. Electric railway gazette . carry 44 people. All the cars are fittedwith powerful brakes controlled from eitherend. There is also an emergency brake, availablein case of accident to the main brake. This is auto-mntic in its action ; .nnd if a irailer. when ging Pennsylvania Association. MEETING OF THE STREET RAIL-WAY MEN IN READING. Large Attendance Extensive Ex-hibit of Street Railway Apparatus—Officers for Next Yeai—ASuccessful Convention. The annual convention of the PennsylvaniaStreet Rtilway Associ uion, which was held la^tWednesday and Thursday in Reading, was inevery respect a successf
. Electric railway gazette . carry 44 people. All the cars are fittedwith powerful brakes controlled from eitherend. There is also an emergency brake, availablein case of accident to the main brake. This is auto-mntic in its action ; .nnd if a irailer. when ging Pennsylvania Association. MEETING OF THE STREET RAIL-WAY MEN IN READING. Large Attendance Extensive Ex-hibit of Street Railway Apparatus—Officers for Next Yeai—ASuccessful Convention. The annual convention of the PennsylvaniaStreet Rtilway Associ uion, which was held la^tWednesday and Thursday in Reading, was inevery respect a successful ni etin^. The arraugc-ments were admirable and tlie plans for the enter-t liument of visitors in Eac-, all the features ofthe programme—were carried out to the letter. Theattendance was large and the delegites and guestsfound that they had fallen into the handi nf un-usually hospitable hosts. The association desiresto increase its membership £0 that it may exert invarious directions a stronger influence, and if it. PORTEVAOA STATION OF THE DOUGLAS & LAXEY ELECTRIC RAILWAY. up a gradient, should part from the motor car itwill instantly be brought to a standstill. There are two motors on each car with helicalsteel sinele reduction gear. The motors are de-signed toi^ether to give 3,IJ00 lbs. tractive force atthe periphery of the wheels. The motors are ofthe usual series type; carbon brushes are used, andare said to give little trouble, save that arises from an undetected inferiorityin the carbon. The regulating and reversingswitches are fixed at each end of the car. the itfristance frames being carried underneath thebogies. The reversing switches are for the mostpart of the barrel shape; that is, they consist of awooden cylinder, having contact pieces placed onthe surface. They are workwl by a handle in theusual way. There is, however, no uniformity inthe switches, the intention being, no doubi, to testthe various forms. For some reason or other theaut
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