The attached link shows a greasing tram (mazácí tramvaj for googling
reference) in Prague. It actually looks rather Australian.
https://www.likealocalguide.com/prague/mazaci-tramvaj#&gid=1&pid=1
https://m.facebook.com/mazacitramvaj/
Apart from employing drivers 😆 because it's not fixed, then it can
lubricate where and when required.
On Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 10:17 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder <
tramsdownunder@... wrote:
> Last week a Melbourne correspondent sent me the images below.
>
> I sent this information to my contact in CPB who currently is doing track
> maintenance on Stage 2 of the GC Light Rail project as per their contract
> with the government.
>
> This work includes a short stretch of track approaching the Gold Coast
> hospital stop from the north where there are significant rail corrugations
> of unknown cause. I thought that maybe installation of a device like this
> one in Melbourne may be of interest . You will see his reply below.
>
> Regards,
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From:* "stage2, gclr"
> *Date:* 10 December 2018 at 9:07:48 am AEST
> *To:* tressteleg1 tressteleg@...>
> *Subject:* *RE: Greasing*
>
> Hi Richard,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the email, it was a very interesting read. I’ll be sure to pass
> this onto G:link for their information.
>
>
>
> Our maintenance works on stage 2 will continue for approximately another
> week.
>
>
>
> Cheers Kyle
>
>
>
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> *From:* tressteleg1 [mailto:tressteleg@gmail.com tressteleg@...>]
> *Sent:* Friday, 7 December 2018 5:27 PM
> *To:* stage2, gclr
> *Subject:* Greasing
>
>
>
> Hello Kyle,
>
>
>
> I rode all of Stage 2 today and at least half of the grinding has been
> done. The noisier bits were probably done very recently and are sure to
> quieter fairly soon. I noticed no rumble in these areas.
>
>
>
> But more importantly, this just came in from a friend who is a present-day
> driver in Melbourne.
>
>
>
> If that corrugated section at Olsen Ave keeps recurring, one of these
> units may solve the problem, but of course there would be haggling about
> who would pay for it but it may be the cheapest long term solution if no
> better way of keeping that wear under control is found. At the Melbourne
> location about 35 trams per hour go each way.
>
>
>
> “Anyway, to tram stuff. It is all quite self explanatory by the photos.
> The solar powered lubrication unit is near the corner of Bowen Crescent.”
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Richard
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