Excerpt from Light Railway Construction This work is intended as a book of reference for the use of engineers in practice and their pupils and assistants. The Author, having himself experienced the want of a practical office manual, has endeavoured to provide a text-book which, though primarily intended for those engaged in constructing light railways, may be more or less helpful to all who are employed on public works, whatever may be their nature. 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.