Re: Re: FARMERS FREE TROLLEYBUSES

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Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:51 PM

Bugger!

You jokers are too far away.

I kept 3 AEC Mk IIIs on the road for years including fixing body damage, getting rid of rust, re-painting etc etc.

If someone had trolley buses needing work around here, all they would have to do is put on a BBQ and get the paint and ladders out. I come with my own rivetters, grinders etc.

Bob Murphy

----- Original Message -----

From: Cawood, David

To: '[email protected]'

Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:41 AM

Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: FARMERS FREE TROLLEYBUSES

Hi All Just in response to Walters well founded remarks about not having a Farmers Free Trolley Bus at the Wellington Festival the other year. Unfortunately there is a much higher percentage of arm chair bus enthusiasts in New Zealand, than active restorers. We can muster 75 Tramway Volunteers for restoration and maintenance for WST at MOTAT, but there is no active bus section. Consequently the Tramway Section is again (after a five year gap) in charge of buses, but the Road Transport section is contracted to do the work. What is it with armchair bus enthusiasts? They are very noisy in presenting their view, but very light on doing anything about it. Consequently we have an unwritten instant retort at WST these days - If people complain that this and that should be done by the mysterious "They" or the as mysterious "Them" - we turn around and say "When are YOU coming in to do it"! Like everyone else we would just love to have a Trolley Bus network at MOTAT and the Farmers Buses running. The money is there - the buses have been saved, but we need motivated and skilled people to front up and do more than talk about it. I'm sure all of your groups around other parts of NZ and Australia have similar tales of the shadows that lurk around and are critical about what the active restorers should be doing, but disappear into the shadows when it's time to get A into G and make a difference. If anybody has got the formula to turn arm chair enthusiasts into workers - please let me know! I'll put in a bulk order! Cheers David Cawood

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