Re: B2 Failure 09/04

[Chris Sinnema <csinn@pop.netlink.com.au>]

The overhead is never de-energised when repair work is done. There is no need as
the tramway workers are fully insulated, it is quite safe to touch the overhead,
just dont try it though when it comes down, sparks fly everywhere.


Matthew Geier wrote:

> In article <01be86fa$2c019600$1900007e@mmc>, mmc <mmc@hyperlink.net.au> wrote:
> >
> >
> >mmc <mmc@hyperlink.net.au> wrote in article
> ><01be82f4$688aa3a0$1900007e@mmc>...
> >>
> >>
> >> B2.2062 (i think!) failed at the corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth St
> >> approx 1500 09/04.
> >>
> >> From what it appeared the pantograph had snapped. I think repair crews
> >> tried to fix it, but eventually B2.2073 (again, I think..) towed it back
> >to
> >> the depot.
> >
> >B2.2062 was seen back in service approx 2100 14/4.
> >
>
>  Ive watched a crew replace the bent pan on a B2 outside the Melbourne
> convetion centre a couple of years back. Z's , A's and more B's were
> gathering behind as a crew climbed up onto the roof and man-handled
> a replacement pan up the ladder and swapped it in, then threw the broken
> one over the side and packed up as the line of trams passed.
>  I presume the entire job was done with the overhead energised, as there
> was a queue forming behind them.