Electrical news and engineering . aph shows a coini)lete set of guards ofthe latest type, designed by the companys master Walter McKae. These are placed in the five positionsshown, one each in front of the car, before the front wheels,between the trucks, before the rear wheels, and behind therear wheels. C)n car No. 1428 these guards were placed 2-J4inches above the rail, and appeared to be an absolute iiro-tcction. if they could lu- a1 lliat lieiglit with tho car empty, making allowance for the car settling underloaded conditions. To all appearance they represented t
Electrical news and engineering . aph shows a coini)lete set of guards ofthe latest type, designed by the companys master Walter McKae. These are placed in the five positionsshown, one each in front of the car, before the front wheels,between the trucks, before the rear wheels, and behind therear wheels. C)n car No. 1428 these guards were placed 2-J4inches above the rail, and appeared to be an absolute iiro-tcction. if they could lu- a1 lliat lieiglit with tho car empty, making allowance for the car settling underloaded conditions. To all appearance they represented themost efficient life-saving devices that have ever been oper-ated, but tile condition of the pavement adjacent to therails, unfortunately, rendered the removal of all theseguards necessary at the end of the trial trip, and their be-ing re-set at a greater height. .\t the present time Mr. Wyse is receiving applicationsin response to the railways advertisements, studying allsuggestions and devices submitted, that seem api)Iicable,. Pigs. 1 aod 2.—Destruetion of Life-Saving Device byBad Pavement. with a view to recommending for the Ontario Railway &Municipal Boards approval those that are efficient. It is abundantly evident that if there is any way of sav-ing lives, as far as the railway company is concerned it willlie done. It cannot be forgotten, however, that the best prevent-ative of accidents is caution on the part of the public. It is very much to be regretted that the recent order thatall passengers must leave by the front door, has not latelybeen enforced. Mr. Wyse is of the opinion that the chiefcause of accidents is that people, either passengers, orpedestrians cross along the rear of a standing car withoutlooking, and are caught by a car approaching in the oppositedirection, and he believes that no method of equipping thecoaches will be anything like as effective as caution, careand watchfulness on the part of the public. British Line to be Electrified It is said tha
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