. Electric railway journal . Brass Tube, Piston andWeight. Diagram Showing Complete Circuit of Inspection PitSafety Device Coburn trolley. When the switchman turns off the snapswitch the trolley removed from the car is no longer alive,and there is no possibility that the operator will receive ashock should the insulation on the cable be defective. A 23^-mile electric tramway, the first in any Chinese city(as contrasted with foreign settlements), was inauguratedin the native city of Shanghai during the week ended , 1913. The enterprise is essentially a native one. Noforeigner has been all
. Electric railway journal . Brass Tube, Piston andWeight. Diagram Showing Complete Circuit of Inspection PitSafety Device Coburn trolley. When the switchman turns off the snapswitch the trolley removed from the car is no longer alive,and there is no possibility that the operator will receive ashock should the insulation on the cable be defective. A 23^-mile electric tramway, the first in any Chinese city(as contrasted with foreign settlements), was inauguratedin the native city of Shanghai during the week ended , 1913. The enterprise is essentially a native one. Noforeigner has been allowed to subscribe to the capital ofabout $130,000. The installation has been done entirely byChinese contractors, and the management and working startare all Chinese. Six cars arc now running, and twelve cars,with six trailers, are under way. The cars arc serviceablewithout being elaborate. They carry eight first-class andsixteen second-class passengers. Energy is taken from theShanghai Inland Electric Works, which formerly suppliedthe citys light and po
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