Yuri,

I thought a ‘real’ tram was a toast rack!

Some seriously atmospheric night shots in the rain, though, with those ‘pretend’ trams!

David

;)

> On 24 Jul 2022, at 1:35 am, Yuri Sos trams4me@...> wrote:

>

> You may have had the impression that Melbourne enjoys perfect weather all the time, judging from my recent series of photographs.

>

> I've been getting worried that Sydneysiders with their constant months of rain don't realise that trams are in fact impervious to rain and certainly in Melbourne can be seen rattling around even when we import some Sydney rainy weather.

>

> Homeward-bound from the theatre this evening, I was able to photograph a couple of trams in pouring rain, proving that in Melbourne at least, trams run in the rain (there seems to be no photos published of Sydney trams in their default weather - rain - I know a few of their trams are broken but surely their remaining trams must get out and about occasionally.

>

> Herewith a plastic tram eastbound in Collins Street at Swanston Street with Prince Alfred's Tower bearing its clock atop the magnificent Town Hall building.....

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/3011_collins_town_hall_s21_20220723_221948.jpg

> {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 1.67MB)

>

> ... and what some might call a "real" tram, also eastbound in Collins Street at Swanston Street:

> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/240_3514_collins_town_hall_s21_20220723_222315.jpg

> {2,400 x 1.500 pxl; 1.39MB)

>

> Yuri.

>

> --

> Gallery at https://tinyurl.com/trams4me

> ----------------------------------------

>

> --

> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TramsDownUnder" group.

> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email totramsdownunder+unsubscribe@....

> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tramsdownunder/h84odh5pdn0jld1oms0rq7vgj8amu8q77u%404ax.com.