Re: Re: St Kilda Transfers
Bill Bolton
Monday, February 18, 2002 1:23 PM
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 18:58:19 +1100, Kevin wrote:
Two problems with conveyance on their own wheels.... the VR trams on
the whole show no evidence of couplers of any sort except for the
early period when they hauled trailers, and secondly due to the low
"buffing" height of the trams it would have been quite difficult to
arrange any form of temporary coupling to a railway vehicle or
locomotive.
This doesn't mean it didn't happen, but it would have been nowhere
near as straight forward as in NSW.
NSW had pin and bar coupling facilities on just about every tramway
vehicle and steam tram motors with buffing gear/couplers at the right
height to do the hauling... plus even some match trucks to match
tramway and railway vehicles. BTW, in NSW tramway profile vehicles
running through railway profile special work were restricted to ~4mph
and even then there were often problems.
The trams were apparently maintained at Elwood and shortly after the
no 3 running shed (northern most) was added circa 1917, the No 1 shed
(southern most) became a workshop from the early 1920s.
Cheers
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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On the method of transfer I would go down on the low speed
towing system. With an overall height of about 11ft + for
the car and 3ft+ for the wagon they would be giving the
loading gauge a push. So we are back to the wee hours with
probably some type of steam motive power at low speeds
15mph etc. Maybe the 1500v turned off. (a la Sydney)
Two problems with conveyance on their own wheels.... the VR trams on
the whole show no evidence of couplers of any sort except for the
early period when they hauled trailers, and secondly due to the low
"buffing" height of the trams it would have been quite difficult to
arrange any form of temporary coupling to a railway vehicle or
locomotive.
This doesn't mean it didn't happen, but it would have been nowhere
near as straight forward as in NSW.
NSW had pin and bar coupling facilities on just about every tramway
vehicle and steam tram motors with buffing gear/couplers at the right
height to do the hauling... plus even some match trucks to match
tramway and railway vehicles. BTW, in NSW tramway profile vehicles
running through railway profile special work were restricted to ~4mph
and even then there were often problems.
A history of Jolimont which I read recently did not have any mention
of trams but they were heavily into Petrol /Diesel electric Rail Motors.
The trams were apparently maintained at Elwood and shortly after the
no 3 running shed (northern most) was added circa 1917, the No 1 shed
(southern most) became a workshop from the early 1920s.
Cheers
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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