AN INSTRUCTION CAR FOR CARRIAGE AND WAGON STAFF

The car interior is divided into three compartments, the two larger being 18-feet long, with a small compartment 5 feet 6 inches long with a lavatory at one end. One of the larger compartments is equipped with seating, and lantern stand and screen and it can be used as a lecture room. On one side of the lecture room is a full-scale working model of an automatic vacuum brake of the type fitted on standard bogie coaching stock vehicles. On the opposite side is an electrical panel including all types of switchgear as well as dynamo regulators and other electrical equipment. In the second large compartment are displayed all types of steam heating, water, lavatory and gas fittings, door locks, sections of wheels and tires. The small compartment contains a pressure water boiler of the type now used in buffet and tea cars arranged to facilitate instructions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Temple Press Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  Longon EC4,   England 
• Publication Date: 1950-8-25

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 214
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY GAZETTE
  • Volume: 93

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education; Equipment design; Maintenance personnel; Personnel; Railroad cars; Technology; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037901
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 4 1994 12:00AM