Accidents on electric railways,251-256— to motor-cars,264-267— tramway,258-263Adaptability of shallow underground system to London,198,199Advance of motoring,202Agricultural motor vehicles,218,219Agriculture, Decay of,277,278Aldershot trials of motor vehicles,215-217Aliens and overcrowding,279,280American capital and London’s railways,61,160,161Balfour’s, Mr., views on motor-cars and public highways,228,229Ballybunion and Listowel Railway,36,37Barnet motor-car accident,266Birmingham electric tramways,170,171Black country, Facts and statistics respecting the,177-179Board of Trade Committee upon vibration in Tubes,87— — Report of upon shallow underground system,199— — — — vibration in Tubes,87-89Boer war and motor-cars,214,215Boston shallow underground railway,190-194Brighton Beach Electric Railway,13,14British Electric Traction Co.’s tramways,180-182Brunel’s shield and Thames Tunnel,76,77Buda-Pesth shallow underground railway,190Cabs, new and old,212,213Cars, Curious uses of motor,221-223— Description of various motor,206— — electric tram,137,138Central London Electric Railway, The,63-73— — — — Description of,66-68— — — — Effect on omnibus traffic of,70— — — — History of,63-65— — — — Its annual sale of lost articles,72,73— — — — Its City subways,65,66— — — — Means of exit from cars of,72— — — — Ventilation of,70-72Centres of Great Britain, Manufacturing,174-177Chatham electric tramway accident,259,260Chester motor-car accident,266City and South London Railway, The,15-18,22,23— — — — A trial trip in,19-22Claims for damage by railway tubing,83-86Combination omnibus (electricity and petrol,)210,211Conveyances, Public,208-213County Council, The London,143— — — and rehousing,143,144County Council’s, The London, design for shallow underground railway,187,188— — — tramway system,140-150— — — tramways, Business journey on,151-156Country, Changes produced by electric locomotion in the,273Crimean war and traction engine,217Devonport electric tramway accident,261,262Earth tremblings,89Electric haulage on tramways by accumulators,137— — — closed conduit,134— — — open conduit,133,134— — — overhead trolley,134-137— locomotion, Devil’s Advocate and,250,251— — Drawbacks of,250-267— — our national life and,269-286— — Various forms of,9,10— motor-cars,206,208— — vehicles,214,219— omnibuses,211,212Electric railway accident in United States,251— — — on Liverpool Overhead,251-253— — accidents, official report upon causes of,251-253— — breakdown on City and South London,255,256— — breakdowns on Central London,253-255— railways, Accidents on,251-256— — Pioneer,11-30— — Remarkable,31-46— traction undertakings, Investment of capital in,269,270— tramcars, Description of,137,138— tramway accidents, Official report upon causes of,261,262— — traction, Various methods of,131-138— tramways generally,128-140— — Objections to,258Electricity, amount required to cause death,264— Definition of terms used in,8,9— for traction, how produced,7,8— Signs of the times and,285— Storage of,235— — applied to navigation,230-249— — Edison’s system,235,236Emigration and overcrowding,278,279Factories, Removal from London of,144-146Flourishing state of motor-car industry in Great Britain,204-206General verdict upon drawbacks of electric locomotion,267,268Giant’s Causeway Electric Railway, The,11-13Glasgow electric tramway accident,260,261— tramways,166-168Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus Railway, The,117,118,127— — — — — — Advantages of,117,118— — — — — — Aristocratic character of,126,127— — — — — — Route of,118-126Grimsthorpe motor-car accident,264,265Haulage on tramways, Various methods of,130,131High-speed railways,38-40History of tramways,128-130Horseless vehicles, electrical and otherwise,200-229— — in the past,203,204How railway Tubes are bored,77-81Huddersfield electric tramway accident,258,259Improvements in railway travelling,2-4Inner Circle, Rejuvenating the Metropolitan,47-62Introduction of tramways by G. F. Train,128,129Investment of capital in electric traction undertakings,269,270Legislation respecting motor-cars,226Light Railway Act of 1896,162-166,171,172— — — — Effect on rural tramways of,163,164Liverpool electric tramways,168,169— Overhead Railway, The,26-30Local authorities and rural tramways,182-185Locomotion, Electric, Changes in the country produced by,273— — — at London termini produced by,272,273— — Devil’s Advocate and,250,251— — Drawbacks of,250-267— — — General verdict upon,267,268— — Improvement of street traffic arising from,273,274— — Its effect upon existing railways,270,272— — Our national life and,269-286— — overcrowding, Effect