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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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CAR FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC Siemens & Halske A. G., and conform to the requirementsof this road, possess some departures from usual methods.The motors are mounted direct on the axles without
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STATION AT FORSTHAUS-ALEER AND TRAIN OF CARS tions to the feeding points at the stopping places The en-tire system is therefore divided into six independent sec-tions, which can be separately controlled, and are againsubdivided into 1 km. (0.62-mile) lengths. Each one ofthese is separated from the adjoining one by a line insulatorwith switch and is protected by a lightning arrester. springs. Double trucks are used, and each truck carrieson its inner axle a 35-40 h.p. motor. A pair of wheels witharmature and magnet frame weighs about 2.9 tons. Thefield consists of four poles, of which two are consequent.The diameter of the wheels is 800 mm. (31.5 ins.), the wheelbase is 1600 mm. ( 5ft. 2 ins.), and the distance between 526 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XV. No. 8. axles 5.9 m. (19 ft. 4 ins.). The over-all length betweenbuffers is 12.4 m. (43 ft.). The passenger cars have a seating capacity of thirty-four, and standing room for sixteen, and are divided intoII. class (12 seats) and III.

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