. The Street railway journal . s at Urbana,Bellefontaine and Kenton will be combination sub-stations,freight and passenger station and residence for the plans of this type are presented herewith. They weredeveloped from similar plans adopted by the Toledo & Westernsystem, which was described and illustrated in a recent issueof the Street Railway Journal. The buildings will be ofpressed brick and will have dining and living rooms below, inorder that the attendant may be as close to his machines aspossible. The stations will cost nearly $6,000 each exclusive olequipment. Each sub-s
. The Street railway journal . s at Urbana,Bellefontaine and Kenton will be combination sub-stations,freight and passenger station and residence for the plans of this type are presented herewith. They weredeveloped from similar plans adopted by the Toledo & Westernsystem, which was described and illustrated in a recent issueof the Street Railway Journal. The buildings will be ofpressed brick and will have dining and living rooms below, inorder that the attendant may be as close to his machines aspossible. The stations will cost nearly $6,000 each exclusive olequipment. Each sub-station will have three iio-kw type-H oil-cooledtransformers, together with one oil-cooled reactive coil for eachrotary. The rotaries are of 300-kw capacity, of the 6-pole type,and operate at 500 r. p. m. The switchboard in the singlestations will consist of a i6-in. panel for the direct-current sideof each rotary, and two 1200-amp. direct-current feeder is left to take in two more feeder boards and the direct-. PLAN OF SUB-STATION FOR COLUMBUS, LONDON & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY current panel for the second rotary. The alternating-currentinstruments and switches are not located on the switchboard,but are mounted on pedestals, which are placed on the floordirectly in front of the transformers. The rotary pedestalcontains a power factor meter, ammeter, voltmeter and syn-chronizing plug. The high-tension line enters the stationthrough a fireproof anchorage and is connected directly to high- 764 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 21. tension bus-bars and lightning arresters. The outgoing line tothe next station is connected from bus-bars to the line througha hand-operated form-K switch, designed to break 50 lines are provided with an instrument pedestalhaving three ammeters. Switches are automatic and will openin case of short circuit on the line. All the stations are prac- A T
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