Gday Noel

The VR Trams got power from the VR Newport power stn at 20KV in underground cables.
In the sub, was transformed to lower voltage, not stated, Kactus will know,for the Rotaries which
produced 600V DC.

It was insulated from the M&MTB Overhead.

From "Instructions for Electric Street Traiways" VR. 1942

Cheers, Mick.

----- Original Message -----
From: Noel Reed
To:TramsDownUnder@...
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7:06 PM
Subject: RE: [TramsDownUnder] VR trams (Vic.)

Hello Roderick,

Here are a couple of my old pictures which show the insulated crossings on the trolley wires at Fitzroy Street, St Kilda and at Glenhuntley Road, Elwood..

My comment about them is below.

Were their power supplies isolated from each other
like the former MMTB / VR ESR crossings at St Kilda and on the Point Ormond
line? ( See attached X 217 at Broadway / Glen Huntly Road crossing) These crossings had insulation on the OHW to avoid borrowing or stealing of each others electricity.

Noel Reed K22-13 VR 53 & 40 St Kilda 15.01.54. http://tdu.to/22684.att

Noel Reed K12-13 21Jan1953 X217 Broadway & Glenhuntly Rd. http://tdu.to/29177.att

Noel Reed.