Identifier: streetrailwayrev14amer (find matches)
Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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eased the necessity of transporting oneself economically,easily, qnickly. Electric tramways are recognized everywhere asfurnishing the best facilities for nrban transportation, and through-out Europe where installed have proved to be most popular even inthose cities having well paved streets. Sofia, though the capital of Bulgaria and a flourishing town ofCo,ooo inhabitants, with a modern quarter entirely constructedin the lasic of occidental Europe, and with broad boulevards and traction to the Trust Franco-Beige, of Brussels. The first namedengages to furnish to the second the necessary energy at a deter-mined price: the second named company engages to organize itscentral station in such a way that in case of need the town maylikewise he lighted directly from it. The electric installation is interesting, because it solves economic-ally a problem which may present ilself in many other localities.The station was designed and directKl by M. Iolaz, professor at theIniversitv of Lausanne.
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I l.K.MI.XI.S <)K Tilt; Klll^l.V TU.V.M W.W.S, large buildings n;akinij; an agreeable impression on strangers, hasnot yet paved streets. In many places the foof-ways leave much lobe desired, and communicalion in rainy weather is most difficull.There are, indeed, everywhere stands of hackney coaches drawnby small horses which convey the business man quickly from onepoint to another, but these coaches are cosily if one has lo availoneself frequently of their services. The town of Sofia has now a network of .^s km. of trolley lines.The number of cars operated is .IS, of which 2.S arc motor carsand lo arc trail cars. The cars are equipped with motors usingcurrents al 500 lo 550 volts. The concession for lighling ihc town lias been granted lo ihcSociete dcs Grands Travaux, a .Marseille, and llial for electric TIk- tramway iielwcirl^ is now Mipplied sdiiKtinKs from tile cen-tr.il station, with low tension generators, situated in Sofia, andsomelimes from the high tension central water pow

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