. The Street railway journal . ILAN OF POWER STATION 836 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIII. No. 23. being 4^ ins. thick. For a height of no ft. to the top thecavity is omitted. The cast-iron core is constructed in eightsections, each section weighing about 1 ton. MAIN CAR HOUSE, ABBEY PARK ROADThe main car house stands on a site of about 4% acres, inclose proximity to the generating station. As will be seen from On one side of these shops space has been reserved for in-stalling a complete equipment of electrically-driven machinetools, the greater portion of which are to be laid down imme-dia
. The Street railway journal . ILAN OF POWER STATION 836 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIII. No. 23. being 4^ ins. thick. For a height of no ft. to the top thecavity is omitted. The cast-iron core is constructed in eightsections, each section weighing about 1 ton. MAIN CAR HOUSE, ABBEY PARK ROADThe main car house stands on a site of about 4% acres, inclose proximity to the generating station. As will be seen from On one side of these shops space has been reserved for in-stalling a complete equipment of electrically-driven machinetools, the greater portion of which are to be laid down imme-diately, including a 12-in. and 6-in. lathe, wheel-turning lathe,radial drill, etc. Provision has also been made for an elec-trically-driven overhead LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF MAIN GENERATING STATION the plan it does not abut on the main road, a space 100 ft. deephaving been reserved for building purposes. It consists of thecar house proper, fitting shop, carpenters shop, painters shop,armature room, blacksmiths shop, brass and general stores,mess room, recreation room, caretakers house, offices, com-mittee room, boiler house, stables, cart shed, motor house, menslavatory, oil stores, etc. The buildings are, like the generating The carpenters shop is 80 ft. x 35 ft. \y2 ins., containing twopits. The painters shop, which is an extension of the carpen-ters shop, is 70 ft. long. Space has also been reserved in theseshops for a complete equipment of woodworking machines andthe necessary benches. These two shops are divided by twoKinnear rolling doors, and together will accommodate ten cars,making altogether in these shops a total accommodation for
Size: 2194px × 1138px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectstreetr, bookyear1884
