On 23/05/2017 2:16 PM, 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Would several runs with abrasive brake shoes solve the ‘wheel flat’ problem without needing the wheel lathe ?

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No brake shoes on modern trams - the final brake is a disc brake.

What would slove te problem would be to disconnect the disc brakes on the centre truck - but that would probably be an unacceptable change in braking.

Mal Rowe