Improvements in Tramcars and Omnibuses.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1895-4ccepted. 10th Aug., 1895
Improvements in Tramcars and Omnibuses.
GEORGE SHREWSBURY "Calda" Works 65 Station Road Camberwell Gas and
Hot Water Engineer. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Improved methods of entering & leaving tram cars, omnibuses & public vehicles,
and consists.
1st. In having separate entrances or exits for outside & inside passengers.
2nd. In removing the difficulty & danger of leaving the roof by having the first
step from outside of car, on to the railed in extended roof which to give this may
be lowered, in whole, or part, thus forming a perfectly safe landing.
3rd. In the construction of a serpentine railed in stair case, the first step of
which starts from the before named "railed in landing." The passenger at the
time facing the side of car, thus preventing all risk of being thrown headlong on
to the road. This staircase is railed in on both sides.
By its construction being serpentine the passenger on alighting at the lower
platform is facing the road at the back of car instead of as heretofore at the side.
The car thus forms a safeguard & removes the risk of accident from passing
traffic.
4th. In the alteration of lower platform from which are separate exits or inlets
for the inside & outside passengers.
This platform is railed in on each side & made with one continuous step facing
the road at back of car.
The platform will be divided in the centre thus giving two entrances or exits
which will greatly facilitate the ingress or egress of passengers.
5th. In having a direct exit or inlet for passengers from the inside of car, who
will immediately alight at back of car facing the road, also avoiding the danger
from passing traffic.
The advantages of this invention are
Danger arising from decending from roof removed.
Risk of being knocked down or run over by passing traffic prevented.
Blocking the roadway to passing traffic caused by passengers alighting & waiting
to enter at side of car obviated.
Greater facilities for entering and leaving car.
Dated this 21st dor of Iwwe 1805
Improvements in Tramcars and Omnibuses.
GEORGE SHREWSBURY of "Albion" Villa Streatham Place, Brixton Hill
and "Calda" Works, Station Road Camberwell London S.E. Gas and Hot Water
Engineer, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in tram cars & omnibuses.

page_text: The invention consists in having separate entrances & exits for both inside and'
outside passengers, and in removing the difficulty and danger at present existing in
leaving the roof of car, by having the first step off the roof of car in a direct line
with the gangway and on to the railed in sunk platform of extended roof, thus
forming a perfectly safe landing stage.
In the construction of serpentine or semi circular railed in staircases, the first
step of which starts from the before mentioned railed in platform, while the
passenger is facing the side of car, thus preventing the danger of falling on to
the road.
By the peculiar construction of staircase, the passenger in alighting is facing
the road at back of car. The car thus forms a safe-guard from danger by passing
traffic.
In the improved construction of lower platform from which,-besides the two
staircases for outside passengers, has separate entrances and exits for passengers
leaving or entering inside of car.
This platform is closed on each side and made with one continuous step facing
the back of car and divided in the centre for inlet and exit.
In having a folding dash-board for protection of driver with hand-rail attached
to it for assisting passengers entering and leaving car.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention for improved tram cars
and omnibuses. I will now proceed to describe more in detail the manner in which
the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical effect, and in order
that the same may be distinctly understood, I have annexed hereunto three sheets
of drawings illustrative thereof, and have marked the same with figures and letters
of reference corresponding with those in the following explanation thereof, that is
to say In the annexed drawings
Fig. 1 shews side elevation of one end of car.
Fig. 2 is a plan of one end of car shewing double staircase; to the right for
passengers going up, and to the left for passengers coming down, or vice versa.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of car, again shewing the double staircase, also ineans of
ingress and egress for inside passengers.
A. is the level of roof of car.
B. is the sunk platform of extended roof which may either be sunk in the roof
proper or in the extended roof.
C is the protecting guard at end of sunk platform and will be labeled on the
inuer side, "Way down."
D. D. D. D. is the arrangement of seats on roof of car.
E is the gangway between the seats on roof, having a direct entrance to sunk
platform B.
F is the continuation of extended roof for protection of driver.
G is the support for extended roof.
H is one of the four staircases (of which) there are two at each end of car, one
for ascending, the other for decending from roof.
K is the dividing rail for ingress and egress of inside passengers.
Lis the outside hand-rail of staircase terminating at bottom of step.
M is the inside hand-rail of staircase which may terminate at bottom step, or at
extremity of lower platform.
N is the folding dash-board placed at each end of car, for safety of driver,
which, when driver changes ends, is folded back in a line with dividing rail K.
O is the hand-rail attached to folding dash-board for assisting passengers entering
and leaving car.
P is the continuous lower step of platform, at each end of car, turned down
at a right angle to form a cow catcher."
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Qis the handle of brake.

page_text: 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.
1. The having a direct mode of ingress and egress to and from roof of car by
means of a sunk platform.
2. The sunk platform from roof of car.
3. The arrangement of the four staircases or a less number leading to and from
sunk platform, by which passengers alight facing road at end of car.
4. The construction and arrangement of lower platform, by which arrangement,
two separate entrances, and two separate exits are provided.
5. The folding dash board with hand-rail attached shewn in the annexed drawing
and above described, or any mere imitation or modification thereof constructed,
and operating in substantially the same or a similar manner.
In witness whereof I, the said George Shrewsbury, have hereunto set my hand
this Twelfth day of July in the year of One thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five
GEORGE SHREWSBURY.