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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd, "The Westinghouse Brake - Reference Book", 1904
... Railway Brakes... of the Westinghouse brake system that had been adopted on the various railways... Railway Brakes Equipment Compressors Carriages "Colin Rutledge ...One Hundred page book with nine fold out plates tipped in, green card titled "The Westinghouse Brake - Reference Book", published by Westinghouse Brake Co. in 1904. Text has been sewn into sections and then bound into the book. Plate inside front cover, has been printed in colour showing the extent of the use of the Westinghouse brake system that had been adopted on the various railways. Plat 110E (page 43) has an orange plastic component acting as a brake handle and showing how the various ports and parts interrelated in the valve. Inside the back cover are two loose folded sheets, plate 209 and 209A, Improved triple valve and the "Graduating Release Valve", dated August 1905. Covers compressed air brake systems on railway trains, showing how they are designed, operated, parts listing and has a number of pasted in erratum in the book. "Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1 and inside front cover. On cover written in black ink "Melbourne Office, WB Co. of A, Jan '11"trams, tramways, westinghouse, railway brakes, equipment, compressors, carriages -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd, "Combined Guard's Van Valve and Gauge for Vacuum Brakes", 1924 - 1928
... Railway Brakes... Railway Brakes Vacuum Brakes Equipment Each have "Colin Rutledge ...2287.1 - Four page technical pamphlet, titled "Combined Guard's Van Valve and Gauge for Vacuum Brakes", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. November 1926. Manual No. D.P. 8. 2287.2 - Eight page technical pamphlet, titled "Brake Control Valve for Automatic Vacuum Brake", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. January 1928, Manual No. D.P. 15. Saddle Stapled. 2287.3 - Twelve page technical pamphlet, titled "Vacuum Brake Apparatus", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. May 1924, Manual No. D.P. 3. Saddle Stapled. 2287.4 - Eight page technical pamphlet, titled "Prestal Vacuum Brake Cylinders Combined and Separate Types", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. January 1928, Manual No. D.P. 14. Saddle Stapled. Two copies held.Each have "Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, westinghouse, railway brakes, vacuum brakes, equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia Ltd and George St. Concord West NSW, "Westinghouse Trip Gear with Automatic Timed Resetting Device", 1926
... Railway Brakes... Railway Brakes Trip Gear "Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1 ...Three printed quarto size pages using a typed wax stencil on "Roneo Bond" water marked paper titled "Westinghouse Trip Gear with Automatic Timed Resetting Device" and a folded drawing (black background, white drawing) showing details of the device. Drawing No. ID-36, signed by the Chief Engineer, F. L. Selby 28-10-26. Produced by The Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia Ltd, George St. Concord West NSW. Has been held with a steel paper clip. Scanned to the COTMA Website 4-10-2015."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, westinghouse, railway brakes, trip gear -
Port of Echuca
Functional object - Brake Van (Guards Van), 1914
... Standard Victorian Railways Brake Van (Guards Van...Standard Victorian Railways Brake Van (Guards Van ...Standard Victorian Railways Brake Van (Guards Van) originally Z 448 built at Newport Workshops & body built by Grimmond & Party butty gang. Entered traffic on 23rd March 1914. Altered to ZL448 incorporating long travel draft gear, 28th November 1961. Off Register on 10th August 1982 & sold to Echuca City Council 3rd September 1982 This is an example of the most numerous type of brake van used by Victorian Railways over a very long period. Brake vans would not have been a common sight at the Wharf as the line to the Wharf was operated as a siding from Echuca Station, so a brake van was not required. It is possible that a shunter walked ahead of the train to and from the wharf. This vehicle is significant. However a large number survive in operable condition around Victoria. Standard Vic Rail Brake (Guards) Van. wharf, shire of campaspe, newport workshop, brake van, grimmond & party butty gang, guards van -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, The Royal Train, on display at Spencer Street Railway Station during the 1954 Victorian Railways Centenary Exhibition, Sep. 1954
