. Electric railway journal . hange ofpower had been going on since the year 1909, when thefirst experimental equipment of the new type was placedin service. The car, as shown in the accompanying halftone, hasbeen reduced to the simplest possible form. The motor isplaced underneath a permanent seat in the center of thecar and is connected bv a chain drive to one of the axles. maintenance, while the horse cars previously in use, whichseated only thirty passengers, used to cost slightly over6 cents per car mile. The same report states that the in-troduction of gasoline cars has produced a materia
. Electric railway journal . hange ofpower had been going on since the year 1909, when thefirst experimental equipment of the new type was placedin service. The car, as shown in the accompanying halftone, hasbeen reduced to the simplest possible form. The motor isplaced underneath a permanent seat in the center of thecar and is connected bv a chain drive to one of the axles. maintenance, while the horse cars previously in use, whichseated only thirty passengers, used to cost slightly over6 cents per car mile. The same report states that the in-troduction of gasoline cars has produced a material in-crease in traffic, largely on account of their popularity withthe natives and their ability to provide a much more speedyand regular service. In view of this the directors at pres-ent are contemplating extensions for the development ofthe outlying districts of Karachi amounting to some 3miles of new line. It is reported that the new cars run about as fast and asquietly as the average electric surface car, and on account. Gasoline Motor Cars in India—View of Cars in Service, Showing Native Motormen and Conductors Hand brakes are used and the entire construction of the caris made as simple and as light as possible, the roof being ofthe canopy type supported by iron stanchions. The engineis controlled from the ends of the car by a simple arrange-ment of rods and levers which operate the clutch and thethrottle. The levers are located just back of the dash-boards. The motor is set at right angles to the center lineof the car so that no necessity for beveled gearing exists, of the location of the motor in the center of the car, whereit is fully supported by springs, the vibration customarywith the gasoline engine drive is largely eliminated. Thesimplicity of operation has permitted the company to utilizethe natives who formerly drove the horse cars as motormenfor the new motor cars. The installation at Karachi in-cludes thirty motor cars, of which all have been in opera-tion d
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