. The Street railway journal . imum strength and minimumweight. Openings are arranged in the frame over the motorsto afford convenient access to the armature brushes and to allbearings requiring frequent inspection and oiling. The plat-form floor frames are formed of teak timbers, extending underthe main floor frame as far as possible without interfering withthe clearance of the trucks, and project out from each end sill3 ft. to provide room for the brake shaft and controllers. Teakend bars are secured to the outside ends of these timbers,forming sills to which the platform dashes and the entr
. The Street railway journal . imum strength and minimumweight. Openings are arranged in the frame over the motorsto afford convenient access to the armature brushes and to allbearings requiring frequent inspection and oiling. The plat-form floor frames are formed of teak timbers, extending underthe main floor frame as far as possible without interfering withthe clearance of the trucks, and project out from each end sill3 ft. to provide room for the brake shaft and controllers. Teakend bars are secured to the outside ends of these timbers,forming sills to which the platform dashes and the entrancesteps are secured. The main floor is laid with %-in. matchedteak boards and secured at all bearings with barbed-wire prevent the car from sagging, a substantial truss is pro-vided, supported in the center by two wrought-iron standards. 3-ft. x 5-in. steel angles, and are secured to the ends of theplatform to protect them from injury in case of are slotted and pins provided to enable hauling of cars. PYAGYI TERMTNlS OF THE MANDALAY TRAMWAYS
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