. The street railway review . _ __ ^^ct CROSS SECTION OF TRUCK SHOWING FAST AND SLOW PLATFORM. to carry forward, the necessar}- friction must alwa3s in-crease in the same ratio—pound for pound. The shoe,y,is 3^8 inches high, I ^ inches wide and has a slotopening of Sy^ inches to hold the rail, thus giving }i inchplay to the rail to allow for lateral motion in roundingcurves. The shoes are made of case hardened steel. As above stated there was a feeling of apprehensionthat the flexible rail would not fulfill its function but thetrial shows that the theory is good and the continuousband
. The street railway review . _ __ ^^ct CROSS SECTION OF TRUCK SHOWING FAST AND SLOW PLATFORM. to carry forward, the necessar}- friction must alwa3s in-crease in the same ratio—pound for pound. The shoe,y,is 3^8 inches high, I ^ inches wide and has a slotopening of Sy^ inches to hold the rail, thus giving }i inchplay to the rail to allow for lateral motion in roundingcurves. The shoes are made of case hardened steel. As above stated there was a feeling of apprehensionthat the flexible rail would not fulfill its function but thetrial shows that the theory is good and the continuousband, of steel, goes gracefully, noislesslj^ and easilyaround a 75-foot radius curve, carrying with it itssuperimposed platform. WHEELS. The .vheels b, are ordinary solid iron cliilled wheels of18 inch diameter, 3 inch tread with flange ^inch wide,and 5^ inch deep, The bore is i 5-16 inches with steel will be perfectly understood by reference to the cut onthe first page of this article. Seats will comfortably con-tain from thre
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