. The street railway review . ANll TRACTION ENGINE-ST. HKI^ENS. the corporation of St. Helens and in the station of the Newcastlc-on-Tyne Electric Supply Co. The engines of the St. Helens sta-tion is of the cross compound condensing type direct connectedto an alternator of 115 kw. capacity, and runs at a speed of lOO m. The engine and alternator are mounted on a massive ironbed plate and are furnished with continuous lubrication to all themoving parts. The Newcastlc-on-Tyne engines are of the samegeneral type, but drive the alternators by rope connections. WESTINGHOUSE RAILWAY GEN
. The street railway review . ANll TRACTION ENGINE-ST. HKI^ENS. the corporation of St. Helens and in the station of the Newcastlc-on-Tyne Electric Supply Co. The engines of the St. Helens sta-tion is of the cross compound condensing type direct connectedto an alternator of 115 kw. capacity, and runs at a speed of lOO m. The engine and alternator are mounted on a massive ironbed plate and are furnished with continuous lubrication to all themoving parts. The Newcastlc-on-Tyne engines are of the samegeneral type, but drive the alternators by rope connections. WESTINGHOUSE RAILWAY GENERATORS. WATERLOO i CITY ENGINES. The direct-connected railway generators of the Westinghousccompany, in which the armatures are built so as to be keyed to theshaft of any engine of suitable power and speed, are provided witha special winding for balancing the magnetic circuits between thedifferent poles which is described in a circular recently issued by thatcompany on direct-connected railway generators. It is of great impo
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