But rainy days are no fun for visitors. So I am very happy to say that I
had one rainy day during my 4 weeks in Melbourne and that was the day I
left. A few days threatened, but in the end there wasn't any rain. A great
visit.
Cheers to all.
Ron
On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 9:27 PM David Batho dbatho@...> wrote:
> Yuri,
>
> For what it’s worth, I think the rainy day gives the tram shots nice
> ‘atmosphere.’
>
> David
>
>
> > On 9 Jun 2022, at 12:37 am, Yuri Sos trams4me@...> wrote:
> >
> > Likewise I had a good morning out, but the Sydney-inspired weather
> dashed plans for a more comprehensive day out: absolutely no reflection on
> the organisers as it appeared the train gods were in cahoots with the tram
> gods in sending down copious rain.
> >
> > Nevertheless I decided to take some photos in the rain - a new
> experience for me (and Melbourne).
> >
> > I arrived in the City at about 8:30am.
> > Disembarking from my tram, I quickly snapped D1.3528 being pursued by
> Z3.180 in Swanston Street as they crossed Collins Street southbound, framed
> by the art-deco Manchester Unity building on the left and the magnificent
> gold-rush era built (1867-1870) Melbourne Town Hall on the right - one of
> many civic and other buildings constructed at a time when Melbourne was the
> wealthiest city in the world. No cyclists interfered with my photos so the
> tram gods were at least helping keep them thinned out with the rain:
> >
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/3528_180_town_hall_a7r3_21604.jpg
> > {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 2.23MB)
> >
> > Turning around and looking southwards towards Flinders Street station,
> D1.3525 and Z3.219 paused at the Collins Street stop. It must be the rain
> but the trams today are all looking quite clean:
> >
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/219_rte64_3525_rte6_swanston_a7r3_21626.jpg
> > {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 2.39MB)
> >
> > Talking of clean, refurbished B2.2114 is heading for South Melbourne
> Beach while D1.3525 in the background continues up Swanston Street. It
> looks quite schmick as opposed to some of the As wandering around, but I
> can't believe the PT> and politicians of the noughties were so stupid as to
> permit the use of the already dated web pattern*, thus guaranteeing a
> steady source of income for the plastic film companies who have the
> contract to apply this "livery" to our trams, trains and buses in
> perpetuity (or until another set of consultants put their snouts in the
> government trough and wastes more of our money). One wonders if there is
> any trailing commission payable for all this "design" work. As far as I've
> seen from public transport around the world, no other city uses anything
> but solid colour on their trams AND they don't change that colour every
> 15-20 years or so (eg Helsinki - green and gold since 1903). Even Sydney
> who are the self-acknowledged leaders in light rail in the
> > 21st century(!) use solid colours on their trams. (I know you're going
> to cite Mulhouse, but even their trams are fundamentally solid yellow.)
> >
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2114_rte1_swanston_a7r3_21638.jpg
> > {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 2.72MB)
> >
> > B2.2045 is southbound on a route 3 service passing the magnificent 1920s
> art-deco Capitol Theatre (designed by Walter Burley Griffin):
> >
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2045_rte3_capitol_a7r3_21641.jpg
> > {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 2.86MB)
> >
> > Yeah, I know just another perfect photo of a B class, this time B2.2103
> heading for Melbourne University on a route 64 service with the Prince
> Alfred's (clock) Tower atop the Melbourne Town Hall and the two spires of
> St Paul's cathedral further south along Swanston Street. But what's also
> really interesting is the placement of a mat of LED-lit studs in the
> footpaths at the pedestrian crossings for Swanston and Little Collins
> Street. They match the Don't Walk/Walk traffic lights - green, flashing
> red, solid red - and provide a very obvious indication to pedestrians. My
> son reckons they're placed thus as most pedestrians walk the streets
> looking at their phones and these lights (in their line of sight) alert
> them to the risk or otherwise of walking under a car or tram. This got me
> thinking...... why not use something similar on our tram stops, especially
> the Vienna-style stops in several suburbs and places like Macathur Street
> (near St Patrick's cathedral)? A bright red mat of
> > lights would certainly have a better chance of alerting a motorist that
> he needs to stop as a tram stops. I do remember seeing a row of flashing
> red lights embedded in the roadway in front of a tram stop somewhere in
> Europe, but cannot for the life of me remember which city nor can I find
> any photo I might have taken.
> >
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2103_rte64_swanston_a7r3_21673.jpg
> > {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 3.72MB)
> >
> > Enjoy.
> >
> > Yuri.
> >
> > PS * As a long time Samsung user, I remember Samsung using that same web
> design on their advertising material with the release of their first Galaxy
> - the open-source design only lasted a year as it dated very quickly but
> that was good enough for our PT> (greater than what?).
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