Reports Letters on Light Narrow-Gauge Railways (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Reports Letters on Light Narrow-Gauge Railways (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Fox and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reports Letters on Light Narrow-Gauge Railways It is claimed that a line of 3 feet 6 inches gauge can be built for one-half the cost of a 5 feet 6 inches line con structed in the usual way, and in some districts possibly for less. It may seem strange that the mere reduction of two feet in the gauge can exert so important an influence over the cost of a Railway, but it is, nevertheless, true. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.