And, as I heard it from a Kew driver (when Kew shared route 79) lots of
work for the starters getting Kew and Glenhuntly cars back home.
Saturday mornings on North Coburgs (route 19) were bad too; in the 1990s
the nominal running time was 44 minutes, but trams regularly took 90,
especially on mornings when there was football at Carlton. Even with block
cars at both ends, the inspectors on the ground threw away the
timetable and ran the best they could to get crews back to depot for their
breaks; and sometimes they borrowed an extra football tram (usually Preston
or Essendon) and sent it out to North Coburg to cover a gap. And there were
football extras for Carlton in Lygon St too, but the traffic wasn't so bad.
Sydney Rd on Saturday mornings was really choked.
Hal Cain, victim of a few of those 90-minute trips
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On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 4:19 PM espee8800 espee8800@...> wrote:
> Thanks to all for your input. I remember Alan Jungwirth telling me many
> years ago a tale of two block cars on Chapel Street with many rostered
> drivers never seeing the termini as late running was rife and they swapped
> with both block cars many times.
>
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 15:34, Daniel Bowen danielbowen@...> wrote:
>
>> Yep. They've already renamed it to Balaclava. I think it's displayed as
>> something like "Balaclava via Prahran"
>>
>> https://yarratrams.com.au/route-guides/route-78
>>
>> https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/976/78/
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 13:33, Andrew Cook d3619@...> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's a few happy snaps around the Prahran terminus at Brighton Road
>>> taken in the 1970s. To throw a cat amongst the pigeons, how about
>>> 'Balaclava' or 'East St. Kilda' being a far more suitable name for the
>>> terminus?
>>>
>>> The shots are:
>>>
>>> W2 502 entering Chapel Street from Brighton Road ex Glenhuntly Depot, 16
>>> November, 1974.
>>> SW6 905 in Brighton Road at the Milton Street shunt, heading to
>>> Carnegie, 16 November, 1974.
>>> W2 576 showing the large old-style 'Prahran' destination, in Chapel
>>> Street at Commercial Road, 16 November, 1974.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Andrew Cook (now ducking for cover).
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> *Sent:* Sunday, 14 April 2024 6:24 PM
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>>> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Another Melbourne pic
>>>
>>> Every now and again I find an image I like and wish to share it.
>>>
>>> Here is another. SW5 768 is just leaving the Prahran terminus on - a
>>> terminus that always puzzled me as it is south of Windsor railway station
>>> which is south of Prahran railway station. I'm sure there is a good
>>> explanation somewhere. Image dates to 26/9/1991.
>>>
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