. The street railway review . NICHOLS TRANSFER XAULE. rails. There are three rails on the table to give two gages, 4 in. and S ft. 2/i in. The table is formed of i5-in. cliannel girders \.il!i four doublecross girders, each of the double girders carrying two 3.^ in. Griffincar wheels, upon which the table runs. Six of the eight wheelsare independent, each turning in its own bearings, there being no is a third clutch for operating the winding drum. The levers areinterlocked so that it is impossible to start the winding drum whiletlie table is in motion. The cable for hauling loads on or o
. The street railway review . NICHOLS TRANSFER XAULE. rails. There are three rails on the table to give two gages, 4 in. and S ft. 2/i in. The table is formed of i5-in. cliannel girders \.il!i four doublecross girders, each of the double girders carrying two 3.^ in. Griffincar wheels, upon which the table runs. Six of the eight wheelsare independent, each turning in its own bearings, there being no is a third clutch for operating the winding drum. The levers areinterlocked so that it is impossible to start the winding drum whiletlie table is in motion. The cable for hauling loads on or off passesfrom the dnnn through double sheaves and thence through a movable. WASH BASINS AND SHOWER BATHS. snatch block which may be fastened to eye bolts at either end ofthe table, so that cars may be drawn from either direction. Whenunloading it is necessary to fasten the snatch block at some distantpoint. This hauling machinery will, of course, be brought intoaction only when handling dead loads, as all the regular electriccars will run on to the table with their own power. The samemotor that drives the table also operates the hauling ijowerful band brake is provided for stopping both the driving(hum and the table itself. The trolley wire for supplying current to the transfer table iscarried along the edge of the pit wall. Standard glass insulatorsare fixed in the brick wall, top first, being held by mortar. Pinsare screwed into the instdators and on their ends carry on which the trolley wire rests. Attached to the table is abronze arm with a hook at the end over which the wire runs; thearm is placed so thai the hook clears the
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