. Electric railway journal . g to the city. 898 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIV. No. 16. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HAMBURG-BLANK-ENESE-OHLSDORF HIGH TENSION, SINGLE-PHASE RAILWAY The Hamburg-Blankenese-Ohlsdorf Railway, which isa single-phase line connecting the city of Hamburg withboth eastern and western suburbs, was completed on , 1908, and its main constructional features were de-scribed in the Street Railway Journal for April 6 andOct. 12, 1907. The original rolling stock consisted of 60 instead of three 115-hp motors. These larger motors areplaced on the forward truck, while
. Electric railway journal . g to the city. 898 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIV. No. 16. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HAMBURG-BLANK-ENESE-OHLSDORF HIGH TENSION, SINGLE-PHASE RAILWAY The Hamburg-Blankenese-Ohlsdorf Railway, which isa single-phase line connecting the city of Hamburg withboth eastern and western suburbs, was completed on , 1908, and its main constructional features were de-scribed in the Street Railway Journal for April 6 andOct. 12, 1907. The original rolling stock consisted of 60 instead of three 115-hp motors. These larger motors areplaced on the forward truck, while the rear truck is usedonly for the compressor apparatus. All trains are made upof motor cars only. ,. / mechanical features of the new cars The first half of an A. E. G. motor car contains the high-tension chamber, the motormans cab with five third-class *and two second-class passenger compartments. The third-class compartment nearest the motormans cab has foldingseats, so that it can be used for express packages when r. Hamburg-Blankenese-Ohlsdorf Railway Improvements-Dimensions motor cars, 54 of which were furnished by the AllgemeineElektricitats-Gesellschaft and 6 by the Siemens-SchuckertWerke. The coaches were of the so-called twin-car type;that is, a double body close-coupled and without interme-diate platforms. Each of the Allgemeine cars carried three115-hp Winter-Eichberg motors, two of which were car- Elevation, Plan and Sections of New A. in Mm.) p>ectric Ry. Journal G. Car (All necessary. The second half comprises a motormans cab,four third-class and three second-class compartments. Themotormans cab is really a two-seated partitioned chamberin one of the third-class compartments, and is used by pas-sengers when the car is operated from the front end. Thecompartments of the same class are joined by a corridor,
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