. The street railway review . KXTKRIliK OF CmNVKKTKK meter. To overcome this difticulty a branch wire is taken oflf fromthe 800-volt side and is carried parallel to the St. Gall trolley wirefor a distance of too meters, going over the siding. If the ear onthe ascent has to stop at this siding its trolley is shifted over to thebranch wire so that its motors start up with 800 volts. On the dcsceni. SWITIHINO KOUM ON HkhT KUKIK. toward Si. criualize the drop in vullage between them Klrven lightningarreHer* arc placed at intervals along the line. Within the cities tubular iron poles arc us
. The street railway review . KXTKRIliK OF CmNVKKTKK meter. To overcome this difticulty a branch wire is taken oflf fromthe 800-volt side and is carried parallel to the St. Gall trolley wirefor a distance of too meters, going over the siding. If the ear onthe ascent has to stop at this siding its trolley is shifted over to thebranch wire so that its motors start up with 800 volts. On the dcsceni. SWITIHINO KOUM ON HkhT KUKIK. toward Si. criualize the drop in vullage between them Klrven lightningarreHer* arc placed at intervals along the line. Within the cities tubular iron poles arc used and in the countrywooden poles innrrgnatrd with copper <.ulphate. The span wires each car su thai the trains are in lelepliunic comnuniicaliun with the^tations and with one another. Ihe return circuit is carried by llurails which are bonded with cupper bonds. The rolling slock consists of <loiible truck motor cars for pas-sengers, single truck motor cars lor baggage, passenger trailers andbaggage trailers. The bogie trucks are built with side frames ofpressed sheet steel secured by rivets and connecting plates to angleiron cross-bars. Spiral springs arc placed between the frames andthe axle b
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