. The Street railway journal . suitable wedge adjustment. The crankshaft is made of Siemens-Martin steel. Thecrank shaft main bearings are of cast-iron,lined with babbitt metal, fitted with a specialarrangement of oil pipes, giving ample lubri-cation. A very complete system of lubrication isemployed, the various parts of the enginesbeing protected against splashing by oilthrowers. Each engine is fitted with a condensing ap-paratus, consisting of two Edwards airpumps, worked from the low-pressure tail-rod by means oflinks and levers. The condenser, which is of the jet type issuitably placed rel
. The Street railway journal . suitable wedge adjustment. The crankshaft is made of Siemens-Martin steel. Thecrank shaft main bearings are of cast-iron,lined with babbitt metal, fitted with a specialarrangement of oil pipes, giving ample lubri-cation. A very complete system of lubrication isemployed, the various parts of the enginesbeing protected against splashing by oilthrowers. Each engine is fitted with a condensing ap-paratus, consisting of two Edwards airpumps, worked from the low-pressure tail-rod by means oflinks and levers. The condenser, which is of the jet type issuitably placed relatively to the cylinder and to the air pumps,and has in connection with it a sluice valve and an automaticexhaust valve, so that the condensing apparatus can be thrown apparatus has also been adopted, the air pumps being workedby means of levers from the low-pressure1 main each engine is also supplied a barring gear, driven by asmall electric motor. The alternators are three-phase, 25 cycles, the larger running.
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