RE: [CBQ] Re: speed recorders

["Tom Kline" <TKline@airmail.net>]

Crews also had ways of causing the paper recording tape to “tear” while inside the sealed unit.  I knew a couple of engineers who carried elongated pen knives with a thin blade about the length of a Bic ball point pen which could be stuck into a crack in the speedometer head to slice or rip through the tape.  Even though these were illegal to posses these ‘pig stickers’ were carried on the job and fit quite well into the pencil holder on the front bib of their overalls.

 

Tom Kline

Houston

 

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From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of qutlx1@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:57 AM
To: CBQ yahoo
Subject: Fwd: [CBQ] Re: Boyer speed recorders

 

 

Karl politely didn't mention that for some unknown reason recorder tapes were often unavailable for review after an incident.

 

Just an odd coincidence that the Rdhse forces would forget to install new tapes
On a loco about to be involved in an event 

 

Leo Phillipp
Sent from my iPhone

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From: "Karl" <qrailroadman@yahoo.com>
Date: November 21, 2012, 7:26:17 PM CST
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Boyer speed recorders
Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com

 

I must admit that I have NEVER seen a Boyer Speed Recorder. Anyone have drwngs.??

Speed tape was only occasionally pulled and checked in the "ol" days. Accidents or incidents were usually the reason for a tape review.

The C-P Recorders on O5's were driven off R4 driver. A wheel was held against the tread of the driver tire by spring tension and a flexible cable that extended into the cab was attached to the recorder.

Karl
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--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@...> wrote:
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> Karl, Steve and Bill
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> Thanks for the responses and the photo references. Two quick questions -
> Was the Boyer speed recorder on the later steam locos (such as the O-5) still driven off the front truck wheel with the recording box adjacent to it?
> How often were the tapes actually checked? Was it a routine check or only when something went wrong?
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> Rupert
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> Yes speed recorders were used in later steam IF you look at Karl's latest post you can see the speed recorder. They had a paper tape as did most later Diesel recorders and on a trip to the basement of the Aurora Depot in the late '60's there was a storage case of them there and I have on I think one from Big Alice somewhere in the storage area.
> Steve in SC
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> Subject: [CBQ] Boyer speed recorders
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> I'm aware that Boyer Speed Recorders were being used on the Burlington in 1886 for the Burlington Brake Trials and that the Burlington was still fitting these in 1906, but does anyone know how long this particular recorder was used? Was there a speed recorder in the final days of steam?
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> Rupert Gamlen
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