Re: B2 Failure 09/04

["M.B. and C.M.McDonald" <michael.and.colleen.mcdonald@xtra.co.nz>]

I'd hope the workers were wearing thick, insulating clothing.  I presume the
main body of the tram would be earthed - would be very easy for the worker
to provide a convenient path from the overhead to earth via the roof of the
tram.

Michael

Chris Sinnema wrote in message <371EE96D.8E86DEBD@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.
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>Matthew Geier wrote:
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>> In article <01be86fa$2c019600$1900007e@mmc>, mmc <mmc@hyperlink.net.au>
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>> >mmc <mmc@hyperlink.net.au> wrote in article
>> ><01be82f4$688aa3a0$1900007e@mmc>...
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>> >> B2.2062 (i think!) failed at the corner of Victoria St and Elizabeth
St
>> >> approx 1500 09/04.
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>> >> 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.
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>> >B2.2062 was seen back in service approx 2100 14/4.
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>>  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.
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