. The Street railway journal . SVVirCH BREAKER USED ON THE MONTEVIDEO utes. The total weight of copper used was approximately150 tons. The conductors in the case of the aerial cables are ofhard-drawn copper, having a conductivity of 98 per cent ofMatthiessens standard. The cable is twice braided, eachbraiding being separately served with weather-resistingpreservative compound. CAR SHEDS AND DEPOTS There are three depots for the cars which have beenprovisionally reconstructed, viz., Pocitos, Reducto and DelEste. The Del Este car house is the largest and has ac-commodation for forty ca
. The Street railway journal . SVVirCH BREAKER USED ON THE MONTEVIDEO utes. The total weight of copper used was approximately150 tons. The conductors in the case of the aerial cables are ofhard-drawn copper, having a conductivity of 98 per cent ofMatthiessens standard. The cable is twice braided, eachbraiding being separately served with weather-resistingpreservative compound. CAR SHEDS AND DEPOTS There are three depots for the cars which have beenprovisionally reconstructed, viz., Pocitos, Reducto and DelEste. The Del Este car house is the largest and has ac-commodation for forty cars. Each has repair shop ad-joining. The power in these shops is supplied by Lanca-shire motors. THE CARS The cars were built by the United Electric Car Company,Preston, England, and include seventy semi-convertibles,twenty open cars (all single-deckers) and one flat car. Thecar bodies are mounted on 21-E Brill trucks having 6 ft. ing capacity is forty passengers. Each car is equippedwith a Peacock brake, manufactured by the N
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