. The Street railway journal . ywith hot and cold water supply. The costof making and installing the baths was in-significant, and the company considers theexpenditure one of the best investmentsit ever made, as the majority of the menmake regular use of the facilities thus pro-vided. The interesting type of construction car shown in the illus-tration was recently shipped to the Electric Tramway Com-pany of Lisbon, Portugal, by the J. G. Brill Company. An ar-ticle in the Street Railway Journal of Jan. 27 last, de-scribed a shipment of twenty Brill semi-convertible cars foruse by the same compa
. The Street railway journal . ywith hot and cold water supply. The costof making and installing the baths was in-significant, and the company considers theexpenditure one of the best investmentsit ever made, as the majority of the menmake regular use of the facilities thus pro-vided. The interesting type of construction car shown in the illus-tration was recently shipped to the Electric Tramway Com-pany of Lisbon, Portugal, by the J. G. Brill Company. An ar-ticle in the Street Railway Journal of Jan. 27 last, de-scribed a shipment of twenty Brill semi-convertible cars foruse by the same company. The car illustrated is powerfullyconstructed and has heavy sub-sills and the posts which sup-port the roof are composed of angle-irons which are bent toconform to the shape of the roof. This post arrangementgives ample strength for the support of the two cranes, whichare to be used for loading heavy pieces of material, such aswheels, axles, rails, etc., on the car or on a car alongside. -+++- SHALLOW SUBWAY OPENED INLONDON. The tramways committee of the Lon-don County Council has just openedfor service the first shallow subway lineextends from Aldwych to the Angel,has side galleries for pipes and wires CONSTRUCTION CAR FUR USE IN LISBON, PORTUGAL in London. It Islington, and The greater portion is close to the street surface, but in the short lengthof less than a mile between Theobalds Road and the Strand,there are several kinds of construction. The rails are onthe surface in Theobalds Road, and then descend below thesurface in Southampton Row by an open cut, after which itsdistance from the surface (roof to street level) varies from3 ft. to 33 ft. Both of the stations—one at Great Queen Each crane is capable of lifting one ton. The cranes are of asimple type operated by two cranks. The car is mounted onthe builders Xo. 21-E truck, which is equipped with trackbrakes as well as the ordinary form of brakes. The horizon-tal hand wheel shown at either end of the car, operates
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