Car Life

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Jim Holland wrote:

> Greetings!
> 
> Kenneth Josephson wrote:
> 
> > To get back on topic, what was/is the reason PAT had so much trouble with the
> > mono-motor trucks under the light rail cars? Was the design not up to
> > Pittsburgh's topography or was/is it improper maintenance? Someone ask Scott
> > Davis.
> 
> 	Think that was covered in *Trolley Fare* where it was mentioned that
> all 4-wheels on each truck *need* to be nearly identical in size - one
> with more wear than the others caused problems.  Seems to be a design
> problem - believe that Siemens-Deuwag was forced into paying - don't
> accurately remember the details.

ISTR they had to supply extra gearbox parts as part of a settlement
related to this.

-D