. The Street railway journal . THE FIRST RUN 824 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol XXL No. 23. of the commutator segments varying according to the numberof poles. The commutator leads are of laminated copper,securely riveted and soldered in slots at the back of the com-mutator bars. These leads extend radially from the bars to the. SPECIAL CONTROLLER, OPEN armature windings, to which they arc securely soMered. Thebrush holders are so designed that the current does not passthrough any moving joints or tension springs. The tension canbe applied to the brushes without lifting, and any brush can beremo
. The Street railway journal . THE FIRST RUN 824 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol XXL No. 23. of the commutator segments varying according to the numberof poles. The commutator leads are of laminated copper,securely riveted and soldered in slots at the back of the com-mutator bars. These leads extend radially from the bars to the. SPECIAL CONTROLLER, OPEN armature windings, to which they arc securely soMered. Thebrush holders are so designed that the current does not passthrough any moving joints or tension springs. The tension canbe applied to the brushes without lifting, and any brush can beremoved without disturbance of the others. The remainder of the machinery in course of constructioncomprises two 1500-kw three-phase alternators, directly coupledto Ferranti engines, and these develop current at 6000 voltswhen operating at a speed of 150 r. p. m. These sets are beingerected in the works of the London Electric Supply Corporationat Deptford, and will supply current to sub-stations along theline. ROLLING STOCK It is proposed to operate 100 cars of the bogie type, orderedon the specifications of Dr. Kennedy. Since this order was])laccd a further order for 100 single-truck cars, on the speci-fications of J. H. Rider, electrical engineer to the LondonCounty Council, has been placed with Dick, Kerr & Company,
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