Download or read book Railway Management at Stations written by Edmund B. Ivatts and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railway Management at Stations Classic Reprint written by Edmund B. Ivatts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Management at Stations Both for economy and training purposes nothing surpasses the introduction of a reasonable number of well-educated youths of about fifteen years of age, but certainly not over sixteen years. Too many, however, of these at a station weaken the character of the staff, while too few or none at all has the same effect, because there is then no introduction of new young blood. As the child is trained in the nursery and thence becomes a boy in a public school, so a youth is trained in the rudiments of a railway office, and growing to man's estate becomes an experienced railway clerk. One most important principle of staff organisation is to avoid vesting the chief efficiency of the work upon a few of what may be termed pivot men, who, if suddenly withdrawn, will cause confusion and serious disturbance of the work. This can be cheaply and certainly met by a discreet intermixture of youths among the staff. A youth after three years working, from fifteen to eighteen years of age, is often quicker and able for more routine work than a man of twenty-five years of age. Thus, as a general principle of working, an agent should strive to work up a second hand able in an emergency to fill any particular post. In no other way can permanence and progressive efficiency be attained. The grasp of mind necessary for railway organisation is rarely found in the every-day young man. It requires a combination of mental qualities peculiarly blended and allied with a practical detail knowledge of the business. There is a certain preciseness necessary in the organiser who is constantly obstructed by the daily emergencies that arise in the working of the traffic. A station agent employed in arranging the receipt and despatch of goods necessarily has his mind more or less full of expedients indispensable to carrying on such duties. Expedients and a proficiency in applying them readily to all circumstances that arise, render the mind somewhat callous to the advantages of methodical plans. As a comparison it calls to mind the man who trusts to his memory with the man who systematically makes memoranda. The man of expedients is a man of tact, and the bias of his mind is rather to trust to this qualification than to the building up of organisation. The man of expedients is usually busy and in a bustle because he has always something special to arrange, while the organiser having brought everything within the scope of his system quietly watches the progress of his arrangements, fits in improvements wherever he sees an opportunity, and provides for such matters that daily occur as may require incorporating into the general system. For examples illustrating these two characteristics take the American and the Frenchman. The American is all expedients - he rushes at his work with an impetuosity and determination to accomplish his aim. To use his own expression he piles into it, and generally succeeds when the work can be accomplished by forcible spasmodic efforts. His quick adaptation of the means to the difficulties and the leverage he puts on, often carry him through successfully. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Railway Management at Stations written by Edmund B Ivatts and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this practical guide, E.B. Ivatts offers tips and insights for managing railway stations. From ticket sales to maintenance to customer service, Ivatts covers all the key elements of running a successful station. Whether you're an experienced railway manager or just getting started in the industry, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in railway management. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Railway Management at Stations written by E B Ivatts and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Railway Management at Stations written by Ivatts B and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Railway Management written by John Whitehead and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Management: Observations on Two Letters to George Carr Glyn, Esq., M. P Junction Canal Company are doing the like by Canal, at per ton! As both undertake to collect and deliver without extra charge, the real fact is, that the Railway charge 18 303. Per ton, the Canal 203. Per ton, the difference 103. Being the cost of collection and delivery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Working and Management of an English Railway Classic Reprint written by George Findlay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Working and Management of an English Railway IN the early part of last year I accepted an invitation from the Commandant of the 'royal Engineers at Chatham to lecture at the School of Military Engineering'at the Brompton Barracks upon the subject of The Working of an English (railway. On that occasion. The theme was necessarily approached from the point of view of the utility of the railways in the event of the country being invaded; and although this led up to a description, within certain limits, of the methods of working and managing the railways, there were, of course, many branches of the subject which could not be brought within the scope of an evening's lecture, and would indeed scarcely have interested the audience to whom it was addressed. The lecture, however, in the printed form in which it afterwards appeared, attracted a certain amount of attention on the part of those interested in such matters, which eventually resulted in a suggestion that I should endeavour to deal With the subject in a more comprehensive manner than had previously been contemplated. The result of my attempt (i fear a very inadequate one) to carry out this Suggestion is embodied in the following pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Operation of Trains and Station Work Classic Reprint written by Frederick John Prior and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Operation of Trains and Station Work Railroad men do not always regard their interests as absolutely identical with those of the corporations that employ them, yet there is no group of men whose welfare and prosperity are more absolutely united. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Railway Practice written by E. Porter Alexander and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Practice: Its Principles and Suggested Reforms Reviewed The literature of that very considerable and important problem first called by Mr. Adams the Railway Problem, has recently been enlarged if not enriched by two proposed solutions. The one is offered by Mr. T. F. Hudson, in his volume called The Railways and the Republic. The other by Prof. R. T. Ely, in Harper's Magazine for July, August, and September. A third proposed solution has long been before the public in the Reagan bill, which has twice passed the House but has failed in the Senate. As the three solutions disagree radically in principle, and are at odds with the methods of reform which the railroad managers themselves are endeavoring to put into operation, it is clear that some confusion exists in the premises from which the different parties start. I propose to examine these premises briefly, and see if any such confusion cannot be removed. Surely after fifty years of experiment, and a develop ment covering all civilized countries, there must be to-day a few principles, settled by actual test, and put beyond question or dispute, making what we might call the present state of the science of railway management. If there are such, on which we can firmly ground ourselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Railway Goods Station written by Fred. W. West and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Railway Goods Station: A Guide to Its Control and Operation The object of this work is to attempt to supply what I have for long felt to be a much-needed want - some information and suggestions on the main principles of organising and regulating a goods station. There are railway books in abundance, dealing with the subjects of train-running, signalling, statistics, and other mechanical and scientific matters; but so far as I am aware there are not any that treat the important parts of the inner working of a goods station in such a way as to be of real use to the person responsible for carrying on its Operations. The many complexities and pitfalls of a large station are fully realised only by those persons intimately associated with one, and it frequently passes even their ingenuity to properly cope with them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Railway Train and Station Service written by Marshall M. Kirkman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Train and Station Service: Describing the Organization and Manner of Operating Trains, and the Duties of Train and Station Officials In pursuing my inquiries in reference to the subject, I had occasion to examine into the regulations of all the great companies of the United States and England, so far as they affect train and station service. The results of these investigations are embodied herein. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Twentieth Century Manual of Railway Station Service written by Frederic L. Meyer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twentieth Century Manual of Railway Station Service: Freight, Baggage and Passenger Departments Business is being conducted on definite and scientific principles today, and as these principles are extended more generally, the man with technical knowledge will have a correspondingly greater advantage over the man who has only a foundation of meagre dimensions, a technical training picked up by hard knocks during active service. In these days of competition, the railroads are constantly looking for young men with level-headed business judgment and sound horse sense, with minds trained to comprehend rapidly and correctly; to concentrate; to follow from cause to effect. To the young man about to enter the railroad service, let it be known that the object for which any railroad exists is to secure freight and passenger traffic at remunerative rates and to transport the same with economy and dispatch. To obtain such results it became necessary for the railroad companies to create traffic, operating, and accounting departments, which are mutually dependent. The station agent is the recognized representative in his local ity of these departments, and is necessarily subject to the instructions of those in charge of securing, handling, and accounting for traffic. Through the agent the business of the railroad company with its patrons is conducted. His position is one of responsibility, Since, in a great majority of cases, as much business is done over his counter as over that of any merchant in town. He is engaged in selling a commodity, namely, transportation - and, like all merchants, business methods are necessary to his success. Whether his station is large or small, his duties arduous or otherwise, such methods are equally necessary. He can not succeed, nor do the company justice - especially in a competitive station - unless he is active, industrious, and courteous, any more than a merchant can succeed who lacks these qualities. Even if there be no competition at his station, precisely the same qualities are necessary for the same reasons, and because the railway com pany employing him desires to treat those who can not buy transportation of any other company precisely as well as it does those who can. For, as an idle, thriftless, or uncivil merchant invites the establishment of a rival store, so the agent may invite a competing railway unless he proves by his work and methods that the people are as well ofi with one good railway and one good agent as they would be with more. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Principles Railway Stores Management Classic Reprint written by William Oke Kempthorne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Principles Railway Stores Management The present work was written in Johannesburg in the months of June, July and August, 1904; but from various causes, its publication has been delayed until now. Since it was written, a period of nearly three years has elapsed, and in the light of further experience I have not seen fit to alter the text in any material particular; so it might be taken to be the result of my researches to date. I do not think that any apology is necessary in connection with its appearance, as I believe that I have broken new ground, and that the book fills a long-felt want. It is a text book, more especially on the Management of the Stores Department of English Foreign and Colonial Railways, whether their control be in the hands of the Government or of a Company; but it is hoped that a perusal of it by any individual having to do with the purchase, custody, and issue of stores for any large work or establishment, will not be without profit. It is necessary to add that in some particulars, what I have written is not applicable to Construction Storekeeping as distinguished from Open Lines Storekeeping, there being a great deal of difference between these in many ways. This, however, is a matter of detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Ways of Our Railways Classic Reprint written by Charles H. Grinling and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Ways of Our Railways Both in the design and execution of the book I have received constant advice and assistance from Mr. C. E. Grasemann, to whom I tender my warmest acknowledgments. A portion of Chapter III was written, at my request, by Mr. Edward Davy Pain, and a portion of Chapter IV bv Mr. C. J. Bowen Cooke, to both of whom my Sincere thanks are offered for giving me the benefit of their literary Skill as well as of their expert knowledge. In writing each one of the other chapters I have had the assistance of one or more friends closely in touch with the department of railway working under treatment. My gratitude to these for help, in every case most kindly and willingly given, is none the less Sincere because I do not mention them by name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Railway Corporations as Public Servants Classic Reprint written by Henry S. Haines and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Corporations as Public Servants This work contains the substance of a course of lectures delivered in May, 1907, at the Boston Uni versity School of Law. It is, to some extent, supple mentary to a previous work on Restrictive Railway Legislation, as it describes the development of such legislation since the passage of the Act to Regulate Interstate Commerce. The treatment of the subject is, however, more particularly directed to an ameliora tion of the existing relations between railway corpo rations and the public Whom they serve. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Railway Track and Track Work Classic Reprint written by E. E. Russell Tratman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Railway Track and Track Work As the recognition of the track as an important feature of the railway system continued to develop, there was a Continued and increasing demand for this book. This came not only from engineers but from the engineering schools, and many of these schools adopted it as a text-book in railway engineering. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
