. The Street railway journal . ar-ried out further, giving additionalclearance of about 7 ins., neces-sitated by the regulations imposed by the govern-ment, which require a minimum clearance of 27^ the car and wall at a height of 2 m above therails. This law also fixed the maximum allowable widthof car at 7 ft. IO-J ins. On the direct line from Porte Maillot to Vincennes thereare sixteen intermediate stations, and each terminal has,as w£ have seen, two stations entirely independent. Threedifferent plans of construction have been adopted. Themore usual form is that of a vaulted roof
. The Street railway journal . ar-ried out further, giving additionalclearance of about 7 ins., neces-sitated by the regulations imposed by the govern-ment, which require a minimum clearance of 27^ the car and wall at a height of 2 m above therails. This law also fixed the maximum allowable widthof car at 7 ft. IO-J ins. On the direct line from Porte Maillot to Vincennes thereare sixteen intermediate stations, and each terminal has,as w£ have seen, two stations entirely independent. Threedifferent plans of construction have been adopted. Themore usual form is that of a vaulted roof with a clearheight above the rails of 5 m (about 16 ft. 5 ins.) (Fig. 5); Champs Elysees and the Louvre, inclusive, as well asthose at the Hotel de Ville and Gare de Lyon, are builtwith the iron roof—a cut and cover system (Fig. 6). Thegeneral dimensions of the stations are, for the lengthabout 246 ft, and for the width 45 ft. or 46 ft. The plat-forms, raised about 3 ft. from the rails, are 13 ft. wide. :Ei:;t, :.
Size: 2380px × 1050px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidstreetrailwa, bookyear1884
