Tubs

[flying scotsman]

I think the stay serves a dual purpose. The first is to stop the tipper from going over while on the move, the second is to stop the chassis falling during tipping by anchoring it to the rail not the ground.

There are some tubs shown in this video, it also shows how they are emptied.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unhXEQQk8G8

I 'm a health and safety manager in high voltage engineering and I've just had a small heartattack!

[Boustrophedon]

Who is going to be the first to model a human trolley pole on a small electric loco  :shock:

I liked the sophisticated set of points.

[philipy]

I 'm a health and safety manager in high voltage engineering and I've just had a small heartattack!

...unlike the driver who had a very large heart attack!
It freaked me somewhat when I saw it I looked 2 or 3 times to make sure I wasn't imagining it!

[tuppenced]

I 'm a health and safety manager in high voltage engineering and I've just had a small heartattack!

How high is "High Voltage" these days?

Little mine locomotives are generally around 72V DC. A 10HP machine with a few tubs might take 100A.

I'm more scared of the open Contactor than the Wire!

David 1/2d

[SimonWood]

I'm used to brass and metal!

Plastic cable clips make excellent inside bearings. For example Binnie 3mm axles clip in and out of a 3.5mm clip without taking the wheels off. (Fix the clip n way round not u way.) They are available in brown and black as well as white e.g. from Maplins.

Very very nifty. I shall give that a go!

[flying scotsman]

I 'm a health and safety manager in high voltage engineering and I've just had a small heartattack!

How high is "High Voltage" these days?  

Little mine locomotives are generally around 72V DC. A 10HP machine with a few tubs might take 100A.

I'm more scared of the open Contactor than the Wire!

David 1/2d

"High voltage" is over 1000 volts. But a fatal shock (electrocution) is generally accepted as between 0.1 and 0.2 amps. So either way ...it's going to hurt!