I remember seeing an item on the TV news about women not being allowed to
drive trams because they wouldn't be able to apply the handbrake (we're
talking just Ws here). IIRC, the item showed a lady doing just that!
On Sun., 6 Jan. 2019, 01:12 Peter Bruce p1.bruce@... wrote:
> Joyce Barry Mick, don't think she went into green, I think her aim was
> just to be a driver, which she did. She was at Brunswick.
>
> Peter Bruce.
>
>
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2019 at 23:33, Mick Duncan kitbuny@...> wrote:
>
>> Gday Richard, All
>>
>> The school kids knew the run nos on Glenferrie Rd trams so that
>> they could meet their mates
>>
>> One day I couldnt get a BTH motored W2 into parallel going up Calantina
>> Hill,1 in 15, in Glenferrie Rd with a packed load of Kids,kitbags on the
>> step and Cadets with their 303s,minus bolt.
>>
>> This was OK but if kids wanted to ride on the step, I said get in or get
>> off or I wouldnt start the tram.
>>
>> No go if I couldnt see legs going onto the step
>>
>> There was a lady Braid, Norma Frost, who supervised the MLC kids
>> at Barkers Rd.
>>
>> She was the only lady Braid before being a driver was a necessary
>> to be a Braid,AFAIK she looked after women Connies
>>
>> Joyse? Baird, a Hanna St Connie, wanted to be a Braid, the Board said
>> Sorry, you have to be a Driver 1st
>>
>> She went to the Union who held a meeting,recognising the discrimation,
>> and the members voted to let women train as drivers
>>
>> Quote " I dont need a penis to drive a Tram"
>>
>> She did become a Driver, but did she become a Braid ?
>>
>> Peter Bruce,please coment
>>
>> Cheers, Mick
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/01/2019 1:53 pm, 'Richard Youl' via TramsDownUnder wrote:
>> > If you want to hear a little story about those red on white plastic
>> > run discs...
>> >
>> > They were very much lighter than the black on yellow ones and a bit
>> > larger.
>> >
>> > One afternoon racing along St Kilda Rd to the Beach, as it was quite
>> > warm the cab doors and windows were open.
>> >
>> > Suddenly there was an extra gust of wind and I saw the disc lift
>> > briskly off the two hooks above the left side cab window and flew out
>> > the cab door without hitting anything.
>> >
>> > It would take too long to go back and look for it so on the return
>> > journey I watched out for it and stopped and picked it up. No harm
>> > done, no reports to write.
>> >
>> > Run numbers were always handy to be sure you were ‘Taking’ the right
>> > tram, and helpful to tell a friend that I will be driving A14 or
>> > whatever. Also you knew what depot the tram came from, especially for
>> > the routes run by two depots. At that time, this applied to all South
>> > Melbourne routes.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>>
>>
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