Thanks Roger,
I have included a link to the pic and attached a map.
On 18/09/2017 10:54 AM, 'Roger Greenwood'efftech@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> */At the West Geelong terminus at Church Street, a “Tram Waiting” light alerted passengers from the North route that there was a tram waiting at the West terminus. The light was operated by a contactor. (The pole on the overhead wire activated a switch)./*
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> Presumably, the light alerted incoming passengers on the North line intent upon visiting the popular West Geelong shopping centre in Pakington St, that there was a tram waiting at the West terminus.
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> This would have afforded them the opportunity to change trams, and avoid continuing on to the city centre only to catch another tram back out to Pakington St.
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> At the location of the “Tram Waiting” light, only the Melbourne-Geelong railway separated the North and West tram lines, requiring just a short walk to save a lot of unproductive tram travel. Also presumably, the ticket they purchased on the North tram was transferable to the West Tram.
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I have attached a map showing the relevant part of the system - again courtesy of A Non E Mous.
http://tdu.to/Geelong_North_Station_and_West lines.jpg
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> Mal’s post of July 25 (Geelong Pengelley 18 arrives at West Terminus) seems to show the whole arrangement....
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The pic is in the TDU archives at:
http://tdu.to/243476/0/geelong-pengelley-18_arrives_west_terminus.jpg
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> ·What looks like a Forest City light box mounted high up on a pole and facing towards the North line.
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> ·A set of Forest City contactors on the overhead just beyond the last passing loop in Pakington St.
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> ·Interconnecting wires between the contactors and the north-facing light box, and also down the pole outside the hotel to interconnect with similar contactors at the previous passing loop as part of the safe-working system along the single line in Pakington St.
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What puzzles me is that the contactor seems to be beyond the point that the trolley pole reaches at the terminus.
Perhaps the idea was to only trigger the light when the tram had the pole up ready to leave WEST.
See: http://tdu.to/245492/0/36_west_terminus.jpg
Mal Rowe - always fascinated by detail.