric development on a large scale in this country was Sir W. Murray Morrison ( 1873-1948 ) . His aim was to ... electricity transmission . Only by the generation of electricity at low cost could such industries compete with foreign ...
... electric development on a large scale in this country was Sir W. Murray Morrison ( 1873-1948 ) . His aim was to ... electricity transmission . Only by the generation of electricity at low cost could such industries compete with foreign ...
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... electric generating stations . The greater part of the area was sparsely populated and it was there that ... Electric Board was appointed by Acts of Parlia- ment in 1943 and 1947 , to be responsible for all future electricity generation ...
... electric generating stations . The greater part of the area was sparsely populated and it was there that ... Electric Board was appointed by Acts of Parlia- ment in 1943 and 1947 , to be responsible for all future electricity generation ...
Contenido
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
Contracting in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Cen | 89 |
Some Notable British Civil Engineering Works I 1825 | 106 |
Otras 35 secciones no mostradas
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