GB191221710A - Improvements in Railway and Road Passenger Vehicles. - Google Patents

Abstract

21,710. International P-A-Y-E. Tramcar Co., Paul, A. F., and Tanner, A. J. Sept. 24. Tramcars; doors ; footboards, steps, etc.; ingress and egress of passengers, controlling.-Relates to fare prepayment cars. Fig. 2 shows a tramcar in which the stairway rises from a point adjacent to the bulkhead 4 and extends towards the end of the vehicle. An exit 12 for use on the front platform by top-deck passengers, and disposed beneath the upper landing 11 of the stairway, is controlled by a pair of swinging gates 13 operable by the motorman by handle 17, rod 15, and link 13 connecting cranks 14 on the gate posts. The stanchion 8 of the guide-rail is offset from the bulkhead to provide an exit way from the stairs to the step 6. A sliding door 3 is shown. Figs. 3 and 4 show respectively the lower platform and the arrangement of the psssageway 22 and seats 21 on the top deck for an omnibus or tramcar. In this case the entrance and exit steps 6<1>, 6 are separated by a rail 5<1>, and the gate 20 in conjunction with the short rail 5 carrying the ticket machine and box 18, 19 defines the passageways on the platform. The bulkhead sections 2 converge inwards to give greater room on the platform. According to the Provisional Specification, a concave bulkhead having similarlyshaped doors operable by mechanism by the conductor may be employed. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 14,584/12.