chasabee wrote:

> I haven't seen 964 for about five weeks, I think this tram may be

> at Preston for a re-paint? (was worst condition W in service with chip-

> board screwed into floor along with 848 - also at Preston).

....
> So it probably won't be long before most W's in service are looking

> quite fresh, most that have been removed due to "poor maintenance

> standards" and fire damage - who knows what awaits them, a long basque

> at Preston I would imagine!


Hi Charles,

Sorry to spoil your Australia Day, but I think 964 is finished.

Here's how it looked at Preston at the beginning of January:
http://tdu.to/964_PWS_2January2009.jpg

It has had the pantograph and ticket machine stripped ... and the trucks
are obviously interchangeable.

There are still enough spare Ws that it may be more economical to just
get another out of storage and upgrade it rather than fix a car in the
condition you described.

Mal Rowe