IWLR trams back running today
  Tony Galloway

Trams returned to service today between Dulwich Hill and the Convention stop. Trams terminating there shunt at the depot crossover. Buses are running between the casino and Central.

I had planned to get a few shots along the line but was thwarted by events. When I finally got out to take some pics the left exhaust pipe on my bike came loose near Lilyfield, causing me to cut short my intended trip. I did manage to get these pics between Leichhardt North and Lilyfield. 2122 inbound in the Lilyfield cutting :

2124 outbound at the same location :

After I took these and rode off it was clear something was rattling loose on my bike, and when I pulled up on the Catherine St bridge I found the left exhaust pipe was dangling loosely between the cylinder head and the muffler due to a cracked bracket. I decided then to head for home but first took these pics of the worksites. There was some activity on the depot site today, with backhoes ripping up old yard trackage in the background, and the big auger being set up to drill some holes :

On the other side of Catherine St the new points are finished and the trackbed for the depot lead is being prepared :

After taking these I jiggled the exhaust back together so it wouldn’t fall off entirely, and rode home to fix it properly. Tomorrow I’ll weld up the busted bracket. I plan to get some pics soon of the junction work at George and Hay Sts, which I’ll post ASAP.

Tony G

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