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Ballarat Tramway MuseumFunctional object - Tramcar platform or driver's foot gong
... Tramcar platform or driver's foot gong...foot gong...Cast steel and fabricated steel foot gong, consisting.... tramcars tramcar equipment equipment gongs foot gong drivers Cast ...Used by tram drivers to warn road users of their presence or starting to move. MMTB drawing R8808 shows the mounting mechanism and operation. Demonstrates a tramcar warning device used by drivers.Cast steel and fabricated steel foot gong, consisting of cast bell, weighted striker or clapper operating mechanism and parts to enable it to be attached to the underside of the tramcar or driver's platform. The Foot gong plunger is missing. The clapper part has been extended by welding a section of steel onto it and a rolled section of stainless steel wire has been attached to ring it remotely from an overhead position. The item has been cleaned and varnished.tramcars, tramcar equipment, equipment, gongs, foot gong, drivers -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Ballarat, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Local instructions in conjunction with SECV Rules", April 1939
... in, derailments, foot gongs, track cleaner tram, and emergency braking..., foot gongs, track cleaner tram, and emergency braking. Has ...Document - full title - "Ballarat Electric Tramways" - "Local instructions in conjunction with the Commission's Rules Governing employees" Dated April 1939 and superseded those of 23/7/1936. Covers the preparation of trams, speeds, defective motors, emergency braking, defects, road excavations, delays, compulsory stops, staff system, procedures when running in, derailments, foot gongs, track cleaner tram, and emergency braking. Has a list of telephone numbers. See item 9853 for a Geelong document.Demonstrates a SECV document providing local instructions for Ballarat.Document - four foolscap pages - duplicated - stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, secv, ballarat, procedures, operations
