Identifier: streetrailwayjo201902newy (find matches)
Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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systems in the celebrationswhich were to be held throughout England, June 26 and 27, at thetime of the coronation of the King. Owing to the unfortunateand unexpected illness of Edward VII., the festivities throughoutthe kingdom were partially abandoned, but the news in regard to tesy of J. H. F. Bale, resident tramways engineer of the ManchesterCorporation, views of two of the features prepared by that com-pany for the coronation celebrations are presented herewith. Thefirst one of these is a handsome, double-deck car carrying 600lamps. These were green, white and red in color, and arranged toshow a coronet and spell Long live the King. The top seatswere left for a brass band, so that the car could make a tour ofthe principal streets. The second illustration shows an attractive illuminated sign inthe form of a trolley car of full size, which was hung on the frontof the companys offices on Piccadilly. The sign contained 400lamps. This method of decorating which, as far as is known, is
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ILLUMINATED CAR, MANCHESTER His Majestys condition, on June 26, was so favorable that, at theexpress desire of the royal patient, many of the more quiet evi-dences of loyalty which his subjects had arranged were carried outaccording to the programme. Although the advent of the trolley into Great Britain on a con-siderable scale is of comparatively recent date, the possibilities in

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