How Engineer Helps Railway 177 



engine, having cylinders 5x6 inches, and 

 developing up to 75 h.p. at 1,000 revolu- 

 tions per minute. 



Controls are mounted at either end of 

 the car so that it can be driven equally 

 well in either direction. These controls 

 consist of reverse and change speed levers, 

 foot accelerator, foot brake acting on the 

 drum of the reverse shaft, and hand lever 

 brake, working direct on to the carrying 

 wheels. The main frame is of steel channel 

 provided with an inner frame to carry the 

 engine and gear box. The body of the car 

 is of teak with steel panels outside, finished 

 with venesta ply-wood inside up to the waist- 

 line. The side lights are arranged to drop 

 and the reversible seats are covered in rattan. 



The roof is the usual type; dynamo, 

 electric lighting, and self-starter sets are 

 fitted, these include head and tail lights and 

 interior roof lights. The steel water and 

 petrol tanks accommodate 40 and 20 gallons 

 respectively. The wheels are 30 inches in 

 diameter, and are of the rolled-steel disc 

 pattern. 



