INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W.

Accidents on electric railways, 251-256 — to motor-cars, 264-267 — tramway, 258-263 Adaptability of shallow underground system to London, 198, 199 Advance of motoring, 202 Agricultural motor vehicles, 218, 219 Agriculture, Decay of, 277, 278 Aldershot trials of motor vehicles, 215-217 Aliens and overcrowding, 279, 280 American capital and London’s railways, 61, 160, 161 Balfour’s, Mr., views on motor-cars and public highways, 228, 229 Ballybunion and Listowel Railway, 36, 37 Barnet motor-car accident, 266 Birmingham electric tramways, 170, 171 Black country, Facts and statistics respecting the, 177-179 Board of Trade Committee upon vibration in Tubes, 87 — — Report of upon shallow underground system, 199 — — — — vibration in Tubes, 87-89 Boer war and motor-cars, 214, 215 Boston shallow underground railway, 190-194 Brighton Beach Electric Railway, 13, 14 British Electric Traction Co.’s tramways, 180-182 Brunel’s shield and Thames Tunnel, 76, 77 Buda-Pesth shallow underground railway, 190 Cabs, new and old, 212, 213 Cars, Curious uses of motor, 221-223 — Description of various motor, 206 — — electric tram, 137, 138 Central London Electric Railway, The, 63-73 — — — — Description of, 66-68 — — — — Effect on omnibus traffic of, 70 — — — — History of, 63-65 — — — — Its annual sale of lost articles, 72, 73 — — — — Its City subways, 65, 66 — — — — Means of exit from cars of, 72 — — — — Ventilation of, 70-72 Centres of Great Britain, Manufacturing, 174-177 Chatham electric tramway accident, 259, 260 Chester motor-car accident, 266 City and South London Railway, The, 15-18, 22, 23 — — — — A trial trip in, 19-22 Claims for damage by railway tubing, 83-86 Combination omnibus (electricity and petrol,) 210, 211 Conveyances, Public, 208-213 County Council, The London, 143 — — — and rehousing, 143, 144 County Council’s, The London, design for shallow underground railway, 187, 188 — — — tramway system, 140-150 — — — tramways, Business journey on, 151-156 Country, Changes produced by electric locomotion in the, 273 Crimean war and traction engine, 217 Devonport electric tramway accident, 261, 262 Earth tremblings, 89 Electric haulage on tramways by accumulators, 137 — — — closed conduit, 134 — — — open conduit, 133, 134 — — — overhead trolley, 134-137 — locomotion, Devil’s Advocate and, 250, 251 — — Drawbacks of, 250-267 — — our national life and, 269-286 — — Various forms of, 9, 10 — motor-cars, 206, 208 — — vehicles, 214, 219 — omnibuses, 211, 212 Electric railway accident in United States, 251 — — — on Liverpool Overhead, 251-253 — — accidents, official report upon causes of, 251-253 — — breakdown on City and South London, 255, 256 — — breakdowns on Central London, 253-255 — railways, Accidents on, 251-256 — — Pioneer, 11-30 — — Remarkable, 31-46 — traction undertakings, Investment of capital in, 269, 270 — tramcars, Description of, 137, 138 — tramway accidents, Official report upon causes of, 261, 262 — — traction, Various methods of, 131-138 — tramways generally, 128-140 — — Objections to, 258 Electricity, amount required to cause death, 264 — Definition of terms used in, 8, 9 — for traction, how produced, 7, 8 — Signs of the times and, 285 — Storage of, 235 — — applied to navigation, 230-249 — — Edison’s system, 235, 236 Emigration and overcrowding, 278, 279 Factories, Removal from London of, 144-146 Flourishing state of motor-car industry in Great Britain, 204-206 General verdict upon drawbacks of electric locomotion, 267, 268 Giant’s Causeway Electric Railway, The, 11-13 Glasgow electric tramway accident, 260, 261 — tramways, 166-168 Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus Railway, The, 117, 118, 127 — — — — — — Advantages of, 117, 118 — — — — — — Aristocratic character