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Document, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Instruction to Motormen - Automatic Circuit Breaker", 13/1/1950

  • "Instruction to Motormen - Automatic Circuit Breaker"

    "Instruction to Motormen - Automatic Circuit Breaker"

Historical information

Instruction to Ballarat motormen and depot staff dated 13/1/1950, about ensuring the controller was closed in the off position before opening the automatic circuit breaker. Appears this was not done on tram 14 and a fire resulted. Significant damage can result of the action. When the tram was rewired during 2024, this fire damage was apparent. Signed by Mr. Farr.

Significance

Yields information about a fire in tram 14 as the result of the controller being left open and the circuit breaker operated.

Physical description

Notice type on quarto paper.

Inscriptions & markings

"and depot staff" hand written in ink along title.

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