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freiburg tram
25th july 2009. the wheel lathe.

gyrobus flywheel
Flywheel for a Gyrobus . Schweizerische Bauzeitung/Tram magazine

gyrobus flywheel
Flywheel for a Gyrobus being assembled in Oerlikon in 1954. The electric motor can be seen in the centre. The flywheel itself is the steel disk below it. The components of further flywheels are visible in the background. MFO/TMZ


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duewag
bogie from a classical duewag showing the gears (centre). the disks on either side are made of rubber pressed between metal. these form a flexible transmission system reducing wear on track and bogie. together with elastic elements in the wheel discs they also provide primary suspension.

inscription on casting of peckham number 8 truck
2nd april 2011, detail of zürich 93. the car is only temporarily supported on the truck, hence the wooden block instead of the leaf spring. see also this news item . i believe the full text (partly obliterated by the subsequent welding on of an additional flange and widening of the axle box to permit more powerful motors to be added) reads "peckhams flexible gear manufactured by peckham motortruck & wheel co 8 kingston n y patented aug 30 1892". the 8 refers to this being a number 8 type truck according to the manufacturer's catalogue. also visible is the company's monogram ptc. edgar peckham devised an ingenious modular system permitting trucks of different dimensions to be assembled from standard parts. a more complete text is legible on this specimen . one of the later units manufactured under licence in switzerland by sws (schlieren) can be seen here .

oerlikon depot
14th october 2008, a pony tram unit awaiting attention by the wheel lathe at oerlikon depot.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&500x640x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/950805_1905_c.html?" zürich. works car 1905 at wartau loop on 5th august 1905. this car was built in 1962 using the truck of 1224. it was used to shunt the trailers which were attached or detached during the course of the day to suit demand. the single cab and open construction made it more suitable for shunting than the original passenger tram body. note the roof level contact to provide power to heat trailers. the demise of four wheeled trailers meant that these units had only a short life. some were subsequently sold to other tram systems. 1905 is preserved by tram museum zürich. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

gyrobus prototype in yverdon
the gyrobus prototype on place bel-air in yverdon, late 1950. the gyrobus is recharging its flwheel, collecting power from the overhead structure by the three large contact blades. the smaller contacts to the left are to activate the power supply and earth the vehicle body. mfo/tram magazine

gyrobus
schematic explaining the basic functioning of the gyrobus . translation: (1) flywheel, (2) traction motor, (3) capacitors, (4) battery for auxiliary supply, (5) roof contacts, (6) activation and earthing contacts, (7) switchgear for speed control, (8) switchgear for torque control, (9) selector for 7, (10) selector for 8, (11) charging mast, (12) activation breakers for charging, (13) inductive limiters for charging current mfo/tmz

new orleans tram
30th march 2009. one of the new new orleans tramcars on the canal street line. the centre door is for a wheelchair lift.


The search for "wheel" returned 12 items:
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