Re: An EEEasy Day
  Peter Bruce

Yuri, big, bright, sharp photos, love 'em. Lots of Melbourne in them as
well.

Thanks Yuri,

Peter Bruce.

On Fri, 7 May 2021 at 12:22, Bob Pearce probert@...> wrote:

> Thanks Yuri,

>

> Great bunch of pics for us street tram deprived lot west of the border.

> And what a glorious day (for Melbourne) as well.

>

> Bob in Perth

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From:tramsdownunder@... tramsdownunder@...>

> On

> Behalf Of Yuri Sos

> Sent: Friday, 7 May 2021 9:33 AM

> To: TDU tramsdownunder@...>

> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] An EEEasy Day

>

> (David, you'd better skip this message as it's full of plastic

> caterpillars

> <g!>)

>

> A glorious day..... my plans for today disrupted by a large "La Brea"

> sinkhole

> in Bay Street, I decided to head towards Costco for a bit of shopping

> before

> an appointment in East Melbourne.

>

> I didn't get very far as I was "forced" to quickly dump the car in a

> serendipitous parking spot and race across the road to catch E2.6091 on a

> route 70a service heading towards Waterfront City.

>

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6091_hrbr_collins_a7r3_06682.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.18MB)

>

> Cool.... my previous highest numbered E had been E2.6087 but that had been

> over eight months ago: see

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2020/6087_5113_6036_clarendon_jcn_a7r3_03709.jpg

>

> Oh well, Costco can wait: an E2 on route 70? It's going to have to come

> back

> this way soon.

> I do love this intersection for photos of Es: it's one of the few places

> you

> can fit the whole bl**dy thing in a frame without too much traffic or

> poles

> etc.

>

> Next up E.6039 in Collins Street headed towards the City and beyond on a

> route

> 11 service, B2.2048 in the background:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2048_6039_hrbr_collins_a7r3_06700.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.26MB)

>

> From a distance, I initially thought B2.2048 was advertising police

> recruitment or some such, but no, it's advertising shoes. Heading towards

> Waterfront City on a route 75a service:

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2048_harbour_a7r3_06716.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.42MB)

>

> Following 2048 was E2.6094 on a Waterfront City-bound route 70a service:

> high

> tram number count jumped again!

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6094_harbour_a7r3_06732.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.36MB)

>

> Soon after, E2.6059 on a Wattle Park 70a service rolled down Harbour

> Esplanade

> as C1.3024 on a route 48 North Balwyn service waited politely in Collins

> Street

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6059_3024_harbour_collins_a7r3_06760.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 0.97MB)

>

> Refurbed B2.2132 on a route 75 service in Harbour Esplanade: the tram

> service

> this morning seems very intensive and the Es are a surprise.

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2132_harbour_a7r3_06770.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.17MB)

>

> Another E2, this time E2.6064 on a Victoria Harbour-bound route 11 service:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6064_collins_harbour_a7r3_06787.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.24MB)

>

> Immediately afterwards, E2.6081 on a West Preston service (good, back into

> the

> high numbered Es!):

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6081_collins_harbour_a7r3_06799.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.36MB)

>

> Ok, there must be something going on in the City or Tennis Centre: here's

> another E, this time E.6030 on yet a route 70a service:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6030_harbour_collins_a7r3_06821.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.17MB)

>

> Hmm... B2.2031 on a route 75 service (so Bridge Road is "open", Swan

> Street

> perhaps not):

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/2031_harbour_collins_a7r3_06825.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.35MB)

>

> And yes, as I thought here's E2.6091 returning on a route 70a service:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6091_harbour_collins_a7r3_06851.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 958k)

>

> Back to "just" an E as E.6038 rolls inbound on route 11 service:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6038_collins_harbour_a7r3_06861.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.65MB)

>

> Stark contrast to the modern Es as W8.981 on a City Circle service crosses

> the

> intersection.

