. The street railway review . p. W. P. 50 motorsand weighing 8 tons, was run over the line while carrying a loadof 40 passengers from State St. to Renwick, at a speed of 12miles per hour, using an average of 11 h. p. On the return tripthere were no passengers, the speed was 15 miles per hour and anaverage of 15 h. p. was used. A closed car (No. 23) equipped with two 30-I1. p. Westinghousemotors and weighing 10 tons was tested over this line while haulingthree long trailers, carrying a total, load of 258 passengers at aspeed of miles per hour. It used an average of h. p. Thenthe traile


. The street railway review . p. W. P. 50 motorsand weighing 8 tons, was run over the line while carrying a loadof 40 passengers from State St. to Renwick, at a speed of 12miles per hour, using an average of 11 h. p. On the return tripthere were no passengers, the speed was 15 miles per hour and anaverage of 15 h. p. was used. A closed car (No. 23) equipped with two 30-I1. p. Westinghousemotors and weighing 10 tons was tested over this line while haulingthree long trailers, carrying a total, load of 258 passengers at aspeed of miles per hour. It used an average of h. p. Thenthe trailers were pushed empty back over the same route at aspeed of 12 mil^s per hour which required an average of h. the motor car alone was tested over the road in the samedirection in which the three loaded trailers had been hauled, itconsumed h. p. at a speed of miles per hour and when runin the opposite direction h, p. were used at a speed of per hour. JuNF, 15, IQOn. STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. .^11. 81 9} Bi-aJ io3■ xs•TKSTS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. JOOO •\ \ ■[^iVo- I I I ■ 9^


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