Improvements in connection with Railway and Tramway Permanent Way for Shifting and Adapting Vehicles for use on Road or Rail.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in connection with Railway and Tramway Permanent
Way for Shifting and Adapting Vehicles for use on Road or Rail.
I, EDWARD KERRUISHI, of Cardle Voar, in the Parish of Maughold, Isle of Man,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Two flanged rails, the flange being on the inside and rising above face of rails,
and resting on the sleepers, are placed inside the track, parallel with and along-
side the permanent rails, at sidings, crossings or any other place where it may be
necessary to raise off the permenant way any empty or loaded locomotive, electric
tramcar, waggon, motor car, or any other vehicle with a flanged wheel, to a height
of about once and a half the depth of the flange (more or less) above the face of
the permanent rail, thus enabling a hoop or ring of iron, steel, rubber, or other
substance being placed on the wheel, giving it an even surface and so adapting
it to travel on road, street, or any other place. This rail is tapered off at both
ends to an angle that will enable any vehicle to be easily rolled up on its flange
on to the straight surface of the flanged rail or lowered on to the road or per-
manent rails. The flanged rail may be the length of one or more vehicles, rest-
ing on the sleepers, fastened to main rails, or in sections placed in and out of
position in following way, two sections of flanged rail are placed between the
track, secured together by two cross bars or two equal and equally inclined radii,
and moved in and out of position by a lever, acting and moving the rails in and
out of place in a similar way to the motion of a parallel ruler.
This the 9th day of August 1898.
EDWARD KERRUISH,
Cardle Voar, Maughold, Isle of Man.
Improvements in connection with Railway and Tramway Permanent
Way for Shifting and Adapting Vehicles for use on Road or Rail.
I, EDWARD KERRUISHI, of Cardle Voar, in the Parish of Maughold, Isle of Man,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
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Two flanged rails, the flange being on the inside and rising slightly above the
face of the permanent rails and resting on the sleepers, are placed inside the
track, parallel with and alongside the permanent rails at sidings, crossings, or
any place where it may be necessary to raise or lower off the permanent way any

page_text: empty or loaded locomotive, tramcar waggon, motor car, or any other vehicle with
a flanged wheel, to a height of about one and a half times the depth of the flange
(more or less) above the face of the permanent rails, thus enabling a hoop or
ring of iron, steel, rubber, or other substance being placed on the face of the
wheels giving them an even surface and so adapting them for use on road, street,
or any other place. These flange rails are tapered off at both ends to an angle
or inclined plane that will enable any vehicle to be easily rolled up on its flange
on to the straight surface of the flanged rails, or lowered on to the road or per-
manent rails. The flanged rails may be the length of one or more vehicles, and
moved in and out of position by the action of levers as illustrated in Figure 1.
The flanged rails are connected by steel rods passing through holes in the per-
manent rails, and connected with the lever.
Should it be necessary to shift vehicles from road to rail or rail to road at any
point on the line, road or street, portable flanged rails are provided which in form
or shape represent an inclined plane three or more feet in length. These are
placed before the wheels and the vehicle is rolled up on its flange and the change
effected in a similar way.
Referring to the accompanying drawings which form part of this specifica-
tion:
Figure 1 is a sectional view of the permanent way showing flanged rail inside
the track. (1) is a section of the flanged rails resting on part of the flange of
the permanent rails and on iron plate (4) which is attached to the sleepers for the
Hanged rails to slide on. (5) is a sliding rod attached to the flanged rails and
lever. (6) Lever that keeps the flanged rails pressed close to the flange of the
wheels of the vehicle. By raising the handle of the lever the flanged rails can
be closed to a guage that will leave the permanent way clear of any obstruction.
(7) Wheels of vehicle taking the weight on its flange, resting on flanged rails and
in a position for changing from rail to road or road to rail. (8) Sleepers.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal view of the permanent way. (9) l'ermanent rail.
(10) Flanged rail inside the track standing about one-and-a-half times the depth
of the flange above the top face of the permanent rail.
(11) Inclined plane on which the vehicle is rolled up or down taking the weight
on the flange.
(12) Wheel of vehicle. (13) Sleepers.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal view of the portable flanged rail showing inclined
plane. (14) Wheel.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is ;-
1st. The use of flanged rails having an inclined plane at each end on which
vehicles can be easily rolled, up or down taking the weight on its flange. These
rails are laid down, as shewn, between the track, and they will open and close
accurately to the guage of the vehicle by the action of the wheels and lever.
When the vehicle is rolled up on the straight portion of the flanged rails it is in
a position to place a ring on the face of the wheel giving it a flat bearing surface
for use on road, or, by removing the ring, to again adapt it for use on rail and
2nd. The use of portable flanged rails for effecting a change at any point along
the line in a similar way from road to rail or rail to road.
Dated this 4th day of July 1899.
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EDWARD KERRUISH,
Cardle Voar, Maughold, Isle of Man.