of, on,257-286— — Social results of,274,275— — Various forms of,9,10— New and old order of,1-9Locomotives, Steam railway,2,4— Steam in railway,4,5London County Council, The,143— — — and rehousing,143,144— — Council’s tramway system,146-150— — — tramways, Business journey on,151-156— Motor-car accident in,266,267— Overcrowding in,279-284— Removal of factories from,144-146— termini, Changes at, produced by electric locomotion,272,273— tramcar overturned,262,263— tramways in the past,129,130— United Tramways Company,156-160— — — — Extension to Hampton Court,156,159London’s congested traffic,186,187— latest and longest Tube,117-127— railways and American capital,61,160,161— — Royal Commission on,112-116,142,143— — Selection of central authority respecting,115,116London’s street traffic,141,142— tangled Tubes,107-116— congested traffic, suggested remedy for,108,109— tramways,141-161Maintenance of tramway tracks,150,151Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express Railway, The,40-46— — — — — — Advantages of,41,42,45— electric tramways,169,170— tramcar collision,262Manufacturing centres of Great Britain,174-177Medical objections to railway travelling in Tubes,256,267Mercantile motors,220-223Metropolitan and Metropolitan District Railways, Construction of,48-51— — — — Differences of opinion between the New,61,62— — — — Chelsea power house of,51-54— District Railway, New, Driving power of trains on the,54,55— — — rejuvenated, Rolling stock of,55-57— — — Rejuvenation of,51-59— — — — Stations and tunnels of,57-59— Inner Circle, Rejuvenating the,47-62— Railway, Rejuvenation of the,59,60— railways fifty years ago,47,48Modern social questions,284,285Mole, Tube at work, The,81— — — — Objections to,82Monmouth motor-car accident,265,266Mono-railway, Ballybunion and Listowel,36,37— — Behr’s,35,36— — Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express,40-46— railways,31-38Motor-car accident at Barnet,266— — at Chester,266— — at Grimsthorpe,264,265— — in London,266,267— — at Monmouth,265,266— — at Rearsby,265— — at Stroud,265— industry, Flourishing state of British,204-206Motor-cars, Accidents to,264-267— Boer War and,214,215— Curious uses of,221-223— Description of various,206— Electric,206,208— Private, in country,203— — in town,202,203— Public highways and,227-229— — — Mr. Balfour’s views on,228,229— Speed of,224-226Motor-cars, Speed of, Legislation respecting,226— Unpopularity of,200-202,226— Usefulness of,226,227Motor-cycles,220,221Motor vehicles, Agricultural,218,219— — at Aldershot, Trials of,215-217— — Rider Haggard and,219— — Warfare in,214,217,218Motors, Mercantile,220-223Motoring, Advance of,202,203Municipal tramways in the British Isles, Extent of,164-166Navigation, Electricity applied to,230-249New and old order of locomotion,1-9— order of locomotion,5-8New York shallow underground railway,194-198Official report upon causes of electric railway accidents,251,253— — — — tramway accidents,261,262Old and new order of locomotion,1-9— order of locomotion,1-5Omnibuses, Advantages of horseless,212— Combination (electricity and petrol),210,211— Electric,211,212— Existing,208,209— Steam,209,210Overcrowding and aliens,279,280— and emigration,278,279— Effect of electric locomotion on,275-286— in London,279-284— — — Facts and statistics relating to,283,284— — — Possible remedy for,284— What it is like,280-283— What it is not like,275-277Paris shallow underground railway,188-190Parliament, Tube Bills in (1902),110,111— — — (1902), Authorised, in,112— — — (1903), Postponed,114,115Piccadilly, Associations of,122-126Pioneer electric railways,11-30Princess Ida, The,230-249— — Construction of,239-243— — Description of,239— — Provisioning of,245,246— — Recreations and conveniences on board,243-245— — Visit to,238,239— — Voyage to the Cape of,247-249Private motor-cars in country,203— — in town,202,203Provincial tramways,162-185— rural tramways,171-174Public conveyances,208,213— highways and motor-cars,227,228— — — Mr. Balfour’s views on,228,229Questions, Modern social,284,285Railway accident on Liverpool Overhead Electric,251-253— — in United States, Electric,251— breakdown, City and South London Electric,255,256— breakdowns, Central London Electric,253-255— Electric, Brighton Beach,13,14— — Central London,63-73— — City and South London,15-18,22,23— — Giant’s Causeway,11-13— — Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus,117-127— — Liverpool Overhead,26-30— — Manchester and Liverpool Express,40-46— — Metropolitan,59,60— — — District,51-59— — Waterloo and City,23-26— Light, Act of 1896,162-166,171,172— — — Rural tramways effect