. The street railway review . Fig. 3.—Tunnels in Soft Grounds. Fig. Section at Island Stations. Tunnel Sections— District Subway. (jfeectO^oilWo^S^ey^^ 163. INTERIOR OF TUNNEL.—GLASGOW. thought best on account of the shape of the tunnel, whichallowed of a better permanent way with the narrow curves are all very light although the road takes ageneral circular course. The cable speed is to be 15miles an hour which will probably be increased. Theprofile of the road provides for a slight grade leading upto each station to aid in stopping and starting. Longdouble truck cars
. The street railway review . Fig. 3.—Tunnels in Soft Grounds. Fig. Section at Island Stations. Tunnel Sections— District Subway. (jfeectO^oilWo^S^ey^^ 163. INTERIOR OF TUNNEL.—GLASGOW. thought best on account of the shape of the tunnel, whichallowed of a better permanent way with the narrow curves are all very light although the road takes ageneral circular course. The cable speed is to be 15miles an hour which will probably be increased. Theprofile of the road provides for a slight grade leading upto each station to aid in stopping and starting. Longdouble truck cars are to be used, 41 feet over all andwith 32 foot bodies. The plan is to run two cars in atrain. The illustrations are reproduced from the Rail-way World of London. D. H. Morton, of 95 Bath street,Glasgow, is engineer of the work. SNOWED IN FOR TWO DAYS. February was a hard month for most of the street rail-way companies, on account of the unusual amount ofsnow which fell. In some places lines were temporarilyabandoned, but in others they were kept open, thoughonly by efforts. The worst case of blizzardthat has come to the Review was near Chester, P
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