A ne« type of thermometer, little IVger than a man's watch, works with a special m Hal spring, and indicates rah degrees of temperature from lOdeg. below zero. to IBO.leg. above.
A system of railless tramcars, recently installed at Birmingham, has been a great success. By substituting these yeIncles for the <!d iramcars. and avoiding costly reconstruction, of tho track, the corporation saved 15-1,000. This is the first fleet of core.-ed double-deck railless cars in Englano. T icy seat 51 passengers, do the jourrey quicker than tramcars, and provide more comfortable travelling.’ ’
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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 178, 16 April 1923, Page 2
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