. The Street railway journal . CARS IN DRESDEN. SUBURBAN STATION IN MUNICH The seats usually run lengthwise, exceptions to this gen-eral rule being mostly found in Berlin where a numberof modern American cars are in service. The use of trailcars is general, especially on Sundays and holidays. Theuse of two trail cars is permitted in the city of Berlin. The chief point of discussion regarding car bodies hasbeen the step. In Saxony the authorities rule on the prin-ciple that the step should be high enough to allow it topass over a body which may have fallen on the rails, andtherefore give a cert
. The Street railway journal . CARS IN DRESDEN. SUBURBAN STATION IN MUNICH The seats usually run lengthwise, exceptions to this gen-eral rule being mostly found in Berlin where a numberof modern American cars are in service. The use of trailcars is general, especially on Sundays and holidays. Theuse of two trail cars is permitted in the city of Berlin. The chief point of discussion regarding car bodies hasbeen the step. In Saxony the authorities rule on the prin-ciple that the step should be high enough to allow it topass over a body which may have fallen on the rails, andtherefore give a certain leeway of braking space beforethe body is touched by any part of the car. In this casethe lower step has to be about 14 ins. above the top of therails. In contrast to this practice, there is a general ten-dency throughout Germany to make the lower step as 656 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XV. No. 10. low as possible so that the passenger can get a fast hold,even if the next step is high. But in order to make bothsteps as easy as possible,
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