. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . ll beconstructed of steel frame work and sheathed with steelplates, the interior trim being ot mahogany. gas engine is also direct connected to a generator for lightingthe car. Combined straight and automatic air brakes will be fur-nished, together with the usual auxiliary apparatus and inaddition to these brakes an auxiliary ratchet and hand brakeis part of the equipment for emergency use. A radiator isplaced on the roof of the car which provides an efficientmeans of cooling the engine on the thermo-siphon the cold weather, hot water
. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . ll beconstructed of steel frame work and sheathed with steelplates, the interior trim being ot mahogany. gas engine is also direct connected to a generator for lightingthe car. Combined straight and automatic air brakes will be fur-nished, together with the usual auxiliary apparatus and inaddition to these brakes an auxiliary ratchet and hand brakeis part of the equipment for emergency use. A radiator isplaced on the roof of the car which provides an efficientmeans of cooling the engine on the thermo-siphon the cold weather, hot water from the engine circu-lating system will be by-passed through the passenger com-partments. Although these cars can be geared for a speed of about60 miles an hour on tangent level track, such speeds are notusually required on branch line service and the Southern Rail-way cars will be geared for a somewhat lower maximum speed. The ease of control and smoothness of acceleration areprominent features of this type of equipment and are secured. Outline \iow of Gas-Electric Motor Car. The truck under the engine compartment will have awheel base of 6 ft. 6 in. and will be equipped with M. C. in. steel wheels. On each axle of this truck will bemounted standard 100 h. p. 600 volt box frame, commutatlngpole, railway motor, type GE-205, thus giving the car amotor capacity of 200 h. p. The rear truck will have awheel base of 5 ft. 6 in. In the engine compartment there will be a direct drivengas engine generator set, the engine being ot the 8-cylinderV type, each cylinder 8 in. in diameter by 8 in. coupled to this engine will be an S-pole 600 volt gener-ator provided with commutating poles. This set will bemounted on a cast iron base, and all parts will be abovethe floor line and readily accessible. Current from the gen-erator will be supplied to the motors through a controller,the function of which is to place the motors progressivelyin series and parallel and to vary th
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