Re: RE:[Ausloco] SAR 500 class multiple unit ?

[Trevor Gibbs <xdford@start.com.au>]

Hi Ben

With all due respect but I believe you are getting confused with the
900 class control stand, which I have only otherwise seen on the QR
1200 class, albeit turned the other way around. The 500's had a
similar throttle to the 800's activating an air valve with an
electrically powered load governor. The two sides were connected by
mechanical levers under the floor of the cab which made it a fairly
simple arrangement.

In common with 900's and 800's there were virtually 3 engine speeds,
idle mid speed and max, while in the 500's, the load governor took
care of the excitation levels to the generator. I did not have a great
deal to do with 800's during my time in either Islington or Mile End
apart from a couple of services except that they built the loco around
the engine, and the commutators particularly of the auxiliary
generators were literally stuffed! An that was 1974/75!


Cheers


Trevor

Original message from: <woodrowwalters@pocketmail.com.au>
>
>
>Hello Ben,
>         The 500 Class were unable to multiple unit with Alco and EMD
built units as they had a 10 notch throtle control and not an 8 notch
control like the EMD and ALCo control stands.
>
>This has somewhat changed in recent years all be it though in
Tasmania with the 2 rebuilt ZB's (ZB9 - 2100 and ZB6 - 2101 being
rebuilt and fitted with an 8 notch desk top controler instead of the
old 10 notch EE control.
>
>I hope this is able to help you out.
>
>Best Wishes,
>Daven (Woodrow) Walters. 
>
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>
>Hi
>
>Apologies for the wrong subject heading.
>
>Just wondering, harking back to the topic of ability of various locos
to
>m.u. a few months back- could an SAR 500 and 800 class m.u. ?  I
assume the
>500 wasn't capable of m.u.-ing with a 930 (despite its American
looks) and
>shots of 930s leading 500s on trains are with the 500 dead attached ?
>
>Cheers
>
>Ben
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