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Report from the Select Committee on Atmospheric Railways

Document Summary

A report into the efficacy of atmospheric railways; in particular examining the Kingstown and Dalkey railway in Ireland.

This document was published on 24th April 1845 by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

It was written by House of Commons Select Committee.

The original document format was Scanned Images, and comprised 8 pages.

This document was kindly sourced from British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service and is in our Financial & economic reports collection. It was added to the Archive on 8th January 2005.

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"THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to Inquire into the Merits of the Atmospheric System of Railway;- HAVE examined the Matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following REPORT:

YOUR Committee have given their best attention to this interesting subject. Adverting to the great number of Railway Bills now in progress, they consider that one of the most practical results of this inquiry would be lost if their report were delayed until after these Bills had passed..."

Timeline:
Atmospheric railways

15th February 1842
Report of Lieut-Col Sir Frederick Smith, Royal Engineers, and Professor Barlow, to the Right Honorable the Earl of Ripon, President of the Board of Tr...

24th April 1845
Report from the Select Committee on Atmospheric Railways

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