. The Street railway journal . ils, then 2ft. of concrete, and finally, 11 ft. 6 ins. ofbrick work. By this arrangement of raftfoundation, the total weight of the chimneyon the foundations was reduced to less than2 tons per superficial foot. The boilers are of the water-tube type,and have the same heating surface as thosein Madrid, and are equippedwithfeedpumps,hot well and economizers. The engines areof the Corliss type with similar cylinderdimensions to those in Madrid, and are eachdirectly coupled to a 425-kw. piping in this station is on the samegeneral plan as that in Madrid
. The Street railway journal . ils, then 2ft. of concrete, and finally, 11 ft. 6 ins. ofbrick work. By this arrangement of raftfoundation, the total weight of the chimneyon the foundations was reduced to less than2 tons per superficial foot. The boilers are of the water-tube type,and have the same heating surface as thosein Madrid, and are equippedwithfeedpumps,hot well and economizers. The engines areof the Corliss type with similar cylinderdimensions to those in Madrid, and are eachdirectly coupled to a 425-kw. piping in this station is on the samegeneral plan as that in Madrid, as shown inthe plan of both stations, and in each stationthere is a small supplementary steam dyna-mo equipment for use in operating all-nightcars and car-house lighting. There are twoof these at Barcelona and one at Madrid,each consisting of a horizontal tandem com-pound engine coupled to a 75-kw. multi-polar compound wound dynamo. If neces-sary, these units are also to be used as boosters for thelong-distance STANDARD CAR, MADRID POWER
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