. The Berlin-Zossen electric railway tests of 1903. A report of the test runs made on the Berlin-Zossen railroad in the months of September to November, 1903 . Fig. I. The rails of Bessemer and Martin steel, profile 8 of the Prussian railways, were12 m. ( feet) long and weighed 41 kg. per running meter ( lbs. p. ft.),while the rails heretofore employed weighed but kg. p. m. ( lbs. p. ft.).As guide-rails, old rails, profile 6 of the State railroads, were employed. Thesupports for the guide-rails were of cast iron and weighed 11 kg. ( lbs.) each. Thanks to the excellent m
. The Berlin-Zossen electric railway tests of 1903. A report of the test runs made on the Berlin-Zossen railroad in the months of September to November, 1903 . Fig. I. The rails of Bessemer and Martin steel, profile 8 of the Prussian railways, were12 m. ( feet) long and weighed 41 kg. per running meter ( lbs. p. ft.),while the rails heretofore employed weighed but kg. p. m. ( lbs. p. ft.).As guide-rails, old rails, profile 6 of the State railroads, were employed. Thesupports for the guide-rails were of cast iron and weighed 11 kg. ( lbs.) each. Thanks to the excellent management of the Royal Railroad Administrationat Berlin and the Administration of the Military Railroad, the acquisition andthe delivery of the material during the reconstruction was brought about intime so that only one interruption of a few days took place, and that on account BERLIN-ZOSSEN ELECTRIC RAILWAY TESTS. 3 of lack of ties. The reconstruction of the section Marienfelde-Zossen, 23 km.( miles) in length, was done by the railroad corps during the time from Maynth to August 28th, 1903, without any accident and without interrupting in theleas
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