Historical information

Document titled "Notes on Tramway rail and tyre wear", undated, looking at the wear patterns of tramway wheels and rails, wear on check rails, width of the flanges, increased by 1/16 of an inch in 1958, flange height, wheels running on the top of the groove, flange running through special work, and groove clearance. Report prepared for both Ballarat and Bendigo. Possibly c1962.

Significance

Yields information about the wear on tramway wheels and rails.

Physical description

Document - three foolscap sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.