. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Victorian Baggage and Compartment Pas-senger Car. Length, 43 ft.,2»4 in.; weight,18 tons; accommodation for twelve padseu-gers. Loro^f()TIVEs and car:^. 211 Iniffing, the sprinors are protected by the frontfollower having If-inch travel and then comingto a stop on the cheek castings, as also on thedeadwood angles. In draught, the rear follower Baggage Car and Klectric Lighting Plant, Austrian Imperial Train. has 1 J-inch travel and then comes to a stop onthe cheek castings. Each spring is manufacturedwith 24-inches motion. There is, there
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Victorian Baggage and Compartment Pas-senger Car. Length, 43 ft.,2»4 in.; weight,18 tons; accommodation for twelve padseu-gers. Loro^f()TIVEs and car:^. 211 Iniffing, the sprinors are protected by the frontfollower having If-inch travel and then comingto a stop on the cheek castings, as also on thedeadwood angles. In draught, the rear follower Baggage Car and Klectric Lighting Plant, Austrian Imperial Train. has 1 J-inch travel and then comes to a stop onthe cheek castings. Each spring is manufacturedwith 24-inches motion. There is, therefore, |-inchmotion left in each spring when the stops arereached in l)uffing, or in draught, and by thismeans the breakage of springs is practicallyeliminated. The roof is made of sheets of cor-. Standard American Baggage and Buffet Smoking Car. Length, 72 ft.;■width, 9 ft., 8 in.; height, 14 ft.; passenger room seating capacity, persons-An attendant is usually found with these cars, who looks after the comfort ofthe passengers. He has for iheir use, generally, cigars, tobacco, mineralwaters, and kindred article?, which he spIIs at a small profit. One end ofthe car is used for baggage and in some cases for mails. 212 RAIL ^yA Y RQ UIPMENT. rugated galvanized iron, No. 26 gauge, the edgesof which are turned up underneath i inch intoparting strips, as shown in the parting strips come directly over the car-lines and are secured thereto, Avithout injury tothe galvanized iron sheets. Underneath, thesheets rest on tlie side plates, ridge purlin and
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