head lines through substations at Antjol, Meester-Cornelis, Depok,
and Kedoengbadak from 70,000 volt alternating current to 1,500
volt direct current. The transformation output in 1929 was 65
per cent.
ROLLING STOCK
The rolling stock of the electric railways has been purchased from
several companies. It is reported that the servicing of the various
makes of locomotives in operation necessitates the carrying of large
stocks of spares. It is evident that the Government purchased
several makes for experimental purposes, and if further extensions to
the electric railways are planned an effort will probably be made to
standardize.
The present rolling stock consists of the following:
Moke
11m her
Horse-
DOWEr
TOCOMOTIVES
Brown, Boveri & Cooma
AB: Crcnocons
An American make. ._...... _. mmm —————
MOPOR CARRIAGES
QE. Commie
An American make. __
7
2
1
B
8
E
1,200
1, 500
900
1,100
460
500
All of this equipment has overhead contacts. The Government
also owns 2 battery locomotives and 23 trailers for the motor carriages.
The locomotives are capable of pulling ordinary railway carriages at
a maximum speed varying from 70 to 85 kilometers per hour.
The motor cars and trailers, first and second class, have seats
across on each side of the car, with a central passage in the middle.
The seat backs can be drawn either backward or forward. The
combined folding-sliding door of car design is used, and passengers
alight from both sides of the car at the middle. The third-class cars
have three straight bench seats, lengthwise in the car. Passengers
alight from both sides of the car at the middle and from the ends.
The cars run on trucks and have American brakes and covered gang-
ways. The length over all is 16.95 to 17.92 meters.
The trains are composed of one motor carriage with one trailer.
The service is also maintained by trains composed of ordinary rail-
way cars drawn by electric locomotives, running between Batavia
and Tandjong Priod and between Mangearay and Buitenzorg.
BLECTRIC TRAMS
Only two towns in Java have electric-tram service. Batavia and
the adjoining township Weltevreden are connected by a single-track
tram line. All of the equipment and the rolling stock of the Batavia
Electric Tram Co. is antiquitated, but there is little likelihood that
any new equipment will be purchased in the near future, particularly
since competitive means of transport are available. The electric
railway described above parallels the electric tram line, and the trams
also suffer from bus competition.