Rolling Stock Shoebeam Equipment
1973 Tube Stock Shoebeam
This view shows the equipment provided on the
positive shoebeam of a 1973 Tube Stock motor car at Action Town, Piccadilly Line.
The shoebeam is made of laminated timber and is hung from the axleboxes (seen here as dark
orange). It is protected from dropping off by brackets looped round it at each end.
On driving cars, the shoebeam also carries the
tripcock (right hand side only) and a sleet brush on both right and left hand sides of the
car.
The arc barrier protects the car body from the
630 volt lead (not visible) which connects the shoe with the equipment on the car.
A small negative shoebeam is provided under the
bogie on a board bolted between the headstock of the bogie and the motor case.
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