. The Street railway journal . for general repair work, coin- October 4, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 593 billing the capacity of a 26-in. and 48-in. swing in the one machine,and thus making it possible to conveniently handle large work aswell as medium and small size jobs. On the lower spindle, whichis back-geared, the ordinary range of work may lie done, while mithe upper spindle an axle, to which 33-in. wheels are attached, mayDo swung, as indicated by the illustration presented herewith, andthe necessary turning of the shaft accomplished without remov-ing the wheels, which may he trued u
. The Street railway journal . for general repair work, coin- October 4, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 593 billing the capacity of a 26-in. and 48-in. swing in the one machine,and thus making it possible to conveniently handle large work aswell as medium and small size jobs. On the lower spindle, whichis back-geared, the ordinary range of work may lie done, while mithe upper spindle an axle, to which 33-in. wheels are attached, mayDo swung, as indicated by the illustration presented herewith, andthe necessary turning of the shaft accomplished without remov-ing the wheels, which may he trued up, if necessary, at the sametime that the shaft for which they are mounted is being turned. Car House Doors at Oldham, England The accompanying illustration is from a photograph of theprincipal opening in the tram car house of the Oldham Corpora-tion Tramways, Oldham, England. The doors, which were sup-plied, by the Kinnear Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio,are made in a series of three, being unequal in size and separated. STEEL ROLLING CAR HOUSE DOORS by very substantial intermediate posts. These posts, being hingedat the top, can, alter the doors are open, be readily raised to theceiling, maintaining the opening perfectly clear without obstruc-tion. In the rolling door at the right-hand end will be noted asmall wicket or hinged dour which is utilized for a passagewayby employees when the rolling doors are closed. Two of the doorsare equipped with Kinnear trolley wire arms. New Cars for Allentown & Reading Traction Company The accompanying illustration shows one of a recent shipmentof handsome cars to the Allentown & Reading Traction Company by the J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia. The cars are of theBrill semi-convertible type, particularly suited to the interurbanservice for which they are intended. The advantages of the trans-verse seating arrangement is enhanced materially by the additionof 7^4 ins. to width of aisle and length of seats by doing away withthe neces
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