Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. . 390 TRACKLESS TROLLEY TRACTION 11 may be made very light and the total weight of a car reduced to lessthan 2 tons. Fig. 10 gives a clear idea of the construction of thechassis of these cars. Fig. 11 shows the application of the Mer-. Fig. 11. Trolley Truck in Service in Vienna,
Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. . 390 TRACKLESS TROLLEY TRACTION 11 may be made very light and the total weight of a car reduced to lessthan 2 tons. Fig. 10 gives a clear idea of the construction of thechassis of these cars. Fig. 11 shows the application of the Mer-. Fig. 11. Trolley Truck in Service in Vienna, Austria cedes-Stoll system in the case of an electric truck which is perform-ing very useful service. Special Installations. A line built according to this system is 301 12 TRACKLESS TROLLEY TRACTION located in a suburb of Vienna, the length being about IJ are no level stretches, the steepest grade being per centand the least per cent, and there are several sharp curves andsometimes very narrow roadways. Four wires are provided forthe trolley in order to avoid the exchange of contacts. The poweris provided by connecting the wires to the electric street railwaycircuit, the positive wire to the trolley, the negative wire to therails. The rolling stock consists of four motor wagons, each witha capacity of 22 passengers, two 20-horsepower motors driving therear wheels. The trolley cable is about 65 feet long, thus givinga large radius of action. Braking is effected by electricity and byfoot brakes. The illuminati
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