The Street railway journal (1902) (14574984579)

Identifier: streetrailwayjo201902newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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ing engines are of the following dimensions: Diameter ofhigh-pressure cylinder, 11 ins. (275 mm) ; diameter of low-pressure cylinder, 16 ins. (400 mm) ; length of stroke, 12 ins. (300 mm).
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THIRD RAIL AND HIGH TENSION LINE NEAR BISUSCHIO THIRD-RAIL EXPANSION JOINT, WITH PLATE REMOVED flow rapidly over the surfaces which it has to lubricate, andthen discharge through pipes into an oil filter located in thebasement. From there the cleaned oil is pumped up again inthe reservoir, and in this manner an abundant lubrication The number of revolutions per minute is 270, and with aninitial steam pressure of 147 lbs. (11 atm.) the enginesdevelop from 85 hp to 125 hp each. The two cylinders are cast in one piece, and have an December 6, 1902.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 901 automatic metallic piston rod packing in the intermediatehead. None of the cylinders of these engines is jacketed,but they are well covered with non-conducting material, andan exterior finish is made with planished sheet iron. The distribution of the steam in both cylinders is effectedby means of two balanced piston valves of the Tosi pattern.They are placed on the same rod and operated by oneeccentric controlled b