. The street railway review . he condenser is the Wheeler Admiralty surface type, having4,000 .sq. ft. of condensing surface, and is provided witha i()-in. outlet connecting to the J4-in. overflow piperunning to the river, which discharges into an overflowcrib, giving it a water seal so as to act as a air pump is of the Edwards vertical type. .\ platform is built alongside the slack directly overthe boiler feed and hot well pumps previously mentioned,and on tbis platform is located a s,ooo-h p. WebsterStar vacuum feed water heater. The engine room is 133 ft. 7 in. long by 67 ft. wid
. The street railway review . he condenser is the Wheeler Admiralty surface type, having4,000 .sq. ft. of condensing surface, and is provided witha i()-in. outlet connecting to the J4-in. overflow piperunning to the river, which discharges into an overflowcrib, giving it a water seal so as to act as a air pump is of the Edwards vertical type. .\ platform is built alongside the slack directly overthe boiler feed and hot well pumps previously mentioned,and on tbis platform is located a s,ooo-h p. WebsterStar vacuum feed water heater. The engine room is 133 ft. 7 in. long by 67 ft. wideand at present contains but one generating unit, whichoccupies hut a small part of the available space in thisroom. This unit consists of a 28 x 56 x 48-in. Hamilton-Corliss cross compound condensing engine running at 94 r. p. m.,direct connected to a i,ooo-kw. three-phase 2,300-volt 25-cycle alter-nator made by the General Electric Co. The engine has a with a ig-in. face, and weighs Ih Tin-
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