of, 126, 127 — — — — — — Route of, 118-126 Grimsthorpe motor-car accident, 264, 265 Haulage on tramways, Various methods of, 130, 131 High-speed railways, 38-40 History of tramways, 128-130 Horseless vehicles, electrical and otherwise, 200-229 — — in the past, 203, 204 How railway Tubes are bored, 77-81 Huddersfield electric tramway accident, 258, 259 Improvements in railway travelling, 2-4 Inner Circle, Rejuvenating the Metropolitan, 47-62 Introduction of tramways by G. F. Train, 128, 129 Investment of capital in electric traction undertakings, 269, 270 Legislation respecting motor-cars, 226 Light Railway Act of 1896, 162-166, 171, 172 — — — — Effect on rural tramways of, 163, 164 Liverpool electric tramways, 168, 169 — Overhead Railway, The, 26-30 Local authorities and rural tramways, 182-185 Locomotion, Electric, Changes in the country produced by, 273 — — — at London termini produced by, 272, 273 — — Devil’s Advocate and, 250, 251 — — Drawbacks of, 250-267 — — — General verdict upon, 267, 268 — — Improvement of street traffic arising from, 273, 274 — — Its effect upon existing railways, 270, 272 — — Our national life and, 269-286 — — overcrowding, Effect of, on, 257-286 — — Social results of, 274, 275 — — Various forms of, 9, 10 — New and old order of, 1-9 Locomotives, Steam railway, 2, 4 — Steam in railway, 4, 5 London County Council, The, 143 — — — and rehousing, 143, 144 — — Council’s tramway system, 146-150 — — — tramways, Business journey on, 151-156 — Motor-car accident in, 266, 267 — Overcrowding in, 279-284 — Removal of factories from, 144-146 — termini, Changes at, produced by electric locomotion, 272, 273 — tramcar overturned, 262, 263 — tramways in the past, 129, 130 — United Tramways Company, 156-160 — — — — Extension to Hampton Court, 156, 159 London’s congested traffic, 186, 187 — latest and longest Tube, 117-127 — railways and American capital, 61, 160, 161 — — Royal Commission on, 112-116, 142, 143 — — Selection of central authority respecting, 115, 116 London’s street traffic, 141, 142 — tangled Tubes, 107-116 — congested traffic, suggested remedy for, 108, 109 — tramways, 141-161 Maintenance of tramway tracks, 150, 151 Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express Railway, The, 40-46 — — — — — — Advantages of, 41, 42, 45 — electric tramways, 169, 170 — tramcar collision, 262 Manufacturing centres of Great Britain, 174-177 Medical objections to railway travelling in Tubes, 256, 267 Mercantile motors, 220-223 Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways, Construction of, 48-51 — — — — Differences of opinion between the New, 61, 62 — — — — Chelsea power house of, 51-54 — District Railway, New, Driving power of trains on the, 54, 55 — — — rejuvenated, Rolling stock of, 55-57 — — — Rejuvenation of, 51-59 — — — — Stations and tunnels of, 57-59 — Inner Circle, Rejuvenating the, 47-62 — Railway, Rejuvenation of the, 59, 60 — railways fifty years ago, 47, 48 Modern social questions, 284, 285 Mole, Tube at work, The, 81 — — — — Objections to, 82 Monmouth motor-car accident, 265, 266 Mono-railway, Ballybunion and Listowel, 36, 37 — — Behr’s, 35, 36 — — Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express, 40-46 — railways, 31-38 Motor-car accident at Barnet, 266 — — at Chester, 266 — — at Grimsthorpe, 264, 265 — — in London, 266, 267 — — at Monmouth, 265, 266 — — at Rearsby, 265 — — at Stroud, 265 — industry, Flourishing state of British, 204-206 Motor-cars, Accidents to, 264-267 — Boer War and, 214, 215 — Curious uses of, 221-223 — Description of various, 206 — Electric, 206, 208 — Private, in country, 203 — — in town, 202, 203 — Public highways and, 227-229 — — — Mr. Balfour’s views on, 228, 229 — Speed of, 224-226 Motor-cars, Speed of, Legislation respecting,226 — Unpopularity