. The Street railway journal . IMPROVED BRAKE BLOCK This Brake Block is so constructed that the wearing portion onlyhas to be removed, as the back ol the Brake Block which is attached tothe holder is not removed, this resulting in an enormous saving in thequantity of material used, as at present about 50 per cent of the BrakeBlock is scrapped, but with the use ot the f\ew Invention this is reducedfrom 6 to S per cent. There is also a considerable amouut of labour and time saved infixing. It is adaptable to any type of Brake Block and does not necessitateany changing to the present Brake G ear,

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. The Street railway journal . IMPROVED BRAKE BLOCK This Brake Block is so constructed that the wearing portion onlyhas to be removed, as the back ol the Brake Block which is attached tothe holder is not removed, this resulting in an enormous saving in thequantity of material used, as at present about 50 per cent of the BrakeBlock is scrapped, but with the use ot the f\ew Invention this is reducedfrom 6 to S per cent. There is also a considerable amouut of labour and time saved infixing. It is adaptable to any type of Brake Block and does not necessitateany changing to the present Brake G ear, and can be supplied in eitherchilled or soft RAIL CLEANER The object of this device is to remove all obstructions from groove andtread of rail. It is a simple contrivance attached to any suitable portion of the truckframe, is under the control of the driver, works over points, crossings andcurves, and will be found very uselul in winter for removing snow aud iceSupplied on apDroval.

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