Re: Re: Photos of Brisbane FM 550
Greg King
Friday, August 31, 2001 7:46 AM
Hi Roy,
When 550 went to Maitland, it and R1 1995 were "restored" by a guy who
called himself a carpenter, other people have called him other things! At
this stage it was repainted as a Phoenix car but not done properly until it
was completely rebuilt at SPER (I saw it during and they did a great job).
The spare truck is the one from 548. No, the trucks from 550 were indeed
scrapped, only BTMS has genuine brisbane trux other than SPER (and the
Dreadnaught and Droppy in NZ and a Connecticut car sitting on Dreadnaught
trucks in Branford which of course are not FM type) I remember seeing a
couple of cars going to a Kindergarten and I'm sure they had trucks but,
have never been able locate any further evidence.
Greg
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When 550 went to Maitland, it and R1 1995 were "restored" by a guy who
called himself a carpenter, other people have called him other things! At
this stage it was repainted as a Phoenix car but not done properly until it
was completely rebuilt at SPER (I saw it during and they did a great job).
The spare truck is the one from 548. No, the trucks from 550 were indeed
scrapped, only BTMS has genuine brisbane trux other than SPER (and the
Dreadnaught and Droppy in NZ and a Connecticut car sitting on Dreadnaught
trucks in Branford which of course are not FM type) I remember seeing a
couple of cars going to a Kindergarten and I'm sure they had trucks but,
have never been able locate any further evidence.
Greg
Thanks for the photo Greg,
Just a question though- she looks well covered in dark blue paint.
Was she subsequently repainted in phoenix colours once at Maitland?
The maintenance of the grog ads in a school is a nice touch!
Thanks for the tips on trucks- back to BTMS and SPER members on that
one! Having been a member of Ferny Grove when a teenager-
incedentally, I must chase up John Lambert about that application
form he promised me about a year ago...- I know of the famous bogie
farm. Last time I asked about it, Briztram was still a goer and BTMS
were keen to make sure they had plenty of spares for any future on-
street undertaking.
Regarding the SPER truck, this would be the spare that came down with
548 in 1969 I presume? I also remember reading in a Trolley Wire from
1970-2, that they had retrieved the bogies from 550- anyone know if
this was true and what they are now under?
Hopefully once the embargo in Melbourne is lifted for bona fide
museum undertakings, there will be plenty of spares for everyone. Our
W5 766 has not turned a wheel since we got her in 1989- anyone know
the whereabouts of 4 good armatures????????
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