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Waitara Railway Preservation Society
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Install a suitable restraint to minimise the risk of passengers falling from the trolley, before reinstating the carriage of passengers on motor trolleys.
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The Waitara Railway preservation Society Incorporated on the 3 April 2004, implemented the first of four passenger restraints to be installed to motor trolleys, (photos supplied).
This consists of a single 20mm round bar attached at waist height through an eyelet welded on the rear handrail and bolted to the front headboard. A lock pin of substantial length then secures the rod in place through the eyelet mount beside the trolley driver. Passengers may hang on to the bar if they so wish, and when not in use the restraint/handrails for each trolley will be securely attached on board.
This consists of a single 20mm round bar attached at waist height through an eyelet welded on the rear handrail and bolted to the front headboard. A lock pin of substantial length then secures the rod in place through the eyelet mount beside the trolley driver. Passengers may hang on to the bar if they so wish, and when not in use the restraint/handrails for each trolley will be securely attached on board.
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