. The Street railway journal . END ELEVATON =3^. CROSS SECTION FIG. 1.—CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OF STEAM MOTOR CAR. PURREY SYSTEM of these carriages from the inventor in 1901, the conditions laiddown being as follows: The carriage to contain thirty to thirty-five seats for thepassengers, eight to ten second-class, and the rest third-classand standing room for ten on one platform. The carriage to go up a gradient of 1 in 50 with its full com-plement of passengers at a speed of 20 km per hour ( milesper hour). The car on down gradients or on a level to be able to run upto 60 km ( miles) an h
. The Street railway journal . END ELEVATON =3^. CROSS SECTION FIG. 1.—CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OF STEAM MOTOR CAR. PURREY SYSTEM of these carriages from the inventor in 1901, the conditions laiddown being as follows: The carriage to contain thirty to thirty-five seats for thepassengers, eight to ten second-class, and the rest third-classand standing room for ten on one platform. The carriage to go up a gradient of 1 in 50 with its full com-plement of passengers at a speed of 20 km per hour ( milesper hour). The car on down gradients or on a level to be able to run upto 60 km ( miles) an hour without undue vibration. Thecar to run 60 km ( miles) without taking in fuel, and 30 km( miles) without taking in water. These cars have now been running for about eighteen monthsand, generally speaking, their operation appears to have beenfairly satisfactory. At the same time several repairs appearto have been necessary. The crank shafts proved too weakand had to be replaced by some of stronger design. The two Purrey cars are op
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