Bill Drury wrote:
> According to reports on the radio this morning, heavy rain combined with

> falling leaves caused braking issues on Adelaide's North Tce this

> morning. While there were leaves on the road and rails, the amount

> didn't seem enough to cause difficulties.

>

> Trams on the Glenelg line were terminating at Victoria Square when I

> went to town for a look.

>

> Three Flexitys, already on North Tce, were parked outside the train

> station awaiting news on their plight.


I can understand the European design not coping with Adelaide's heat,
but I would have thought that deciduous trees and rain should be fairly
familiar to the European designers!

Perhaps Ballarat could loan them scrubber No 8 to give the rails a good
clean. :-)

I've attached a pic so that, should you get the opportunity Bill, you
can introduce the operators to the technology. :-)

--
Mal Rowe in Melbourne