July 5, nos 1512 pp. 5-6 and (discussion) p 6-7, 26-42: Insistence that main distinction between riding quality of rail-guided vehicle and road vehicle could be summed up in word impact; comparison between spur, bevel, and worm drives, and advantages of worm drives in noise elimination; present trend in traction-motor design. July 12, nos 1513: (discussion) p 42-46 and 48 Principles underlying problems brought before manufacturers of electrical equipment by tramway operating engineers; noise and track destruction due to impact; noise due to gears; reduction of car weights; increase in schedule speed; trend of motor and control gear design. Paper presented before Tramways and Light Rys. Assn. Aug. 9, nos 1517 p 104-105: Reply made by author to discussion of paper presented before Tramways and Light Railways Association. (see also Modern Transport, vol. 21, no. 539, July 13, 1929, pp. 23-25; and Tramway and Ry. World, vol. 66, no. 3, July 18, 1929, pp. 24-37 and (discussion) p 37-44.)


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    Title :

    The modern tramcar


    Additional title:

    Elec. Ry. Bus Tram Jl.


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    Publication date :

    1929


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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