. The street railway review . 59 gine is capable of exerting at a boiler pressure of 125pounds a continuous duty of 400 horse power. Belteddirectly to each engine is a multipolar generator of thetype manufactured by the General Electric Company, andhaving a capacity of 300 kilowatts. These generatorsare provided with 42 inch pulleys and will carry a load of550 amperes at a voltage of 550 running at a speed of400. They have given excellent satisfaction since theirinstallation, and would appear to be rather under than The boiler house is located just ten feet from the enginehouse, the space in b
. The street railway review . 59 gine is capable of exerting at a boiler pressure of 125pounds a continuous duty of 400 horse power. Belteddirectly to each engine is a multipolar generator of thetype manufactured by the General Electric Company, andhaving a capacity of 300 kilowatts. These generatorsare provided with 42 inch pulleys and will carry a load of550 amperes at a voltage of 550 running at a speed of400. They have given excellent satisfaction since theirinstallation, and would appear to be rather under than The boiler house is located just ten feet from the enginehouse, the space in between the two buildings beingwalled up and utilized for washroom, oil room and hot the southern half of the building and extend-ing in a line east and west are a battery of four returntubular boilers. Just east of these and in line with themis the stack 170 feet in height, and one other boiler of thesame capacity. Fuel is conveyed into the house by meansof a trestle eight feet high, extending the length of the. ^i
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