. The street railway review . - ■-^.^£^.^7-^^ .*??•—4-- :^ O iO^ ^1 OF TR.\CK CONSTRUCTION. through running arrangements between Amsterdam and Zandvoort,the local Haarlem companj-, which is known as the First NetherlandsElectric Tramwftys fabhreviated F. N. E. 1.], was purchased out-right. Contracts were then entered into on Jan. i, 1903, with J. & Co., Ltd., of London, for the complete design and con-struction of the road, and operation of the completed system wascommenced in October, 1904. Over the greater portion of the route in Amsterdam the line fol-lowed the
. The street railway review . - ■-^.^£^.^7-^^ .*??•—4-- :^ O iO^ ^1 OF TR.\CK CONSTRUCTION. through running arrangements between Amsterdam and Zandvoort,the local Haarlem companj-, which is known as the First NetherlandsElectric Tramwftys fabhreviated F. N. E. 1.], was purchased out-right. Contracts were then entered into on Jan. i, 1903, with J. & Co., Ltd., of London, for the complete design and con-struction of the road, and operation of the completed system wascommenced in October, 1904. Over the greater portion of the route in Amsterdam the line fol-lowed the existing tram line of the municipality and on such portions the third rail was laid. The bridge which is located at the citylimits of Amsterdam is what is generally known as the bascule typeof swing bridge designed and built by the Haarlem Machine Co. Thegeneral details of this bridge are as follows: 12 meters span, 12meters wide, 876 piles to the foundations, 176 cubic meters of othertimber, 1,250 cubic meters of
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