Trams and Tramway Matters

[themole]

Hi, All the rope is to pull the pantograph down by hand. The Black Country Museum has a Portugal tram for spares. Pictures of Bolton 66......

 

[themole]

The Black Country Museum has a 3ft 6" tramway,(inc Lisbon tram... last picture) plus a trollybus system. Alyn

 

[themole]

 

[themole]

Here are some Dresden trams.......

 

[themole]

I have had some pictures of the Dublin Tramway sent to me today, plus a couple of pictures of their buses and the Brewery,. Alyn

 

[themole]

 

[themole]

 

[tramcar trev]

The Black country museum looks very smart. The trolley buses add something extra...
I do like the 2 road depot building, I wonder if they would feel flattered if I copied it for my tramway?

 

[Madman]

I noticed that on the Milan tram, there appears to be a rope attached to the pantograph and leading down to one side of the tram. I have not seen this before in any tram photos. Would it be for raising and lowering the pantograph manually?

Hmmmmm or maybe simply the mechanism is broken?
One thing is for sure; If Portugal goes down the gurgler can I have first dibbs on the trams???

Im wondering how much psychology goes into designing new trams. Does the design team think that if they look fast more people will travel on them or do they just want their trams to look like Ferraris?

The Presidents Car commission cars were designed with that in mind, if I am not mistaken, in order to boost ridership.

 

[themole]

The Black country museum looks very smart. The trolley buses add something extra...
I do like the 2 road depot building, I wonder if they would feel flattered if I copied it for my tramway?

Trev, I will dig out the gen on the building, it was rebuilt brick, by brick, (all numbered) a few years ago . The tram shed was originally on the Birmingham road to West Bromwich, not far from the West Bromwich Albion football ground. N.B. the Black Country Museum has the only three foot six inch gauge, museum tramway system, in the UK Alyn

 

[tramcar trev]

On the topic of PCC cars here is a snap of Melbourne PCC 980. The only way you could tell it is a PCC car are the St Louis B3 trucks. Its preserved in Victoria... Will it ever run again is the question...

 

[themole]

Trev, is'nt there a firm the makes OZZY trams in Ozz? scale 1/43rd or 1/50th Alyn

 

[themole]

Some Stockholm Oldtimer trams.........

 

[MRail]

Paid a visit to Blackpool at the weekend.
Monday morning found the rocket being shunted around the old depot.
I'm told it was being moved into the electrical compound - don't know why.
It's been banned from traffic for some years due to concerns over the safety of elfins on the sloping gangway.

The move is on YouTube:-
http://youtu.be/XG0RuVMlyXQ

 

[tramcar trev]

The Motorman in Stockholm 24 reminds me of "Blakey" from "on the busses".....

 

[Madman]

Very interesting. Some of the contraptions we come up with never cease to amaze me.

 

[tramcar trev]

Trev, is'nt there a firm the makes OZZY trams in Ozz? scale 1/43rd or 1/50th Alyn

There is someone making Melbourne W class cars in HO I believe there is a Sydney R or R1 available in HO in kit form. There are I'm reliably informed some people who make other Sydney cars (non motorised) in O for commercial consumption. Of course there are scattered affianados that scratch build all manner of Ozzy trams but the problem is this is such a huge place and we are so scattered that we rarely come across each other maybe see a picture in a model shop or such..... I know of no other person in the country running trams under overhead outdoors, I wish I did, 2 brains are always better than one. Heaps of outdoor G scale railways and some quite sizeable clubs.....
http://steeraust.com.au/mtav/pictures.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdISPEC8SiM ahh see this is a weico kit, R1's never ran with pantos.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvqgxwJaENg

http://members.optusnet.com.au/weicomodelsw/Trams4.htm

http://cooeeclassics.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=24 these are 1:76.....

I'm always keen to hear of anyone's tramway adventures in G

 

[themole]

Thanks for the info Trev. Alyn

 

[themole]

Whilst building the sprinkler car (see other thread) I found these pictures of other works cars.

 

[themole]