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Show The Lighting of Railway Cae-rucjes, Cae-rucjes, The Midland railway company com-pany are making experiments with a view of superseding the present system sys-tem of lighting with oil lamps. The down Scotch mail on Thursday morning morn-ing was mr.de the subject of trial, in order to demonstrate whether the new mode can be aa successfully adopted on long journeys aa it has already been on short runs near Lon-dou. Lon-dou. Tho medium employed is the gas produced by Pinch's patent, the reservoir containing theBupply being in tho guard's van. In place of oue lamp being placed through an apart-ure apart-ure iu the roof, the saloon cars (new Midland composite) bad a lamp on either side of each compartment, wl.ih u',i tl.o manner mrwt HpRrlV I and steadily lighted. The lamps are i much smaller man the old ones, and ! are provided with metal reflectors, which aid the direct illuminating light iu a marked degree. A gentleman gentle-man who travelled to Sheffield in one of the carriages states that the light is infinitely superior to that given by the old-fashioned oil lamps, and that it is remarkable, above all, for its steadinesB. Should these experiments provo auccessful in showing that the supply will last from London to Scotland Scot-land and back, wo believe the company com-pany will supersede the ordinary lamps with it. Sheffield Telegraph. |