. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . s here, the matter is decidedby practical considerations; in other words, the greatcapital outlay incident to electrification is not made except after rigid investigation. Hritish railways cannot bestami)eded on this question, and are—metaphorically, atleast—from Missouri. In the Old Gcjuntry they find some interestingmethods of utilizing old jxiwer. 1 am reminded, inparticular, of some 0-6-0 goods engines which, by suit-able extensions of the frames and the provision of a Bisseltruck at fron
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . s here, the matter is decidedby practical considerations; in other words, the greatcapital outlay incident to electrification is not made except after rigid investigation. Hritish railways cannot bestami)eded on this question, and are—metaphorically, atleast—from Missouri. In the Old Gcjuntry they find some interestingmethods of utilizing old jxiwer. 1 am reminded, inparticular, of some 0-6-0 goods engines which, by suit-able extensions of the frames and the provision of a Bisseltruck at front end and a radial truck at rear end, becamevery serviceable tank engines of the 2-6-2 type. Ofcourse, the tenders were taken off, and side tanks sub-stituted. I Ix-lieve they are running this in the Birming-ham district. Reduced to its simplest terms, the suburljan trafficproblem embraces the principle of providing a reasonablysatisfactory servise at a minimum cost. From the dataat my disix)sal, I conclude that this result is easier ofattainment in Iritain than in America; chieflv because the. Suburban Passenger Train on the Great Western Railway ofEngland use cif a cheai)er grade of equijmient is feasible in theformer country. Certainly, the cost of the motive powerand rolling stock used in the suburban service of someAmerican railways is far in excess of the value of thebusiness. The photograph presented herewith is of interest asshowing a British suburban train of the better class. Theengine in one of the 4-4-2 tank type already described,and the carriages are bogie stock. Though goingonly as far as Slough, the engine carries the markerlamps of an express—which indicates that the inhabitantsof that town get good service I Due to the fact that theside-tanks partly mask the drivers, the latter appearsmaller than the stated diameter. They are. inches in diameter. Artiur Curran. New Cars for New York Central New standards of safety and luxury in railroad c
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