It appears that the Royal Train may have been split to suit display purposes and restraints. In this image is seen the CE Guard's Brake Van which would be located as the first coach behind the locomotive. "V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, royal train, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, ce guard's brake van -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, D-class Diesel Locomotive D-1, Fyansford Cement Works Railway, November 1962, 1962
This became T413 when sold to the Victorian Railways, re-gauged to 5’3”, and used on the hilly Cudgewa line because loco was fitted with dynamic brakes.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencyd-1, d-class diesel locomotive,fyansford, fyansford cement works railway, george coop collection, railway tunnel, t-413 -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Peter Evans, Rails to Rubicon-A History of the Rubicon Forest, 1994
Hardcover. Green dust cover. Front cover photograph is Krauss 0-4-OWT, builder's No. 2459 of 1891, takes water at the western end of Rubicon Lane in 1934. Driver Bob Rees attends to his engine while brakeman Hayden looks on. End papers show a photograph of a man standing besides a timber railway trolley holding onto the brake lever. There is a group of men, some sitting and some standing, on piles of cut timber under a large, open shed in the background. There are also some small, timber, tent like structures standing next to the railway tracks. There is a forest in the far background. Written in white is the line "Mr Clarke & Kidd's Sawmill". non-fictionrubicon, timber, sawmill, railway, tramway, clarke and pearce, evans, peter, marysville, krause, forest, mountain -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Rails to Rubicon-A History of the Rubicon Forest, 1994
A history of the Rubicon forestHardcover. Green dust cover. Front cover photograph is Krauss 0-4-OWT, builder's No. 2459 of 1891, takes water at the western end of Rubicon Lane in 1934. Driver Bob Rees attends to his engine while brakeman Hayden looks on. End papers show a photograph of a man standing besides a timber railway trolley holding onto the brake lever. There is a group of men, some sitting and some standing, on piles of cut timber under a large, open shed in the background. There are also some small, timber, tent like structures standing next to the railway tracks. There is a forest in the far background. Written in white is the line "Mr Clarke & Kidd's Sawmill".Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / PO Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Signed by the author, Peter Evansrubicon, timber, sawmill, railway, tramway, clarke and pearce, evans, peter -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Brakes on train travel, 26/02/2014
Tia and John Crowe of Bundoora call for lifts at railway stations to improve access for the disabled.News clippings, 2 pages, black text, colour image.crowe family, public transport, watsonia railway station -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fred Mitchell, Westinghouse brake pump on Steam Locomotive K-190 at Eltham Railway Station, 1970, 1970
Digital copy of colour photographfred mitchell collection, k-190, steam engine, 1970, eltham, eltham railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BADHAM COLLECTION: WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKE INSTRUCTION BOOK
... DOCUMENT Memo railway WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC AIR BRAKE INSTRUCTION ...Victorian railways small note book, 'Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake Instruction Book'. Hard bound green covered small book. Victorian Railways governing the description, maintenance and manipulation of the air brake equipment on rolling stock in steam and rail motor service. Effective from 1-1-46.document, memo, railway, westinghouse automatic air brake instruction book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE COMPANY INSTRUCTION PAMPHLET NO. C2
... COTTAGE Miners Badham Victorian Railways Westinghouse Westinghouse ...Buff cover, maroon spine booklet. On front cover: Instruction Pamphlet No. C 2, January 1930, Cross compound steam driver air compressors, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia, Ltd., Concord West, N.S.W.Westinghouse Brake companycottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, westinghouse -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTRUCTION BOOK LOCOMOTIVE AND THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE
