Letter dated 22/8/1962 from John Batty of Lancashire to SECV Ballarat seeking two sets of Brill 22E trucks for a Manchester and Bolton tramcar with or without motors. See item 7888 for the associated memo of Oct. 1962.Yields information about a UK tram museum seeking Brill 22E trucks.Quarto sheet with rounded corners, copy typed onto SEC Electricity Supply Department paper with a copy marked "Works Superintendent".secv, ballarat, 22e trucks, sale of trams, closure

Memo about the acquisition of surplus Brill 22E trucks from Ballarat by a person, Mr John Batty of the UK. Based on the proposed abandonment being implement, asked for the appropriate price for such equipment. See item 9923 for a copy of the actual letter. Has a strong association with a person in the UK who was seeking tram equipment had the Ballarat system closed in 1962. See item 9923 for a copy of the actual letter.Memorandum or letter, carbon copy, dated 16/10/1962 on Electricity Supply Department paper, Copy for "Tramways' Abandonment file" in red. Sheet has rounded corners.trams, tramways, 22e trucks, sale of trams, closure

Produced by the SECV to document the Westinghouse 225N motor specifically for the Brill 21E trucks.Yields information regarding the Westinghouse 225N Motor for Brill 21E. Trucks.SEC drawing number GE-T8-8111, "Motor Suspension Bearing Westinghouse 225N. Brill 21E. Truck". Drawn 04/10/1943. Beige paper copy of original dyeline print. Copy of original.electricity supply department, geelong, geelong tramways, secv, westinghouse 225, westinghouse, brill 21e, brill trucks

Yields information about maximum traction Brill 22E trucks.Black and white photograph of a Brill 22E truck. on a bogie tram. trams, tramways, bogies, brill trucks, maximum traction

Contains an article that looks at the development of the four wheel Brill 21E in regard to the engineering aspects. Written by N. F Henley with drawings of the various concepts and history of the Brill truck. See item 7384 for s similar article on the Brill 22E truck.Yields information about the development of the Brill 21E truck which is used on some of the BTM trams.Magazine 40 pages, centre stapled, Tramway Review published by the Light Railway Transit Association, Autumn 1990.trams, tramways, bogies, trucks, brill trucks, brill 21e

Article looks at the development of the maximum traction bogie, the Brill 22E in regard to the engineering aspects. Written by N. F Henley with drawings of the various concepts and history of the Brill truck. See item 9663 for s similar article on the Brill 21E truck.Yields information about the development of the Brill 22E truck which is used on some of the BTM trams.Seven A4 sheets, photocopy of an article titled "The development of the Manchester bogie" from the UK magazine Tramway Review published by the Light Railway Transit Association, Winter 1988.trams, tramways, maximum traction, bogies, trucks, brill trucks

Negative and Digital images from the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative files of most likely Geelong No. 40 bogies being offloaded by Yellow Express Crane from the delivery truck in the depot yard. The truck with the two bogies is awaiting unloading. The tram itself has been lifted off the truck within the depot building. If Geelong 40 bogies, then Wal Jack photo 29-3-1956. Became Ballarat No. 43 - see Reg Items 7787, 5211, 5345 and 5346 also.Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong and then received into the depot and offloading the bogies.Negative and digital image.trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 40, tram 43

Handwritten list titled "Car Data - Trucks and Motors", listing the various MMTB trucks or bogies, type, car and class, wheel size, length, axle diameter, motor type and horsepower, weight with or without motors. Lists Brill Trucks, Single Trucks, and bogie trucks up to W3 or No. 9B trucks. Not known who prepared this list, could have been copied from a MMTB drawing. W3's built late 1930.trams, tramways, lists, trucks, bogies, brill trucks, mmtb, motors, w3 class

Green folder gold block printed cover for "The J.G. Brill Company" and associated companies containing the following bulletins. All four pages, unless noted otherwise, printed on art paper, with the company name associated companies and agencies - e.g. Noyes Bros in Australasia. Contain a photo of the truck, a photo of a vehicle using the truck or bogie, line diagram, dimensions and parts diagram and listing. Bulletins 229, 246, 247 and 249 are for window (sash) components seats. Give diagrams and photos of this equipment. 1. No. 220 - The Brill 21E truck 2. No. 221 - Brill No. 50E truck 3. No. 224 - The Brill 27MCB truck 4. No. 225 - The Brill 76E truck 5. No. 227 - The Brill 39E truck 6. No. 228 - The Brill 77E truck 7. No. 229 - The Brill Renitent Post 8. No. 234 - The Brill 78M truck for light weight cars 9. No. 236 - Parts of Brill Short Base Pivotal Truck No. 27G 10. No. 237 - Parts of Brill Short Base Pivotal Truck No. 27F 11. No. 238 - Parts of Brill High Speed Truck No. 27E 12. No. 240 - Two Important Brill full elliptic Spring Trucks - 51E and 68E types. 13. No. 242 - The Brill 79E truck for Birney Safety Cars 14. No. 246 - Brill Reversible seats - Winner and Waylo types - 8 pages 15. No. 247 - Brill Non-reversible seats. 16. No. 249 - The Motorman's seats for Birney Safety cars. (different style of layout). All contained with a 'Shipman's "Common-Sense" Binder', comprising a green cloth covered cardboard, continuous cover, printed end papers, binder clips for inserting documents. Style No. 62848. Gold block front with name of company and Brill logo and on spine of document "Brill Publications" in gold. Has a ESCo date stamp of 3 May 1921 on front page of Bulletin No. 220.On front cover of first Bulletin, date stamp of ESCo, Ballarat "3 May 1921" in purple ink.trams, tramways, 21e trucks, j c brill co, bogies, interurban, birney, brill trucks

