Gday  Noel, All

The McGuire has a normal truck swing bolster and a shorter WB and
therefore there is no room for an inside hung motor

Cheers,     Mick

On 12/11/2017 8:03 PM, 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Why is the motor suspension on a McGuire  truck as on Sydney freight car 24s different from that on a BRILL 22E truck as on Sydney F, L, LP and N trams and most other trams with “Maximum Traction” trucks ?

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> Would the traction motor of a McGuire truck mounted _outboard_ of the main driving wheels reduce the axle loading on the pony wheels by comparison with the Brill 22E truck which has the traction motor mounted _inboard_ of the main driving wheels ?

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> Would the pony wheels of a McGuire truck be less effective with braking or more likely to derail on points or uneven track due to reduced axle loadi ng ?

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> http://tdu.to/i/46211?size=d http://tdu.to/i/46211

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> http://tdu.to/i/11231?size=d http://tdu.to/i/11231

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> Noel Reed.

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