There is a desire in some quarters to banish the war as an evil dream--to bury its sacred memories, to forget all about it. If we followed this shallow advice, we should merely prove ourselves to be unworthy of the sublime sacrifice, thanks to which we escaped destruction, besides making a recurrence of danger inevitable. To our author, who is an enthusiast in his calling, this book has been a labour of love, and he has certainly made us all his debtors by this brilliant and entrancing chapter of the history of the London and North-Western.
VI. GUNNERY AND PROJECTILES (RUDIMENTARY NOTES AND NOTIONS) 93
THE SYSTEM OF CONTROL APPLIED TO THE ARMOURED TRAINS MANUFACTURED IN CREWE WORKS 211
THE THREAD-MILLER, AND THE "BACKING-OFF" LATHE, AS APPLIED TO SHELL MANUFACTURE 215
C. J. Bowen-Cooke, Esq., C.B.E., Chief Mechanical Engineer, London and North-Western Railway _Frontispiece_
The Protector, or Mine-sweeping, Paravane 70
Gauges made at Crewe and used for the Manufacture of Graze-Fuses 78
Reversible Mechanical Tapping Machine for Fuse Caps Designed at Crewe 78
Rolling out Dents in 4·5-inch Fired Cartridge Case 89
"Patriot."--A Typical Example of the "Claughton" Class of 6´ 6´´, Six Wheels Coupled Express Passenger Engine with Superheated Boiler; Four h.p. Cylinders, 15-3/4´´ bore x 26´´ stroke; Boiler Pressure, 175 lbs. per sq. inch; Maximum Tractive Force, 24,130 lbs.; Weight of Engine and Tender in Working Order, 117 tons 99
6-inch Shell Manufacture in the New Fitting Shop, Crewe Works 112
A Crewe Tractor as Light-Railway Engine on Active Service 130
Limber Hooks: Illustrating Duplex Method of Drop Forging 145
Trunnion Brackets for 6-inch Howitzer Gun, Drop Forgings 145
Naval Gun weighing 68 tons. A Typical Instance of War-time Traffic 173
Breakdown Crane and Lifting Tackle for Shipping Small Goods Engines 178
An Overseas Locomotive Panel "Severely Wounded" 178
Type of Overhead Travelling Crane, Built at Crewe and Supplied to the Overseas "Rearward Services" 180
"We, the Working Men of Crewe, will do all that is Humanly Possible to Increase the Output of Munitions, and Stand by our Comrades in the Trenches" 186
London and North-Western Railway War Memorial, Euston 210
Manufacture of a Hob-cutter, in "relieving" or "backing-off" lathe _Appendix C_