. The Street railway journal . All drains from the steam lines are returned to the boilerby means of a Holly gravity system. The steam from the 750-kw turl3ines is condensed in a 3000-sq. ft. Allaerger surface con-denser, located on the engine room floor. The 1500-kw turliineis connected to a 6ooo-sq. ft. condenser of the same type. TURBINES, GENERATORS AND AUXILIARIESIn the engine room are located the following:Three West!nghouse-Parsons looo-h]) turljines, direct con-nected to three 750-kw turbo-generators. The turliines beoperated at 200 lbs. pressure with a vacuum of 27 ins., at aspee
. The Street railway journal . All drains from the steam lines are returned to the boilerby means of a Holly gravity system. The steam from the 750-kw turl3ines is condensed in a 3000-sq. ft. Allaerger surface con-denser, located on the engine room floor. The 1500-kw turliineis connected to a 6ooo-sq. ft. condenser of the same type. TURBINES, GENERATORS AND AUXILIARIESIn the engine room are located the following:Three West!nghouse-Parsons looo-h]) turljines, direct con-nected to three 750-kw turbo-generators. The turliines beoperated at 200 lbs. pressure with a vacuum of 27 ins., at aspeed of 1800 r. p. m. The generators will be three-phase, 370volts, 60 cycles. One 2000-hp turbine, connected to one 1500-kw generator, asaliove. This machine is now being 500-kw rotaries, 370-600 300-kw rotary, 370-600 volts. One 125-kw booster, direct connected to one of the aboverotaries. Four 250-kw oil-cooled transformers, 360-3400 volts, 60cycles. Two 500-kw transformers, 360-3400 volts, 60 April 29, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 773 One 50-kw motor-driven 373/2-kw steam-driven exciters. It will be remembered that this company also supplies cur-rent for lighting and general power purposes throughout thecity, and the transformers and auxiliary apparatus enumerated above are used in connection with the high-tension distributionsystem. The switchboard contains forty-four panels and ex-tends along one side of the engine room. It is 105 ft. in STOCKThe rolling stock at present provided consists of 100 cars.
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