By ALBERT F. RAVENSHEAR, B.Sc., Of His Majesty’s Patent Office. _Contents._--Historical Introduction, 1763-1863.--Modern Locomotives: Simple.--Modern Locomotives: Compound.--Primary Consideration in Locomotive Design.--Cylinders, Steam Chests, and Stuffing Boxes.--Pistons, Piston Rods, Crossheads, and Slide Bars. --Connecting and Coupling Rods.--Wheels and Axles, Axle Boxes, Hornblocks, and Bearing Springs.--Balancing.--Valve Gear.--Slide Valves and Valve Gear Details.--Framing, Bogies and Axle Tracks, Radial Axle Boxes.--Boilers.--Smokebox, Blast Pipe, Firebox Fittings.--Boiler Mountings.--Tenders.--Railway Brakes.-- Lubrication.--Consumption of Fuel, Evaporation and Engine Efficiency.--American Locomotives.--Continental Locomotives.-- Repairs, Running, Inspection, and Renewals.--Three Appendices.-- Index. “The work CONTAINS ALL THAT CAN BE LEARNT from a book upon such a subject. It will at once rank as THE STANDARD WORK UPON THIS IMPORTANT SUBJECT.”--_Railway Magazine._ * * * * * AT PRESS. In Large 8vo. Fully Illustrated. =LOCOMOTIVE COMPOUNDING AND SUPERHEATING.= By J. F. GAIRNS. CONTENTS.--Introductory.--Compounding and Superheating for Locomotives.--A Classification of Compound Systems for --The History and Development of the Compound Locomotives. Locomotive.--Two-Cylinder Non-Automatic Systems.--Two-Cylinder Automatic Systems.--Other Two-Cylinder Systems.--Three-Cylinder Systems.--Four-Cylinder Tandem Systems.--Four-Cylinder Two-Crank Systems (other than Tandem).--Four-Cylinder Balanced Systems.--Four-Cylinder Divided and Balanced Systems.--Articulated Compound Engines.--Triple-Expansion Locomotives.--Compound Rack Locomotives.--Concluding Remarks Concerning Compound Locomotives. --The Use of Superheated Steam for Locomotives.--Index. * * * * * _In Large 8vo. Handsome Cloth. With Plates and Illustrations. 16s._ * * * * * LIGHT RAILWAYS AT HOME AND ABROAD. By WILLIAM HENRY COLE, M.Inst.C.E., Late Deputy-Manager, North-Western Railway, India. _Contents._--Discussion of the Term “Light Railways.”--English Railways, Rates, and Farmers.--Light Railways in Belgium, France, Italy, other European Countries, America and the Colonies, India, Ireland.--Road Transport as an alternative.--The Light Railways Act, 1896.--The Question of Gauge.--Construction and Working.-- Locomotives and Rolling-Stock.--Light Railways in England, Scotland, and Wales.--Appendices and Index.