Hobart Brill 21E Trucks
Updated: 01 January 2008
9th August 2007 - Truck: The Hobart truck
is almost complete with the fitting of the second motor and some minor
adjustments to the truck to be under-taken.
18th
July 2007 - Truck: Top chords have
been fitted, with second motor being the remaining major component to be
fitted.
28th June 2007 - Truck: By this date, the
assembly of the "the newest Brill 21E (design) truck in the world" was
nearing completion. The images below not only depict the
near-assembled truck, but also provide close-up views of some of the major
components.
June 2007 - Truck: Complete assembly
of the truck comes closer with the manufacture of the top chords.
These and all other components (including the motors) will be fitted
within the next few days.
May 2007 - Truck: The truck is
nearing completion with the truck frame and rigging being fitted.
Additional work to be undertaken includes; the fitting of the gears, motor
suspension bars, motors and other associated equipment.
January 2007 -
Wheel Sets: New caste-steel
wheels have been
fitted to the axles of the City of Hobart Brill 21E truck. These wheels have been manufactured to railways
profile standard, hence the unusual thickness of the tyres. Design-work,
pattern making and manufacturing have been undertaken and facilitated by
Bendigo Tram Heritage Rail Workshop.
November 2007 -Side-frames and Gears:
The building of 1 X 7 feet 6 inch wheel-based Brill 21E trucks for the City of Hobart is under way. Currently, new cast-steel wheels are being fitted to the axles, with the other major components now on hand ready for assembly.
Tenders
are invited for the purchase of manufactured Brill 21E Trucks.
These trucks vary in wheel base length and can be
altered to suit customer requirements and specifications.
1903
Brill 21E truck - these and later variations of the Brill 21E are
available for tender.
Trucks
can be constructed to
accommodate customers' existing equipment. Additional information
can be obtained on the
Parts Catalogue
page. For
further details, please contact
the
Tramways Manager (Superintendent): The
Tramways Manager 1
Tramways Ave Bendigo Victoria
3550 AUSTRALIA Telephone:
(03) 5442 2821 Fax:
(03)
5441 3820
Email:
manager@bendigotramways.com
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