So it's Great Tram Cinderella of the South
Regards
Dudley
On 13/06/2022 8:40 pm, TP wrote:
> The Melbourne system suffers enormous political neglect that has been going on for years, which is sad for an organisation that is highly professional and knowledgeable and would be up with the best in the world if it was let off the leash. This is in marked contrast to most of those great tram systems in Europe that, over the last 20 years, have been lavished with strong political support and, often, generous EU funding as well. I wouldn't be putting the Melbourne system down, I'd be aiming at the deadheads from both political sides that have occupied Vic Parliament house for too many years and allowed the neglect to happen. Melbourne is the Cinderella of the great tram systems.
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> Tony P
>
> On Monday, 13 June 2022 at 20:18:29 UTC+10 Mick Duncan wrote:
>
> Gday All
>
> How is a Tram capital measured,No of trams,headways or route milage?
>
> I dont think Melb would go too well on headways or the Tram fleet
>
> Cheers, Mick
>
> On 12/06/2022 8:07 pm,noe...@... wrote:
> > Very debatable.
> >
> > Two or three cities I have been to on my travels would be up
> there, Prague and Vienna with Budapest a maybe.
> >
> > NMF
> >
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> On Behalf Of Mal Rowe
> > Sent: Sunday, 12 June 2022 3:39 PM
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> > Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Tram Capital of the World
> >
> > It's official - Melbourne is the Tram Capital of the world.
> >
> > Yesterday took me through the Elizabeth St tram terminus for the
> umpteenth time, but it was the first time I have noticed a plaque
> in the pavement of the Sir Robert Risson Tram Terminus.
> >
> > It made the official (as in announced by Victoria's then
> Minister for Public Transport) statement that Melbourne is the
> Tram Capital of the world.
> >
> > So that's settled.
> >
> > Mal Rowe - expecting a dissenting view from al least one TDU
> member mentioning Prague
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