. Electric railway gazette . authorities will not tolerate theuse of overhead or surface con-ductors—the first by reason of itsdisfigurement of the streets, andthe second on account of its dan-ger and uncertainty of service. The Bentley-Knight ElectricTramway plant consists of a sta-tionary source of power, engines,boilers, and dynamo-electric ma-chines, which may be located atan extreme end of the line, attide-water, or at a railway station,wherever property or fuel ischeapest: a conduit running fromthe source of power to and alongthe whole length of the line, con-taining stationary and perma
. Electric railway gazette . authorities will not tolerate theuse of overhead or surface con-ductors—the first by reason of itsdisfigurement of the streets, andthe second on account of its dan-ger and uncertainty of service. The Bentley-Knight ElectricTramway plant consists of a sta-tionary source of power, engines,boilers, and dynamo-electric ma-chines, which may be located atan extreme end of the line, attide-water, or at a railway station,wherever property or fuel ischeapest: a conduit running fromthe source of power to and alongthe whole length of the line, con-taining stationary and permanentconductors, which receive anddistribute the electric current tothe motors placed under the carsand geared to the axles; and adepending conductor which, pass-ing through a slot in the conduit,and sliding in contact with thestationary conductors, maintainsunbroken connection with thesource of power. All the partsare of the most substantial andenduring character. The direction and speed ofthe car are controlled at will by. Fig. 1.—End View of Car, Showing Motor, Gearing, Con-nections, Conduit, Conductors, and Track Construction. motors and expansibility of the motor power renders thesystem wholly independent of horses or other reserve. Cars may be stopped as quickly as desired, may reverseto avoid a block, and be replaced on the track (if derailed)by the motor without injury. Powerful sweepers and snow-ploughs, driven by motorssupplied from the same conductors, serve to keep the roadin good condition during the heaviest winter storms. Thesame cars which run in city streets at from six to eightmiles an hour, may be speeded to fifteen or twenty miles onsuburban extensions, thus saving change of cars, andaccomplishing rapid average time on long lines, or linesuniting villages or neighboring towns. In applying the Bentley-Knight Electric System to ahorse-road in operation, it is not required to suspend thetraffic. A line may be extended at any time without d machi
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