Re: Sydney Tram motors

[Bob <gioia@fastlink.com.au>]

Barry wrote:

> Bill Bolton wrote in message <34a91304.1262405@news.bigpond.com>...
> >robbie@alphalink.com.au (Robbie O'Regan) wrote:
> >
> >> Seasons greetings all!!
> >>
> >> When and why were the Sydney Tramway motors given an "A" suffix????
>
> >> Any references in Bulletins, etc about this???
> >
> >I'll have to double check, but from memory the "A" indicates that the
>
> >motor had been modfied for one man operatrion.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >Bill Bolton
> >Sydney, Australia
>
> Trams in the NSW systems were classed in a unified system covering
> steam and
> electric trams from some time early in the use of electric trams.
> There was
> a previous system for classifying the trailers but I think the motors
> were
> classified by description (eg 10" Baldwin etc).
>
> The system went A = steam tram motors
>                           B = steam tram trailers
>                           C onwards = electric trams.
>
> All the letters were ultimately used except Q. In addition there were
> some
> other classes such as LP, OP, PR1 and R1 which were for hybrid or
> modified
> classes.
>
> Barry Campbell

  I agree with Barry. I read that in one of the books years ago and have
believed this to be true.