Yes I only got a brief glimpse of it in the container at Ferrymead a few
days ago, but I guess that is the one. I am only a visiting member at
Ferrymead I live in Wellington so I don¹t have much idea about time to
operation, but I would guess years.
Cheers,
Brent Efford
On 13/6/06 5:53 PM, "Bernard Stahr" bangroad@...> wrote:
> Hi Brent,
>
> Was it your group which acquired the rotary converter from Glen Huntly depot?
> When I posted these shots in Oct. 05, no one knew where they'd gone. I had
> heard that a preservation group in NZ had taken them. Yours? How far from
> operation is it?
>
> Bernard
>
> http://tdu.to/ConverterGHcopy.jpg
>
> http://tdu.to/GH_Converter_rearcopy.jpg
>
> http://tdu.to/GH_Convertercopy.jpg
>
> On 13/06/2006, at 7:42 AM, Brent Efford wrote:
>
>> While very appreciative of Peter¹s efforts as listowner (and of the tour
>> that he treated Dennis Lytton & myself to while on a recent visit to San
>> Francisco) I must say I tend to agree with David it goes for Kiwis, too
>> (not that there are many of us on this list). This is only a hobby list,
>> after all. I delete many TDU messages largely unread, making a judgement
>> based on the subject line or the person sending and everyone else can do
>> the same.
>>
>> My tramway interest includes nearly 45 years in the Tramway Historical
>> Society in Christchurch. As well as electric, steam, horse and cable trams,
>> the THS owns a large and varied fleet of trolley and diesel buses including
>> a London double-decker and is planning to build a steam power station, has
>> recently imported a Melbourne rotary converter, etc, etc. That breadth of
>> vision of what constitutes ³tramway history² is what Paul was referring to
>> below, and could perhaps be emulated in cyberspace.
>>
>> As an aside, it is not an ³American² thing - I also belong to the US-based
>> LRPPro Yahoo group, for those with a professional / advocacy / academic
>> involvement with modern light rail. Despite this prime focus it often wanders
>> into trolley and railroad history, bus technologies, politics, etc, thanks to
>> the light-handed regulation of the listowner in Austin, Texas. As both a
>> hobbyist and an activist light rail advocate, I consider it is much better
>> for it. (See http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/LRPPro/ or the associated
>> website http://www.lightrailnow.org/ ).
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Brent Efford
>>
>> Co-ordinator, Transport 2000+ NZ
>> Winston Churchill Fellow 2003 (WELL-TRACK US transit study tour)
>> NZ Area Officer, Light Rail Transit Assn
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/6/06 9:35 PM, "David Revis" revis@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Well, my objection is the way we are all being treated. I think our revered
>>> listowner has to come to terms with a bunch of Aussies. Yes, he is entirely
>>> entitled to rein in discussions that have ferrally gone over the top, but
>>> fro what I have heard informally, there is a simmering resentment about the
>>> seemingly increasing number of "All please reads". Aussies do not like
>>> being bossed around and all these "Thal shall not's" are becoming
>>> counter-productive. Such strong language may be part of American life but
>>> not the way it's done over here, sport.
>>>
>>> David, in sorrow, & in Brisbane.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>
>>>> From: Paul Nicholson mailto:pn1@bigpond.com
>>>>
>>>> To:TramsDownUnder@...
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 1:29 PM
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: ALL PLEASE READ--CURRENT BUS DISCUSSION TO
>>>> END NOW!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to labour the point either but one thing I believe we
>>>> should avoid is becoming too narrow. Forty years ago, I was one of
>>>> several enthusiasts who started a rail magazine to cover topics and
>>>> angles that were "outside the square". It was a different era and
>>>> young people (such as us) did not want to be constrained by the
>>>> comformist views of the day - and the transport world too - both the
>>>> operators and the enthusiast fraternity.
>>>>
>>>> We have touched on this briefly in the past when we have discussed the
>>>> "expectations" of the men of the MMTB.
>>>>
>>>> Admittedly our magazine did not include trams (that were well covered
>>>> by Electric Traction, Trolley Wire and other magazines) but we
>>>> challenged the "steam is king" mentality of the era and also included
>>>> spot for buses on the back page! (Not many people were interested in
>>>> buses in 1966 and those that were were shunned by many tram enthusiasts).
>>>>
>>>> Times have changed thank goodness.
>>>>
>>>> Sure the common bond that brings us together on TDU is trams and we
>>>> should not forget that but I don't see any harm in loosening up a
>>>> little every now and again. I am sure even our esteemed listowner
>>>> would have been impressed by the informality amond the locals during
>>>> his visits down under. I recall the TDU "session" at the Duke of Kent
>>>> earlier this year was very relaxed, convivial and enjoyable.
>>>>
>>>> Paul in Melbourne
>>>>
>>>> PS: For those who are old enough to remember our magazine "Green Over
>>>> Red" we are planning a 40th anniversary get together on 11 August;
>>>> everyone is welcome. Please contact me off list for further information.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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