. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF POWER STATION AT COLOMBO length. The maximum grade is per cent, and 400 yardslong, and the minimum curve radius is of 50 ft., so it willbe seen that the route of¥ered few obstacles to the con-structing engineers. Both sections of the line terminateat the landing jetty in the business section, or Fort, as it CAR HOUSE OF THE COLOMBO ELECTRIC TRAMWAY are 2-cent fares. The rails weigh 90 lbs. per yard, and arelaid upon iron ties. There are two Chicago copper bondsto each of the joints, which are laid opposite. The sub-construction consists of 6 ins.

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. The Street railway journal . INTERIOR OF POWER STATION AT COLOMBO length. The maximum grade is per cent, and 400 yardslong, and the minimum curve radius is of 50 ft., so it willbe seen that the route of¥ered few obstacles to the con-structing engineers. Both sections of the line terminateat the landing jetty in the business section, or Fort, as it CAR HOUSE OF THE COLOMBO ELECTRIC TRAMWAY are 2-cent fares. The rails weigh 90 lbs. per yard, and arelaid upon iron ties. There are two Chicago copper bondsto each of the joints, which are laid opposite. The sub-construction consists of 6 ins. of concrete, and the companyexpects that it will last for a long time tocome. The car house is built within the sameenclosure with the power station, and isalso of galvanized iron. It is 162 ft. long-by 70 ft. wide, and can shelter about thirty-eight cars. There is one motor transfertal)le. The motor cars are nearly all fromthe J. G. Brill Company, of average length is 26 ft. 4 ins., andthe wheel base is 6

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