ioo TelepJione Systems of the Continent of Europe 



countries, brings about curious complications whenever the sim- 

 plicity of the normal line has to be departed from. Fig. 31 

 shows the crossing, devised by M. Saboo, most in favour in 

 Belgium, and at the same time gives a good idea of a Belgian pole 

 and insulators. 



There are eight trunks between Brussels and Antwerp, four of 

 which are exclusively telephonic. Brussels has three trunks to 

 Liege and two to Verviers, all on Van Rysselberghe's plan. Of the 



FIG. 31 



three trunks between Brussels and Ghent only one is exclusively 

 telephonic. The wire used for the Belgian trunks (excepting the 

 Brussels-Paris) is 2 mm. bronze of 95 per cent, conductivity. 



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