CHAP. XII.

LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES ON TURNPIKE ROADS.

[Pg419]
TOC  INX

RAILWAYS AND STONE ROADS COMPARED.—MR. GURNEY'S STEAM ENGINE.—CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF STEAM CARRIAGES.—HANCOCK'S STEAM ENGINE.—OGLE'S STEAM ENGINE.—TREVETHICK'S INVENTION.—DR. CHURCH'S STEAM ENGINE.