The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-16


Bodies of two of the three new cars
to be operated by the Twin State Gas &
Electric Company arrived in town last
night and the third is expected today.
They were taken to the Pine street
barns where they will be equipped with
trucks taken from the old open cars
The new cars are really new, the first
ever run on the local street railway.
They are new in design AMI are one man
cars. No conductor is required for them,
the motorman being in sole and com
matte devices They are prepayment
ears and passengers are expected to have
the correct fare ready when entering. al
though the motorman will be able to
make change when necessary.
| 1t is the intention OF the company to
operate only these three cars except in
the case of some big attraction like the
annual Valley fair, if one Is ever held
again, in which case it will be necessary
to call into service one or more of the
old cars. which will be saved for such
emergencies.
One part of the equipment, the con-
troller cable, has not been received and
delivery is not promised on that for some
weeks, but Manager w H. Richardson
of the local office says he expects it will
be possible To get the cars in operation in
six weeks at the latest.
! 1t is not only in the saving of man
power that the public will profit by the
use of the one man car, but owing TO the
lighter units and the labor saving devices
they should vastly improve transporta
tion service, as more frequent headway
and faster schedule can be maintained
Acceleration i considerably greater than
in the older type of ears, reaching
point almost as great "a i'll automobile
. operation.
At Fort Worth. Texas, where the en-
tire street railroad system is equipped
with the new one-man ears, it is stated
that under the most eXacting conditions
the new car has enabled the operators to
reduce Roadway one-third; increase car
service 30 per cent, and increase schedule
speed over II l2 per cent. The Tacoma
Railway and Power company-by operat-
ing equipment at one-half former head
way-report very great increase in
wv Iti tNhts Nh
; abling substantial economies to be made
+ lin the way of reduced coal and power
,, consumption per passenger haul lower
car and track maintenance and reduced
" platform and operating expenses with a
relatively low first cost.
: That one man can combine and per-
= form the services, formerly requiring two
! men, with greater accuracy and facility
= than was possible in the older types OF
!, cars, has been accomplished primarily by
u the use of automatic devices. The equip
Il Ement of the one man car enables the sin
gle operator in charge to start, stop
/ collect fares open and close doors. apply
brakes, sand the rails-in fact perform
all the operations which formerly re
: Iquired the services of two men.
, This new type of car has been called
the Ford" of the street ears, but not il
. a derogatory sense; for they are light
roomy and comfortable, and very fast
, The car is made with double end equip
: ment, consisting of virtually two single
end equipments. There are doors a
!, each end of the ear. but the rear door i
= ), always kept latched. Passengers entel
y and leave by the front door, which i
designated on the usual prepayment plan
: The cars are converted from closed t.
: lopen. the windows opening to the full
? length.