. Railway mechanical engineer . ults attained, enabling the maintenance of a much greaterrate of combustion and permitting a higher degree of superheatto be obtained. Lilles Locomotives.—Lille is one of the biggest engineeringcenters in France, and the work shops must have been of con-siderable use to the Germans. The great Fives-Lille works arewell known for the construction of locomotives and bridges, andhave supplied an enormous amount of the equipment that hasbeen required for Frances railway projects in her .Africancolonies. •For descriptions of these locomotives see the following numbers
. Railway mechanical engineer . ults attained, enabling the maintenance of a much greaterrate of combustion and permitting a higher degree of superheatto be obtained. Lilles Locomotives.—Lille is one of the biggest engineeringcenters in France, and the work shops must have been of con-siderable use to the Germans. The great Fives-Lille works arewell known for the construction of locomotives and bridges, andhave supplied an enormous amount of the equipment that hasbeen required for Frances railway projects in her .Africancolonies. •For descriptions of these locomotives see the following numbers of theRailwav Age Gazette, ^<echaniial Edition: E6s, page 63, February, 1914;K4s and , page 343, July, 1914. shaft. The spindle thrust is taken up by means uf a thrustball bearing. The switch is of the quick make and break type, with releaselever in one side handle. It is simple in construction and isguaranteed against overload. The brush holders are mountedon fiber blocks and are highly insulated. The binding posts. Electric Reamer tor Heavy Work which hold the leads are specially designed to secure contact bymeans of compression springs, doing away entirely with theuse of nuts and screws, and preventing the latter from looseningand lodging in the motor. The brushes are readily accessibleby means of four removable window guards and can be replacedinstantly without removing the cap or disturbing any part of themachine. The reamer is equipped with special type of slip socket which 200 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE. MECHAXICAL EDITION Vol. 89, No. 4 does away with the drill key and drift lioles in the spindle andprevents dirt and grease getting into it. JOURNAL BOX PACKING GUARD A guard for use in journal boxes, which holds thepacking under the journal and prevents it from working outbetween the lid and the box has been placed on the marketby the Nuway Guard Company, Tuscaloosa, .Ala. It
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