. The Street railway journal . FIG. 5.—VIEWS ON CLONTARF LINE—DUBLIN Fifteen motor cars have been equipped for this ser-vice. Twelve of the bodies were built by Milnes & Com-pany, and the remaining three by the Dublin UnitedTramways Company. The cars accommodate fifty-fourpassengers, of whom twenty-five are carried inside, and aresimilar in most respects to those in operation on the Tram-ways Companys Dublin and Dalkey section. They aremounted on trucks of the Peckham Standard type, ofwhich 150 have just been ordered by the company forfuture extensions. Each truck is also fitted at eitherend w
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 5.—VIEWS ON CLONTARF LINE—DUBLIN Fifteen motor cars have been equipped for this ser-vice. Twelve of the bodies were built by Milnes & Com-pany, and the remaining three by the Dublin UnitedTramways Company. The cars accommodate fifty-fourpassengers, of whom twenty-five are carried inside, and aresimilar in most respects to those in operation on the Tram-ways Companys Dublin and Dalkey section. They aremounted on trucks of the Peckham Standard type, ofwhich 150 have just been ordered by the company forfuture extensions. Each truck is also fitted at eitherend with an adjustable life and wheel guard, which can beadjusted to any desired height from the track. The trolley pole and base are of the swiveling armtype, and the wheel is so mounted on a pivot as to pre-vent its catching in the span wire; it also has a specialarrangement for bringing the wheel back into line shouldit come off the wire. The trolley pole is of light steel,insulated by means of braiding, the pole in its
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