Re: NR's have Bells!?

[Graham D Baker <bakerss@ozdocs.net.au>]

 The NR Class loco has an air operated bell fitted just behind the main
res tanks on the co-drivers side.

  This was agreed too by both NR Management, Drivers Cab Committee, and
the PTU. The main purpose for this is for use while shunting or around
shunting yards, whilst the loco is moving.

 As far as I know the NR is the only equiped with this feature on the
Standard guage network.

Rgds

Graham D Baker,
Driver NR Sydney.


SJG wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Dec 1997 12:48:27 GMT, steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J
> Sos) wrote:
>
> >While waiting to film the Kinder trains at Sunshine, a down SG steel
> >transfer rolled through.  I'm sure I heard a bell ringing from the
> >loco (a la North American practice).... there were a few of us
> >trackside.
> >
> >Was I hearing things?  Do any other locos have bells?  What are the
> >regs governing the use of bells on locos?
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Yuri
> >
> NR class locomotives are the only class i know (out of NSW classes
> even though i know it is a National Rail loco) to have a bell
> somewhere in the engine compartments which can be operated from the
> cab. Its use is unknown to me.
>
> Maybe someone else may be able to tell you its purpose and whether
> locos from other states have bells or not.
>
> Stefan.