. The Street railway journal . onstruction. The poles are of mild steel, 28 ft. 3 ins. in length,7 ins. in diameter at the base, tapering to 4 ins. in diameter at on the poles in cast-iron boxes and are connected directly tothe trolley wire. The feeder cables were supplied by Callanders Cable & Con-struction Company, and were laid by that company on itssolid bitumen system. The system of feeders has been arrangedwith due regard to future requirements, as it is generally antici-pated that within the near future the traffic will rapidly in-crease, both as regards passengers and the conveyance of
. The Street railway journal . onstruction. The poles are of mild steel, 28 ft. 3 ins. in length,7 ins. in diameter at the base, tapering to 4 ins. in diameter at on the poles in cast-iron boxes and are connected directly tothe trolley wire. The feeder cables were supplied by Callanders Cable & Con-struction Company, and were laid by that company on itssolid bitumen system. The system of feeders has been arrangedwith due regard to future requirements, as it is generally antici-pated that within the near future the traffic will rapidly in-crease, both as regards passengers and the conveyance of lightfreight. The power station and car house occupy a most desirableposition near the Rochore Canal, from which water is obtainedfor condensing purposes. The depot buildings comprise theengine room and basement, boiler house, car house, machineshop, carpenters shop, paint shop, smithy, offices of the gen-eral manager and his staff, and the usual out buildings. The engine room is 190 ft. long x 48 ft. 9 ins. in width, and. VIEWS ON THE SINGAPORE RAILWAY the top. They are set 6 ft. in the ground, and are embedded ina solid block of concrete, each pole being provided with anornamental cast-iron base. On the center poles, the lengths ofarms are 2 ft., while those on the side poles vary in length ac-cording to the distance from the pole to the track. The trolley wires, which are not necessarily over the centerof the track, the possible variation being about 10 ft., aredivided into J^-mile sections by means of section each of these points the main feeder cables are tapped andcurrent is conveyed to the trolley wires by means of 37/16rubber-covered cables, which are carried up the inside of thepoles and along the side of the bracket arms. Five hundredvolts are used on the trolley wires. A lightning arrester isprovided in each section pillar, as is also a telephone givingdirect communication with the power house; and to guardagainst the tropical storms which are so preva
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