The 15T's unladen axle load is 5.25 tonne.

Tony P

On Tuesday 2 April 2024 at 23:49:57 UTC+11transit...@... wrote:

> Should have GONE FOR THE Skoda 15T From memory they had an axle load

> less than 10 t.

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> Regards

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> Dudley

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> Gday Mal,All

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> Strewth,the W only had 4.5 ton axle load,about 6 ton full load and with

> real swiviling trucks

> No wonder the rails get chewed,esp on curves,esp with the rigid trucks

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> Cheers, Mick

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> On 23/03/2024 2:14 pm, Mal Rowe wrote:

> > On 22/03/2024 16:52, TP wrote:

> >> I've no doubt that there are design issues on different models of

> >> trams that have a bearing on the problem.

> >

> >

> > Axle loads are a key issue.

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> > In Melbourne, the fixed truck D2s have a maximum axle load of 22.2

> > tonne (for the centre truck - 11.1 tonne per axle)

> >

> > The Es are longer and heavier but have four swivelling trucks with a

> > highest axle load of 17.4 tonne (for an end truck - 8.7 tonne per axle)

> >

> > The Cs have a quite high axle load - around 21 tonne per fixed truck -

> > fairly evenly spread across the trucks.

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> > One of the key specs for the E class was for a lower axle load than

> > the C and D classes.

> >

> > Mal Rowe - getting technical

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