. The street railway review . ble road is built upon the side of themountain and the cable which carries the cars and which runs overpulleys driven by the drum motor, has a diameter of 33 mm. andweighs kg. per running meter. There are two cars kg. attached to the two extremities of the cable. This installation is the only one of its kind in France and isuseful in permitting travelers to profit by the baths and air curesof Mont-Dore. STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 811 FOLDING PLATFORM-GATE. In the engraving is shown a (oldiiig platforni-gatc,recently placed on the mar
. The street railway review . ble road is built upon the side of themountain and the cable which carries the cars and which runs overpulleys driven by the drum motor, has a diameter of 33 mm. andweighs kg. per running meter. There are two cars kg. attached to the two extremities of the cable. This installation is the only one of its kind in France and isuseful in permitting travelers to profit by the baths and air curesof Mont-Dore. STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 811 FOLDING PLATFORM-GATE. In the engraving is shown a (oldiiig platforni-gatc,recently placed on the market by the R. Uliss Manufacturing Co.,of Pawtuckct, R. I., which company has been making platformgates that are sold under the trade name of Woods patent safetygates, for a number of years, and has many thousand in use. Thegate illustrated herewith embodies a number of new features devel-oped by long experience. It consists of a light, strong frame worl;,ma<le in two which arc hinged tugelher and which fold back,. FOIJIINC. one upon the other, against the end of the car body when notin use. By means of a rod attachment this action is automatic, itbeing necessary simply to release a latch and give the gate a slightpush, when the sections fold up, out of the way as shown. The chief advantage of the device lies in the small amount ofspace it takes when folded up, and also in its small sweep, whenbeing opened or closed, enabling it to be used on crowded plat-forms without inconvenience to passengers. It has been foundwhere the gate has been applied to the cars of a system that thenumber of platform accidents has been greatly decreased. HALF FARES. The Cleveland (O.), Medina & Southern Electric Ry., has se-cured an extension of its franchise which was about to expire. It is said contracts will shortly be awarded by the Kohaha &Hilo Railway Co., of Hilo, Hawaii, for the construction of 130 milesof electric railway. There are reported to be seven young lad
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