. The street railway review . 4to 14 miles per hour. The gear wheels are made of Siemens-Martin steel machine cut,and run in oil-proof casings. The steering gear is of the .■\cker-mann type, working with worm and segment and is wheels are of the artillery pattern, constructed with oak spokes 486 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XV. No. S. and ash felloes, and are arranged for carrying single or doubletires. The frame is built up of steel channels, Ts. gussets and angles,well braced, and is carried upon long resilient springs. The is fitted with a spring radius rod attach
. The street railway review . 4to 14 miles per hour. The gear wheels are made of Siemens-Martin steel machine cut,and run in oil-proof casings. The steering gear is of the .■\cker-mann type, working with worm and segment and is wheels are of the artillery pattern, constructed with oak spokes 486 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XV. No. S. and ash felloes, and are arranged for carrying single or doubletires. The frame is built up of steel channels, Ts. gussets and angles,well braced, and is carried upon long resilient springs. The is fitted with a spring radius rod attachment, which eliminatesthe shock which is sustained when starting under heavy load, andrelieves the jerk which usually occurs when changing speeds. Two brakes are provided, one close to the first gear box actuatedby a foot pedal and working on the differential, and the other acompensated brake actuated by a hand lever, and working on steeldrums fixed to the driving wheels. n IIIIT I. FIG. S- CO. I4-H. P. OMNIBUS, CAP.^CITY I4 PASSENGERS. Fig. 5 is a 14-h. p. single deck passenger bus, which is one of anumber the Maudslay Motor Co., Ltd., of Parkside, Coventry, hasbuilt for the Great Western Railway Co. for use as feeders inthinly populated districts. This car is constructed to carry from 12to 14 passengers at speeds up to 12 miles an hour. It is equippedwith a two-cylinder vertical engine developing 14 b. h. p. when run-ning at its normal speed of 900 r. p. m. The change speed gearallows for four forward speeds and one reverse, the control beingthrough a single lever. Large single rubber tires are fitted to the front wheels, and twinrubber tires to the back wheels. The brakes are two in number;the first is actuated by a foot pedal and works on the counter-shaft,and is double acting and water cooled, while the second is a doubleacting brake applied by a hand lever, and working on drums boltedto the rear wheels. The car has a 9-ft. wheel base with a track
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