Paul Nicholson wrote:

> I remember my first visit to Brisbane in December 1968 to experience

> the wonderful tram system in its declining days.

....
> Brisbane had a lovely "country town" feel in those days and, of

> course, the trams added to the pleasant atmosphere. The hotels around

> South Brisbane station (with trams passing) were vibrant places with

> lots of "atmosphere" .


To me (at that time) Brisbane was just delightful.

I could not believe that they were closing a system which was in many
ways (but not all) in better condition than Melbourne. Bob Risson had
done a good job on track improvement there before coming to Melbourne to
do the same thing.

Here's a pic looking down Brunswick St taken during my only visit to the
operating system. It captures something of the 'country town' feel that
Paul refers to ... but so would many streets in Melbourne in those days!

http://tdu.to/BrunswickSt_Oct_1968.jpg

--
Mal Rowe in Melbourne