Transactions . deways orendways when raised to that height or to any intermediate tipping frames are each mounted in trunnions attached to asteel cradle; these cradles move vertically in a steel twin framingbolted to a timber bed at the quay, and properly braced hori-zontally and vertically with girders overhead for carrying thelifting cylinders and tipping machinery. The tipping frame isprovided with a line of rails parallel to the quay edge, and one atright-angles, the end-tip wagons being run on to the cradleat the back and the side-tip wagons at the side of the coal i
Transactions . deways orendways when raised to that height or to any intermediate tipping frames are each mounted in trunnions attached to asteel cradle; these cradles move vertically in a steel twin framingbolted to a timber bed at the quay, and properly braced hori-zontally and vertically with girders overhead for carrying thelifting cylinders and tipping machinery. The tipping frame isprovided with a line of rails parallel to the quay edge, and one atright-angles, the end-tip wagons being run on to the cradleat the back and the side-tip wagons at the side of the coal is tipped into a shoot, having an outreach of b\ feet,the shoot being of steel and capable of adjustment to suit thevessel into which coal is being delivered. Doors are providedon the shoot to control the flow of coal. The lifting cylindersfor each cradle are three in number: the two outer cylindersare constantly in communication with the pressure mains, so 204 COAL-SHIPMENT AND THE LAYING-OUT OF STAITIIE
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