on,163,164— Metropolitan, Rejuvenation of,59,60— — District, Rejuvenation of,51-59— — — New, Driving power of trains,54,55— — — — Power house at Chelsea,51-54— — — — Rolling Stock of,55-57— — — — Stations and tunnels of,57-59— Mono, Behr’s,35,36— travelling, Improvements in,2-4— — in Tubes, Medical objections to,256,257— Tubes, Annoyance from vibration in,86-89— — — — Official Commission upon,87— — — — — — Report of upon,87,89— — Depths of,81— — How they are bored,77-81— Tubing, Claims for damage by,83-86Railways, Construction of Metropolitan and Metropolitan District,48-51— Differences of opinion between the Metropolitan and Metropolitan District,61,62— Electric, Accidents on,251-256— — Remarkable,31-46— Existing, Effects of electric locomotion upon,270-272— High-speed,38-40— London’s, Royal Commission on,112-116,142,143Railways, London’s, Selection of Central authority respecting,115,116— Metropolitan, fifty years ago,47,48— Mono,31-38— Tube, open for traffic in London,110Ramsgate tramcar shock,264Rearsby motor-car accident,265Rider Haggard and motor vehicles,219Rural tramways,162-185— — and local authorities,182-185— — New order of,179-182— — Old order of,173,174— — Provincial,171-174— — Usefulness of,172,173Rush for the London tramways,138-140Shallow underground railway, Boston,190-194— — — Buda-Pesth,190— — — London County Council’s design for,187,188— — — New York,194-198— — — Paris,188-190— — — system, The,186-199— — — — Board of Trade report upon,199— — — — Its adaptability to London,198,199Ships and steamers, Development in size of,230-235— — Use of aluminium in building,234Signs of the times and electricity,285Social results of electric locomotion,274,275Speed of motor-cars,224-226— — Legislation respecting,226Steam railway locomotives,2,4— in railway locomotives,4,5— omnibuses,209,210Storage of electricity,235— — Edison’s system,235,236Street traffic, Improvement in, arising from electric locomotion,273,274Stroud motor-car accident,265Subways and suburban lines,109,110Sunderland tramcar shock,263Thames Tunnel and Brunei’s shield,76,77Touring in the Tubes (a sketch),90-106Traction engine used in Crimean War,217Traffic, London’s congested,186,187— — street,141,142Tramcar collision at Manchester,262— overturned in London,262,263— shock at Ramsgate,264— — Sunderland,263Tramcars, Electric, Description of,137,138Tramway accidents,258-263Tramway tracks, maintenance of,150,151— traction, various methods of electric,131-137Tramways, Birmingham,170,171— British Electric Traction Co.’s,180-182— Electric, Accident at Chatham,259,260— — — Devonport,261,262— — — Glasgow,260,261— — — Huddersfield,258,259— — Accidents, Official report upon causes of,261,262— — accumulators, Haulage of by,137— — closed conduit, Haulage of by,134— — generally,128-140— — Municipal, Extent of, in British Isles,164-166— — Objections to,258— — open conduit, Haulage of by,133,134— — overhead trolley, Haulage of by,134-137— Glasgow,166-168— haulage on, Various methods of,130,131— History of,128-130— Introduction of, by G. F. Train,128,129— Liverpool,168,169— London County Council’s system of,146-150— — in the past,129,130— — United Company,156-160— — — — Extension to Hampton Court,156-159— London’s,141-161— Manchester,169,170— Provincial,162-185— — rural,171,174— Rural, Effect of Light Railways Act, 1896, on,163,164— — Local authorities and,182-185— — New order of,179-182— — Old order of,173,174Tramways, Rural, Usefulness of,172,173— Rush for the London,138-140Trial trip in the City and South London Railway,19-22Tube Bills in Parliament (1902),110,111— — — — Authorised, in,112— — — (1903), Postponed,114,115— London’s latest and longest,117-127— mole at work, The,81,82— — — Objections to,82— Railway, Central London,63-73— — City and South London,15-18,22,23— — Great Northern, Brompton, and Piccadilly Circus,117-127— — Waterloo and City,23-26— railways, Depths of,81— — How they are bored,77-81— — open for traffic in London,110Tubes, London’s tangled,107-116— — — Suggested remedy for,108,109— Railway travelling in, Medical objections to,256,257— Touring in the (a sketch),90-106Tubing, Claims for damage caused by railway,83-86Tubular system, The,74-89— — Origin of,75,76Unpopularity of motor-cars,200-202,226,227Usefulness of motor-cars,226,227— of rural tramways,172,173Vehicles, Electric motor,206,208— Horseless, electrical and otherwise,200-229— — in the past,203,204Vibration of railway Tubes, Annoyance from,86-89— — — — — Board of Trade Committee upon,87— — — — — Report of Board of Trade Committee upon,87-89Warfare, motor vehicles in,214-218Waterloo and City Railway,23-26