Historical information

Paper by Dudley Snell, MMTB Chairman, read to the Hong Kong Section of the Institute of Engineers in 1986, titled "The Melbourne Tramway System - Some Reflections", looking at the history and practice of tram track construction in Melbourne from cable tram days to the 1980s methods. Has diagrams of the various types of track used, rails, sleepers, concrete, joints, slab depth, drainage, rail type, BHP rolling of grooved rails, alternatives to grooved rails, and the impact of thermite welding on joint noise. Noise issues addressed through resilient wheels, brake rigging, use of moulded composite brake shoes, the development of the Kirby joint,

Significance

Yields information the Melbourne tram system and demonstrates the type of information retained about the tramway system.

Physical description

Set of nine A4 sheets photocopied. Has been stapled in top left hand corner.