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	tramcars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tramcar 71 was built by Brush in 1931 was one of the last trams bought by Coventry Corporation.
		Tramcar 48, a Brush built covered-top tram, was at the rear of Springfield Road in Coventry for some years.
		Tramcar 68 - sister to Hunningham relic 67 - survived in a private garden in Allesley village until fairly recently.
	www.kcrawley.free-online.co.uk /trams/tramcars.htm (293 words)

	TMSV: Geelong Pengelley tram No 22
		These were the largest and heaviest single truck passenger tramcars built in Australia, and also the last to be built with clerestory roofs, and they were the last new cars built for service in Geelong, as all subsequent additions to the fleet were purchased from the M&MTB.
		These tramcars were also notable for their use of the Brill Radiax truck, whose only other use in Victoria was with the MBCTT T class tramcars.
		This tramcar was acquired without a truck in 1969 — that of T class 182 being acquired from the M&MTB and modified for use when this vehicle is restored.
	www.tmsv.org.au /gallery/fleet/geelg22.htm (216 words)

	Europe-Tramcars
		These 2-axle tramcars were built between 1954 and 1956 by VEB Waggonbau Gotha in East Germany for 19 towns in the East Germany (77 Power cars and 150 trailers) and for Soviet Union (96 Power Cars and 105 trailers).
		The MTW-82 Tramcars were built in Riga, Latvia by RWZ plant from 1950 and during 1950s some new cars (RWZ-50, RWZ-51 and RWZ-55) were announced with minor modification of the base model.
		2-axle 22-seat tramcars, classified T-57, were built between 1957 and 1961 by VEB Waggonbau Gotha in East Germany for 22 towns in the East Gemany (168 vehicles T-57 and T-57E) and for some cities in the Soviet Union (337 vehicles T-57 and T-57E).
	www.sptc.spb.ru /eurotram.htm (1157 words)

	Plymouth, Plymouth Corporarion Tramways Department, 1892-93
		It appears that the Corporation started running tramcars from the Guildhall to Millbay and West Hoe on March 11th 1893, presumably using the four Company cars they were going to purchase as the first five of the Bristol Wagon Works Company vehicles did not arrive until Saturday April 1st.
		Tramcars could also be housed there, but the building needed to have a roof put on.
		Four of the tramcars were being used on the West Hoe section and two would be used on the Houdiscombe Road service, which was to be started as soon as possible.
	www.plymouthdata.info /Trams-PCTD-1892.htm (1407 words)

	TMSV: tramcar M&MTB Z1 No 5
		It is one of only four Melbourne tramcars [1] to have been classified in three different classes during its service life — Z, ZC and Z1.
		To highlight the beginning of a new era in Melbourne’s tramways, the introduction of the Z class resulted in the restarting of the tramcar numbering at 1 and a distinctive new orange livery.
		The other tramcars to be classified in three different classes were 681 and 682, both of which were built as CW5 cars with maximum traction trucks, later being converted to standard W5 configuration in 1956 and as SW5 rebuilds in the 1980s.
	www.tmsv.org.au /gallery/fleet/mmtb5.htm (1495 words)

	SMRrTram FAQS and comparisons with other people-mover technologies.
		The tramcars are steered by an automated steering system which follows a "target" in the guidelane.
		When tramcars are driven out of the guidelane to storage and maintenance facilities, the ABS-Logic and the automated steering system are deactivated, and the drivers steer in the conventional manner.
		Tramcars approaching a green light maintain their current speed while the ABS-Logic "holds" the light green until the tramcar has cleared the intersection.
	www.villagetechnology.com /faqs.html (1046 words)

	What skills will Pa need to do this logging job
		A heavy post at each corner of the tramcar held the shingle bolts in place so they wouldn’t fall off the tram.
		There was a brake on the tramcars so that the cars wouldn’t run into the horses as they were going downhill.
		Once the shingle bolts reached the shingle mill, a cable was pulled down from the second story of the mill, and hooked into a large hook on the tramcar.
	www.bham.wednet.edu /studentgal/onlineresearch/3rd/UncleCyrus/shinknow.htm (778 words)

	500cat
		At the begining of the twenties, the Barcelona tramways company was suffering of lack of tramcars to cope with an increasing patronage.
		The new tramcars (company XIII type) distinguished by their power and capacity as well as their typical and hard noise but were the best ones in the fleet during the International Exhibition that was held in the city in 1929.
		Despite their name, the livery was the standard one and most still but some were converted to a more brightly orange with a white band livery during liveries trials in early thirties.
	perso.wanadoo.es /assotram/500eng.html (876 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A section of the school-going children and their escorts, the old and the retired and, of course, visitors here for a short period, would all swear by the tramcar.
		Indeed, the CTC should be able to use its expertise and experience to reach out to small towns across the country, from Imphal to Indore, and set up subsidiary companies to run the systems, in collaboration with the respective state government or municipal body.
		Dispersing manpower and tramcars from Calcutta would provide the CTC with the flexibility it currently lacks and, quite possibly, make it profitable.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040331/asp/calcutta/story_3065363.asp (683 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The argument is that tramcars are powered by electricity, which in turn is generated by coal.
		We must also take into account the fact that tramcars, theoretically at least, can replace a much larger number of cars on the streets and are found to be more comfortable by women, children and the elderly.
		The frequency of tramcars also needs to be monitored, because it is fairly common to see two or more tramcars trundling down the Maidan at all hours and in one direction, with barely half-a-dozen passengers in each of them.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030623/asp/calcutta/story_2092981.asp (508 words)

