. The street railway review . FIG. 4. STRAKER & SQUIRE 24-H. P. 4-CYLINDER FIG. 3. T1I0RNVCR(.FT S: CO. 24-H. P. MOTOR OMNIBUS. increased the working life of tlie transmission gear very transmission is by toothed gearing with the exception of thefinal drive to the rear axle, which is by a Hans Renold silent Thornycroft patent spring drive is embodied in this design,which relieves the transmission gear from inuch shock. Iig. 4 shows the type of double deck petrol-driven omnibus whichStraker & Squire. 9 Bush Lane, London, have recently introduced. from a jacket
. The street railway review . FIG. 4. STRAKER & SQUIRE 24-H. P. 4-CYLINDER FIG. 3. T1I0RNVCR(.FT S: CO. 24-H. P. MOTOR OMNIBUS. increased the working life of tlie transmission gear very transmission is by toothed gearing with the exception of thefinal drive to the rear axle, which is by a Hans Renold silent Thornycroft patent spring drive is embodied in this design,which relieves the transmission gear from inuch shock. Iig. 4 shows the type of double deck petrol-driven omnibus whichStraker & Squire. 9 Bush Lane, London, have recently introduced. from a jacket round the exhaust. Sufficient petrol can be carriedto give a run of i6o miles, the consumption of fuel under full loadbeing given as approximately 8 miles to the gallon. A governor is fixed to the vertical shaft which acts directly onthe throttle of the engine, and this can also be controlled from thedrivers seat, enabling a variation from 2CO to 900 r. p. m. to beobtained. Low tension magneto ignition is employed. The coolingwater is circulated by means of a centrifugal pum
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