. Electric railway gazette . plication of coupling rods. The locomotive is slightly orer 13 feet in lengthand weighs 100 tons. The general plant consistsof boiler, horizontal compound engine, developingfrom 600 to 1,000 H. P., and a six pole C. E. dynamo of a normal capacity of 410 kilo-watts. The electric motors mounted on the axlusare eight in number and are 60 kilowatts capacityeach. On the day of the official test from Paris toMantes ?00 invited guests occupied places in eightfirst-class coaches ftirnished by the Compagnie derOuest. At its conclusion Mr. receivedthe waime
. Electric railway gazette . plication of coupling rods. The locomotive is slightly orer 13 feet in lengthand weighs 100 tons. The general plant consistsof boiler, horizontal compound engine, developingfrom 600 to 1,000 H. P., and a six pole C. E. dynamo of a normal capacity of 410 kilo-watts. The electric motors mounted on the axlusare eight in number and are 60 kilowatts capacityeach. On the day of the official test from Paris toMantes ?00 invited guests occupied places in eightfirst-class coaches ftirnished by the Compagnie derOuest. At its conclusion Mr. receivedthe waimest congratulations from those who hadcarefully observed the performance of the locomo-tive. It was stated that the test showed that thecoal consumption of the Heilmann combinationwas 20 per cent. less than that of the ordinarylocomotive operated on the line. The speed ofthe train reached as high as 105 kilometers perhour (65| miles) on the down grade near Limay. COEEOSION OF lEON PIPES BY ACTION OFELECTRIC RAILWAY ARRIVAL OF HEILMANN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE AT MANTES. description of the experiment in these terms : Itwas on the 9th of May—remember the date, for itwill be famous in the annals of science—that theremarkable electric locomotive of M .Hei 1 niann wasofficially started on the Havre line. This,was thefirst triumph of electricity over steam, in so far,at least, as French railroads are concerned. It may be remembered, too, that the UnitedStates Consul made a report concerning the per-formance of the locomotive that fairly bubbledover with enthusiasm. He seemed to think thatthe problem of high speeds on railroads had beeneffectually solved and that the sooner Americaninventors followed Heilmanns lead tlie soonerthey would accomplish something of value in thisinteresting and important field. Heilmanns locomotive, it own generating plant. This plan was hit uponby the inventor in view of the fact that becauseof the enormous outlay involv
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