	Colin Seymour's Tram Pages - World Cz - The Czech Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tramcar T3 no.1615 was rebuilt in 1993-1994 to new type T3MB with new body, renewed electricity, etc. There's hope to rebuilt approx.
		In 1912 depot was upgraded and new tramcars from Studenka purchased.
		Tramcar No.180 was photographed here and this picture was very famous not only in Czech Republic, so when City gave one tramcar to UK Tram Museum in Crich, another tramcar (with same serial no.) was renumbered to 180.
	www.volny.cz /igi/TRAM.html (10455 words)

	PETS - About The Society
		The desire to operate the Melbourne tramcars led to the decision at this time to use standard gauge [4' 8.5"] rather than the narrow gauge [3' 6"] actually used by Western Australian tramways.
		Tramcar operation in Western Australia had ceased nearly 25 years previously, and electric trolleybuses ceased to run 11 years after that.
		No electrical or other operating equipment for tramcars was available locally, and this had to be acquired or made.
	www.railpage.org.au /pets/pets03a.htm (1602 words)

	Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)
		Part III of this Act and, in the [1988 c. 53.] Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, the provisions connected with the licensing of drivers (within the meaning of that Act) do not apply to tramcars operated under statutory powers.
		Part VI of this Act does not apply to tramcars or trolley vehicles operated under statutory powers.
		In this Schedule "operated under statutory powers" means, in relation to tramcars or trolley vehicles, that their use is authorised or regulated by special Act of Parliament or by an order having the force of an Act.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880052_en_12.htm (255 words)

	Milton Keynes Museum - "Our Tram" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When the tramcars arrived at Stacey Hill Farm, they were found to be the matching halves of the lower deck of the number two tramcar, where they were reunited for the first time for over 50 years.
		Fortunately the tramcar survived the disastrous fire at the Museum on 1st January 1996, but this together with the construction of a new transport display building provided the stimulus to commence work to return it to its former glory.
		This does lend some credence to the idea that the tramcars were originally constructed as singledeckers, and increased in capacity by the addition of a top deck, to facilitate expected carriage of large numbers of railway workmen, and before they started work on the tramway.
	www.mkheritage.co.uk /mkm/tramrestore.html (464 words)

	Trams on railtracks - elsewhere
		The line is used by the normal urban (low-floor) tramcars, using 750 V current.
		There is wide support for the 'tram-train' (as the french call the two-systems tramcars) and planning is advancing steadily.
		This tramcar has also run trails on the Hofplein line Leidschendam-Rotterdam and the railway lines around Heerlen in the south.
	www.euronet.nl /~wijzer/elders.htm (3417 words)

	Tramcar Trucks
		In a sense the truck is the chassis of the tramcar.
		There are four wheel tramcars, where the truck is held in line with the body, and there are bogie tramcars, where there are two or more small trucks, which can swivel in relation to the body.
		In Britain we call the first trucks and the second bogies (though in an early photograph of a four wheel tramcar the caption read "A single bogie tramcar" indicating that in early times the word truck was not used).
	www.tramways.freeserve.co.uk /Models/Howto/Trucks.htm (2436 words)

	Trams, Trains and More - The Gothaer and others: trams from the GDR
		They have developed a unified tramcar type which can be used in all of the GDR's tramway networks, and can be fitted into trains including pre-war cars.
		In Gotha, which remained the only tramcar builder from 1954, they built a newer version of the LOWA cars with their hexagonal shaped car body (looking from the front), with their four side-windows and double-wing central opening sliding doors, in the previous logical order, type ET54 and EB54 (these were only bi-directional cars).
		A few characteristics of the Unified tramcars which can be seen in the Gothaer cars, too: wooden inner cladding, 2+1 cross seats with leatherette coating, three-shaped driver's cabin wall from which the two wings on the right can be opened outwards, or the wheel-covering drums which intrude the floor because of the floor height.
	batia.infopace.net /egothaiak.htm (2761 words)

	TRAMS IN LISBON
		After a visit to the museum there is a short ride with a touristtram to an other building with an exhibition of tramcars and busses.
		It is not possible for the next tramcar of line lijn 18 to ride further than Corpo Santo and has a temporary terminus overthere.
		The last picture is an old tramcar from the 700-serie (there are still 5 or 6 of this cars).
	home.wanadoo.nl /fam.verhulst/lisbon/lisboa.htm (539 words)

