. The street railway review . CO. to the Arakan Pagoda, and the third leading to the Court tramways have a length of 7 miles, double track rails arc 6 in. deep with a IA in. groove, laid to a gage of 3 in., in 45-ft. lengths. The rails are double spiked to hard woodsleepers, which are laid at 2 ft. 9 in. centers, the wMioIe being laidon a ballasted bed. The joints are of the plain type, secured with. (t. 4 A in. in U-nKlli. and about (1 ft. wide, designed to provide seat-ing accommodation for 48 passengers. To prevent the car fromsagging a su
. The street railway review . CO. to the Arakan Pagoda, and the third leading to the Court tramways have a length of 7 miles, double track rails arc 6 in. deep with a IA in. groove, laid to a gage of 3 in., in 45-ft. lengths. The rails are double spiked to hard woodsleepers, which are laid at 2 ft. 9 in. centers, the wMioIe being laidon a ballasted bed. The joints are of the plain type, secured with. (t. 4 A in. in U-nKlli. and about (1 ft. wide, designed to provide seat-ing accommodation for 48 passengers. To prevent the car fromsagging a substantial truss is provided supported in the center liytwo wrought iron standards. The roof frames are en-tirely of teak, the covering being of cotton duck, laid wet in a coatof white paint. Each car is provided with two circuits of lOO-voltincandescent lamps with changeover switches for putting one or thentlicr headlight in circuits. The trucks upi)n which the cars arc
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