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

Sorry Bob,

Don't see the point, much of US systems are single end as well, those that
are'nt can convert them to double end like San Jose and Sydney, the point
being, if you have a system, LRT streetcar or tourist line in the US, you
are going to want a car that resembles a US car and that can be easilly used
as a traditional one man car, much as I love them, our W's don't come
anywhere near those two criteria, what about it Peter E???
Greg

Those Milan cars are single-ended, Greg and ours aren't.

Bob Murphy

Yes, Unfortunately, though we would all like to see the 200 plus cars

stored

at Newport and Preston, back in service, it will never happen, a large
amount have been "ratted" for parts anyway, to keep the rest of the

fleet

running. Hopefully some would go to museums with equipment from other

cars

going to museums that can use it to get cars with similar equipment to

get

running again (Brisbane, Sydney and Hobart had same/similar). I am

concerned

with the heritage cars (W1,2, 5, Y, Y1, etc.) that they be preserved,
presented and run in the appropriate manner.

By the way, the opportunity to save the bulk of those cars stored, by
selling them to the US, is long gone now that more appropriate cars for

the

US are available in Milan.

Greg

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?

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