Beekay 5,149 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Not living in Nottingham TG I wouldn't know. It's been many a year since I've had to sweep tramlines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 371 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 see this article for more information http://www.ournottinghamshire.org.uk/page_id__1109.aspx?path=0p31p331p map here https://rujokinggrandad.co.uk/ripley-nottingham-tram-1913-1933 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
meeowed 314 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 A friend of mine used to drive the notts and derby trolley buses he had a sample of the overhead lines it was half round solid copper rod with a slit either side for the clips that held it up went into He did tell me how much it weighed per mile I can only remember it was a lot they had a sort of slipper that ran on it not wheels like the corporation There is still a last trolley bus post on Nottingham road just up from gregory blvd island before you get to Berridge road As a young kid i got as far as moorgreen on one with the rest of the kids from our street only to get a tanning from my dad who had been all over on his bike looking for me no supper that night meeowed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted October 31, 2019 Report Share Posted October 31, 2019 Unless the wheels have rubber tyres, they'd have to use sand on steep grades, so I'd hazard a guess they are like loco's these days and have a large sand tank mounted somewhere on the chassis, and the sand delivered to the driving wheels by compressed air through pipes from the tanks to the wheels. That's how the large underground and electric locos we used in mining worked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 Hi Cliff Ton i recognize some places on your Ripley Rattlers pictures Langley Mill Eastwood Kimberley Nuthall Cinderhill seems they used what was or still is the A610 route.Arthur Plumb on James st. Kimberley had some books and information on the Ripley Rattlers,one name i remember was a fellow called Dusty Rhodes dont think he is around anymore but was i believe one of the operators the trams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 10/31/2019 at 2:36 PM, Beekay said: Surely sandboxes aren't fitted to the latest trams? So how do they climb market street on a rainy day? From here section 8.5 https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1992/Report_FE-04-14b.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Thanks for that link Stuart C, very interesting reading. Also reading about the Blackpool & Tramways museum systems as I've been on both of them..... When I worked down Hucknall pit on the diesel loco's if we'd got no sand (often happened) we'd use stone dust, but if it got wet it seemed to make traction worse, but not usually wet as Deep Soft was a fairly dry seam... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 I don't how I stumbled across that document but it was quite interesting including all the other systems in the country. I can guarantee if I'd been looking for something like that it wouldn't have come up. I've downloaded it so I don't loose it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 King Street & Queens Street 1933 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Notts and Derby Traction. I'd catch that to get back hom'! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 RB 8954 at Victoria Station Hotel. The one in RR's picture above is RB 8961 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Wait till Ben sees that. Forget the bus, there's a Marsden's in the background. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Cliff Ton said: Wait till Ben sees that. Forget the bus, there's a Marsden's in the background. Yes spotted it cliff ton,,,think its the Restuarant,,i just remember it dont know when it closed,,,i'd class Marsdens as an Upper working class organisation,,bit like the Waitrose of today,, all the Marsdens stores had 'Quality' on their Fascia's..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Another photo of RB 8961 but where is the picture taken? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Bet that's Langley Mill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart.C 491 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Either that or somewhere on the A1. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 371 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 The trolley is turning into Langley Mill depot from the Eastwood direction. You can see the building in the background at 1 min 11 seconds in this video Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Well spotted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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