	Historic Tramcars
		Most of tramcars is preserved in Brno's tramway museum, but one coach and one trailer is preserved by transport company itself.
		Most of the Praha's historic tramcars is preserved in Praha's museum of Urban Transport, but transport company has large collection of tramcars for special journeys.
		Tramcar No. 240, built 1908 or tramway No.3062 called 'submarine' can be joined with trailers No's 1522,1530 or 1562.
	tram.rusign.com /cz/histor-e.htm (429 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tramcars 19 - 30 were purchased from Wigan in 1905 and this is certainly an ex-Wigan car.
		To supplement the existing fleet of tramcars - some of which had been converted from the trailers of steam tram days - new and second hand tramcars were purchased.
		Remarkably, very few of the tramcars had been damaged in the bombing, and a few found new uses on allotments and in gardens.
	www.kcrawley.free-online.co.uk /trams/history.htm (1904 words)

	LTF News 3-00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Most of the four-wheel tramcars were in Vognhall 5, while the bogie tramcars came from Grefsen and Avløs depots.
		After AS Oslo Sporveier have built new ploughs to the A87 class, the plough tramcars based on SS class tramcars from 1909-13 were discarded.
		Tramcar no. 398 which is preserved, is moved to Holtet and placed inside the tramshed.
	www.sporveismuseet.org /ltf-nytt/ltf-nytt_2000_3_uk.html (1054 words)

	Tramcars
		Tramcar No 14 at the Bush Hotel, Dowlais.
		Tramcar No 10 going down Dowlais High Street, just about to pass the works.
		Tramcar at Pontmorlais 1914, the time of the rail renewal.
	www.alangeorge.co.uk /tramcars.htm (197 words)

	Some Isle-Of-Man Transports. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Most of the route is along the coastline, twisting around tight curves and climbing steep gradients as mile upon mile of beautiful scenery drift by.
		In all there are 42 horses which pull 23 tramcars (one at a time!) which are fitted with roller bearings to ease the load.
		The tramcars are of various designs including open and fully enclosed which are used acording to the prevailing weather.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/sp_smiler/IOM.htm (613 words)

	BEARINGS - LoveToKnow Article on BEARINGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The rollers move along with a velocity equal to one half the relative velocity of the surfaces.
		This way of reducing frictional resistance has been applied to all kinds of mechanical contrivances, including bearings for shafts, railway axle boxes, and axle boxes for tramcars.
		An example of a roller bearing for a line shaft is illustrated in figs.
	60.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BEARINGS.htm (3238 words)

	Picture of the Month, February 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		We're saying goodbye to the rebuilt Høka tramcars with this picture of no. 208, followed by Gothenburg trailer no. 590, on line 15 towards Majorstuen at Nybrua, on the 21st of December 1999.
		The rebuilt Høka tramcars, SM83 class, were rebuilt i the period 1984-91 from the Høka tramcars, SM53 class, by Sporveien's workshop.
		One also planned to build Høka tramcars with "light rail standard", so they could be used for 10-15 years until enough articulated tramcars were put into service.
	www.sporveismuseet.org /arkivet/bilde_2000_02_uk.html (393 words)

	trams
		As soon as the 1870 Act was passed more track laying was rushed on with, and by the end of 1870 trams were in service from the Lambeth end of Westminster Bridge to St Matthew's church, Brixton, and another line ran along Clapham Road to the Swan at Stockwell.
		During 1871 tramcars had reached the Plough at Clapham, and the Brixton Line had been extended to the junction of Brixton Water Lane.
		A tramcar going from Brixton Hill to Westminster Bridge would have its gripper car detached at Kennington and replaced by a pair of horses; passengers remained in their seats.
	www.brixtonsociety.org.uk /trams.htm (2655 words)

	Tower Trams: Kit TK05: Leeds Feltham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Experiments were made in the 1920's to break away from established traditions of tramcar design.
		The experimental tramcars 'Bluebell' and 'Poppy' led to the introduction of the first operational Felthams in 1929.
		They were built by the Union Construction Company at Feltham in Middlesex (hence the name) and were put into service in 1931.
	www.btinternet.com /~beckits/Towertr/tk05.htm (290 words)

	Coventry Web - Writer's Corner - Coventry Trams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		To supplement the fleet of tramcars, new and second hand tramcars were purchased.
		The devastation was such that trams never ran in Coventry again, all tramcars were sold for scrap.
		Remarkably, very few of the tramcars had been damaged in the bombing, and quite a few found new uses on allotments and in gardens.
	www.coventryweb.co.uk /editorials/writers/covtrams.html (760 words)

	Tramcars_2
		Tramcar No9 at the terminus of Cefn Coed branch line at the Morning Sun.
		This Tramcar was used in a First World War recruiting campaign.
		We have now been informed by Mr Mervyn Davies that the gentleman on the left is his father Mr Walter Davies.
	www.alangeorge.co.uk /tramcars_2.htm (124 words)

	Trams, trains and more - Hannover
		The Budapest Transport Company BKV has bought used tramcars type TW6000 from the Hannover transport company Uestra in the years 2001-2002.
		Then they founded the Straßenbahn Hannover AG (Hannover Tramcar Inc.) in 1892 which built 18,9 then 21,2 km track in one year to the existing 20,8 km network.
		They purchased the new TW 2000 tramcars to upgrade the fleet ready for the transport challenges of the 2000 Expo.
	batia.infopace.net /euestra.htm (1457 words)

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