. The street railway review . ..\M ROADS. 282 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XV, No, 5. Kilmarnock Electric Tramways System. The electric tramways at Kilniarnock. Ayrshire, Scotland, werehuilt as a municipal enterprise under the management of an Elec-tricity Committee appointed by the city council and have been inoperation since Dec. 10, 1904. The construction work was completedin one years time, under the direction of Mr. A. H. Burbidge whohas been retained as tramways manager and electrical engineer. boilers, 28 ft. by 18 ft., working at i6o-lb. pressure, with space forthe addition of two simi
. The street railway review . ..\M ROADS. 282 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XV, No, 5. Kilmarnock Electric Tramways System. The electric tramways at Kilniarnock. Ayrshire, Scotland, werehuilt as a municipal enterprise under the management of an Elec-tricity Committee appointed by the city council and have been inoperation since Dec. 10, 1904. The construction work was completedin one years time, under the direction of Mr. A. H. Burbidge whohas been retained as tramways manager and electrical engineer. boilers, 28 ft. by 18 ft., working at i6o-lb. pressure, with space forthe addition of two similar boilers at such time as they may beneeded. The boilers are hand fired. At present the coal is broughtto the bunkers opposite the boilers in carts, but negotiations areunder way for the providing of a steam railroad siding which willenable hopper-bottom cars to unload directly over the bunkers. Theboilers are fed by two Weir direct acting pumps which draw watereither from the town mains or from the condenser discharge, and.
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