Electric railway journal (1919) (14572362509)

Identifier: electricrailway541919newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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re tocome on account of the abundance of water power stillundeveloped and the increasing difficulty of securing coal.High-speed transit in the large cities is of no less impor-tance, and there is still a field for interurban and subur-ban railways. In Tokyo, for instance, high-speed transitis ah acute necessity, and a project is now under con-sideration for the construction of an elevated and subwaysystem. High-speed electric railway operation betweenTokyo and Osaka, a distance of 356 miles by the presensteam route, is contemplated, and application has beenmade to the government for permission to put this proj-ect through. July 5, 1919 Electric Railway Journal 7 The Zone Fare in Practice LEEDS, PART I A City that Has Grown Rapidly without Any Aparlment House Development—Efforts Have Been Madeto Cultivate Off-Peak Traffic—Trackless Trolley and Bus Service Also Conducted but Only asFeeders to the Trolley System—Comparative Bus and Trolley Statistics Are Presented By WALTER JACKSON
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BOAR LANE IN THE SHOPPING DISTRICT OF LEEDS 1EEDS is the great clothing center of England,located 185 miles north of London and exactly half-—iway to Edinburgh. In addition to the clothingindustry, which is predominant, Leeds possesses greatengineering works, a big leather trade and an unusualdiversity of other manufactures. Coal mines and quar-ries are also in the immediate vicinity. In general, thebest residential district is on high ground in the north,while the manufacturing district is in the river valleyto the south and southwest. Since the rise of the manufacturing era, Leeds hasgrown apace, as is clear from the accompanying table ofpopulation and ratable value: Population 181 1 .. 62,534 1891 1861 207,149 1911 1871 259,212 1917 Ratable Value 1861 £504,885 1891 1871 759,896 1901 1881 1,125,852 1917 * Enlarged city of 21,593 acres. 309,119417,051*459,260 £1,279,2131,741,3732,258,486 Leeds is also in close touch with a number of smallercities and towns which reported the foll