Hi Mal & All,

Maybe your email has stumbled across a compromise.

Maybe Mr J.G. Brill built the 82M motor bogies and SAR built the 82T trailer
bogies.

Attached is some photos of some "Brill 82" type bogies photographed at
Daylesford in Feb 2008.
Apologies for the multiple photos but they were pretty cosy.
I have examined the 4 of the axleboxes at close quarters and have been
unable to positively identify a Brill axlebox cover. Looks like job for a
wire brush and chalk next time.

I hope that this will satisfy the honorable member for Warilla - bit more to
come Mick!

See also:
http://tdu.to/Brill75_Hornless-Bogie-1.jpg
http://tdu.to/Brill75_Hornless-Bogie-2.jpg
http://tdu.to/Brill75_Hornless-Bogie-3.jpg

Regards
Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Rowe" brill21e@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re:Brill Trucks-was Mixed-gauge operation

> Kevin Taig wrote:

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>> "Electric Railway trucks"-Charlton gives the info that they are a

>> "built-up" (fabricated) frame construction of 47000lbs capacity. Of

>> interest is the specs for the 81M/81T bogies for the Model 55 had a

>> channel frame and 36000 lbs capacity. In the bogie book, they are shown

>> as outside hung but the SAR versions had inside bearings. This may have

>> been part of the Service Motor Truck Co to Brill transition. The 55s

>> were ordered from Service but delivered by Brill.

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> The railmotor operated by the Pichi Richi railway at Quorn certainly has

> a Brill branded truck.

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> http://tdu.to/Brill106_Quorn_16June2007.jpg

> http://tdu.to/Brill-railmotor-axle.JPG

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> Mal Rowe - who enjoyed a ride on an 'honorary tram' at Quorn

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