Re: Re: 980

By the way, for those of you who want some more shots of 980, here are some
from the "Golden Sunset Tour" of 1966, at Bourke and Spencer Street terminus
(before it was connected to Spencer street) and coming off "Mt Buggery" aka
"The Hump" when it was still single tracked, note the crowd in the cab!!!
The other two shots were taken in 1969 by my late friend Ray Thomson. The
car was doing it's once a day escape from route 96, Running out to Dundas
Street on the East Preston route, the tour shots were mine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "roy winslow" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Change of pace

What is 980's current state like? I heard TMSV were keen on getting her

operational again. How would this be done, would she get her old trucks back
with 1041 getting a set of Z trucks, or would the trucks have to come from
another PCC source, such as north america?

Does anyone know how much damage was done through the cutting of heating

ducts in the floor of 980 (and any other modification for that matter) while
she was used for tests in the early 1970's?

[email protected] 08/29/01 08:58AM >>>

Greg,

I liked the VR tram that we had at Essendon, too. It rode well and the

K-35

controller didn't have any more notches than the car really needed.

It seemed a good car even if you did tend to go a bit cross-eyed driving
while sitting down.

Bob Murphy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg King" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Change of pace

Hi Roy,

I certainly do recall the ride qualities of 980, having run it on a fan

trip

in 1966 (actually, I was 16 and the Inspector running the trip, let all

of

us have a turn), she rode the same as 1041, as the trucks under 1041

came

from 980!

Actually, the time that Graeme was trying to bribe/blackmail/beg to get

the

table that ran 1041 on Footscray, it was fully fitted out with Z

controls,

they were ripped out in storage because they were spares, hopefully,

when

they start retiring the Z1's, 1041 will be made operable again,

externally,

she is fully restored again with all windows replaced and she lives in

the

paint shop at Preston workshops, the interior still needs a lot of work

yet

though.

I also ran 52 and 53 in fact WGB and I had 52 on it's last ever fan

trip,

it

was retired about a week later, I liked them, I even had a way of

sitting

in

them so I could see around the centre pillar, why they put the driver's

seat

where they did always confounded me.

Greg

Has anyone recollections of the riding quality of 980?

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