. The Street railway journal . SIDE ELEVATION. END ELEVATION ■IG. 4.—CROSS SECTION OF TRACK, SHOWING SHEAVES FIG. AND END ELEVATION OF BUFFER CAR A helical spring of the shaft is interposed between the upperend of the grip shank and the upper bearing of the frame-work, to take up any shocks. The grip shank is also free toswing sideways and adjust itself in the cable slot. The cable itself was manufactured by Felton & Guilleaume,of Germany. It is % in. in diameter, is composed of sixstrands each consisting of twelve wires in. in diameter, ning from cover to cover. The piston is 9
. The Street railway journal . SIDE ELEVATION. END ELEVATION ■IG. 4.—CROSS SECTION OF TRACK, SHOWING SHEAVES FIG. AND END ELEVATION OF BUFFER CAR A helical spring of the shaft is interposed between the upperend of the grip shank and the upper bearing of the frame-work, to take up any shocks. The grip shank is also free toswing sideways and adjust itself in the cable slot. The cable itself was manufactured by Felton & Guilleaume,of Germany. It is % in. in diameter, is composed of sixstrands each consisting of twelve wires in. in diameter, ning from cover to cover. The piston is 9 63-64 ins. indiameter with two rectangular waterways 3 ins. in width by\y2 ins. in depth, cut longitudinally on each side to workalong the feathers in the cylinder. The clearance betweenthe piston and the cylinder is equal to an area of sq. in.,;ind the full waterways have an area of 6 sq. ins. As thepiston advances, the waterways are gradually diminished by STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXVIII. No. 22. the taperi
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