. The street railway review . ure which gives a very neat appearance tothe engines is the heavy base plate extending over the entire widthof the engine foundations under the guide barrels and the dash pots. These plates join with the extended websat the base of the main bed plates, and are provided with oil chan-nels and heavy beaded edges which unite conveniently with thefloor of the engine room. The fly wheels are 22 ft. in diameter, ofthe segment or built-up type, and weigh 160,000 lb. each. The generators of the main units are General Electric three-phasealternators, ty
. The street railway review . ure which gives a very neat appearance tothe engines is the heavy base plate extending over the entire widthof the engine foundations under the guide barrels and the dash pots. These plates join with the extended websat the base of the main bed plates, and are provided with oil chan-nels and heavy beaded edges which unite conveniently with thefloor of the engine room. The fly wheels are 22 ft. in diameter, ofthe segment or built-up type, and weigh 160,000 lb. each. The generators of the main units are General Electric three-phasealternators, type A-T-8 rated at 1,500 the rated output of eachphase being 377 amperes at 2,300 volts, when running at 75 r. p. m. For supplying current to the motors driving the auxiliary appar-atus there are two engine driven motor units each consisting of aIJ in. simple engine direct connected to an 8-pole 125-vollgenerator, and a motor-generator set comprising a motor and a [25-voII too-kw. generator. These engines. i ION ..F PIIIN. ill. Unit by il Iron Wot. I bewbirb will 1. nt m tli> plant ne iiinh by Alfri each, which for large weights are hooked to the extremities of ayoke and thus enabled 10 work together. From the power stationplan it will he remarked that a track some 45 ft. long has been laidinto the building so that loaded car^ may be run in where the cranecan be used for handling heavy weights. The transformers, lint- switches and blowers are arranged sym-metrically along the outside side wall ot the generator room, theswitchboard being placed in a gallery overhead. The piping fur the plant i-. SO far as possible, all placed on theengine room side of the wall separating the boiler and engine
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