Dalkey Atmospheric Railway
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The Dalkey Atmospheric Railway was an extension of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway to Atmospheric Road in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland. It used part of the Dalkey Quarry industrial tramway, which w
Arriving at Kingstown, The Illustrated London News, 6 January, 1844
Atmospheric railway
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An atmospheric railway uses differential air pressure to provide power for propulsion of a railway vehicle. A static power source can transmit motive power to the vehicle in this way, avoiding the nec
An Aeromovel train in Porto Alegre. The girder under the train forms an air duct. The vehicle is connected to a propulsion plate in the duct which is then driven by air pressure.
Saint Germain piston carriage
Jolly-sailor station on the London and Croydon Railway in 1845, showing the pumping station, and the locomotive-less train