Railway transport
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Interview minutes of Railway Gauge Commission, 1845
Minutes of interviews held by the Railway Gauge Commission, 17-30 October 1845. The interviewees are D. Gooch, S. Clarke, C.A. Saunders, I.K. Brunel, W. Fernihough, W. Harding and B.W. Horne.
Interview minutes of Railway Gauge Commission, 1845
Minutes of interviews held by the Railway Gauge Commission 1 November - 18 December 1845. The interviewees are T. Whitaker, J. Sanders, I.K. Brunel, W. Bass, E. Wood, N. Wood, R. Down, G. Hudson, T. Jackson and Major General C.W. Pasley.
Letters on Railway Gauge Commission, 1845 - 1847
Letters received by the Secretary of the Railway Gauge Commission relating to the formation of the Commission, the return of completed circulars, and the date and time of appointments for interviews. There are letters from G. Stephenson, J. Saunders, I.K. Brunel, J. Nasmyth, W. Cubitt, R. Stephenson and others. There is also an extract from Bradshaw's 'Railway Gazette' and other newspapers.
Railway Eccentrics, 1846
A booklet titled 'Railway Eccentrics. Inconsistencies of men of Genius Exemplified In the Practice and Precept of I.K. Brunel, Esq and in the Theoretical Opinions of C A Saunders Esq. By Vigil', containing quotes from I.K. Brunel and attempts to show their inconsistency over time. There are also quotes from C.A. Saunders.
Reasons for Adopting Uniformity of Gauge
An undated booklet titled 'A Railway Traveller's Reasons for Adopting Uniformity of Gauge Addressed to I.K. Brunel, Esq', attempting to describe the inconvenience to the traveller of a break in gauge.