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.