One thing about cable trams, unless the one in front dropped the cable
without warning, the rear one couldn't run into it. Unlike the electric
stuff.

On 25 April 2012 21:17, Noel Reed <noelreed10@...> wrote:

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> Hello Mal,****
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> I like that picture with a cable tram with two trailers closely following
> the one ahead. Was the gripman of the rear tram 'tailgating' or driving on
> 'line of sight' ****
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> If it was 'line of sight', he may have been near-sighted.****
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> **Noel Reed**.****
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> *From:* **TramsDownUnder@yahoogroups.com** [mailto:**
>TramsDownUnder@...**] *On Behalf Of ***Mal Rowe**
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 25 April 2012 6:54 PM
> *To:* TDU
> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] The Anzac day pic****
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> Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges KCB, CMG (18 February 1861 –
> 18 May 1915) served with Australian forces during World War I, and was
> the first Australian to reach general officer rank.
> He died at Gallipoli on 18 May 1915, becoming the first Australian
> general to be killed during the war.
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> His State Funeral was a huge event in ****Melbourne**** in September of
> that year.
> There is a photograph in the SLV collection.
> http://tdu.to/Swanston-south-from-Collins_2Sep1915.jpg
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> The photo has a couple of features of interest to tram folk.
> * Note the cable grip hauling two trailers in Swanston St
> * Note the pagoda roof shelter at far left - that shelter covered the
> MT&O Co signalman who controlled the traffic signals at the corner of
> ****Swanston St**** and ****Collins St****.
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> There will be a short article with more pics about those signals in the
> next edition of ****Melbourne** **Tramway** **Museum****'s "Running
> Journal".
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> **Mal Rowe** - grateful to the heroes in both Great Wars****
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