. Factory and industrial management. scomposing the rolling stockhas thirty seats and cancarry also twelve standing-passengers. Empty, thesecars weigh 5,200 kilo-grammes (11,440 pounds)each, and loaded, 8,140 kil-ogrammes (17,900pounds).Their wheel-base is me-tres ( feet) and thepermissible speed me-tres ( feet) a second. Each car has both handand automatic brakes, andin case of breakage of thecable both act instantly tosecure the car to the trackby means of solid steelwedges. The operation ofthe trains is controlled b)the operator at the upperstation who has commandof all the
. Factory and industrial management. scomposing the rolling stockhas thirty seats and cancarry also twelve standing-passengers. Empty, thesecars weigh 5,200 kilo-grammes (11,440 pounds)each, and loaded, 8,140 kil-ogrammes (17,900pounds).Their wheel-base is me-tres ( feet) and thepermissible speed me-tres ( feet) a second. Each car has both handand automatic brakes, andin case of breakage of thecable both act instantly tosecure the car to the trackby means of solid steelwedges. The operation ofthe trains is controlled b)the operator at the upperstation who has commandof all the machinery. A wold may be saidhere about the gas-generat-ing engines, which were in-stalled by MM. Gillieron& Amrein, of Vevey. Eachunit comprises the engine-proper and a gas-makini;apparatus. The working ofthe apparatus is as follows :Gas is produced in a con-trivance resembling an or-dinary stove, in whiclisteam and air are caused topass through incandescentanthracite coal. The re-sulting combination i^termed gaz pativrc—poor. 368 THE ENGINEERING MAGAZINE.
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