Black and White photograph of a Brill No. 77E truck One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 77e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

List of nine items for a Brill 22E truck, giving the MMTB Number, description and Brill number generally the wearing parts.. Memo undated, sometime during the mid to late 1940s after the trams had been received in Ballarat from Melbourne. Yields information about the sourcing of spare parts by the SECV for the Brill 22E maximum traction trucks.Hand written memo on SECV internal printed paper.tramcars, equipment, rolling stock, parts, list, brill 22e, brill trucks, maximum traction

Produced by the SECV to document the Tram braking system.Yields information regarding the Tram Brake for Brill & Brush trucks.SEC drawing number VW4/15, "Brake Hanger Carrier. Brill & Brush Single Truck Trams.". Drawn 09/1953. Beige paper copy of original dyeline print. Copy of original.electricity supply department, secv, works division, tram brakes, tramcar brakes, brill trucks, brush truck, brake hanger carrier

Letter typed on MMTB Letterhead quarto paper with the name of the Secretary, Telegraphic address and contact details - to J. Bounds of East St Kilda regarding this letter requesting advice on the Brill 21E truck at the Hawthorn Driving School. Advised that it had agreed to dispose it to the TMSV. Dated 6/11/1972. Signed R. M Brown (?) Assistant Secretarytrams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, hawthorn, tmsv

Produced by the SECV to document the Tram braking system.Yields information regarding the Tram Brake for Brill & Brush trucks.SEC drawing number VW4/14, "Brake Hanger Link. Half Ball Type. Brill & Brush Single Truck Trams.". Drawn 08/10/1953. Beige paper copy of original dyeline print. Copy of original.electricity supply department, secv, works division, tram brakes, tramcar brakes, brake hanger link, brill trucks, brush truck

Provides information about the tendency of Brill Maximum Trucks or bogies (22E) to derail.1 - Single Foolscap sheet - typed, though not formally titled, the subject of the note was ""Why do maximum traction trucks derail?” Looks at the way a Brill 22E truck works, weight distribution, wheel, and rubbing plates wear, and rail wear issues. Dated 11/6/1975. Noted that Tony Smith of then BTPS asked the question. 2 - copy of letter to James Lerk of Bendigo Trust dated 16/6/1983 re adjusting the weight distribution - refers to SEC Geelong and Ballarat methods and MMTB practices.Has Bob's initials under the last paragraph.trams, tramways, brill trucks, maximum traction, derailments, maintenance

.1 - No. 42 crossing Lydiard St level crossing - running Special - with the Provincial Hotel in the background. .2 - side on view of part of No. 42 showing the Maximum Traction Truck, Brill 22E .3 - Interior view of a Maximum Traction Tram (probably No. 42), showing controller and air gauge. .4 - Interior view of No. 42, with a note "Almost a W2 style, but more cramped" .5 - ditto showing the PMTT logo. Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure. Yields information about the tram operations.Set of five black and white photographs contained with Reg item 5988, a Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system.closure, trams, tramways, ballarat, tram 42, interiors, lydiard st nth, level crossings, brill trucks, pmtt

Shows the wheel arrangement of a Maximum Traction Brill 22E truck or bogie.Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 35 and one of its bogies.Black and White photograph of SEC Ballarat tram 35 fitted with a Brill 22E truck or bogie. Photo by Keith Kings 16/3/1963On rear has the photographers file number (O)(l)(14)ballarat, depot, tramcars, bogies, brill 22e

Series of four Black and white photographs of tram 26 on No. 2 road at the BTPS Depot, undergoing replacement of the broken frame on the Brill 21E truck. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted 15-3-1975 and lower 27-7-1975 and tested on the same day. Seems to have re-entered service on 28/9/1975. .1 - on the front of the road, with a "Defective Not for Service" sign. .2 - car on jacks being either lifted or lowered. .3 - tramcar body lifted showing the word to replace the side frame underway, has the good and broken side frame in the view. .4 - tram being either lifted or lowered - with Rolf Jinks in the view. trams, tramways, btps, depot, brill trucks, maintenance, tram 26

