The Artizan . and Fig. 9 shows a portion of a third railway carriage, fitted with buffersof the ordinary description. This figure is intended to illustrate the wayin which carriages fitted with the ordinary buffing arrangement are adapted F iq : to those furnished with Mr. Chamberlaynes buffing apparatus. The malebuffer of one carriage is shown here as being fitted with a modification ofthe arrangement described when referring to Fig. 7, and which modifica-tion consists in substituting for the pin or piston with the buffing piece atits extremity, as shown in Fig. 7, a muffle or cap piece i
The Artizan . and Fig. 9 shows a portion of a third railway carriage, fitted with buffersof the ordinary description. This figure is intended to illustrate the wayin which carriages fitted with the ordinary buffing arrangement are adapted F iq : to those furnished with Mr. Chamberlaynes buffing apparatus. The malebuffer of one carriage is shown here as being fitted with a modification ofthe arrangement described when referring to Fig. 7, and which modifica-tion consists in substituting for the pin or piston with the buffing piece atits extremity, as shown in Fig. 7, a muffle or cap piece intended to beplaced upon, and free to move backwards and forwards on, the projectingcylindrical portion of the male buffer. (See Pigs. 1 and 2.) Chamberxaynes Railway Safety object of this invention is to enable carriages composing a railwaytrain, or the engine and carriages to become detached, when from any The Artizas, |Jan. 1,1865. J The Connection and Working of Railway Carriages, fyc. 11 accidental cause the engine or any of the carriages leave the rails andendanger the safety of the remainder of the carriages and their passengersor contents. For the ordinary form of hook, as employed for connectingthe side chains and screw co
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