Patent GB-191209478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Passenger Vehicles.
Inventor: HUPPERT LOUIS CHARLES
IPC: B61D13/02
Filed: 1912-04-22
Granted: 1913-04-22
Abstract: 9478. Huppert, L. C., Paul, A. F., and Tanner, A. J. April 22. Tramcars; ingress and egress of passengers, controlling; doors; steps.-The bulkhead or partition separating the platform of fare-prepayment cars from the interior has an angular shape with a doorway in each side. Wider doorways and greater seating capacity can thus be provided. The application of this arrangement is described to cars having a platform at one or both ends or at the middle, and to one-man controlled cars whether reversible or not. The doors 10<1>, 11<1> may slide into side or central pockets, Figs. 2, 9, and 12, or single doors hinged to the centre of the bulkhead, or folding doors, Figs. 8 and 10, hinged near the sides may be employed. In the car shown in Fig. 2, the stairway 12 traverses the central part of the bulkhead, forming at its upper portion an extension thereof. The conductor is stationed within the rail 7. On the top-deck the seats arranged back to back extend along the centre of the car so that head-room for the interior aisle may be provided beneath them, enabling the top-deck to be carried lower than usual. In another arrangement, the stairway penetrates the entrance side of the bulkhead and a door at the foot controls access thereto. Fig. 8 shows the extending bulkhead formed on a car having the ordinary bulkhead 19, by the provision of the partition 5 and doors 10<1>,11<1>. The collapsible platform gates 18 hinged to stanchion 9 are adapted in this case to define, with the rail 7, passageways on the platform. The rail 7 may be disposed in the dotted position to enclose the driver when passengers are allowed to remain on the platform. Figs. 9 and 10 show cars with a central platform. According to the arrangement of Fig. 9, the section 7 of the rail can be brought over to the other side of the platform when the car is reversed, and the rails 21, adapted to be transferred to the other side of the platform, may also be provided. A second stairway 12 may be arranged in a corresponding position in the other compartment. The folding platform gates 18 are adapted to form continuations of the rail 7. According to Fig. 10, the extending bulkhead is added to the ordinary bulkhead 19 ; and the rail 7 defining the conductor's station is disposed at the side of the car and adapted to be turned into the vertical position when not required. Two pairs of hinged platform gates 18 are shown on each side. The stairway 12 is disposed on the end of the car. The driver's platform is partitioned off, and access is obtained to it by a gate 23 or a door beneath the stairway. Fig. 12 shows part of a reversible oneman controlled car. The controller 24 is, in this case, disposed rearwardly of its usual position. The platform gates 18 and a stand 25 for the ticket machine assist in defining the passageway on the platform. Top-deck passengers descend by stairway 12 and ascend by a second stairway disposed at the diagonally opposite corner of the car. A seat 26 is adapted to be turned up about a rail 27 into a position in front of the doorway 10 not in use. For a car having a platform at one end only, a step 8 is disposed at both sides thereof.