of, 200-202, 226 — Usefulness of, 226, 227 Motor-cycles, 220, 221 Motor vehicles, Agricultural, 218, 219 — — at Aldershot, Trials of, 215-217 — — Rider Haggard and, 219 — — Warfare in, 214, 217, 218 Motors, Mercantile, 220-223 Motoring, Advance of, 202, 203 Municipal tramways in the British Isles, Extent of, 164-166 Navigation, Electricity applied to, 230-249 New and old order of locomotion, 1-9 — order of locomotion, 5-8 New York shallow underground railway, 194-198 Official report upon causes of electric railway accidents, 251, 253 — — — — tramway accidents, 261, 262 Old and new order of locomotion, 1-9 — order of locomotion, 1-5 Omnibuses, Advantages of horseless, 212 — Combination (electricity and petrol), 210, 211 — Electric, 211, 212 — Existing, 208, 209 — Steam, 209, 210 Overcrowding and aliens, 279, 280 — and emigration, 278, 279 — Effect of electric locomotion on, 275-286 — in London, 279-284 — — — Facts and statistics relating to, 283, 284 — — — Possible remedy for, 284 — What it is like, 280-283 — What it is not like, 275-277 Paris shallow underground railway, 188-190 Parliament, Tube Bills in (1902), 110, 111 — — — (1902), Authorised, in, 112 — — — (1903), Postponed, 114, 115 Piccadilly, Associations of, 122-126 Pioneer electric railways, 11-30 Princess Ida, The, 230-249 — — Construction of, 239-243 — — Description of, 239 — — Provisioning of, 245, 246 — — Recreations and conveniences on board, 243-245 — — Visit to, 238, 239 — — Voyage to the Cape of, 247-249 Private motor-cars in country, 203 — — in town, 202, 203 Provincial tramways, 162-185 — rural tramways, 171-174 Public conveyances, 208, 213 — highways and motor-cars, 227, 228 — — — Mr. Balfour’s views on, 228, 229 Questions, Modern social, 284, 285 Railway accident on Liverpool Overhead Electric, 251-253 — — in United States, Electric, 251 — breakdown, City and South London Electric, 255, 256 — breakdowns, Central London Electric, 253-255 — Electric, Brighton Beach, 13, 14 — — Central London, 63-73 — — City and South London, 15-18, 22, 23 — — Giant’s Causeway, 11-13 — — Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus, 117-127 — — Liverpool Overhead, 26-30 — — Manchester and Liverpool Express, 40-46 — — Metropolitan, 59, 60 — — — District, 51-59 — — Waterloo and City, 23-26 — Light, Act of 1896, 162-166, 171, 172 — — — Rural tramways effect on, 163, 164 — Metropolitan, Rejuvenation of, 59, 60 — — District, Rejuvenation of, 51-59 — — — New, Driving power of trains, 54, 55 — — — — Power house at Chelsea, 51-54 — — — — Rolling Stock of, 55-57 — — — — Stations and tunnels of, 57-59 — Mono, Behr’s, 35, 36 — travelling, Improvements in, 2-4 — — in Tubes, Medical objections to, 256, 257 — Tubes, Annoyance from vibration in, 86-89 — — — — Official Commission upon, 87 — — — — — — Report of upon, 87, 89 — — Depths of, 81 — — How they are bored, 77-81 — Tubing, Claims for damage by, 83-86 Railways, Construction of Metropolitan and Metropolitan District, 48-51 — Differences of opinion between the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District, 61, 62 — Electric, Accidents on, 251-256 — — Remarkable, 31-46 — Existing, Effects of electric locomotion upon, 270-272 — High-speed, 38-40 — London’s, Royal Commission on, 112-116, 142, 143 Railways, London’s, Selection of Central authority respecting, 115, 116 — Metropolitan, fifty years ago, 47, 48 — Mono, 31-38 — Tube, open for traffic in London, 110 Ramsgate tramcar shock, 264 Rearsby motor-car accident, 265 Rider Haggard and motor vehicles, 219 Rural tramways, 162-185 — — and local authorities, 182-185 — — New order of, 179-182 — — Old order of, 173, 174 — — Provincial, 171-174 — — Usefulness of, 172, 173 Rush for the London tramways, 138-140 Shallow underground railway, Boston, 190-194 — — — Buda-Pesth, 190 — — — London County Council’s design for, 187, 188 — — — New York, 194-198 — — — Paris, 188-190 — — — system, The, 186-199 — — — — Board of Trade report upon, 199 — — — — Its adaptability to London, 198, 199 Ships and steamers, Development in size of, 230-235 — — Use of aluminium in building, 234 Signs of the times and electricity, 285 Social results of electric locomotion, 274, 275 Speed of motor-cars, 224-226 — — Legislation respecting, 226 Steam railway locomotives, 2, 4 — in railway locomotives, 4, 5 — omnibuses, 209, 210 Storage of electricity, 235 — — Edison’s system, 235, 236 Street traffic, Improvement in, arising from electric locomotion, 273, 274 Stroud motor-car accident, 265 Subways and suburban lines, 109, 110 Sunderland tramcar shock, 263 Thames Tunnel and Brunei’s shield, 76, 77 Touring in the Tubes (a sketch), 90-106 Traction engine used in Crimean War, 217 Traffic, London’s congested, 186, 187 — — street, 141, 142 Tramcar collision at Manchester, 262 — overturned in London, 262, 263 — shock at Ramsgate, 264 — — Sunderland, 263 Tramcars, Electric, Description of, 137, 138 Tramway accidents, 258-263 Tramway tracks, maintenance of, 150, 151 — traction, various methods of electric, 131-137 Tramways, Birmingham, 170, 171 — British Electric Traction Co.’s, 180-182 — Electric, Accident at Chatham, 259, 260 — — — Devonport, 261, 262 — — — Glasgow, 260, 261 — — — Huddersfield, 258, 259 — — Accidents, Official report upon causes of, 261, 262 — — accumulators, Haulage of by, 137 — — closed conduit, Haulage of by, 134 — — generally, 128-140 — — Municipal, Extent of, in British Isles, 164-166 — — Objections to, 258 — — open conduit, Haulage of by, 133, 134 — — overhead trolley, Haulage of by, 134-137 — Glasgow, 166-168 — haulage on, Various methods of, 130, 131 — History of, 128-130 — Introduction of, by G. F. Train, 128, 129 — Liverpool, 168, 169 — London County Council’s system of, 146-150 — — in the past, 129, 130 — — United Company, 156-160 — — — — Extension to Hampton Court, 156-159 — London’s, 141-161 — Manchester, 169, 170 — Provincial, 162-185 — — rural, 171, 174 — Rural, Effect of Light Railways Act, 1896, on, 163, 164 — — Local authorities and, 182-185 — — New order of, 179-182 — — Old order of, 173, 174 Tramways, Rural, Usefulness of, 172, 173 — Rush for the London, 138-140 Trial trip in the City and South London Railway, 19-22 Tube Bills in Parliament (1902), 110, 111 — — — — Authorised, in, 112 — — — (1903), Postponed, 114, 115 — London’s latest and longest, 117-127 — mole at work, The, 81, 82 — — — Objections to, 82 — Railway, Central London, 63-73 — — City and South London, 15-18, 22, 23 — — Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus, 117-127 — — Waterloo and City, 23-26 — railways, Depths of, 81 — — How they are bored, 77-81 — — open for traffic in London, 110 Tubes, London’s tangled, 107-116 — — — Suggested remedy for, 108, 109 — Railway travelling in, Medical objections to, 256, 257 — Touring in the (a sketch), 90-106 Tubing, Claims for damage caused by railway, 83-86 Tubular system, The, 74-89 — — Origin of, 75, 76 Unpopularity of motor-cars, 200-202, 226, 227 Usefulness of motor-cars, 226, 227 — of rural tramways, 172, 173 Vehicles, Electric motor, 206, 208 — Horseless, electrical and otherwise, 200-229 — — in the past, 203, 204 Vibration of railway Tubes, Annoyance from, 86-89 — — — — — Board of Trade Committee upon, 87 — — — — — Report of Board of Trade Committee upon, 87-89 Warfare, motor vehicles in, 214-218 Waterloo and City Railway, 23-26

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FOOTNOTES:

Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

safeguard against breaksdown=> safeguard against breakdowns {pg 8}

Motor tricycles and bicylces=> Motor tricycles and bicycles {pg 205}