Re: Flexible overhead in New Plymouth 2

Great photo GWB
Two pole trams running on TB overhead of course has a potential for
disaster - put one pole on +ve, the other on -ve and just watch the
fireworks. Remember there is no overload protection of the traction
cable between the two poles. So you could easily melt the overhead or
cause a fire in the tram roof. This is one reason why we don't have
such a system at MOTAT. But I wonder if New Plymouth had any such
accidents? You know - keen kids wanting to help by putting up the
poles?
The photo makes me shudder actually.
Bruce

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "WALTER Bennett" <wgbtttco@b...> wrote:

This view is Morley Street on the Westown route.
New power poles and road resurfacing indicate thet the trolleybuses

are not far away.

Note the trolley pole on the Birney car pushing the overhead up.
This tram was one of three built for the Westown line in 1921.
Picure by Graham Stewart Wellington NZ

WGB

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