Ah, that old heap of crap, 1275. Banging my head with the altered floor
level when I changed ends. So slow. Horrible tram.

Andrew.

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On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 17:29, Andrew Cook D3619@...> wrote:

> ...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.

>

> Cheers,

> Andrew Cook (wishing 275 the best of luck with its new owner--what a

> survivor!).

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