IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PASSENGERS, GUARD AND ENGINE DRIVER OF BAILWAY TRAINS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Sharpe of Rastrick near Brighouse in the County
of York, Book Keeper for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PASSENGERS, GUARD AND ENGINE DRIVER OF
BAILWAY TRAINS
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Sharpe at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th November 1882.
WILLIAM SHARPE of Rastrick near Brighouse in the County of York Book
Keeper "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PASSENGERS
GUARD AND ENGINE DRIVER OF RAILWAY TRAINS."
This Invention relates to apparatus for communicating between passengers guard
or engine driver of railway trains and the object is the construction of simple and
inexpensive apparatus therefor
According to this my Invention I employ a lamp having red glasses on two or
four of its sides the lamp is attached to the roof side or other part of the carriage
and is enclosed by and within a box or casing having folding doors or flap sides.
Cords are connected with the box or casing and to the guards van and to the
engine, and to said cords other cords or connections communicate with the
several compartments of the carriages, on any of the communications being pulled
the folding doors or sides of the box fall or the box is raised and the red lamp is
exposed to the guard engine driver signalman or others. The ordinary linking
hooks for coupling the cords of the several carriages so as to admit of addition or
substraction of carriages are employed.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Sharpe in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 28th May
1883.
WILLIAM SHARPE of Rastrick near Brighouse in the County of York, Book
Keeper "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN PASSENGERS,
GUARD AND ENGINE DRIVER OF RAILWAY TRAINS
"
This invention relates to apparatus for communicating between passengers, guard
or engine driver of railway trains, and the object is, the construction of simple and
inexpensive apparatus therefor.

page_text: According to this my invention, I employ a lamp, having glasses on two or more
of its sides, the lamp is attached to the roof, side, or other part of the carriage, and
is enclosed by and within a box, or casing, having folding doors, or flap sides, cords
are connected with the box, or casing, and to the guards van, and to the engine, and
to the said cords, other cords or connections communicate with the several com-
partments of the carriages, on any of the communications being pulled, the folding
doors or sides of the box fall, or the box is raised, and the lamp is exposed to the
guard, engine driver, signal man or others. The ordinary linking hooks, for
coupling the cords of the several carriages, so as to admit of addition or substraction
of carriages are employed.
Such being the nature and object of this my said invention, I will now proceed
to describe the same in detail, and in order that the invention may be fully
understood, I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings, illustrative thereof, and
have marked same with figures of reference, like figures denoting like parts.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figs 1 and 2 are side and end elevation illustrating lamp enclosed within its
casing or box.
Fig 3 is a side elevation the casing being open, exposing the lamp, as when
signalling.
At 1 is the line or roof of carriage to which the bottom part of the box 2 is
secured 3. 4. and 5 are the folding ends and. sides which enclose the lamp 6 and being
hinged as at 7,, 8 is a standard secured to the top of the carriage which carries the
bracket 9 having guide pulleys 10. 11. the communicating cords 12. 13 pass from
the carriages over the guide pullies 10. 11. the ends being attached to the hinged
covers or flaps. 14. 15. the latter when in position shewn at Fig. 1 being held down
by spiral spring (as shewn at Fig: 2) these secure the ends and sides 3. 4. 5 in
position until released by means of the communicating cord or cords 12. 13 whereon
the ends and sides 3. 4. 5 fall on their hinges to the position shewn at Fig: 3 when
the lamp 6 is exposed to view so as to be seen by the guard, engine driver, stoker,
from the signal box or from railway station the train may be passing. At 16 is an
indicator or clock which when the folding lid or flap 14 is raised, is by means
of the finger 17 liberated and its pointer 18 is free to move and so indicates
the time elapsed from the communicating to the time when the sides and ends 3.
4. 5 are raised to position Fig: 1.
Having thus fully described the nature and particulars of this my said invention
together with the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or
carried into practical effect I would have it understood that what I claim as my
invention is
The improved apparatus for communicating or signalling constructed as herein.
described and fully illustrated by the annexed sheet of drawings.
In Witness whereof I the said William Sharpe have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three
Witness
WALTER BRIERLEY
Patent Agent
Halifax
WILLIAM SHARPE. (L.S.)