Re: Re: Seattle W2s, and MSRy 798

Yes, I had heard before that Rio Vista indeed has a set of Peckham trucks.
That is what would be most appropriate for 798. However, I'll check here in
Seattle and see what possibilities exist.

At 02:14 AM 6/4/02 , you wrote:

I'd still love to try to get Muni, or MSR, or both, to work out a

swap with

the Seattle transit agency to get the two sets of trucks with spur

gears for

our Market Street Railway "White Front" car 798, now undergoing

restoration

at Mint Yard.  As it stands now, 798, when it's mounted on its ex-

Melbourne

MCB trucks with herringbone gears, will be a very quiet car--not

typical of

most Market Street Railway Co. equipment, I'm sure.

Barring that, are there any W2 trucks left in Melbourne with spur

gears?

Maybe Muni could try to swap or buy a pair...

Milantram

Hi Pete,

Why does'nt Muni (or MSRy)approach RVJ as they have a set (one with a
broken axle) of the same type of trucks that ran under the 700's and
800's I believe they are Peckham trucks and were they not from under
a crane car? This would make more sense than W2 trucks that look
nothing like the MSRy trucks. But if you want a set of SPUR geared #1
trucks, contact the Sydney tramway museum or Bendigo, they may have a
set laying around, Melbourne has none.

Cheers

Greg

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