Melbourne Histroric fleet
Cawood, David
Friday, November 23, 2001 3:52 AM
Hi Guys
I was fortunate enough to spend ten days in Melbourne during late November
of 1990 and rode the entire Melbourne system with the exception of part of
the St. Kilda line which was being relayed. At a time when SW5, W6's and
W7's prior to dead mans handles and indicators ruled the roads and the more
modern Z's, A's and B's were a curiosity.
During the week we visited the original South Melbourne Depot and were
showed around the historic fleet at length and directed to follow a relief
crew who were about to do a change over onto 646, which was still in public
service after celebrating her 60th Birthday which was absolute bonus. We
spent about an hour on 646, then disembarked in the city where were staying
at the former Eden on Yara, which is now the Centra.
Anyway to the point. The following Sunday we were treated to the Historic
fleet in traffic between the City and St. Kilda and further on the Kew. W's,
W1's, W2's, L's, Y's (I think) in their restored glory which gave so much
flavour to a very memorable visit to Melbourne. Can anyone enlighten me
whether a. Historic tram operation will recommence in Melbourne at all, or
b. anything has come of the Museum proposition at Preston or Hawthorn?
As a matter of interest on an extensive tour of Preston workshops we visited
an old Brick building which housed a number of partially cannibalised trams.
Including the burnt out W2 test Pantograph car and W5 792, which made it's
way to the Sydney Tramway Museum a few weeks later.
Have a nice weekend
David Cawood
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I was fortunate enough to spend ten days in Melbourne during late November
of 1990 and rode the entire Melbourne system with the exception of part of
the St. Kilda line which was being relayed. At a time when SW5, W6's and
W7's prior to dead mans handles and indicators ruled the roads and the more
modern Z's, A's and B's were a curiosity.
During the week we visited the original South Melbourne Depot and were
showed around the historic fleet at length and directed to follow a relief
crew who were about to do a change over onto 646, which was still in public
service after celebrating her 60th Birthday which was absolute bonus. We
spent about an hour on 646, then disembarked in the city where were staying
at the former Eden on Yara, which is now the Centra.
Anyway to the point. The following Sunday we were treated to the Historic
fleet in traffic between the City and St. Kilda and further on the Kew. W's,
W1's, W2's, L's, Y's (I think) in their restored glory which gave so much
flavour to a very memorable visit to Melbourne. Can anyone enlighten me
whether a. Historic tram operation will recommence in Melbourne at all, or
b. anything has come of the Museum proposition at Preston or Hawthorn?
As a matter of interest on an extensive tour of Preston workshops we visited
an old Brick building which housed a number of partially cannibalised trams.
Including the burnt out W2 test Pantograph car and W5 792, which made it's
way to the Sydney Tramway Museum a few weeks later.
Have a nice weekend
David Cawood
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