[PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes

[Boris Cefer]

Correct. 1200s did not have hand brake because the wheel tread brake was air
released, spring applied. Each truck had a pulling rod which operated an air
valve that allowed air in a small air tank to release the brake. But I have
no clue how it worked when the air disappeared also from the small air tank.

Boris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams at adelphia.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 1:21 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes


> Our 1138 has the wheel; air cars 1400 and higher had the water pump.
1200s
> didn't have a hand brake, did they?
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of Boris
> Cefer
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:16 AM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: PCC__Handbrakes
>
>
> 1440 at Seashore has the "water pump" hand brake lever.
>
> B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
> To: "- 1714 PRCo__WP__JTC -" <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:02 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] PCC__Handbrakes
>
>
> > >> PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com writes:
> >
> >  >> Don't remember wheel to operate hand brake -- remember lever.
> >
> >
> >  > CRVLKOTULA at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >  > Interesting.......I remember seeing one of these
> >  > hand brake wheels on a Washington PCC from
> >  > the 1938 group. ....A good view of the hand brake
> >  > wheel is illustrated in Fred Schneider's PCC book,
> >  > The Car That Fought Back, on page 142,
> >  > as it appears on a 1938 Philadelphia PCC.
> >
> >  > Dick Kotulak
> >
> >
> > Hi Richard!!
> >
> >
> > Pg.159 shows PRCo 100 in top left photo with handbrake lever but what I
> > really remember is the lever like on MBTA 3275 on the top right!
> > Don't remember any wheel handbrakes but they apparently lasted into my
> > era.       It is  *possible*  PRCo changed them to levers but do not
> > know that for sure.
> >
> > I rode in 100 several times but don't remember anything about that
> > lever  --  just the inverted controller and how  HOT  it got!
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim__Holland
> >
> >
> > I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!
> >
> > down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!
> >
> >
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