The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-15
STEIN ROID-NO RIiLS.
\ Train of Cars Moving Over Ordinary
HighWaY..


4 wealthy hat manufacturer o. tpor-
nay Mr.. ~. ScOtte. has invented steam
bus for utNel on highways without rails,
which bee fas OF Lake improved 10 sucn an
extent mat DC must De considered eOiu-
ton of the problem of traffic )etN cen
places not situated Oh railroads. lie orig
luaiy lad tOur-stated steam carriage
built for his private use, and 1T the COM
letlli0u II motor carriages Instituted by
the Petit journal. OF Paris IA july, 1874,
he entered his vehicle, IN several years
Old. having icou lu use at Epernay all
that time. without making any special
preparations. tuluCklly 30 little accident
TO the boiler. the breaking OF rlvet,
made In impossible Tor him 10 cover the
entire distance. still the PETIT Journal ac-
corded 10 him @ prize as au encourage
mont. Since then Mr.. Scotle has imprOv-
ed his primitive u Otor and constructed
larger Vehicle, serving as mDior-cdr, 10
which hc attaches "a trailer for carrying
pass .ngcrs Tho first train Of this kind
during the last summer performed regu-
lar service between POntl Abbe-Picau-
Vile and the railroad station Of tnet-dc-
POrt i'm the Department OF Manche.
Another train a. Tow doing excellent SER
wee ian the uburDs Of CnerbOurg. After
the practical experience of last summer
AR. .lffD nl .lrtHcr perfect ed his sNs-
te n. and has just gone through "a series
of experiments az his home. Afier hay
ing completed his test there he took his
train 20 Paris, whore he exhibited II last
week. taking II every day from Paris 10
81. Cloud aad back. Tire mOt0r-car con-
sists Of a front compartment for the en-
CINE and q back compartment for four
teen passengers. The trailer is hooked
on. like an ordinary steam car. and VIII
seat tWenty-fOur passengers. The passcn-
ger compartment Of the mOtor-car is sep
arated from the power generator by
wooden partition provided with windows.
The engine is Of the vertical compound
tvne with two cylinders and OF sixteen
effective horsepower The boiler IS also
set vertically. and viii allow OF pressure
of go pounds per square inch. The power
is transmitted 10 the rear wheels or the
motor-car. which are Of "a rather small d.
ameter The forward wheels are employ
ed for steering. and are pivOted around
vertical axis by means Of a wheel direct
cd by the En- gincor In case or necessity
the engine can be topped instantly. ana
even reversed without more serious dam
ace than severe shake-uD Of the occu-
pants Of the car. as shown In several tests
made on very steep iuciincs. The coal or
coke for fuel Is carried forward. and the
burkors VIII admit Of about 40 pounds. or
sufficient fuel 10 serve FOR four hours or
travel One hundred and fifty gallons CT
water arc carried I'm the tanks situated
under the seats az the motor-car and m
der the floor Tho dmen ions OF the mo-
tor-car are II feet I'm length and 8 feet
wide ftT Wclrht is 400 pounds WITHOUT
passengers. The mot0r-car is 50 con-
structed that "a win turn In circle OF
twelve feet I'm 0'nu.far Sr1ff" '1s also
constructed q train for merchandise. COM
posed Of a motor-car end one or more nat
cars. which are attached Ike raNrond
cars. This train IS supposed 20 travel AZ
far lesser speed than the PASSENGER cars.
While the latter may travel as much AS
twelve miles pcr hour the froicht trains
win not exceed "a speed Of from five 10
seven miles at tho same time Tho eN-
neriments made BY Scotte show that the
introduction Of steam bus lines connect
inc cities and their suburbs viii be the
lfcanr.f rrnet rrnf1 .rd sH fnr. ~'oda OF
locomoton They are not tied down 10
anv particular street or route ard are
easily controlled