Photograph - Adjusting brakes on a No 15 Truck, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1970
Adjusting brakes on a No 15 Truck
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Photo shows an MMTB employee at a depot or workshop adjusting the brakes on a No. 15 bogie or truck using a special spanner for the task. Another open-ended spanner can be seen on the lock nut. The brake block is a new Ferodo type made by Hardie, c1970. See item 7451 re timing of introduction of this type of brake block.
Significance
Yields information about the method of adjusting brake blocks on a No. 15 truck.
