Re: trucks
roy winslow
Friday, August 31, 2001 12:24 AM
I really should bring my copy of Destination Subiaco into work....
The K's were 4-motor trucks but whilst "officially 77E's" they were in fact
built up by patterns that were converted from 62E's but new castings, using
wheels (33") and motors from scrapped single truck cars.
Freo car 36 had trucks that were based on the MMTB #9 but with smaller (28")
wheels and were thus more like Sydney #13's 35 used Brush trucks with short
axle centres.
Kalgoorlie used two motor Brill 27 equal wheel trucks and were therefore,
not Max traction trucks.
Greg
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From: "roy winslow" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] trucks
to look at other tram classes in Perth and Freo.
The only DC cars used in West Oz were H 62 and I63- the latter being the
'stepless' car- the other of this type imported went to Briz and was
scrapped in the '30's. 63 lasted till the early 50's and the body is
preserved by PETS- believed to be the only full body still in existence
anywhere in the world.
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Sorry to pull you up again,[email protected] 08/30/01 04:56PM >>>
The K's were 4-motor trucks but whilst "officially 77E's" they were in fact
built up by patterns that were converted from 62E's but new castings, using
wheels (33") and motors from scrapped single truck cars.
Freo car 36 had trucks that were based on the MMTB #9 but with smaller (28")
wheels and were thus more like Sydney #13's 35 used Brush trucks with short
axle centres.
Kalgoorlie used two motor Brill 27 equal wheel trucks and were therefore,
not Max traction trucks.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "roy winslow" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] trucks
The Perth K Class Trams 126-130 ran on 2 motor Brill 77-E's I believe. Iwill have to have a good look at my Destination Subiaco to confirm this and
to look at other tram classes in Perth and Freo.
of my head. I assume these were four motors- but will check tonight.
Kalgoorlie used max trax for all its bogie cars.
Freo 36 and I think 35 used a modified Melborne No.13 or 15 from the top
cars built for their respective systems.
PETS has Freo 36, Perth 130 and Kalgoorlie 25- all of these were the last
have been a drop centre design based on the W2's if it had ever been built.
Just out of interest, a plan for Perth 131 is held by PETS- this would
The only DC cars used in West Oz were H 62 and I63- the latter being the
'stepless' car- the other of this type imported went to Briz and was
scrapped in the '30's. 63 lasted till the early 50's and the body is
preserved by PETS- believed to be the only full body still in existence
anywhere in the world.
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