The street railway review (1891) (14574754300)

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Title: The street railway review

Year: 1891 (1890s)

Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association

Subjects: Street-railroads

Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co

Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ay system up-to-date inevery particular. Middlesbrough, Thoruaby and Stockton are manufatturiugcities on the River Tees, in the north of England, near the NorthSea. These cities, together with the villages through which thelines pass, contain a population of over 200,000. There are about15 miles of track, all of which is double except in the sparselysettled district between Middlesbrough and Thornaby. Thelines are laid in the principal thoroughfares of each city, therebeing but one branch line which is 1% miles long counccliug apopulous resident district of Middlesbrough with the businesscenter. As may be noted from the view of High street, iu Stock-ton, it presents a very busy scene. One thing peculiar to theAmerican eye is that the cars run in an opposite direction fromwhat they do in our own cities. The roadbed throughout is of substantial construction, havinga foundation of Portland cement concrete 6 in. deep. Groovedrails, weighing 92li lbs. to the yard were laid on this and tied

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BOILER ROOM.âBABCOCK i WILCO.X BOILERS. GREEN ECONOMIZERS. \-> ^mx9^0i\\9^w^ tOKOtliin- by steil rods at iutervals of 10 ft. The vails are elee-trioally conneeted by the Columbia boriil, made by the Harring-ton Kail Bonding Company, New York. Perhaps the most notable feature of the systiUi is the powerstation. In order to locate the station advantageously on theriver in Stockton and conform with the Board of Trade regula-tion, which permits a difference of potential between the gener-ator and the end ot the lines of only 7 volts, a three-phase, 2,500-volt transmission was adopted. There are three generators,each of .(00 k. w. capacity, having 32 poles, giving 2.500 volts witha frequency of 25 at 94 r. p. m. The cunent for exciting thefields is taken from the line circuit at the switchboard. To pro-vide an exciting current to start the machines, a strong batterywas installed. The view in the battery room shows 200 cellswhich also supply current for lighting the station. The dis-(â

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1891

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