Yet I remember that in Swanston Street the '6 ft' was increased during a relay in the 1950s, supposedly so that the wider cars W5s?
could use that road. I remember words about the "Devil Strip" being made wider.
Regards
Dudley Horscroft
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From: "Mick Duncankitbuny@... [TramsDownUnder]" TramsDownUnder@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] W2 283 and a TAN story involving the Kelly gang
> Gday Noel
>
> Get well soon
>
> Electric trams never ran on cable track as the track was to light,and the
> flangeways and 6 foot were too narrow
>
> New track was laid before electric trams ran
>
> Cheers, Mick
>
>
>
> On 14/07/2017 2:31 PM, 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@...
> [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> I believe that the Brunswick cable lines from Elizabeth St used bogie
>> trailers. This could account for heavier cable track suitable for the
>> W2 trams.
>>
>> Noel Reed. [From hospital].
>>
>>
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