Re: Regarding Z3 230.Nth.Fitzroy.
Bill Bolton
Monday, February 18, 2002 10:16 AM
On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:39:55 +0800, Roy wrote:
Leon Marshall-Wood, in "The Brighton Electric Line", says that a
connection between the tramway and railway was not constructed until
circa 1913 and was removed in 1941, but makes no reference to trams
being transferred on their own wheels over railway tracks. The
description of the delivery of 52 to 54 by road hints that prior to
that trams came by rail, but does not indicate how they were conveyed.
Marshall-Wood implies that the concept of 5'3" gauge and through
operation over the railway to the City was possibly only a ploy to get
the line extended from the St Kilda Village Belle to the St Kilda
Railway station over the "strong opposition" of the cable tramway
companies.
The line was built as a "railway" under an Act of the Victorian State
Parliament but there is no indication in the book about the
wheel/flange standards utilised.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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I cant recall the exact details, but I believe that the rail connection was
only use fairly early on and perhaps under similar conditions to that
employed in NSW for haulage of tramcars over the rail system (ie dead slow).
Details are included in the 1960's history of the line
Leon Marshall-Wood, in "The Brighton Electric Line", says that a
connection between the tramway and railway was not constructed until
circa 1913 and was removed in 1941, but makes no reference to trams
being transferred on their own wheels over railway tracks. The
description of the delivery of 52 to 54 by road hints that prior to
that trams came by rail, but does not indicate how they were conveyed.
Marshall-Wood implies that the concept of 5'3" gauge and through
operation over the railway to the City was possibly only a ploy to get
the line extended from the St Kilda Village Belle to the St Kilda
Railway station over the "strong opposition" of the cable tramway
companies.
The line was built as a "railway" under an Act of the Victorian State
Parliament but there is no indication in the book about the
wheel/flange standards utilised.
Cheers,
Bill
Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia
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