Post by d7666 on Feb 1, 2021 23:11:12 GMT
Phenomenally long shot here 
The 4 locos WALTER, LOU, ANN, KITTY were discussed back in this thread :
districtdavesforum.co.uk/thread/20990/line-ugrade-work-battery-locos
My questions
[1] Does anybody happen to know the battery capacity ?? In that old thread, there is a link
www.tractionads.co.uk/html/empty6.html
that leads to an image of a works plate close up, and you can read 2 x 75 hp motor and what looks like 192 V, but neither really help with the battery.
[2] Anyone know what type battery ? I assume lead acid from that era, but just wondering if they might have been something else - especially if the were Ni-Cd ("nicad" nickel cadmium) - - traction batteries and tool batteries were exempt at that time from the 2006 environmental legislation that banned them for many other uses. If they were nicad they might have been some of the last so powered locos.
The 4 locos WALTER, LOU, ANN, KITTY were discussed back in this thread :
districtdavesforum.co.uk/thread/20990/line-ugrade-work-battery-locos
My questions
[1] Does anybody happen to know the battery capacity ?? In that old thread, there is a link
www.tractionads.co.uk/html/empty6.html
that leads to an image of a works plate close up, and you can read 2 x 75 hp motor and what looks like 192 V, but neither really help with the battery.
[2] Anyone know what type battery ? I assume lead acid from that era, but just wondering if they might have been something else - especially if the were Ni-Cd ("nicad" nickel cadmium) - - traction batteries and tool batteries were exempt at that time from the 2006 environmental legislation that banned them for many other uses. If they were nicad they might have been some of the last so powered locos.
