Yields information about a compressor governor that is fitted to some Ballarat Trams, Westinghouse.Two A4 photocopied sheets, giving a side elevation of the Westinghouse "S-6-A Electric Compressor Governor" and the setting or the regulation and adjustment, installation and maintenance of the Governor. Commonly known as a "Bettleback" Governor. Dates from 1916. See Reg Item 703 for a MMTB drawing. WAD’s thoughts on setting Beetle back compressor Governors – 19/12/2009. Refer to instructions as well. Set both valves to approximately the same tension or thread length If when pumping up, both valves start to chatter, screw down the back valve further. When working satisfactorily, but pressures not right, that is, the governor is cutting out without valves chattering or with excessive range or pressure too high. Adjust the front valve until the desired cut out pressure arrived at. The cap must be on this valve for it to work. Adjust the back valve to adjust the cutting in setting, screw down for high cut in pressure. Adjust both as necessary to obtain your desires! And best of luck, it can be done, but is frustrating!!!!!trams, tramways, governors, westinghouse, air compressors, instructions

The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.George Lynch standing alongside a DD Locomotive. This locomotive is fitted with two C-Class compressors used for testing air brakes on the extended length of a train. The DD Class locomotives entered service in 1902 as a new express passenger and mixed traffic steam locomotive class. They were the most numerous locomotive class on the Victorian Railways, with a total of 261 DD locomotives built. Originally introduced on mainline express passenger services, they were quickly superseded by the much larger A class and were relegated to secondary and branch line passenger and goods service, where they gave excellent service for the next 50 years. With some modifications made to the original design, the DD class locomotives ran on railways throughout Victoria until 1974railways wodonga, fred rochow, wodonga railwaymen, george lynch, dd class locomotives

Compressor Fuse - electrical item - fitted between the main incoming DC line from the trolley wire and the compressor on an air braked tramcar. Has brass end caps, a red Bakelite type material separating the ends, containing a 5Amp DC fuse wire. Has a plastic label - teal coloured with the number "5" printed on three times.trams, tramways, compressors, fuse, electrical equipment, tramcars

Exercise book with personal notes on tramcar maintenance, operations, recovery etc of C. Willoughby in a Spicers Tudor Exercise book - 64 pages with arithmetical tables on the rear cover. Topics covered: Rail Grinder - details on how to operate and maintain it North Fitzroy Dick Kerr, Clyde, K35 and RC2 Controller sequences and diagrams - notes on testing and faults Buzzer wiring diagrams Maintenance of trams interiors and rooves - items to be checked for Line Breakers Lighting Circuits Compressors Trolley poles etc Air operated doors Re-railing of Maximum Traction trams - 22E ditto for equal wheel bogies ditto when split points Use of false trucks Derailments on the Royal Park line Electrical equipment faults Adjusting Trolley Poles heights and tension Notes on truck types and braking Brake diagram summary, giving specifications and a list of relevant drawings Forms for the insulation testing of the Rail Grinders Checking motor leads and electrical equipment - written on the rear of a St Patrick's Day Procession notice for 1962. Advice from Neil Elfick, 23/6/2018 knew him when the Running Shed Foreman at Kew Depot.trams, tramways, tramcars, faults, controllers, 22e trucks, derailments, accidents, royal park, grinder, notices and information, st patricks day

Set of four drawings of electrical and brake equipment on VR Tramcars. .1 - No. 1 - Bogie car wiring diagram - shows all equipment including lights, compressors, motors and switches. Has a different lighting circuit for the 52 to 54. 4 copies held. .2 - No. 2 - Air and Brake Equipment (Excluding one-man car) - shows all equipment including wipers, conductor's brake valve .3 - No. 3 - Pneumatic Equipment for One-man car - shows all equipment including door engines, emergency valves, emergency reservoirs, door valves and links to controller. .4 - No. 4 - Pneumatic Door Equipment - cars 52 to 54 - including door controller valve positions.trams, tramways, vr class tramcars, victorian railways, brakes, wiring diagrams, one man trams, air compressors

Book - six sections, 134 pages + end pages + heavy card covered with a red stippled paper titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 7th Edition, written by W. A. Agnew, published by H. Alabaster, Gatehouse & Co. Ludgate Hill in 1915. Right hand of sheets rounded. Has a table of contents and index at the rear. Written for Motormen, Inspectors and depot workers. Covers many aspects of the electric circuits for trams, including controller diagrams, tramways, tramcars, controllers, overhead, brakes, on the road and faults and Breakdowns. Would have been a reference guide for training staff. Scanned in three pdf files.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance, tramcars, training, controllers, overhead

Instruction - 108 pages + 9 fold out drawings glued and stapled in at the rear + card covers with red cloth binding, rounded right hand edges, centre stapled. Titled "Instruction Pamphlet S-100, Air Brake and Safety Car Control Equipment", published July 1924 by the Safety Car Devices Co. St Louis. Includes the M28 Brake valve. Describes in detail the rules for operation, parts, description, M28 Brake Valves, Maintenance, Practical car tests, hints, defects. The 9 drawings at the rear of the document give detail arrangements of the piping and control equipment. Book scanned into three sections. See also Reg Item 3513 for another similar document.on top of first page "C. Hodgson"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance, controllers

Set of two different books, but with the same content about the Westinghouse Traction Brake Company, pamphlet 2412, titled "Westinghouse S6A and S6B Electric Compressor Governors" (known as Beetle back Governors). Each book contains 4 typed sheets on instructions and the working of the governor and six photograph illustration sheets. .1 - has been copied possibly from .2 and bound into a manila folder with a large "W" and "Westinghouse Traction Brake" labels stapled to the right hand side. .2 - is an original Westinghouse document dated 1916. Document Re typed by the MMTB 1955..2 - has C. Hodgson Trams Sheds" on the inside of the front cover.trams, tramways, westinghouse, compressors, governors, tramcars, air compressors