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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Air Brake Calculations", 1947
... in Geelong. tramways tramcars SECV braking Testing Geelong brake ...File looks at the braking capacity of single truck trams in Geelong. Includes calculations, notes, and drawings. Dated August 1947, includes notes on testing of tramcars following a rear on-collision with tram No. 8 on 13/4/1945. See item 9889 for a Ballarat report.Yields information about the testing of braking systems in Geelong.administrative Record - papers within a Vertilok folder file containing hand written and typed foolscap, quarto and small loose sheets, calculations and notes.tramways, tramcars, secv, braking, testing, geelong, brake testing, reports, tramcar brakes -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Brake Tests - Air Brake, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1941
Document detailing brake testing done with Ballarat trams 24 and 20 dated 30/1/1941 and a summary sheet dated 25/6/1947. Gives stopping distances for various speeds on level track and a grade. Has notes on the skid distance. These were appended to a report. All documents are copies of the originals typed 15/6/1954. See item 9868 for a Geelong report.Demonstrates SECV report about testing brakes on Ballarat trams.Typed copy - three Foolscap sheetstramways, ballarat, brakes, tram 24, tram 20, reports, tramcar brakes, brake testing -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Article, John M Moore, "Geelong's Tramways", Sept. 1986
... geelong tramcars mesco Five A4 pages copy of an article from ...Article by John M Moore about the history of Geelong's Tramways, that appeared in the September 1986 issue of the Australian Railway Enthusiast. See also item 9810 for a similar article that appeared in the Geelong Historical Society journal, the Investigator. Includes a detailed article on the formation history of Geelong Trams by John M Moore including photos. Establishment of MESCo, J J Jobbins, construction, tracks, buses, practical jokes, map, trams and decorated cars. Includes names of many of the people involved with the Tramways, the SECV and Councils. Includes a diagrammatic map of the system.Yields information about the history of Geelong tramways and its operations.Five A4 pages copy of an article from the Australian Railway Enthusiasttramways, secv, geelong, tramcars, mesco