Re: [Melb] Faulty trams in service

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au>]

Apparently they've taken it to Preston for a checkup. They had previously
fitted a blackbox-type device to it, so they may be able to tell what
happened the last time the brakes failed.


Daniel
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"D. Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> This is the same tram that the Herald Sun mentioned in its article about a
> month ago. The problem is, apparently, that the brakes are being adjusted
by
> a machine instead of by hand. I have seen 992 travelling down La Trobe
> street at about nine o'clock in the morning, driven a maintenance chap and
> with the emergency vehicle right behind.
> Regards,
> David Lindstrom
>
> "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au> wrote in message
> news:R_KP4.7253$PL4.245065@ozemail.com.au...
> > I've heard a rumour that tram 992 (W class, Yarra) is rolling along the
> > streets with faulty brakes. Apparently a few months ago it ran into the
> back
> > of another tram, and was so badly damaged it was almost scrapped, but
> > repaired instead.
> >
> > Then on Tuesday it accidentally ran through a red light outside the
> casino,
> > and nearly hit some pedestrians. But it sounds like after a quick
> once-over
> > by the mechanics, Yarra is keeping it in service.
> >
> > I wonder how many faulty vehicles the tram and train companies now have
in
> > service because they don't want to get penalised for cancelled services?
> How
> > many spare vehicles do they keep to cover for faults?
> >
> >
> > Daniel
> > --
> > Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> > dbowen at custard dot net dot au
> > http://www.custard.net.au/bowen/daniel/
> >
> >
>
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