New Automotive Design for CER. Inspection Purposes For some time past, the Chinese Eastern Railway have denionstrated what may be done with standard automobiles to speed up and prove the efficiency of ordinary railway inspection work, and also to assist repair crews to be despatched quickly in cases of emergency, as well a8 using such automobile equipment for ordinary hauling and shunting work.
The illustration shown with this the standard Ford Tudor Sedan which has been converted into an inspection car by replacing the standard wheels with specially east Locomotive wheels. In addition, the transmission has been slightly altered s0 as to give the same speeds both forward and reverse, This type of inspection car has proved itself very efficient, and is highly popular with inspector of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
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