. Electric railway review . cinity, andalternating current to the substations of the Atlantic ShoreLine at South Berwick and York, delivering current at to the former and 10,000 volts to the latter. The station at South Berwick is equipped with a G. set of 200-kilowatt capacity and a storagebattery of 278 cells. At York corner the substation is equipped with a West-inghouse 200-kilowatt rotary converter and transformers. Atthe York Beach car bam is located a 220-cell battery, put in bythe Electric Battery Company. On the eastern division the power faciliti
. Electric railway review . cinity, andalternating current to the substations of the Atlantic ShoreLine at South Berwick and York, delivering current at to the former and 10,000 volts to the latter. The station at South Berwick is equipped with a G. set of 200-kilowatt capacity and a storagebattery of 278 cells. At York corner the substation is equipped with a West-inghouse 200-kilowatt rotary converter and transformers. Atthe York Beach car bam is located a 220-cell battery, put in bythe Electric Battery Company. On the eastern division the power facilities consist of a •JW ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XVUI. No. S. water power station at Old Falls, equipped with an S. MorganSmith turbine. oi)erate(i at a 60-foot head and direct connectedto two 500-kilowatt alternating-current Westinghouse gen-erators. In this station there is also a oOO-kilowatt Westinp-house rotary converter. There was also a storage battery of244 cells at Santord. but this has been removed to Old loo Atlantic Shore Line Railway—Standard Construction. where it floats on the line. There is a 300-kilowatt steamplant at Kennebunkport, now used as an auxiliary plant. Old Falls Power order to provide additional power for the operation ol
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