PERISCOPES IN TRAINS
CONVKNXKNUE FOR GUARDS. Periscopes for guards. is the latest development lor making the "oik oi these railway officials more comfortable and , lor providing greater saletv for passengers. , The Southern Radway has adopted the device lor some of its electric trains. The periscope protrudes through the roof of the guard’s van and enables tlu* guard, while sitting at the hand-brake, to see the signals ahead. Thus ho is ready at a moment’s notice to apply the brake should a train seem to be over-running a platform. .He can also apply the brake on.. steep gradients and thus assist the driver. _ ... An official says:-—“The device will save the guard from putting his head out of the window, as he has to do in some trains. It will make his work easier, while tending to provide an additional safeguard against accidents.”
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 August 1930, Page 8
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141PERISCOPES IN TRAINS Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 August 1930, Page 8
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