Sentences with phrase «splendid long cars»

Let any person contrast the awkward and uncouth cars of «35 with the superbly splendid long cars now running on several of the eastern roads, and he will find it difficult to convey to a third party, a correct idea of the vast extent of improvement.

«Superbly splendid long cars,» Porter wrote, could carry from 60 to 80 passengers in safety, comfort and convenience «while flying at the rate of 30 or 40 miles per hour.»

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Leg 4: Angler's Rest to Mitta Mitta After a quick car swap at the rustic Blue Duck Inn on the banks of the Cobungra River at Swift's Creek, it was into the R8 Spyder for the breathtaking 78 km, hour - long ride to the splendid Mitta Pub for lunch.