Re: More Christchurch Brill 11
Greg King
Friday, August 24, 2001 1:08 PM
Hi Bob,
That care has a very robust Brussels Brill 21E (note roller bearings),
they
also have air brakes.
Some news from here. When the St Kilda Rail line was converted to LRT
back
in 87, the rail station (plus platform, trainshed and the single track
under
it) was bypassed by the LRT that ran through what had been the yard for
train storage. Anyway, over the years the station fell into disrepair
but a
recent redevelopment has seen it incorporated into a new shopping and
resturant complex whith the building and train shed preserved, where the
tracks were, a steel framework was built in the area and the whole area
is
being made level, the interesting thing is, the foundations are built on
the
old tracks which are still in place, in years to come when some
archaeologist digs the place up, they'll wonder what those rusty lengths
of
steel are!
Greg
That care has a very robust Brussels Brill 21E (note roller bearings),
they
also have air brakes.
Some news from here. When the St Kilda Rail line was converted to LRT
back
in 87, the rail station (plus platform, trainshed and the single track
under
it) was bypassed by the LRT that ran through what had been the yard for
train storage. Anyway, over the years the station fell into disrepair
but a
recent redevelopment has seen it incorporated into a new shopping and
resturant complex whith the building and train shed preserved, where the
tracks were, a steel framework was built in the area and the whole area
is
being made level, the interesting thing is, the foundations are built on
the
old tracks which are still in place, in years to come when some
archaeologist digs the place up, they'll wonder what those rusty lengths
of
steel are!
Greg
Does that Brill have air-brakes? The handbrake wheel seems mightyclose to
the controller.
That truck is a busy looking thing from the side. Were they sound,
structurally?
Nice shots.
Bob Murphy