. Electric railway journal . end and the red lamp at therear end. The cars are painted inconformity with the Berlin system,namely, yellow for the third-class sec-tion and red for the second-class sec-tion. The sides of the car are orna-mented with the coat-of-arms of thecity of Schoneberg. All of the cars are equipped withHartmann & Braun current clocks are widely used in Ger-many and have recently been intro-duced in this country. The clock oper-ates only when current is in the motorcircuit. It has been found on the Schoneberg system thatafter these clocks were introduced the cur
. Electric railway journal . end and the red lamp at therear end. The cars are painted inconformity with the Berlin system,namely, yellow for the third-class sec-tion and red for the second-class sec-tion. The sides of the car are orna-mented with the coat-of-arms of thecity of Schoneberg. All of the cars are equipped withHartmann & Braun current clocks are widely used in Ger-many and have recently been intro-duced in this country. The clock oper-ates only when current is in the motorcircuit. It has been found on the Schoneberg system thatafter these clocks were introduced the current consumptionhad fallen about 10 per cent. In registering the motor-mans records allowance is made for the condition of thecar operated and for other factors which would influencethe value of the indication. ENERGY SUPPLY, LIGHTING, TELEPHONES, ETC. Energy for the operation of the line is purchased froma private company under a ten-year contract. It is trans-mitted at 6600 volts to the substation, shown in one of the. Schoneberg Subway—Substation with Carhouse and Shopsin the Background on the Left doors are in the sides of the car and are of the sliding end doors are for the regular use of the crew and forthe emergency use of the passengers. The cars are ( ft.) over all in length, m ( ft.) over all inwidth and m ( ft) high from rail to roof. The carbodies are carried on two trucks of m ( ft.) wheel-base. The wheels are of 850 mm (33 in.) diameter. Schoneberg Subway—High-Tension Substation Apparatusin Castor-Mounted Cabinets for Quick Disconnection accompanying views. The present equipment of the sub-station consists of two 750-kw motor-generator sets whichchange the 6600-volt alternating current directly to 780-volt direct current and a 375-cell storage battery which hasa discharge capacity of 888 amp-hours in circuit with areversible booster. The battery also supplies 750-voltlighting current through two independent circuits
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