Rule 80
When "W" Class trams are in motion, drivers may sit or stand with their
left hand on the controller and their right hand on the air brake handle.
Drivers must not lean on the controller and their feet must be on the floor
near the warning gong and sand punch.
When "A","B" or "Z" Class trams are moving, drivers must sit with their
feet on the correct pedals. No foreign objects should be employed to hold
down the safert pedal
John McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au> wrote in article
<6gsp0u$ng_006@melbpc.org.au>...
> In article <01bd6513$5cb82d40$624c0acb@davibenn.pcug.org.au>, "David
Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote:
>
> >Kate & Andrew <Morphet@access.net.au> wrote in article
> ><01bd6470$093317a0$cb7438cb@katrinaa>...
> >> I cannot see why this is a problem as Tram Drivers cannot take their
> >hands
> >> off the steering wheel (or controller) when the tram is moving! Has
> >> anybody ever been in a tram when the driver has to speak on the phone
> >with
> >> their operations centre, the tram stops first....it has to or else the
> >> emergency break will engage...
>
> I believe it is the law in Victoria that radios etc must not be used
whist the
> vehicle is in motion.
> As far as W class trams are concerned, in addition to the City Circle
trams,
> about 50 other cars were modified the same way. The driver cannot take
his
> hand off the brake handle, otherwise the emergency brakes will be
applied.
> A start has been made in fitting TVMs and validators in to W class trams.
No
> 928 is the first trams so fitted.
> The City Circle trams are now driver only. There may be a CSO on the
trams
> occasionally, but not normally.
>
>
> >The W class trams did not have any 'deadman' features as originally
fitted,
> >the theory apparently being that as they were two person operated the
> >conductor could stop the tram in an emergency.
>
> >When some of the W trams were refurbished for the City Circle services
they
> >were fitted with a deadman device on the controller, operation similar
to
> >that on a traditional electric train, in that the handle had to be
pressed
> >down while in operation, otherwise the power would automatically cut off
> >and the brakes apply. It was intended to use these trams one person
> >operated, but this hasn't eventuated, although no fares are collected an
> >attendant rides these trams. As far as I know most of the W's, except
the
> >Circle Line fleet and some additional ones kept in reserve for the
Circle
> >Line, still don't have deadman facilities, so the driver could easily
take
> >his hands off the controller and the tram would keep going.
>
>
> See above.
> >Sydney experimented many years ago with a deadman device on its trams,
but
> >it only cut off power and didn't apply the brakes - not much use going
> >downhill!!
>
>
> >Brisbane had emergency brake valves in the passenger saloons -
passengers
> >or conductors could thereby stop the tram (but not cut off power).
>
> >David Bennetts
> >Canberra
>
> John McCallum
>