Text Appearing Before Image: The accompanying illustration shows a car of the Metro-politan Electric Tramways, of London, equipped with anovel type of radial axles termed a steering control, Text Appearing After Image: RADIAL GEAR journal boxes to the main irame of the truck. The linksshown on either side of the journal boxes swing at an angleto the main frame, passing through radial slots in the yokebridge, which is the bar passing under the axle boxes, andconnect to knuckle joints concealed inside the journal-boxsprings. The pins passing through the lower ends of theselinks are set radially to the king-pin in the center of the car. To produce a movement which is the mechanical equiva-lent of this at the upper end of the links, where the spacedoes not permit of the pins being set radially to the king-pin, pins parallel to the axle are employed, passing througha bridge piece which rocks transversely on the axle box,while at the same time the axle box itself tilts or rotatesto and fro upon its journal. When the car is standing still it can be swayed hori-zontally several inches by hand, whenthe peculiar tilting action of theseboxes can be distinctly seen. A NEW AUTOMATIC STOKER CAR OF MIDDLESEX TRAMW
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1907
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bookcentury:1800
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booksubject:Transportation
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