Developments made during past 7 yr on London Midland and Scottish Railway described, showing improvements in conventional British passenger coach; to reduce weight without sacrifice of strength, welding and high tensile steel were employed and timber gradually eliminated; description of latest form of design and construction of Liverpool and Southport electric stock. (See also Instn Mech Engrs -- J and Proc v 142 n 1 Nov 1939 p 13-32 16 supp plates; Machy (Lond) v 55 n 1421 and 1423 Jan 4 1940 p 362-5 and Jan 18 p 424-8; Engineering v 149 n 3866 Feb 16 1940 p 165-70 and 172, supp plates; Welder v 12 n 73, 74, and 75 Mar-Apr 1904 p 44-51, May-June p 85-8 and July-Aug p 109-10; also discussion in Mech Eng v 62 n 6 June 1940 p 478)
Lightweight passenger roiling stock
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette and Railway News ; 71 , n 25
1939
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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