. The Street railway journal . SINGLE-TRUCK CAR FOR URBANA & CHAMPAIGN RAILWAY,GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY platforms in such a way as to obstruct the passageway. Alarge amount of standing space is afforded in these cars andon their platforms, the platforms being 5 ft. leng over endpanels from vestibule sheathing. The interiors are finished incherry, and the ceilings are birch, tinted a light green. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Lengthover the end panels, 22 ft., and over the vestibules, 32 ft. Thewidth over the sills is 8 ft. 1 in., and over the posts at the belt,. INTERIOR OF
. The Street railway journal . SINGLE-TRUCK CAR FOR URBANA & CHAMPAIGN RAILWAY,GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY platforms in such a way as to obstruct the passageway. Alarge amount of standing space is afforded in these cars andon their platforms, the platforms being 5 ft. leng over endpanels from vestibule sheathing. The interiors are finished incherry, and the ceilings are birch, tinted a light green. The general dimensions of the cars are as follows: Lengthover the end panels, 22 ft., and over the vestibules, 32 ft. Thewidth over the sills is 8 ft. 1 in., and over the posts at the belt,. INTERIOR OF CAR, SHOWING SEMI-ACCELERATOR DOOR 3 ft. 3J/2 ins. The sweep of the posts is ij4 ins.; centers ofposts, 32^4 ins.; size of side and end sills, 4 ins. x 7 ins. Thesill plates are 7 ins. x y2 in.; thickness of the side posts, 2j4ins., and of the corner posts, 3^4 ins. Height of the platformsteps from the trucks, 16 ins., and height of the risers, 14 wheel base of the No. 21-E trucks is 8 ft., and the wheeldiameter, 33 ins. One 50-hp motor is used to each truck. The electric tramways at Colombo, India, are to relay theirrails. The weight of the present rail is 67 lbs. per yard, and forthis it is proposed to substitute one of 95 lbs. per yard. Forthe curves a special heavy section will be used, weighing 101lbs. per yard. It is proposed to adopt the Thermit process inwelding the rail-joints. 450 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 9. PEEBLES (TYPE S) TRAMWAY MOTOR AND CONTROLLER The Peebles (type S) tramway motor, manufactured byBruce Peebles & Company, Limited,
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