[PRCo] Re: GE

[boris6 at volny.cz]

I have heard something about SEPTA maintenance practices in
Philadelphia from Russ Jackson. But we had the same practices in
some (former) Czechoslovakian properties too. I have a wiring
diagram of Westinghouse equipped PRCo. 1700. These cars had
overspeed relays; the function seems to be very simple, but what
about GE? Had those 1700 series cars overspeed relays too?

Boris

Od: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>

> I don't remember any difference.  I've ridden perfectly
> set up GE cars on Shaker Heights Rapid Transit that
> were as good as a chopper controlled car today.  I
> vividly recall riding a three car special to a ball
> game back in the 1980s ... every single car was
> picking up and braking perfectly without any slack
> action whatsoever.   And the SHRT maintenance manager
> especially liked the GE cars because if he had a
> problem today in Cleveland, an engineer from GE in
> Erie would be there tomorrow to discuss it.  I
> cannot remember any material difference in Pittsburgh. 
> Nor in  Baltimore.  And if someone tells you the GE
> cars in Philadelphia were worse, I would write that
> off to SEPTA (lack of) maintenance practices.
> 
> Remember that the PCC car specification was a
> "performance" spec.  The jerk limits, acceleration
> rates, and braking rates were specified.  Both
> Westinghouse and General Electric met or exceeded the
> specs.
> 
> The real problem here is listing to people tell you
> about equipment in the 1970s or 1980s.  Sadly few
> people are around who remembers how cars ran in the
> 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

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