SPTC MODELS ON CUSTOMER'S LAYOUTS

Anthony F.Tieuli

Boston MTA War Time PCC 3069.

Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

Brisbane Phoenix Car 554.
Motorized with Terry Russell's trucks.

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SPTC decals on other cars.
An 1929 Osgood-Bradley "Electricmobile" painted in Third Avenue colors and striped
with SPTC decals. Joseph Ruffinen made the carbody from urethane.

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Third Avenue Railway System Car 390.
Built from St.-Petersburg Tram Collection TARS 626-685 series Kit.
The bell on the roof, lack of bumper skirts,
and new sash in the front window are the obvious changes.

Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

1946 Boston Elevated Railway Pullman-Standard PCC 3208.
Motorized with Black Beetle underfloor trucks.

Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

Vicinal (Belgium) Car 9977.
Motorized with Terry Russell's underfloor trucks.

Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Leningrad LM-68 PCC car 6002.

Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli


Powered Chicago Surface Lines Pullman pre-PCC 4001. The car has Black Beetle trucks from Australia and SPTC truck side guards. Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Third Avenue Railway System 669, motorized with Black Beetle trucks.

The car is powered with Black Beetle trucks and has new trolley poles from Terry Russell in England. It has the slightly smaller wheel diameter to enable using the Black Beetle trucks without cutting the floor.

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Third Avenue Railway System 669, running on Q-Car Company trucks with special truck sideframes which were
modified from a standard 77E truck. This is the equivalent of the Third Avenue System 77 Special truck that these
cars had in New York and Vienna.

Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

Boston Green Line PCC 3321, motorized with Terry Russell under floor trucks.

Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

Two Canadian CLRV demonstrators on Q-Car Company trucks in Boston in 1980. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.	Another view of Boston's Canadian CLRV demonstrators. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.
Canadian CLRV demonstrators on Q-Car Company trucks at carhouse. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.	Pittsburgh Railway Co. #1725 on Terry Russell trucks. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.
Boston "Texas Ranger" PCC 3328. Trucks are Q-Car Co. product. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.	Boston "Texas Ranger" PCC 3328. Trucks are Q-Car Co. product. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.
Melbourne Z3 #230 (Q-Car Co. trucks with SPTC sideframes). Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.	Washington pre-PCC #1053 (Q-Car Co. trucks). Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli.
Boston "Picture Window" PCC 3300. Trucks are Q-Car Co. product. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli	3-car train of "Picture Window PCC" running on the Tony Tieuli's layout; two cars are powered, the third is unpowered. (Q-Car Company trucks and couplers). Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli
3-car train of "Picture Window PCC" running on the Tony Tieuli's layout; two cars are powered, the third is unpowered. (Q-Car Company trucks and couplers). Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli	Cleveland PCC car 4201 on "Black Beetle" trucks. These trucks are made by Steam Era Models in Australia. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli
Sydney R-class car 1740. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli	Sydney R-class car 1740. Photo: Anthony F.Tieuli

Powered Sydney R-class 1740 on Black Beetle trucks using SPTC side frames. It needs some minor changes to the under frame of the body to enable wider swing of the trucks. Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Powered Melbourne W7-class 1019 on Black Beetle trucks. Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Powered Melbourne PCC 980 on Black Beetle trucks. The car was motorized utilizing Black Beetle trucks and the centre sections of the SPTC urethane trucks. Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Powered London Transport Feltham 2067 with Terry Russell's low floor power trucks and trolley poles. Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli

Powered Milan Peter Witt 1534 (very old St.-Petersburg Tram Collection model)
The trucks are black beetles with Q-Car company side frames.

Photos: Anthony F.Tieuli