Hi Mal,

Thanks for these. This is along the creek, rather than on the old gasworks site? I remember when we did our end of year excursions that the Talking Tram was one of the highlights (for me, as a teacher, anyway!) and they were discussing then (late 80s and into the 90s) using the gasworks site as a second depot (so they didn’t’t lose the whole collection if there was a fire). Does this mean the old Depot will become more of a museum?

Is Bendigo 3 still operational?

David

> On 26 Feb 2024, at 1:35 pm, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

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> Some snaps from Saturday at beautiful Bendigo:

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> The plan shows the developments currently in progress.

> The building under construction is the new storage facility (2 on the plan). It will house some of the Bendigo trams and some trams from Newport / North Fitzroy that are to be held for future use. I think that the high step height at the doorways is to simplify loading and unloading from semi-trailer trucks.

> Tram 3 is now operating as a cafe and ticket office (7 on the plan).

> Mal Rowe - who enjoyed a coffee and cake.

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