. The street railway review . ^ . o. o^, -^ O / .: J : _ V». SIDE ELEVATION PULLEY PIT. was then put in to form walls of conduit and foundationfor girder rails. These were laid direct on this concrete foundation,being packed under flange with fine concrete and tied tothe webs of the yokes by short tie rods. This is clearlyshown in the cut of the cross section of track. The linebetween the rails and 18 inches outside track rails, ispaved with Derbyshire grit setts, 5 inches deep and 4 to5 inches broad, and grouted with cement grout, composedof 3 parts grit sand, and i part best Portland cement.
. The street railway review . ^ . o. o^, -^ O / .: J : _ V». SIDE ELEVATION PULLEY PIT. was then put in to form walls of conduit and foundationfor girder rails. These were laid direct on this concrete foundation,being packed under flange with fine concrete and tied tothe webs of the yokes by short tie rods. This is clearlyshown in the cut of the cross section of track. The linebetween the rails and 18 inches outside track rails, ispaved with Derbyshire grit setts, 5 inches deep and 4 to5 inches broad, and grouted with cement grout, composedof 3 parts grit sand, and i part best Portland setts are laid flush with the slot and track rail particular local stone was selected as it affords a cer-tain foothold to horses which is essential on such a gra-dient. The ordinary vertical pulleys where the line is straightare 49 feet apart, and on the curves there are both hori-zontal pulleys and special rocking or tilt pulleys spacedfrom 3 feet 6 inches centers to 10 feet 6 inches centersaccording to the radius of the different curves.
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