Re: Tram stop
Greg King
Friday, December 21, 2001 11:42 AM
Hi Bean,
Agreed, remember the tour I ran in 103, had to be back in before dark cause
the car had no dash lights, once the W2's et al had been converted,
everything that was'nt turned into a pumpkin after dark. I remember flying
down Victoria St and the lights changed as I was approaching Peel St, I put
the handle to the brass and hoped it would'nt come off, the smoothest
crossing I have ever made of that intersection. To add to all that, they had
a wonderfull big roomy cab and plenty of space inside for the SLOPS. Still
remember the grand parade when we took them all over to Sth Melb for one
final time, Ron Shoeshop organised that one too I think. I still have some
great shots of that day, perhaps I should scan some. Last play I had with
them was in latter years when 104 and 106 were at Essensdon and the only W's
left and I persuaded the starter to let me take a student on 82's to train
him, poor bloody student hardly got a look in!!!
Cheers
Greg
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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Tram stop
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Agreed, remember the tour I ran in 103, had to be back in before dark cause
the car had no dash lights, once the W2's et al had been converted,
everything that was'nt turned into a pumpkin after dark. I remember flying
down Victoria St and the lights changed as I was approaching Peel St, I put
the handle to the brass and hoped it would'nt come off, the smoothest
crossing I have ever made of that intersection. To add to all that, they had
a wonderfull big roomy cab and plenty of space inside for the SLOPS. Still
remember the grand parade when we took them all over to Sth Melb for one
final time, Ron Shoeshop organised that one too I think. I still have some
great shots of that day, perhaps I should scan some. Last play I had with
them was in latter years when 104 and 106 were at Essensdon and the only W's
left and I persuaded the starter to let me take a student on 82's to train
him, poor bloody student hardly got a look in!!!
Cheers
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "oracletttco" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Tram stop
Thats another thing about the average W2, sure they stopped Ok.
They only had to see a curved piece of track and they stopped.
I often deliberately used this feature myself in service.
Trouble was getting them moving again !!!! Needed full parallel, mind
the line breaker......
Was it true they were designed from two Stephenson horse cars with a
verandah between them ?
You comment that the L's were slow , it was that they only seemed to
be slow due to their quiet superb riding quality and performance.
Ask John Gilmour about the SLOW L passing Glenhuntly Depot on a
charter one day.
I recall on a charter on West Coburg my life flashing before my eyes
as we sped down the dip between Moreland road and Albion Street and
having to brake big time for the lights. One of the passengers who
had just eaten part of his moustache commented he had never been so
fast on a tram in his life.
I have been researching and I think I have found the ideal bogie car
which would suited Melbourne admirably in that time period. I hope to
have a shot to scan tomorrow night.
WGB
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