. Electric railway journal . s of the double-deck type which, it is believed, will be more popularwith the public than the single-deck bus except inextreme weather conditions. It is of such a low heightthan it can operate with safety under trolley wiresand viaducts or other elevated structures. The bus illustrated seats thirty-eight passengers,eighteen on the lower deck and twenty on the upperdeck. It is 20 ft. 10 in. high over all; the distance fromthe ground into the car is 12y2 in., and the height ofthe car roof from the ground is 7 ft. 8 in. The lastdimension is 2 ft. 3 in. lower than the
. Electric railway journal . s of the double-deck type which, it is believed, will be more popularwith the public than the single-deck bus except inextreme weather conditions. It is of such a low heightthan it can operate with safety under trolley wiresand viaducts or other elevated structures. The bus illustrated seats thirty-eight passengers,eighteen on the lower deck and twenty on the upperdeck. It is 20 ft. 10 in. high over all; the distance fromthe ground into the car is 12y2 in., and the height ofthe car roof from the ground is 7 ft. 8 in. The lastdimension is 2 ft. 3 in. lower than the London, Parisand New York double-deck buses. This bus is prac-tically 5 ft. shorter than the present type of double-deck bus in use. It is of all-steel construction. It haspractically no regular chassis frame, but the body isframed to fill this requirement. The rear wheels aremounted on an auxiliary truck which carries the driv-ing machinery and which can be detached as a wholefor examination and repair. Two 10-hp motors are. Storage Battery for Auto Bus supplied by a motor drive plant which consists of anEdison storage battery equipment of 100 cells. Themotor drive is by universal shaft-internal gear andspur pinion with a seven to one reduction. This givesa simple, flexible and independent drive with solid axleconstruction and no differential. The motors, gearing, etc., as weil as brakes andstrut rods, are readily accessible for examination oradjustment. The front wheels are hung from thebody through the springs. The batteries are locatedunder the seats on the first deck and in a rear compart-ment under the stairway at the back of the door. Theinterior arrangement is a development of the steplessfeature and low hung body. The stairway is located atthe left of the entrance. The operators cab is overthe front axle and is completely equipped with a rail-way type controller with cut-outs for both motors,safety switch, charging plug, circuit breaker, ammeterand voltmeter and two se
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