Importance of track rope slipping on tramway systems, The

Abstract

In most cases the tramway manufacture requires track rope slipping every twelve (12) years. Operators may ask why or wonder what will be gained by this process; this paper will provide insight to what has been found in the last round of track rope slipping in over a dozen tram systems in North America between 2005 and 2009. Critical areas of concern: final end attachments, bollard wood, broken wires, lubrication, vibration, contact with concrete, bronze profile and corrosion.