Re: Re: Getting a vintage tram system going in Melbourne

I refuse to concede that older cars in good operating order cannot mix
safely with modern cars.

Bob Murphy

----- Original Message -----
From: "brgamble" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 8:22 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Getting a vintage tram system going in
Melbourne

Which basically means finding good homes for a lot of stuff that is
otherwise likely either to be scrapped or sold to the highest bidder
overseas?

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Greg King" <tramway@a...> wrote:

Hi Guys,

Just for those who are concerned about old cars etc., a system that

has

something like 260 MILES of track, two routes operated by W's will

fit in

just fine, as discussed elsewhere, other systems can quite happily

run old

cars with new, I just wish this could be dropped out of the

equation. The

W's (albeit modified) WILL return. What we should be focussing on

is the

fact that cars that have not had the modifications done (read all

other cars

than the 53 modified W's) will NOT be allowed to run in public

service as

the paranioa is so well entrenched now as to be impossible to

remove with

common sense. Our aim should be to have the Thornbury depot made

the mueseum

with the operation as I suggested to merry Creek with the reserve

section

and always operated with a crew of two, this is the only way I can

see any

heritage cars running again. The current plans for the museum is

focussing

on a NON running museum combined with the railways at Newport. That

would be

a dissaster!

Greg

G'day Peter E.My message 1205 was meant to address these

distracting

issues,interesting though they are.I feel sure that once we have Ws
operating in service again that they, along with the Restaurant

Cars will be

an effective precedent to occasional[at least]operation of the

heritage

fleet.In the short term the operators may have enough trouble

accepting W

class operation,I am reassured by Greg Kings message 1218 re W

modification

and training.I would be concerned that Yarra and M might resist

further

developements out of bloodymindedness if it is pushed too soon.That

doesn't

mean that we shouldn't be thinking,planning and working towards

some form of

heritage operation,maybe along the lines of Trolley

Week.Peter,Murph tells

me you havn't been to Melb.,it would be good to see you out

here.Regards to

all,Peter Bruce.--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., "Peter D. Ehrlich"
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