The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-10
LONDON CONDUIT TRAMwAYs.

Progress of an Important Work-A
Young Baltimorean's Success.
The London TramWay and Railway
World publishes in recent issue a
most interesting description of the pro-
gress of the conduit electric tramways
in London and the footing lines of the
London county council, which has been
reproduced in pamphlet form with ella
borate illustrations and drawings show
ing the details and general plan of this
important improvement in electric rail-
ways. THE greatest possible interest"
says the Tramway and Railway World,
lis being taken by tramwaymen all
over the country in the reconstruction
on the conduit electric system of the
| footing lines Of the London County
Council tramways. The history of this
great and Tin this country novel
scheme is we'll known, and from time to
time we have ehronicled the letting of
the various contracts which involve
such large sums Of money. With the
| exception Of the Edinburgy cable tram
way system, the length of route dealt
with forms the largest piece of conduit
construction in this country, and the
conduit differs both in size, shape and
adjuncts from the tubes constructed for
cable tramways. The London lines are
the first in the country on the electric
conduit system, with the exception of
the old Blackpool line, which had only
a shallow channel and was changed
over to the overhead trolley year or
two ago. Bournemouth is now having
a short length of conduit track laid on
a method of construction similar to that
employed in Paris, but that is only for
| the purpose of avoiding overhead wires
in the center of the town. In New York
and Washington there are, of course,
extensive electric conduit lines similar
in general principle to the London ar
rangement, but differing essentially in
details. The Budapest and Paris con-
duit eystems are still more diverse, as
the conduit is under one of the track
rails instead of between them.
THE work of construction began at
footing in the early spring and has
since been progressing cityward with
considerable rapidity. The lines COM
prise those between the southern ter
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ern terminal as follows: Blackfriars
bridge, Waterloo bridge and Westmins-
ter bridge. comprising in all length
of route of about eight miles, all double
track The engineer of the London
County Council for this work is DR..
Alex. b. W.. Kennedy, and the contrac-
tors are Messrs. J.. G.. White & Co.,
Limited. Mr.. A. N. Connect, chief en-
gineer to the contractors, who has had
much experience in this class of work
in Americana France. is in charge of
the carrying out of the undertaking"
The assistant engineer in the work is
Mr.. w. A. Heindle, of Baltimore, son Of
Mr.. w. Fl. Heindle, of the Sun. Mr.. w.
A. Heindle Is a graduate of Leghig un-
iversity, where he took the degree Of
civil engineer Arfter his graduation
he was connected for some time with
the Baltimore city passenger lines and
subsequently was engaged in the con-
struction of the electric conduit railway
system in Washington, D. C.. His I'M
usual ability as an engineer showed it.
self in this work and was recognized in
the position which was rendered him
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