Letter from John Dixon discussing steam tests and experiments on the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Made:: 1863-02-28

maker:: Dixon, John

Autograph letter from John Dixon (Darlington) to Zerah Colburn (London), 28 February 1863. Letter discusses at length steam tests and experiments on the Stockton & Darlington Railway using "our powerful modern engines used in the Mineral Department". These tests were undertaken on gradient between 1 in 44 and 1 in 64 at speeds between 12 and 30 mph. The letter mentions that he is too old to ride on the locomotives himself but that his instructions are being carried out by William Bouch, a "member of your Engineers Society".

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Identifier:: DIX

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