Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1885.
Complete Left, 9th Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 15th Apr., 1887.
[Communicated from abroad by CHARLES FRANÇOIS MARIE THÉRÈSE LARTIGUE, of 64s
Quai de Seine, Courbevoie, near Paris, in the Republic of France, Engineer.]
I, FRITZ BERNHARD BEHR of No. 10 Drapers Gardens in the City of London,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to railways of that kind in which there is a single rail elevated
on standards at some height above the ground, and each vehicle consists of two
compartments like panniers hanging one on each side of the line from an upper
framing which has wheels that run on the rail. According to this invention, the
standards, which are triangular frames made of various heights to suit different ground
levels, are all made with a certain vertical angle, and at a certain distance below the
vertex at which the main rail is fixed, there is fixed on each side of each frame a guide
rail, care being taken that the top face of the main rail and the outside faces of the
two side guide rails are all to a definite gauge. Each vehicle consisting of two
pannier compartments besides having in its upper framing vertical grooved wheels
that run on the main rail, has also in the lower part of its two side compartments
horizontal wheels or rollers that run along the outside faces of the guide rails, thus
steadying the vehicle and preventing it from canting over to either side in
case of inequality of load in its two compartments. The bearings of the
horizontal guide wheels, as well as those of the vertical top wheels are mounted on
springs so that they can yield a little to inequalities without shock to the vehicle.
places where the line has to be diverted or crossed, several of the standards carrying a
length of rail are fitted to slide laterally on a base framing so that, by shifting them,
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page_text: the rail which, though deep and stiff vertically, is comparatively thin and flexible
laterally, is bent from one direction to another to form a switch or point from one line
to another, or is withdrawn so as to allow of the line being crossed. When several
standards have to be thus shifted simultaneously, they are connected at their bases by
gearing which causes them to move to such relative extents that the rails which they
carry are bent with a nearly uniform curvature. A set of the standards, with the
portions of rail which they carry may be fixed on a base frame mounted to turn on a
pivot, so as to constitute a turntable suited for this kind of railway.
Dated this 10th dox of Tuna 1886
ABEL & IMRAY,
28, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Single Rail Elevated Railways and Vehicles
therefor.
1, FRITZ BERNHARD BEHR of No. 10 Drapers Gardens in the City of London,
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 Railways of that kind in which there is a single rail
elevated on standards at some height above the ground, and each Vehicle consists of
two compartments like panniers hanging one on each side of the line from an upper
framing which has wheels that run on the rail. According to this invention, the
standards, which are triangular frames made of various heights to suit different ground
levels, are all made with a certain vertical angle, and at a certain distance below the
vertex at which the main rail is fixed, there is fixed on each side of each frame a guide
rail, care being taken that the top face of the main rail and the outside faces of the two
side guide rails are all to a definite guage. Each vehicle consisting of two pannier
compartments besides having in its upper framing verticle grooved wheels that run on
the main rail, has also in the lower part of its two side compartments horizontal wheels
or rollers that run along the outside faces of the guide rails, thus steadying the vehicle
and preventing it from canting over to either side in case of inequality of load in its
two compartments. The bearings of the horizontal guide wheels, as well as those of
the verticle top wheels, are mounted on springs so that they can yield a little to
inequalities without shock to the Vehicle. At places where the line has to be diverted
or crossed, several of the standards carrying a length of rail are fitted to slide laterally
on a base framing so that, by shifting them, the rail which, though deep and stiff
vertically is comparatively thin and flexible laterally is bent from one direction to
another to form a switch or point from one line to another, or is withdrawn so as to
allow of the line being crossed. When several standards have to be thus shifted
simultaneously, they may be connected at their bases by gearing which causes them to
move to such relative extents that the rails which they carry are bent with a nearly
uniform curvature. A set of the standards, with the portions of rail which they carry
may be fixed on a base frame mounted to turn on a pivot, so as to constitute a turntable
suited for this kind of railway.
Fig. 1. of the accompanying drawings is a transverse section shewing the single
elevated rail and one of its standards and the two compartments of a Vehicle suited to
run on the rail. Fig. 2. is a part longitudinal section and Fig. 3 is a part plan shewing
on one side the under framing and on the other side the seating of the Vehicle. The
rail R is carried on triangular or A shaped standards S which are made of such
different heights as may be necessary to suit inequalities of the ground; they rest on
base plates which may be steadied when necessary by spikes driven into the ground.
Along the sides of the standards are fixed guide rails Gat a definite distance from
each other and from the main rail R. The carriage made in 2 parts CC like panniers
bears by two grooved wheels W on the Rail R and between these wheels is a broad

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wheel or drum D which allows for the carriage running along sharp curves.
wheels W and drum D are mounted in frames having springs A interposed between
them and the cross frames which unite the two parts of the carriage. From the frames
in which the wheels are mounted, frames F extend downwards and carry wheels B
which run along the guide rails G. The wheels B may be mounted in spring bearings
directly on the carriage, but the frames F have generally sufficient elasticity to take
off shock due to inequalities of the guide rails.
Fig. 4. is a plan shewing part of the Rail R can be bent to a curve R' its standards S
being slid along flat bearers to the position S¹ indicated by the dotted lines. At parts
of the line where such flexures have to take place, the side guide rails G may be
dispensed with, or they may be made each in two thicknesses sliding along each other
so as to allow for lengthening on the one side and the shortening on the other side of
the curve.
According to a modified form of switch shewn in plan at Fig. 4ª two portions of
rail RR with their standards S¹ S and side rails G G forming each a rigid
structure slightly curved in opposite directions, are hinged, the one to the one branch A
and the other to the other branch line A2, and both are connected by a tie T so that
they can be swung round simultaneously either to connect the branch A² with the
main line A as shewn in the Figure, or to connect the branch Al with A. as indicated
by the dotted lines.
Fig. 5 is a plan shewing two sets of curved rails R mounted on a turntable T to
constitute a switch or set of points, which in one position puts the lines L L and
LIA in communication, or when it is turned as indicated by the dotted lines R³
puts L L and L² L' in communication. Fig. 6 is a half section and Fig. 7 is a part
plan of a turntable T carrying a single straight rail with its standards S and side
guide rails G on a platform H which is borne on the rollers E. Obviously the curvèd
rails shown in Fig. 5 may be carried on a similar turntable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :—
1. In constructing a single rail elevated railway the combination of the main rail R
the triangular standards S and the side guide rails G, substantially as described.
2. For single rail elevated Railways the construction and use of vehicles made in
two parts as panniers with intermediate wheels W and drum D mounted in spring
frames to bear on the main rail, and with guide wheels B to run along the side guide
rails & substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2 & 3.
3. For single rail elevated railways, the construction of switch consisting of two
portions of the rail structure hinged respectively to the branches, and connected
together so as to be moved simultaneously to either of two positions putting the main
line in communication with either branch, substantially as described with reference
to Fig. 4º.
4. The construction of turntable for single rail elevated Railway substantially as
described with reference to Figs. 6 and 7.
5. In combination with a turntable of the kind referred to in the preceding claim,
the curved rails It arranged to operate as a switch or set of points as described with
reference to Fig. 5.
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