On 14/01/2018 9:16 PM, Dean Filgatetramgunzle@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
> Which Z1 and Z2 tramcars were repainted in the Z3 'Deep Yellow' colour scheme ?

> Presumably between 1979 and 1983; clear photographic evidence required.

I don't know, but am wary of judging by photos.  I am not sure the photo of 2 in Bourke St you attached shows the yellow - it looks like the standard orange to me.
Film and scanning can give different results for the same colour.
I attach a pic by Trevor Triplow showing the two colours side by side.
Without them being side-by-side, I would not be sure that 56 was in the later yellow.
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> Which Z1 class trams had a "straight" chocolate skirt, and which had the ends "raised" ?

> Again, photographic evidence is requested; the numbers concerned are between 66 and 75.

I can take the 'straight' scheme back to car 71 with the help of Dick Jones (attached pic) - not sure if there was a clear break at a particular number.
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> Which early series Z class trams entered service with GOLD numbers ?

> 1, 2, and 5 have been seen in TDU Archives; same conditions as above apply.

I think only the first 5 had gold numbers.
My pic of No 6 (attached) seems to show the cream number.
It was made in the first few days of Z operation.

Mal Rowe - confirming that SPER has painted 111 with the correct 'straight' brown skirt