. Electric railway journal . e other two motors are connected to therunning axles of the car and are operated in series with km an hr. km an In.( ) ( ) Tola! tractive effort 6,000 kg (13,200 lb.) 3,000 kg (6,600 lb.) Tractive effort of rack motors. ■ . 4,140 kg ( 9,108 lb.) ;,ooo kg (4,400 lb.)Tractive effort of adhesion motors, 1,860 kg ( 4,0921b.) 1,000 kg (2,200 lb.) Current per rack motor 164:2 = 82. amp 95 :2 — amp Current per adhesion motor 77. amp 49. amp Total current 241. amp 144. amp Kacli motor car has two trucks, placed m ( ft.)( ( iiicrs an
. Electric railway journal . e other two motors are connected to therunning axles of the car and are operated in series with km an hr. km an In.( ) ( ) Tola! tractive effort 6,000 kg (13,200 lb.) 3,000 kg (6,600 lb.) Tractive effort of rack motors. ■ . 4,140 kg ( 9,108 lb.) ;,ooo kg (4,400 lb.)Tractive effort of adhesion motors, 1,860 kg ( 4,0921b.) 1,000 kg (2,200 lb.) Current per rack motor 164:2 = 82. amp 95 :2 — amp Current per adhesion motor 77. amp 49. amp Total current 241. amp 144. amp Kacli motor car has two trucks, placed m ( ft.)( ( iiicrs and carrying one motor for each class of service. 468 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIV. No. 13. The wheels of each truck arc connected with driving rodsand the trucks are so arranged that the axles driven bythe adhesion motors are always in front when going uphill. All the motors use nose-suspension and are out-side hung. The adhesion motors have single reductiongearing, and the rack motors double reduction. The mo-. Monthey-Champery Railway—Four-Compartment Central-Entrance Motor Car with Driving Rods tors on three cars have an hourly rating of 75 hp each at750 volts and 500 These cars haul one trailer. Afourth car with four 100 hp motors hauls two electrical equipment on each platform comprises acontroller, two circuit breakers (one for adhesion andthe other for rack motors), two ammeters and one volt-meter. The fuses for each set of motors and the light-ning arresters are mounted on the roof platform controllers are of a special three-cylinder
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