. The street railway review . FIG. 7-PL.\N AND SECTION OF POWER STATION. Fig. I shows the shape of the lOO-lb. girder rail which was depth is 6J^ in., the width of head Ijs in., on roll 314 in. over all,and the base is 6,/4 in. wide. The rails are in 45 and 6o-ft. lengths,and are held together by steel fish-plates weighing 48 lbs. per are 24 in. long and provided with six l-in. bolt-holes. At in- Glasgow line, is a great novelty in the British isles, but seems tomeet with general approval. By reference to the first group of pic-tures an idea can be formed of the line and tra
. The street railway review . FIG. 7-PL.\N AND SECTION OF POWER STATION. Fig. I shows the shape of the lOO-lb. girder rail which was depth is 6J^ in., the width of head Ijs in., on roll 314 in. over all,and the base is 6,/4 in. wide. The rails are in 45 and 6o-ft. lengths,and are held together by steel fish-plates weighing 48 lbs. per are 24 in. long and provided with six l-in. bolt-holes. At in- Glasgow line, is a great novelty in the British isles, but seems tomeet with general approval. By reference to the first group of pic-tures an idea can be formed of the line and track construction. is from a view along one of the main thoroughfares of the city,andshows the span wire suspension with guard wires above the trolley ^\Qilu^9V^ ••k;. wires. Ilii type nl ciiilir pule- i-c>iisiiiicli<pii is iiidicalcd ill Iig. ii\si)oclion cars, with nuniicipal and Irajiiway ollicials and othordistinKnislicd Scotcli Kiiitk-nirn, an- shown in Fij?. 4. The smoothand even paving along tile road-lied may lie noleil from Fig. 5. Kiiard wires arc o( No. 0 iron wire and are supported by separatespan wires about 6 in. above the trolley. To conform with theHoard of Trade rcKulalions, the trolley wire is divided into half-mile sections, a cast iron section box contnininK feeder switches,telephone and lightning arresters being placed at each feeders are placed underground and are about 625,000 c. The power station is silualeil a half mile from the northern orSpringburn terminus of the line. The power house is a brick build-ing, one of the end walls being only temporary, and sheathed withcorrugated iron so that extension can be added at any time. A|)lan and section of the station is show
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