My guess is that nothing was done until Bolte stopped them building new
trams, so they started repairing old ones. This was also when 787 (and I
think 785) reappeared.
David Walker
On 13-Aug-20 6:31 PM, Radcliffe, John (L&W, Waite Campus) wrote:
> And here it is in Preston Workshops when I was passing by in December
> 1956 – dunno if it took 4 years to repair or was just having a repaint.
> My recollection from the time was that it had just been completed.
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> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Re: Any rich tram gunzels out there?
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> ...or, maybe Sir Elton John would like a companion for his W2 class tram
> on his English estate? I was informed the other day that Bendigo
> Tramways are selling former Melbourne tram SW2 275 for a cool 80,000 to
> 100,000 smackeroonies. The tram has had more re-paints than the Sydney
> Harbour bridge, and a former Bendigo tramways superintendent told me
> recently that the car has a good roof and body. Its trucks are
> motorless. No. 275's claim-to-fame was that it got T-boned by Victorian
> Railways' tram No. 28 at the corner of Carlisle and Barkly Streets, St.
> Kilda, in August, 1952 (see attached un-happy snap). The M&MTB repaired
> the car, giving it air operated sliding doors and an internal layout
> like a more modern W7 class car. Over the years the tram has had more
> curtain calls than Dame Nellie Melba, being displayed at various
> locations, including a recent stint in Bendigo as the Royal Tram.
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> Cheers,
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> Andrew Cook (wishing 275 the best of luck with its new owner--what a
> survivor!).
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