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Re: [Melb] W-class trams return delayed
- Subject: Re: [Melb] W-class trams return delayed
- From: "D. Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 06:56:05 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
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How does the safety brake work?
DL
"Morphett" <morphett@one.net.au> wrote in message
news:395aa8ea.4609185@news.one.net.au...
>
> >> the brakes in a W2 and had to use the handbrake. He said it was
difficult
> >> driving back through traffic to the depot with the handbrake. He said
in
> >> that situation you can only use two notches on the controller or
something
> >> gets burned out.
> >
> >Difficult, but can be done. I remember this happening once when I was a
kid,
> >riding home from St Kilda Beach up Carlisle Street. Not a very speedy
trip.
>
>
>
> If the brakes have no air pressure, the handbrake cannot be used
> becuase the safety brake is activated and the brakes lock on (they
> spoilt all the fun when they were modified for one person operation)