Buff coloured booklet. Front cover ' Victorian Railways Instruction Book, concerning the Locomotive and the Westinghouse Brake for engine cleaners, Melbourne, August 1935' Inside front cover in blue ink ' J. Badham, Maryborough 27/10/48. Seymour 11/10/48'.Victorian Railwayscottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, locomotive -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1930 and passed that subject 94%, dated 21.2.1931. Certificate no. 53, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 1 terms during the year 1917 and passed that subject 81%, dated 5.5.1918. Certificate no. 45, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1918 and passed that subject 78%, dated 11.5.1919. Certificate no. 183, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 4 terms during the year 1928 and passed that subject 82%, dated 25.1.1929. Certificate no. 91, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 4 terms during the year 1927 and passed that subject 70%, dated 20.2.1928. Certificate no. 300, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 42 terms during the year 1919 and passed that subject 79%. Certificate no. 80, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1935 and passed that subject 93% dated 15.2.1936. Certificate no. B131, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1932 and passed that subject 92% dated 15.3.1933. Certificate no. 30, paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse air brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1931 and passed that subject 79% dated Nov .1931. Certificate no. 204, on paper with red seal.document, certificate, man being sufficiently educated, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES CERTIFICATE
The Victorian Railways Institute Central Station, Melbourne. Certificate Educational Classes Certificate showing JH Badham's attendance of the class in Westinghouse Brake. Senior for 2 terms during the year 1933 and passed that subject 91% dated 4.4.1934. Certificate no. 204, paper with red seal.document, memo, railway, the victorian railways institute central station , melbourne certificate educational classes certificate -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - INSTRUCTION BOOK CONCERNING THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE FOR ENGINE CLEANERS, 1937
Instruction Book Concerning the Locomotive and the Westinghouse Brake for Engine Cleaners. Place of publication: Melbourne. 52 pages. Black and white illustrations.Victorian Railwaysrailways, bendigo to melbourne, locomotive, locomotive brakes boilers westinghouse engine cleaners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE EQUIPMENTS, WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE
... COTTAGE Miners J. Badham Westinghouse Brake Victorian Railways ...Buff coloured booklet, red spine, on front : Instruction Pamphlet, No. C-4, January 1937. A-6 ET and A-7 EL Locomotive Brake Equipments, Westinghouse Brake ( Australasia ) Pty. Ltd., Concord West, NSW, Australia. Written on top of cover in blue ink ' J.H. Badham, Bendigo' Written inside front cover in blue ink ' J. Badham, …? Driver, Bendigo Loco. On front page ' J. Badham 8 September 38'.Westinghouse Brakecottage, miners, j. badham, westinghouse brake, victorian railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: ENGINE CLEANERS HANDBOOK ON LOCOMOTIVES (WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE)
Brown paper covered notebook. Written on front page in blue ink 'J.H. Badham, Loco, Bendigo. Booklet contains 'practical questions on the locomotive and westinghouse brake that engine cleaners will be required to know before being allowed to act as firemen.' Two newspaper cuttings inside pages ' amount of pensions' and 'opinion' piece from Maryborough Advertiser on people giving Nazi salute ( appears to be in 1950's ) undated.J. H. Badhamcottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, westinghouse -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC BRAKE INSTRUCTION BOOK
Brown cover book: contains details instruction of The Westinghouse Automatic Brake (64 pages). The context cover pictures demonstrations of the brake parts and operation procedures in very details.books, technical, railways, book, books, trains, railways, engines, locomotives, badham collection, collection, collections -
Puffing Billy Railway
Vehicle - Hand Trolley built by Chris Alger - gauge 2'6", Circa 1958
This Hand trolley was built by Chris Alger to undertake weed poisoning and other minor track work on the railway between Belgrave and Menzies Creek while the line was closed (1954-1962). From 1958, Chris often put a drum of chemical on the trolley and propelled it by hand up and down the line until the shakedown specials in 1962. Other times it just took the tools needed to keep the line free of trees and other weeds. Chris was on the Puffing Billy Preservation Society committee for a number of years in the early days and contributed funds to Puffing Billy Preservation Society projects.Narrow Gauge - Puffing Billy Railway - track maintenance Hardwood planks, Hardwood frame Flat 4 wheel, 2'6" rail trolley Removable Steel "T" handle Brake applies to one wheelNone2'6", puffing billy, pbps, trolley, chris alger, narrow gauge -
