724 Rcpo7-t on the Trials of Implements at Bedford. 



Fig. 35. — Ground Plan of 

 Messrs. J. Fowler and Co.'s 

 Sleeping Van, No. 992, 

 sho icing the Internal Ar- 

 rangements. 



ai one end. The beds are simply boarded benches, which may be used either 

 as bench or bed. A table, b, is fixed in each end of the van between the 



beds, these being composed of a fixed 

 6-inch leaf, with two 9-inch hinged flaps. 

 A stove, c, is fixed between the two 

 doors, D ; these being placed in the centre 

 of the van, one on each side, thus the heat 

 of the cooking is readily carried off. 



Each man has a food cupboard, with, 

 lock and key. A desk, e, and cupboard, 

 with two shelves for the foreman's ac- 

 counts, is fitted up at one end of the van, 

 where there is also a window with ai 

 socket-sash. No bedding nor fixed tools 

 are supplied. 



There are two ventilators in the roof, 

 two on the sides and two on the ends. 



The dimensions of the van are 15 feet 

 X 6 feet 7 inches x 7 feet; its capacity 

 is 714 cubic feet. 



A large box for carrying tools and spare 

 gear is fitted underneath the van ; this was 

 considered good. 



The van is mounted on strong springs,, 

 which render it efficient on hard roads. 

 The wheels are of cast iron, the hind one.S' 

 being 5 feet diameter, and the fore wheels 

 3 feet 7 inches. The van was pretty steady 

 in locomotion, and showed the lowest mean 

 draught per ton of gross load in the class. 



ThQ construction is good, the framing, 

 being of oak and very strong. The price 

 is 95/. 



No. 5047. Aveling ami Forter, of Boches- 

 ter. — The fore part of the van contains six 

 sleeping berths, a, placed back to back in 

 three tiers, with a central partition between 

 them, thus leaving a passage, b, between 

 the walls and the beds on each side of the van. This is a good arrangement, 

 inasmuch as the men are not liable to be lying against wet boards, as is- 

 sometimes the case when beds are placed against the outside walls. The 

 beds are supported on slips of hoop-iron stretched on wood frames. Below 

 the lower bed on each side are three clothes-lockers, c, one for each man. 



In one corner of the hind part of the van is a stove, b, the woodwork 

 behind it being protected by a sheet of wrought iron. As already stated, 

 the stove is a good one. A food cupboard, E, is fitted in the opposite 

 corner, and has six shelves, in order that each man may provide his own food 

 and keep it separate from the rest. The hind part of the van also has in 

 it a table, half of which may be let down when not required, a fixed seat, a 

 movable form, and two stools, also a well-fitted vice. 



The van is lighted by two windows, f, in front at the ends of the berth 

 passages, and by two windows, g, on the sides of the van. Two ventilators, 

 H, are at the fore end over the ends of the top berths, two, J, on the 

 sides of the van, and one, k, over the door which is behind ; this arrange- 

 ment must render the top laerths, especially those at the fore end, very 

 cold. 



B. Tables. C. Stove. D. Doors. 

 E. Foreman's Desk. 



