Mar. 30, 1888.] 



SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



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good one, it will admit of narrow gauge branch lines I country districts the capital outlay necessary for broad 

 being worked in conjunction with broad gauge trunk lines, I gauge branches is prohibitory. With narrow gauges, 



Fig. 1 Narrow Gauge TRA^SFER WAGGO^, with Outside Rails to Recei\e Broad Gauge Truck. 



Fig. 2. Broad Gauge Waggon on Narrow Gauge Transfer Waggon. 



Fig. 3. Inclined Plane for Running Trucks on to Transfer Waggon. 



without the transhipment of goods or change of trucks. 1 however, the gradients can be steeper, the curves sharper. 

 This alone is a very important consideration, as in many I and the construction generally can be much cheapened. 



