Re: [nsw]Tram Stalls on hill

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>]

"Gnome 412" <gnome412@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Today (Tue. 26/09/00) around noon, Sydney Light Rail tram 2104 (the Apple
> cart) stalled in light rain climbing from Hay Street to Railway Colonnade.
> Passengers walked up the hill and eventually the car recovered traction.
>
> The growing crowd of SRA smoke-break observors wondered what SLR's
> wet-weather traction options are.  Do the cars have sanding gear?  Maybe a
> bucket of sand?  Is there a bank engine?  Is 23s still based at Ultimo?
>
> Ooohh!!  Olympics!
>
This traction problem has happened a number of times before, as a result the
cars were fitted with sanding gear, maybe it didn't work on this occasion
(out of sand, pipes blocked etc.)

Regards

David Bennetts