In later years the ends of the emergency ropes were close to the gutter at the top of the steps next to the driver’s cab doors. Very easy to reach. A tall person could probably reach it simply standing on the cab floor.

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> On 13 Nov 2017, at 9:36 pm,mcloughlin.dj@... [TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> Mal Rowe posted a photo of a trammie climbing on the roof of 948:

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> http://tdu.to/m/191911/safe-work-practices-1960s-style

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> There's a famous picture of Robert Risson on the roof of a tram showing his troops how to do it.

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> I suspect it has something to do with the union's concern over members having to climb on a tram's roof to tie a rope to an errant pole.

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> Pans sure took a long time a-coming, but IIRC they were trialled on at least one tram after this.

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> david mcl

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