. The Street railway journal . een girder rails weighing about 85 lbsper yard arc laid on concrete foundationwith a wood block roadbed. Both Brownplastic and Washburn & Moen solid crownbonds are used, and copper cables are laidbetween these tracks and are bonded toCENTER POLE CONSTRUCTION ON GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, BEFORE CHURCH alternate rails. These cables are laidOF ENGLAND CATHEDRAL AND TOWN HALL against the inner rails of their respective tracks, and the two tracks are cross-con-1897, but since that time important changes and modifica- nected every 60 yards. tions of the or
. The Street railway journal . een girder rails weighing about 85 lbsper yard arc laid on concrete foundationwith a wood block roadbed. Both Brownplastic and Washburn & Moen solid crownbonds are used, and copper cables are laidbetween these tracks and are bonded toCENTER POLE CONSTRUCTION ON GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, BEFORE CHURCH alternate rails. These cables are laidOF ENGLAND CATHEDRAL AND TOWN HALL against the inner rails of their respective tracks, and the two tracks are cross-con-1897, but since that time important changes and modifica- nected every 60 yards. tions of the original plans have been made, and the pres- Two types of car have been adopted, both of which areent equipment is, of course, along entirely different lines illustrated herewith. One of them was built by the Brillfrom those first contemplated. The first electric line in Company, while the other was furnished by the ClydeSydney was installed about 1890, and comprised a short Engineering Company, of Granville, Australia. Both. December 6, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 929 Peckham and Brill trucks are employed. Christensen airbrakes have also been adopted. A great deal of attention has been given the problemof collecting fares and arranging rates that would provesatisfactory to the community served and sufficient to sup-port the system. The plan adopted is similar to that com-monly used in European cities, and consists in dividingthe city into sections. A fare of a penny(2 cents) is collected for each section trav-eled over. Different colored tickets areissued by the conductor for the severalsections, and it is optional with the pas-senger whether he will pay for one sectionat a time or for the entire distance hewishes to go at once. Each ticket is num-bered, and inspectors are likely to entera car and examine each passengers ticketat any time, thus reducing the chance ofdishonesty to a minimum. Power for the operation of this systemis furnished by the Ultimo power house,which has
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