. Electric railway gazette . reason which hasled to the Groudle accumulator station. It is pro-posed during the winter months to rely wholly onthe accumulators for supplying power to the line,the battery being charged up about once a will enable a complete shutting down of theplant at the power stations, save for the occasionalcharging purposes. The working of these accumu-lators will be watched with the closest interest,both by reason of the comparative newness ofchloride cells, and the fact that fixed accumulatorshave been rarely used to supply power for tractionpurposes. The worki
. Electric railway gazette . reason which hasled to the Groudle accumulator station. It is pro-posed during the winter months to rely wholly onthe accumulators for supplying power to the line,the battery being charged up about once a will enable a complete shutting down of theplant at the power stations, save for the occasionalcharging purposes. The working of these accumu-lators will be watched with the closest interest,both by reason of the comparative newness ofchloride cells, and the fact that fixed accumulatorshave been rarely used to supply power for tractionpurposes. The working conductors are high conductivitycopper wires, No. 0, B. W. G., suspended from steelpoles at a height of about 16 feet above the raillevel. The poles, fixed midway between the twotracks, have cross arms carrying a conductor oneither side over the center of the track. The work-ing conductor is fed from an underground feedercable. Boxes are fixed at suitable points of theline to cut out any section, or to connect the feeder. CAR ON DOUGLAS &. LAXEY LINE EQUIPPED WITH NEW COLLECTOR. the rate of 500 volts at 140 amperes for three hours,or 90 amperes for six hours, or 70 amperes for ninehours. It could also in an emergency discharge at300 amperes, that is, 300 , for about 45 minutes,without detriment to the plates. The battery isusually connected in parallel with the two gener-ating stations on to the line, and charges or dis-charges according to the requirements of the traf-fic. It can be brought up to the full charge at anytime by a motor generator which is placed in acorner of the accumulator station. It is obviousthat only under exceptionally heavy traflic is fullbenefit derived from the accumulator station. Onthe occasion of our visit when, perhaps, fewer pas-sengers than usual were being carried,says a writer in the London Electrical Reviciv,it being Sunday morning, comparatively lit-tle current was leaving the station, and, gen-erally speaking, we should not expect when
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