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/981_harbour_collins_a7r3_06870.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.32MB)

>

> Ok, that's it for the morning; time to head to my appointment in East

> Melbourne. The tram gods have been kind to me this morning so I'm happy

> with

> my haul for the morning. As I head up Albert Street, a phone call

> advises me

> that my appointment has been postponed. Hmm, thinks, what am I going to

> do

> for the next hour or so?

> A quick look at Tramtracker shows signs of promise with some high number

> Es

> out and about. I walk to St Vincent's Plaza and consult Tramtracker

> again.

> Oops, wrong street! There's BOTH high tram numbers AND off-route trams out

> and

> about.

>

> Walked down Victoria Parade to Nicholson Street in time to catch E.6037

> outbound on a route 86 service:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6037_86_nicholson_vic_pde_a7r3_06944.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.43MB)

>

> And E2.6093 heading towards St Vincent's Plaza crosses Nicholson Street;

> it's

> been years since I actually looked at the skyline here: I wouldn't have

> recognised this photo location with all the new buildings:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6093_30_vic_pde_nicholson_a7r3_06948.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.55MB)

>

> Bingo! E2.6095, the latest E2 released to traffic, arrives in Nicholson

> Street

> at Victoria Parade on a route 96 (not a typo) service. (It must have been

> a

> slow news day earlier in the week as the Public Transport Minister was

> lauding

> the entry into service of 6095 on TV news and social media.)

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6095_96_nicholson_vic_pde_a7r3_06973.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.40MB)

>

> Well this is turning out to be quite a day. The tram gods are positively

> beaming at me! I walk down Nicholson Street towards the CBD, several 96

> and

> 86 trams passing me. E2.6089 is outbound on a route 96 passing the

> wonderful

> Princess' Theatre, the columns behind marking the entrance to Chinatown in

> Little Bourke Street:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6089__96_spring_lil_bourke_a7r3_07010.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.51MB)

>

> Aah, some autumn colours in Bourke Street. W8.981 rumbles along Spring

> Street

> as W8.957 waits time:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/957_981_cc_spring_bourke_a7r3_07079.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.57MB)

>

> Both pause in Spring Street at the Bourke Street stop:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/981_957_cc_spring_bourke_a7r3_07101.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.62MB)

>

> E2.6087 on a route 96 service in Bourke Street arrives at Spring Street to

> a

> backdrop of autumn foliage:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6087_96_bourke_spring_a7r3_07115.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 2.29MB)

>

> A pair of route 86 Es: E.6013 and E.6044 at the top of Bourke Street with

> E2.6055 on a route 96 in the background:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6013_6044_86_6055_96_bourke_spring_a7r3_07146.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.91MB)

>

> Having waited long enough W8.957 departs the Bourke Street stop past

> E.6013

> and E.6044:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/957_cc_6013_6044_spring_bourke_a7r3_07161.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.67MB)

>

> Time to head back to my car as C2.5111 (love this Art Tram livery!) again

> on a

> route 96 service rolls outbound past the Princess' Theatre currently

> playing

> "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child" (the first official Harry Potter story

> to

> be presented on stage):

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/5111_spring_a7r3_07229.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.85MB)

>

> Back at the intersection of Victoria Parade and Nicholson Street, E2.6069

> heads for St Vincent's Plaza:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6069_30_vic_pde_nicholson_a7r3_07259.jpg

> (2,000x1,250 pxl; 1.67MB)

>

> E2.6086 outbound on route 86 service concluded my morning's shooting:

>

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2021/6086_86_nicholson_vic_pde_a7r3_07275.jpg

> (2,000x1,125 pxl; 1.31MB)

>

> Wow.

>

> Summary:

> I did take over 600 photos all in all, trying to best capture the day's

> activities. Twenty-six are presented here (I'll put some other photos up

> on

> my website later.)

> * saw Es on route 70a service;

> * saw Es and C2 on route 96 in Bourke Street;

> * of the ten most recent Es released to traffic I saw and photographed E2s

> 6086, 6087, 6089, 6091,6093, 6094, 6095.

>

> Whew!

>

> Enjoy.

>

> Yuri.

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