1 - Single Foolscap sheet - typed, though not formally titled, subject was of the note was ""Why do maximum trucks detail?" Looks at the way a Brill 22E truck works, weight distribution, wheel and rubbing plates wear and rail wear issues. Has in the top right hand corner "MRC2" - not known what, possibly a group of tramway museum members meeting to discuss issues. Dated 11/6/1975. Noted that Tony Smith of then BTPS asked the question. 2 - copy of letter to James Lerk Bendigo Trust 16/6/1983 re the problem and the methods of adjusting the weight distribution. Two copies were stapled together - 2nd copy to BTM.Has Bob's initials under the last paragraph.trams, tramways, brill trucks, maximum traction, derailments, maintenance

Demonstrates aspects of the two types of trucks or bogies used on Ballarat trams and their design basis. Photocopied from a catalogue.Five pages, each page trimmed to a slightly different width, photocopy of an article titled "Maximum-traction truck: Brill Eureka", reproduced from the 1905 Brill catalogue. Gives details of the truck, its capability, basis, use in New York for example, how it functions, load and speed capacity, motor size, basic dimensions, limitations and drawings. Copy made at time of filing. Scanned copies of all sheets added 25/3/15.trams, tramways, trucks, maximum traction, brill trucks

Set of two black and white photographs which have been coloured to show possible arrangements for covers to the side frames of a Brill 21E and Brill 22E (single truck or four wheel truck or bogie tram). 1793.1 - Showing possible arrangement for a cover for a maximum traction tram truck - cover has been outlined in red and then coloured to match the tram colour. The body has been coloured as well with green and yellow colours. 1793.2 - ditto for single truck tram No. 20. Background for the preparation of these photographs is unknown. Date unknown.trams, tramways, trucks, covers, brill trucks, tram 20

Demonstrates aspects of the two types of trucks or bogies used on Ballarat trams and their design basis. Photocopied from a catalogue.Five pages, each page trimmed to a slightly different width, photocopy of an article titled "Brill's 21-E traction truck", reproduced from the 1905 Brill catalogue. Gives details of the truck, its capability, basis, use in New York for example, how it functions, load and speed capacity, motor size, basic dimensions, limitations and drawings. 2nd copy held as well - on toner based copy rather than heat sensitive paper. Scanned copies of all sheets added 25/3/15.trams, tramways, trucks, 21e trucks, brill trucks

Black and White photograph of a Brill 22 E type, used on maximum traction bogie trams. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 22e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Black and White photograph of a Brill 21E type, used on four wheel trams. Note the motor suspension spring is not located in the original position provided for on the truck. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 21e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Black and White photograph of a Brill 22 E type, used on maximum traction bogie trams. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies / trucks used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 22e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops, maximum traction

Black and White photograph of a Brill 21E type, used on four wheel trams. Note the motor suspension spring is not located in the original position provided for on the truck. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, brill trucks, brill 21e, bogies, trucks, preston workshops

Set of 41 photographs of the recovery of Geelong tram No 28, transport to Canberra, and its reconstruction between March 1982 and 2004. Includes photos of the tram being fitted with a "cosmestic" Brill 21E truck.Yields information about the recovery and restoration or reconstruction work undertaken in Canberra by the tram donor.Set of 41 colour printsgeelong, canberra, brill 21e, 21e trucks, reconstruction, tram 28

Set of 26 photographs of the "Brill 21E truck" without motors or brake rigging arriving in Canberra from Bendigo Tramways on 20/6/1991 and placed under the body of Geelong tram 28. See item ?? for other photos of the event. The tram was first lifted out of position, the truck placed on the ground, and then the tram was placed on top, alongside the body of Geelong No. 2Yields information about the fitting of a "temporary" or cosmetic Brill 21E truck to Geelong tram No. 28 when it was in Canberra.Set of colour negatives placed in a sleeve"Truck arriving No. 28"geelong, tram 28, canberra, brill 21e, 21e trucks, tram 2

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the rear of a bogie tram showing a 22E truck.Photograph - black and white of a Geelong bogie tram, most likely No. 31 given Reg Items 7239 and 7243 showing the detail of a 22E truck and side of the tram. Photo taken at North. Photo dated 29-3-1948. Based on handwriting, photo by Leon Marshall-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.In pencil on the "Geelong Depot 29/3/1948"trams, tramways, geelong, north, maximum traction, brill trucks, tram 31

The drawing provides details of the two sets of springs that fit on either side of the axle box of a Brill 21E four-wheel truck. Gives load, sizes, and material dimensions. Revision E dated 7-11-1958. Prepared by the MTTB for use on four-wheel trams. Original drawing dated 30/9/1927Yields information about Brill 21E truck axle box springs.Drawing Foolscap size with two punched holes on the left hand side.tramcars, 21e trucks, brill 21e, springs, mmtb