. The street railway review . IIG. 1. desired, the trucks were cut down and two pairs of the pony wheelsused with each truck. One of these cars is shown in Fig. i. Fig. 2 is from a photograph of one of the combination cars whichhas been changed from the type formerly in use. The roof has beenchanged from Bombay to monitor deck to permit the use of asign in the end deck light; the left hand step along the open portion. has been removed and rails permanently attached on that side (thiscar operates on a line with loops at the termini). At the front endare seen the canvas curtains used for closing
. The street railway review . IIG. 1. desired, the trucks were cut down and two pairs of the pony wheelsused with each truck. One of these cars is shown in Fig. i. Fig. 2 is from a photograph of one of the combination cars whichhas been changed from the type formerly in use. The roof has beenchanged from Bombay to monitor deck to permit the use of asign in the end deck light; the left hand step along the open portion. has been removed and rails permanently attached on that side (thiscar operates on a line with loops at the termini). At the front endare seen the canvas curtains used for closing the sides of the frontplatform in lieu of a complete vestibule. The curtains are providedwith small glass windows. The practice of placing screens on thesides between the trucks of double truck cars has been abandoned. « ■ » DETERIORATION OF STEEL RAILS. In May, 1S96. the British Board of Trade rppointed a committeeto inquire what extent of loss of strength in steel rails is producedby their prolonged use on railways under varying conditions, andwhat steps can be taken to prevent the risk of accidents throughsuch loss of strength. The immediate reason of the inquiry wasthe collapse of two steel rails on the Great Northern Ry. at Dec. 24, 1895, causing an accident in which two personswere killed and many others seriously injured. One of these railsbroke in 17 pieces, none longer than 22 in. The c
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