Gday Noel

Brissy used NACO wheels,and so did the M&MTB before it built its own
resilient wheels

The NACO wheels had a large disc like projection behind the tyre which may
well have
fouled the high Sydney check rails as it only cleared the rail head-road
surface by about 1"

Cheers, Mick.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Noel Reed" noelreed10@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2013 9:48 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] -R1 class No.1958 with Brisbane Resilient Wheels.

>

> In 1951, two trucks as used on the later Brisbane 'FM' class trams were

> sent to Sydney for test under an 'R1' class tram.

>

> The trucks were fitted to 'R1' 1858 and it ran for some time on the

> Circular

> Quay to Sydney Railway Station service via Pitt and Castereagh Streets.

>

> They were much quieter than the regular No 13 trucks as used on the 'R1'

> trams but there were problems encountered with the operation of the

> wheels

> on Sydney curves which often had high check-rails.

>

> A picture is attached of 'R1' 1858 on the approach track to the Sydney

> Railway Colonnade terminus. Track in this location is now for departure of

> trams on the SLR route.

>

> For comparison, here is one of my pictures of a Brisbane 'FM' class tram

> with resilient wheels at Cavendish Road Terminus.

> http://tdu.to/37140.att

>

> Noel Reed.