. The Street railway journal . LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF CONDUIT MOULD In this way a concrete body of great density, well set in thesoil, is obtained. After the tamping is finished the cross tiesare removed and the top of the conduit is covered with steelplates intended to distribute the weight of the pavement evenlyon the conduit. The only work remaining is then the in-stallation of the secondary rail, which is placed in the usualway, and the paving. The time of accomplishing this work depends upon variouscircumstances, but averages about five days in streets pavedwith blocks and about double t
. The Street railway journal . LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF CONDUIT MOULD In this way a concrete body of great density, well set in thesoil, is obtained. After the tamping is finished the cross tiesare removed and the top of the conduit is covered with steelplates intended to distribute the weight of the pavement evenlyon the conduit. The only work remaining is then the in-stallation of the secondary rail, which is placed in the usualway, and the paving. The time of accomplishing this work depends upon variouscircumstances, but averages about five days in streets pavedwith blocks and about double that in streets paved with asphalt,for the reason that time has to be allowed for the concrete toset before tamping down the asphalt. The work of reconstruction of the Brussels lines was com-menced in May and was finished late in the year. They willbe put in operation as soon as the new power station is com-pleted, which will be during 1903. It CROSS SECTION OF CONDUIT MOULD tamped under the yokes and then around t
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