It was many of these older people who, back in the day, lobbied to
have trams removed because they "caused congestion" and slowed down
their car trips.
Brian
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Sent:Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:26:34 +1000
Subject:Re: [TramsDownUnder] A quiet Saturday - 50 years ago
Not at all Peter, recollections like yours, Paul's and Greg's are the
stuff of the history of the M&MTB - and should NOT be forgotten.
As I zoom back and forth on the 57 during the week, I mentally thank
the foresight of those past for these trams which at the time were
going to replace our beloved W's but have soldiered on into the 21st
century keeping the trams alive in Melbourne.
I'll bet the older people in Brisbane, stuck in traffic, rue the day
that they allowed the authorities to remove this quality transport
from their streets. The younger people are, obviously, oblivious
to it all and put up with the traffic.
On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 10:51, Peter Bruce wrote:
An interesting point is that up until the introduction of numbers that
could be pinned to the uniform you were required to carry your cap at
all times, the cap of course had your number on it. I do realise that
recollections like this are only of interest to a few old
fuddy-duddies like me and apologies are tendered.
Regards to all,
Peter Bruce.
On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 at 07:08, Paul Nicholson wrote:
With reference to Greg's message about joining our beloved MMTB in
1973 as I did in 1974 I guess we can both claim to being part of it
all at the end of the traditional era? I regard the introduction of
the Zs and the hideous brown uniforms as the turning point.
I was "on the job" from September 1974 to March 1976 when I was
"between [career] assignments" and enjoyed every minute of it.
Recently, I caught up with Doug Prosser (known to many on here) and
he presented me with my "plate" that used to get inserted in the depot
master's roster board each week. Handwritten with name and cap number.
Doug hasn't been travelling too well in recent times after suffering
an injury on his rural property.
Doug was an instructor during my time at Camberwell and taught me to
drive trams. One memorable evening when hardly anyone was around we
went from near the Alfred Hospital to Camberwell terminus using (only)
the hand brake most of the way!
We are coming up to the 100th anniversary of the MMTB and I guess it
will pass largely unnoticed except I do understand it will be
commemorated in some way at the tram museum at Hawthorn.
Paul in Melbourne
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