Re: Gunzels only
  Matthew Geier

More enlightened systems that have converted to pantograph operation
allow pole equipped trams out with a simple reversible (thus protecting
the heritage of the vehicle) alteration - they lock the ability of the
pole to pivot and place a pantograph head over the skid/wheel. The pole
then acts sort of like like a bow-collector.

The heritage car the then gets to get out of the museum and get some
exercise, but with out the often some times major alteration of changing
it to a pantograph collector and possibly having to make changes that
effect the heritage value of the item.

I see the major issue in Melbourne is there is no incentive for the
private operator to let the heritage fleet out and plenty of incentive
not to. A fact of life is the vintage car is more likely to have some
sort of failure and cause delays. The nature of the vintage 'tour'
(tardy gunzels) will create delays. Those delays attract fines to the
operator.

I suspect if the franchise agreement said 'let heritage fleet out on
Sundays. You will not be penalised for any delay attributable to issues
with the heritage fleet' and the situation would be VERY different.


On 23/7/22 12:53, Bob Pearce wrote:
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> Hi all,

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> If one can get past the lack of overhead frogs, poles could almost use

> that stuff except at junctions etc.

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> A good connie type would certainly be able to ‘swing’ the pole from

> one wire to another.

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> BUT, I guess those days are well and truly over.

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> Does YT still permit tram tours to happen?

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> Bob in Perth

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> *From:*tramsdownunder@googlegroups.com

> tramsdownunder@...> *On Behalf Of *Mal Rowe

> *Sent:* Saturday, 23 July 2022 9:31 AM

> *To:*tramsdownunder@...

> *Subject:* Re: [TramsDownUnder] Gunzels only

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> On 23/07/2022 11:05,tramdude@... wrote:

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> Looks like they are still using parafil span wire. Is that only on

> straight sections or have they gone back to using it on curves now

> there are no trolley poles to slice through it?

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> It certainly looks like it.

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> Looking back over some of my pics I see that they have been using this

> gear for a while.

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> See: https://tdu.to/i/78559

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> Mal Rowe - assuming Yarra are trying a new vendor of overhead fittings

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