Gday  Mal, All

48 is still straight

It just shows that when a tram body is supported in the correct way,that
is at each end of the body bolsters, it usually dosent bend

Cheers,    Mick

On 7/12/2017 9:02 PM, Mal Rowemal.rowe@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
> The attached pic probably dates from the 1940s and shows one of the

> standard gauge VR bogie cars in Bay St Sandringham, not far from the depot.

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> A driver strides toward the tram while a passenger places a pram

> appropriately with the handle towards the tram so that the conductor can

> reach out to lift it aboard.

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> This tram became a permanent residence in a caravan park in Melbourne's

> Northern suburbs, was acquired by the Trade Union Club in Canberra, then

> by Sydney Tram Museum and then by the ARHS - who were looking for a new

> owner a few years back.

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> I have also attached a pic of what it looked like in 2008, at Bendigo.

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> Mal Rowe - who finds the 1940s picture awash with gems of detail

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