Re: Re: Flexible overhead in New Plymouth 2

IS Edit
Sunday, March 3, 2002 2:38 AM

I was going about 50 mph at the time the pole dewired on a nice straight downhill. I was so disgusted when the pole came off that I took my time putting my foot on the brakes, truth be known. It's the only time any tram I was driving threw a pole there. The pole ricochets at that speed off a span wire or two were why it developed a quick case of brewer's droop. I didn't think at the time that the pole would bend any more. Oh, well. It's all a fast learning curve when you're 22 years old and run flat chat on permanent late night and owl runs.

I was never able to go fast enough on a W class to throw a pole on a straightaway and I never drove Zs.

Bob Murphy

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Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Flexible overhead in New Plymouth 2

-Jeez Murph,you've upstaged everyone,the worst I ever did was bust a span wire,never got derailed either,split the points a couple of times but stopped before we got off the road.On a W car it wouldn't matter if the out of use pole made contact with the roof,it would have to make contact with the route number box to achieve the"Murphy Effect".Talking about mishaps,has anyone got any further info about the derailment at Buckley St.a couple of weeks back,I wonder what penalty the driver copped.The Grand Prix special services are pretty impressive just in volume and frequency not to mention loading.Hope someone can post some pictures in the next week or two.I have been working the whole time so not able to myself.Regards all,Peter Bruce.-- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "IS Edit" <bobmurphy2@c...> wrote: > It did have that wooden rail (with the gaps on the underside to allow it to follow the curved shape of the roof, Peter. > > But the pole sagged aft of the hook and aft of the wooden rail, hence the fireworks. It was spectacular with little molten bits of copper flying everywhere and a long line of smoke where the copper had been. > > RT Murphy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: groompg > To: TramsDownUnder@y... > Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 8:58 AM > Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Flexible overhead in New Plymouth 2 > > > --- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "IS Edit" <bobmurphy2@c...> > wrote: > . . . Once I was driving PCC cars there and mangled my back > pole so I put it under the hook, put the front pole up and while I > was doing that the rear pole sagged down and touched the > metal roof. Goodbye overhead! Lost 50 yards of copper. > . . . > > Was it an 1100? The 1100s received a piece of wood attached > to the roof grabs at the rear to prevent this sometime in the '70s > (I think). This was after several incidents where motorpersons > raised the front pole first and then pulled the back pole (which > was hot), contacting the aforesaid grab irons. I don't remember > that the 1016s had the roof grabs . . . > > Peter Groom > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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