Re: Re: MMTB terminology

There were only ever two cars with pan handles in the M&MTB, Greg, and they
were Essendon cars. I don't have a clue what the proper name was for the
controllers in 750 and 751 but they were called pan handles or Panhandles by
the Essendon crews. I never drove them.

Bob Murphy


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg King" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: MMTB terminology

Hi Bob,

Sory to sink you but, 750 and 751 actually had PCM control exactly the

same

as the Adelaide F/F1 and H type cars, the pan handle cars were originally
what the RC1 cars had.

Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "IS Edit" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: MMTB terminology

That's right, Peter. 750 and 751 had Panhandle controls. I never saw

them

until after they were converted to RC controllers. They were very good

cars

when I drove them as they had a real good workover when they were

converted

to conventional hand controls.

Civil Branch had a lot of terminology which was all their own.

One of us ought to go down and interview old Norm Maddock at that museum

on

the side of Malvern Depot (?) on Glenferrie Road. He was the Tramways

Union

Delegate for Civil Branch and you had to have been working for the

Tramways

for at least a year to understand a word he said. I wish I had taped

some

of

his raves. Like something from another planet.

Bob Murphy


----- Original Message -----
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:40 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: MMTB terminology







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