Re: Insulated trams
  phoenix547fm

What I stated in my post is (to my knowledge) the current (pardon the pun) method of dealing with it.

Greg

--- InTramsDownUnder@..., "C. B." <brill21e@...> wrote:
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> What is the official procedure these days in the present climate of health

> and safety? Or have the H&S guys not discovered this one yet?

>

> Chas

>

>

> On 17 June 2011 22:45, Steve Ohlsen <steven_ohlsen@...> wrote:

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> > **

> >

> >

> > I've only had two Insulated trams in my driving career.

> > First one was outside The Church at Wattle Valley rd.(70 route)

> > On an up (city bound run) i had just come through the crossover shunt.

> > The Council work crew had the tar sprayer going,Road rollers etc.

> > Next thing my power off light came on.

> > The tram was only going slow and the council boys were furiously waving me

> > through.

> > My Connie came down and said" what happened to the lights"? (I always drive

> > with lights

> > on ) &nb

> > sp;

> > )"

> > Have we lost the pole?? He asked. I said" check the Knots on the z ropes"

> > I said" I think we are insulated" Next thing the men pointed underneath

> > the tram as a a sheet of lightning came out from underneath.

> > I just held the brakes off button on and let momentium carry the tram

> > through

> > By Middle Camberwell shopping centre all was well and the tram ran normal

> > I rang Fleet operations who put over a p.a.

> > call &n

> > bsp; &nb

> > sp; ,passed the Scrubber car down about Wallen

> > Rd

> >

> > The second Insulation was on a W At High St and St Kilda Rd. Build up of

> > sand tram just stopped.

> > Text book: down pole placed point bar under back wheel pole up drove off.

> > Point bar got weld marks on it be we got moving.

> > Steve O.

> >

> >

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