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Blue Mountains · Railways, roads & transport
47 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 2 of 3
Sir,—I read with interest your leader in last issue of the B. M. Echo on the above subject. No doubt the action of the Commissioners, or perhaps more correctly speaking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the adjourned ordinary meeting of the B.M. Shire Council held on Wednesday, it was resolved to write to the Members for the district, Messrs Jas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Your correspondents in recent issues on the subject of the new railway fares, or, more correctly, the cancellation of excursion fares to the Mountain districts, are in sad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flaman speed-indicator, used on many French locomotives, is an interesting instrument. By means of clockwork, moved by gearing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Birmingham has introduced a new system for the printing and issuing of railway tickets. The booking clerk, when requiring to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The public will be pleased to learn that the Railway Commissioner, Mr Charles Evans, hopes to be well enough to return to his office on Tuesday, says…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is pleasing to note that the repeated protests from-Mountain centres against the Railway Commissioner's insane alterations of fares, freights, favors, etc.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tickets issued by the City of Mexico Electric Tramways Company are valuable. At one time the company was defrauded by employees, despite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the bug-bears of motor travel is the all pervading fear of break-down. It is no joke to get stuck up thirty or forty miles from home on a Mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." Well, the spring is here and, while the fancy of the young men are turning in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recently a Mountain deputation waited upon the Chief Commissioner for Railways, praying for certain concessions. After surviving the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recent, tests of ball-bearing wheels on German railway carriages are said to have been entirely successful. Two concentric rings with three grooves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A gyrescepic device for the prevention of the skidding of motor cars has recently been invented and tested. The gyroscope used for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dear Sir,—In the long list of projected improvements to the roads within your Municipality, I see no mention of the premised construction of a road from Leura to the Leura Falls. Has the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An electric goods train for use on ordinary roads has just been made. The train consists of a generating waggon and six trailing motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Empress Marie always travels in the Russian Royal special train. It is the heaviest and most luxurious in Europe. When it was constructed it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Owing to the increasing number of railway smashes in late yearn, a grout deal of consideration has been bestowed on signalling improvement,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In one year the railways of England derive a revenue of about £110,000,000 of which over £50,000,000 comes from the passenger traffic. Although the 3rd class are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Although the railway accident at Picton Lakes on Tuesday evening was unaccompanied by loss of life, the possibilities of fatal results were extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The general strike of railway employees of all grades in England, which, however, did not succeed in making all hands cease labor, lasted a little over two days, and…
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