Gday  Matthew, All

Its the Prison car that dosent have motors

Cheers,    Mick

On 12/11/2017 7:57 AM, Matthew Geiermatthew@...
[TramsDownUnder] wrote:
> On 12/11/17 07:22, Malcolm Rowemal.rowe@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:

>

>>

>> Great work.

>> This may be the only set of McGuire trucks in the world.

>>

> Parko and others have not been able to find any others of this type

> recorded as preserved anywhere. It's quite possible these really are the

> last of their type in existence.

>

> Watching 24s operate and riding on it, I can sort of see why - they are

> not very good at all. When starting the weight transfer to the rear

> unloads the front driven wheel too much so the lead wheel is prone to

> wheel spin. Something doesn't seem quite right with the geometry. They

> are not a good example of the 'maximum traction' idea.

>

> Any one using them would have replaced them with something better at the

> first opportunity!

>

> 24s has them as they were rejects from the F class program, so were

> available 'cheap' (i.e. lying around the workshops) when the freight car

> was constructed.

>

> With a few tonnes of freight to hold them down, they probably work much

> better !

>

>

> In case any one's wondering about the reference to motors - for many

> years there was a persistent story that 24s's unique McGuire didn't have

> motors. I'm not sure where this came from, but it was considered gospel

> by many, and no one actually bothered to look under the car and check!.

>

> While the motors were overhauled during this restoration, they didn't

> actually need any major work - they were stripped down, cleaned and

> repainted. The only replacement parts are new motor leads.

>

>

>

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