. The Street railway journal . (;.\.SOL[NE MOTOR OMNIBUS FOR THE GREAT WESTERN over the driver and provided with a luggage rail. The chassisis the standard lo-ft. or 12-ft. wheel base for omnibuses, and is16 ft. 6 ins. long, and the track is 6 ft. 2 ins., the over all widthbeing 7 ft. 2 ins. The frame is of pressed steel, the height fromthe ground to the top of the frame being 31 ins. The wheelsare of the artillery pattern, having the front pair 34 ins. indiameter and the Ijack 42 ins. The engine is of the horizontal two-cylinder type, the cylin-ders -being 6 ins. in diameter by 7-in.
. The Street railway journal . (;.\.SOL[NE MOTOR OMNIBUS FOR THE GREAT WESTERN over the driver and provided with a luggage rail. The chassisis the standard lo-ft. or 12-ft. wheel base for omnibuses, and is16 ft. 6 ins. long, and the track is 6 ft. 2 ins., the over all widthbeing 7 ft. 2 ins. The frame is of pressed steel, the height fromthe ground to the top of the frame being 31 ins. The wheelsare of the artillery pattern, having the front pair 34 ins. indiameter and the Ijack 42 ins. The engine is of the horizontal two-cylinder type, the cylin-ders -being 6 ins. in diameter by 7-in. stroke, developing 20l)hp at 600 r. p. m., and fitted with half-compression cams toease the starting. No governor is fitted, the engine being con-trolled by a hand throttle on the steering colunui and a foot. FIGS. 1 AND 2.—ASSEMBLY AND PARTS OF COMBINATION STEEL AND WOOD GEAR CASE damage or break the gear or pinion. Its weight is about one-third as much as a malleable-iron case, and it is nuich cheaper. Beginning May 10 the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago RailwayCompany announces that it will start a parlor and buffet carservice on the train leaving its Fifth Avenue terminal in Chi-cago every day at i p. m. This service will be for the lienefitof members of the various golf chilis at Wheaton and suchtravelers as may wish to patronize a jiarlor and buffet car onthe way to Atuora. throttle in connection with the lirakc pedal. The carbureteris of the Wolseley compensated lype and electric high-tensionigniticin is used by means of accumulators and induction Kenold silent chain is used for the drive to the gear box,which is suspended from three points, and contains all thegearing in one grease-tight box. The gears are of the slidingtype, anrl give normally four forward speeds of 2_> m.
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