. The Street railway journal . ds and remaining parts of the inside lining areof i/i6-in. sheet steel. Moldings, closely resembling thoseused in wooden construction, are pressed from steel andtheir use adds greatly to the artistic appearance of the in-terior. Through care in design it has been possible al-most wholly to eliminate machine screws from the con-struction, and it is believed that economy in both construc-tion and maintenance has been secured thereby. Window sash are of wood and slide in a formed steelframe. Steel sash have been successfully built, but aftercareful consideration, wo
. The Street railway journal . ds and remaining parts of the inside lining areof i/i6-in. sheet steel. Moldings, closely resembling thoseused in wooden construction, are pressed from steel andtheir use adds greatly to the artistic appearance of the in-terior. Through care in design it has been possible al-most wholly to eliminate machine screws from the con-struction, and it is believed that economy in both construc-tion and maintenance has been secured thereby. Window sash are of wood and slide in a formed steelframe. Steel sash have been successfully built, but aftercareful consideration, wooden sash were deemed prefer-able. Malleable castings riveted to the posts support thewindow frames. These castings are machined by jig, afterriveting in place, so that the frames will be true and parallelregardless of any slight irregularity in location of the stops, which also form ways for the curtains, areof extruded bronze. Deck sash are of malleable iron. The floor is formed by corrugated steel plates, which. SIDE ELEVATION AND LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF CENTER SILL from the side sills to the center sills. Cast steel side bear-ings for engaging the trucks are secured to the side sillin line with the center plates. Pressed sheet steel posts,spaced 8 ft. 6 ins. centers, support the superstructure. They are supported by the center sill and upon longitudinal an-gles secured to the side posts. These corrugated plates arecovered to a maximum depth of 13^ ins. with a plastic sur-face filling, composed largely of cement. June 8, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 1013 EFFICIENCY TEST ON 3500-KW TURBINE On Feb. 17, 1907, Chas. H. Merz, of Newcastle and Lon-don, conducted a series of tests of a 3500-kw Parsons turbo-alternator built by C. A. Parsons & Co., of Newcastle, and Steam Consl MPTION Test OF 35 00 ,Turbo. Plott ED FROM ACTU AL Read NGJ 95 — r 1 ; 1 [ no ifi 1 1 ) / /\ 86 bi 15 1 1 1 1 / ■3 80 a 14 i S( ;an pi 31- ] . 11 niir! 1 1 X §75 13 ! 1 ■ 1 —r 4
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