Now now Dear, it sounds like you need a Bex and a lie down.😁
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On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:26 Bob Pearce probert@...> wrote:
> As I understand the situation, it was a political move by the NSW Govt
> because the people of NSW would (probably) not accept the trams were NOT ok
> for Sydney, but quite suitable for Melbourne.
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> It seems that the only people who didn’t believe the trams were okay for
> Sydney was the Govt., everyone else was quite happy with them.
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> Like Brisbane, it was only after the trams had gone, was it realised what
> a an absolute balls-up the decision made to the road traffic.
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> It wasn’t because the buses couldn’t cope which they couldn’t but those
> who had bought and were using cars, wouldn’t leave them at home thereby
> contributing to the debacle on the roads; bit like today really to some
> degree.
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> With the extension of the railway north to Yanchep now being built, I am
> curious as to where the traffic jam that seems to go as far out as the next
> extension of the freeway goes, actually starts.
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> So far it seems, for every extension of the freeway, and for every extra
> lane provided, more road traffic travels on it and the traffic jam gets
> closer to the new freeway start each time.
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> I am rapidly thinking that the harder it is to use the roads, the quicker
> the cretins might change to PT, especially rail. It just doesn’t seem to be
> happening, no matter how difficult it is to get through the morning or
> evening peaks, that’s the issue.
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> Perhaps a charge for one person cars might be in order…………..
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> Oh heavens, wot I wrote.
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> Bob in Perth
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> *From:*tramsdownunder@... tramsdownunder@...> *On
> Behalf Of *TP
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 6 April 2021 7:57 AM
> *To:* TramsDownUnder tramsdownunder@...>
> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Re: 2087 at Comeng.
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> That's a Comeng photo by the way. More of these in Dunn's book.
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> Tony P
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> On Tuesday, 6 April 2021 at 09:56:27 UTC+10 TP wrote:
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> The shame is that Melbourne didn't take them - a more modern-looking,
> comfortable and better-designed tram than the Ws of the time.
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> Tony P
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> On Tuesday, 6 April 2021 at 08:52:30 UTC+10 Michael Giddey wrote:
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> Uploaded from Pinterest. Sydney's last traditional tram nearing completion
> at Comeng's works at Clyde. It was to have been the 100th car of 250 but
> the rest of the order was cancelled at enormous penalty costs. It didn't
> survive until the end of the system less than 8 years later. It was burnt
> after a comparatively minor argument with a truck. Some older W cars are
> still running in Melbourne. What a waste! STM has sister cars 2001 and 2044.
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