Re: Restaurant Trams’ Withdrawal
  Steven Altham

There is 6 W8 trams i suppose they need spares for servicing changeovers
etc each tram takes 6 to 8 months maybe they can get them faster also
numbers & mmtb logos too close to doorways

On Sun, 21 Oct 2018, 10:48 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder < tramsdownunder@...> wrote:

> From somebody ‘in the know’.

>

> Personally, it seems incredible to me that all 3 have failed the test at

> exactly the same time. Did somebody lift the bar on what was considered

> safe standards?

>

> Maybe one day we could see a a converted Z doing this. At least they are

> not full of wood - just rust I suppose...

>

> Regards,

>

>

> “The W-class trams used for the Restaurant Tram service have lost

> accreditation due to deterioration of the woodwork. It is my opinion that

> they *may* need to undergo a W8 type conversion which will provide

> additional safety for the driver, staff and passengers, but Yarra Trams

> said it will work with the operator to resolve the situation. It is my

> understanding that the trams will just sit at the pick up stop for the

> duration of the tour as a static restaurant.

> Personally, I'd be cancelling my booking if I had one, as I think part of

> the charm of dining on board is the fact that the view out the window

> changes by the minute. It's a deplorable state but it should not have been

> unexpected: from 1 January, there will only be four city circle trams

> (all W8-class vehicles) running until more W8 conversions are completed by

> Bendigo Tramway Workshops. Two trams will operate on both inner and outer

> circuits every ½-hour, providing a ¼-hourly departure from Waterfront City

> terminus in Docklands”.

>

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