Gday Kevin
Any chance of coping that sketch of the 77E Yapper and posting it
Cheers, Mick
On 7/11/2023 2:29 pm, Kevin Taig wrote:
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> Hi Mal & All,
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> In my processing of MMTB Tramcar Drawings, I came across a could-a-been 77E ‘Car.
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> The original drawing (Sketch) of the Y class car was for a “50 foot” car supported by Brill 77E trucks.
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> It is only pencil on tracing paper, so it probably didn’t get past the proposal stage.
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> The Y ended up with MMTB # 1C which had modified bolsters to the 1A & 1B models.
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> Regards
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> Kevin
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> On 07/11/2023 09:08, Bob Pearce wrote:
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> Mal, very timely article for TDU. I am preparing an article about the Brill
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> 77E trucks PETS imported from Japan, so this will be a handy inclusion.
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> Are you able to tell if these were 4 motor trucks - the picture seems to
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> indicate that?
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> Yes the 77E was designed as a 4 motor truck, but of course it would work with only 2 motors - just with less power and grip.
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> It has inside hung motors, while the 76E had outside hung motors - and thus a longer wheelbase.
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> The 77E1 was designed to have smaller wheels and thus the springing was a bit different.
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> I have attached a sheet showing the 77E dimensions for various gauges.
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> Mal Rowe
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