. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . on the level. Blowout coilsare placed on the braking controller, as very large cur- 272 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING September, 1925 rents may have to be interrupted in going from one posi-tion to another. Standard automotive Westinghouse air brakes are usedwith a two-cylinder compressor drive off the engine. Thevalve handle is placed under the steering wheel. Brakechambers are mounted on 4, 6 or 8 wheels as desired. In addition ta the electrical and air brakes a hand brakeis incorporat
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . on the level. Blowout coilsare placed on the braking controller, as very large cur- 272 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING September, 1925 rents may have to be interrupted in going from one posi-tion to another. Standard automotive Westinghouse air brakes are usedwith a two-cylinder compressor drive off the engine. Thevalve handle is placed under the steering wheel. Brakechambers are mounted on 4, 6 or 8 wheels as desired. In addition ta the electrical and air brakes a hand brakeis incorporated. This lever is mounted at the left of thedriver. for by .standard cross seats and the remainder by a rotun-da seat extending along the sides and around the rearend. This leaves a standing space of 1^ sq. ft. each for52 passengers. Lighting is furnished by 24, 15-watt, 32volt bulbs in open shade fixtures. Ventilation is obtainedhv pure air entering through adjustable louvers in thesides and back, air being exhausted through monitorwindows. The air storage tanks, the electrical braking resistance. structural Details of Versare Body Fr How the Coach Operates The type of control is very simple in operation andcan be mastered easily in a few minutes. The engine isfirst started, of course, as in ordinary practice. Thedriver then throws the motor control lever into one ofthe oj>erating positions. He is then ready to go. Theengine throttle is practically the only control regularlyused, the variations in engine speed being sufficient toproduce the desired voltages and, hence, coach operatingspeeds. The lield resistor unit is used only when climb-ing very steep hills or under abnormal load conditions,as the drooping characteristic of the generator is greatenough to prevent overloading the engme during normaloperation. The master controller, connecting the motors to thegenerator, corresponds to the gear shifting device on theordinary automobile, but has to be moved less
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