Just having a lend of you Paul, agree about the record shots too.
Best regards,
Peter Bruce.
On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 at 14:56, pn1 pn1@...> wrote:
> Great stuff Peter!
>
> My original comment referred to the rarity of seeing people in
> “enthusiast” pictures of trams in operation. But the STQs and record shots
> are important among enthusiasts and hopefully a representative selection of
> them will be preserved for the benefit and education of future generations.
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> Paul (in Melbourne)
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> *From:*tramsdownunder@... tramsdownunder@...> *On
> Behalf Of *Peter Bruce
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 5 January 2021 16:33
> *To:*tramsdownunder@...
> *Subject:* Re: [TramsDownUnder] Wellington Pde
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> Thanks Mal, you say the nicest things!! And Paul what do you mean "No
> people of course?". Oh of course those bipeds are not people they're
> stragglers, worse quite possibly Collingwood barrackers having trouble
> coming to terms with defeat and reality and having to be consoled by an
> M&MTB inspector, a man of the M&MTB, a title beloved of your good self.
> Attached "Men of the M&MTB", possibly even "Men of the P&MTT". Malvern
> Depot I think, in front of the Revenue.
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> Regards to all,
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> Peter Bruce.
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> On Tue, 5 Jan 2021 at 14:54, pn1 pn1@...> wrote:
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> Excellent contemporary photos from Mal and the historic view from Peter.
> These are the sort of "shots" that would interest official archives, etc.,
> "for the benefit and education of future generations". (Hal may recognize
> some of the foregoing words). Pictures of trams at work. No people of
> course.
>
> I appreciate such things seem to be of little interest within the tram
> enthusiast community but let's hope someone has the foresight to create and
> maintain a specific repository of standard three quarter and/or "record"
> shots of trams. Such views have little general appeal but can be invaluable
> to enthusiasts.
>
> With so many of us in "the hobby" in our senior years, it is time to think
> of such things if not done so previously. Bequeathing tram photos is the
> first step. We also need to consider leaving some funds behind for the
> maintenance and upkeep of our bequeathed "treasure".
>
> So much has been "lost". It's so easy for those left behind to dispose of
> what they may consider to be "junk" when in fact it's "treasure".
>
> Paul in Melbourne (who looks forward to seeing more work from Melbourne's
> elder statesmen (statespersons?) of "the hobby").
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