. The Street railway journal . crossings of variousangles and sections. In another corner were also right-anglecrossings, portable cross-overs for temporary track, while recon-structing, drain rails, drain boxes, springs, tires, wheels and axlesand various types of joint plates and heel plates. Many samplesof its special crucible steel castings for various purposes were alsoexhibited, as well as tiebars and fishbolts of wrought iron andmild steel. Another conspicuous feature was its patent pointsfor cross-over roads on double lines of tramway, and, in fact, everypossible piece of apparatus nec
. The Street railway journal . crossings of variousangles and sections. In another corner were also right-anglecrossings, portable cross-overs for temporary track, while recon-structing, drain rails, drain boxes, springs, tires, wheels and axlesand various types of joint plates and heel plates. Many samplesof its special crucible steel castings for various purposes were alsoexhibited, as well as tiebars and fishbolts of wrought iron andmild steel. Another conspicuous feature was its patent pointsfor cross-over roads on double lines of tramway, and, in fact, everypossible piece of apparatus necessary for the complete equipmentof track construction was included in the exhibit. Some very in-teresting protographs were also exhibited of special work whichthis firm has done in Sheffield, Leeds and other cities where com-plicated crossings have been constructed and work peculiarly diffi-cult has been accomplished. FRANK SUTER & COMPANY, LTD., sole agent in theUnited Kingdom for the Helios Electrical Construction Com-. PLAN AND ELEVATION OF CHRISTENSEN EXHIBIT NO. I Stationary motors were also shown, capable of running continu-ously at a low temperature rise and of ability to withstand upwardof 100 per cent overload for short periods. The companys ex-hibit also included an example of the companys trolley for sidesuspension, which is specially constructed for durability, lightnessand the least- possible risk of leaving the trolley wire or foulingthe suspension brackets. Its regular switchboard apparatus wasalso exhibited, and the whole was supplemented by a fine seriesof photographs which conveyed an idea of the work which itsshops are so well equipped for turning out. THE ELECTRICAL POWER STORAGE COMPANY,LTD., showed various types of its well-known storage batteriesand cells. First of all was the E. P. S. type, which is so thor-oughly well known that it needs no description. Adjoining thiswere samples of the companys Faure King cells, specially adaptedfor traction work, and
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