. The street railway review . -C. W. Jefferson and A. H. S. Dyer. The followingabstract will be read with interest by all railway electri-cians. Judging from the apparatus in use to-day therehas been \-ery little progress in the line of heat-proof ra» 6-O-tV^rfL B»tt 0*6 ro» 70iv^ It6-. WHit 0*BAaiM» »./c*J Ptiati £ivt tutu mtsanSAMtJBlL These king bolts are kept tight bj-a coiled spring, whichis designedto prevent the-end-tilting of thecar. The truck can be removedfrom the car by taking out theking bolts, and the wheels andjournals removed by taking outonly the bottom braces to theped
. The street railway review . -C. W. Jefferson and A. H. S. Dyer. The followingabstract will be read with interest by all railway electri-cians. Judging from the apparatus in use to-day therehas been \-ery little progress in the line of heat-proof ra» 6-O-tV^rfL B»tt 0*6 ro» 70iv^ It6-. WHit 0*BAaiM» »./c*J Ptiati £ivt tutu mtsanSAMtJBlL These king bolts are kept tight bj-a coiled spring, whichis designedto prevent the-end-tilting of thecar. The truck can be removedfrom the car by taking out theking bolts, and the wheels andjournals removed by taking outonly the bottom braces to thepedestals. One of the special features of this truck is the brake,the shoe of which adjusts itself to the wheel peripheryhowever the car may be loaded, securing an even brake shoe is a separate part, and can be renewedwhen worn very thin, thereby saving metal and releasing springs are adjustable, so that the shoes canbe set at equal distances from the wheels. It is claimedthat the brake shoes when worn out weigh only 3^pounds. The truck forms a complete and rigid unit in itself andis fastened to the car body in a substantial Taylor truck has been well received by managersand are giving satisfactory service on the already largenumber of roads which have ad
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