Re: Re: Canberra
  Richard Youl

Hi Mick,

It may have been 767, an unremarkable tram re performance.

Unlike modern trams which all essentially behave the same as others in its class, Ws varied a lot from one to the next re speed.

While worn or new wheels would make a difference, I think there was more to it than just the wheels.

Preston rewound the motors for many years and I have sometimes wondered if standards varied over the years, including the thickness of the wire and the number of turns of wire on each coil, both field coils and armature coils..

It’s a pity we did not then have the GPS measuring equipment available today to know just how fast those Ws could go. But all modern trams are faster.

Richard

On 7 Dec 2018, at 11:26 pm, Mick Duncan kitbuny@...> wrote:

Gday Richard

Wot were you driving?

A lout in a FJ Holden told me I did 80K down the hill from Trafalgar Rd
when I stopped at the Riversdale level crossing. I was running in at night. I was driving a Big Car and was in full parallel all the way

Gee, I respect 247 motors. In retrospect, it was a cruel thing to
do to those armatures

He said "I didnt know trams could go so fast" ,and gave me a tinny
which was welcome as it was a hot night

He may have boosted the real speed

Cheers, Mick,remembering when Tram driving was fun

> On 4/12/2018 5:38 PM, 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder wrote:

> Those fast Ws sure are all over the place!

>

> But one night a friend did clock me coming down the hill on Gilbert Rd West Preston towards town doing just that speed. It wouldn’t go any faster :-(

>

> Regards,

>

>

> On 4 Dec 2018, at 16:11, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

>

>>> On 04/12/2018 11:34, Hunslet wrote:

>>> Will CBA have traffic signals priority?

>>> Having regard to the separate ROW down the middle of the road, what speed limit will apply … 50 km/h or higher?

>>>

>> Looks like 70 - see attached pic.

>>

>> Mal Rowe - looking forward to a ride

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