Puffing Billy Railway
Victorian Railways 2'6" Transporter wagon 129Q, 1926
The Q class were introduced as bogie flatwagons in the 1870's. Large Q wagons as shown were built to the 1920's In the early 1900's, some Q wagons were modified for Pintsch Gas traffic with a small pump motor cabin at one end and a tank for carrying the gas. Other conversions for traffic were as required. Examples were: sheet glass, skeletal underframes between workshops In 1926 the railways built two narrow gauge Garratt locomotives. As normal wagons were unsuitable for moving these locomotives a special skeletal wagon was built. The engines were split into units for transportation. It featured axle bearings and boxes from steam engines, had hinged buffers that could drop out of the way during loading/unloading. It also featured 'strap' rail along the deck. The wagon was Q 129. This wagon was also available for general narrow gauge rolling stock. Q wagons were numbered from 1 to 136. Service History: *Q 129.VA - 1/ 6/1926 NWS Built new H/brake & drop buffers. For traffic of Narrow Guage stock 31/ 1/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 16/ 6/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (50 days) 6/11/1931 NWS Into Workshops - 27/11/1931 NWS Out of Workshops (22 days) 24/ 8/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 10/ 9/1936 NWS Out of Workshops (18 days) 27/11/1936 NWS Into Workshops - 26/ 2/1937 NWS Out of Workshops (Light repairs) circa 1960 - Photograph SL20 p32, loaded with 7NA / /1975 - Photograph #393 / /1976 - Photograph #553, #554 19/ 3/1979 - Condemned - 10/ 4/1979 - Off Register - 10/ 4/1979 - Sold (to) ETR, Belgrave / /1989 EME Body [GRE]. [SXC]: 29/3/92, MEL127E5, Puffing Billy at station Historic - Victorian Railways - Transporter wagon used to carry and transfer 2' 6" Narrow gauge rolling stock over Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) main lines to the narrow gauge lines. Q 129 was unique, it was built to transport narrow gauge locomotives. Transporter Wagon made of Steel and wrought Iron129Q129q, puffing billy, transporter wagon -
Puffing Billy Railway
Zeehan & North East Dundas Tramway Bogie 1896, wagon bogie, 1896
Zeehan & North East Dundas Tramway Bogie 1896 The North East Dundas Tramway (NEDT) was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tramway on West Coast Tasmania that ran between Zeehan and Deep Lead (now Williamsford). It was part of Tasmanian Government Railways. The line was opened in 1896 to carry ore from the Williamsford mines to Zeehan where it would be loaded onto another train for shipment to Burnie. The narrow-gauge (2 ft) was chosen because of the extremely difficult terrain that the railway crossed, requiring several big trestle bridges, including one at the foot of Montezuma Falls. After some rain the engine and carriages would get soaked by spray from the falls. There was a break-of-gauge with the mainline 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) system at Zeehan. The railway was closed in 1932. The rolling stock for the Tramway was built in the Launceston Railway workshops, and comprised twenty five eight-wheel low-side trucks, tare 3 tons 1 cwt. 1 qr., load 10 tons; six eight-wheel flat trucks, tare 2 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr., load 10 tons; two four-wheel bolster trucks, for carrying long timber, tare 1 ton 19 cwt., load 5 tons; and four passenger cars, each with six cross-seats with reversible backs, to carry eighteen passengers, also a locker for mails and parcels. All trucks and cars have cast-steel wheels 21 inches in diameter and are fitted with automatic vacuum brakes. The trucks have side levers and the cars have hand-screw brakes. The vacuum brake can be worked from the engine or from the passenger cars, which act as brake vans. When this brake was introduced, one effect was to accelerate the journey speed by about 10 minutes owing to more even running on down gradients. Historic - Industrial Narrow Gauge railway - Bogie used on the Zeehan & North East Dundas Tramway, Tasmania, Australia Bogie made from steel, iron and wrought ironZN & NTDS ML TRAM 1896 Griffinpuffing billy, bogie, zeehan & north east dundas tramway bogie, zeehan & north east dundas tramway, industrial narrow gauge railway, gauge: 2' (610 mm)