RE: wood block paving (was Cable Trams)
Brent Efford
Friday, April 12, 2002 10:09 PM
Wood block paving was also used around tram tracks, and even kerb-to-kerb,
in the waterfront areas of Wellington. It was probably also red-gum, heavily
impregnated with tar (made great firewood!). All our heavy timbers - railway
sleepers, poles, wharf timbers etc - once came from Oz. Now treated pine is
more generally used. None of the wood paving now remains visible, possibly
it is not there at all, even sealed over.
What were the reasons for using wood blocks? Cheaper than stone? Easier to
dig up for track maintenance? Quieter under metal-tyred cart wheels?
Cheers,
Brent Efford
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-----Original Message-----
From: demondriver44 [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2002 12:19 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Cable Trams
Mal,I think it might be Sturt Street South Melbourne,could that be
the Malthouse in the middle distance left??Or maybe it is
Queensbridge Street.Any other better informed bids?Regards all,Peter
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in the waterfront areas of Wellington. It was probably also red-gum, heavily
impregnated with tar (made great firewood!). All our heavy timbers - railway
sleepers, poles, wharf timbers etc - once came from Oz. Now treated pine is
more generally used. None of the wood paving now remains visible, possibly
it is not there at all, even sealed over.
What were the reasons for using wood blocks? Cheaper than stone? Easier to
dig up for track maintenance? Quieter under metal-tyred cart wheels?
Cheers,
Brent Efford
TechMedia Services
Co-ordinator, Transport 2000+ NZ
PO Box 2626, Wellington 6015
New Zealand
[email protected]
Ph (04) 801 9331, Fx (04) 801 9344
Mob 025 887 387
www.techmedia.co.nz
-----Original Message-----
From: demondriver44 [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2002 12:19 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Cable Trams
Mal,I think it might be Sturt Street South Melbourne,could that be
the Malthouse in the middle distance left??Or maybe it is
Queensbridge Street.Any other better informed bids?Regards all,Peter
Bruce.--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., Mal Rowe <malrowe@r...> wrote:
As Joe says paving was a great issue in those times.
Here's another pic from the SLV collection - I think
it dates from changing to electric - early 1920's.
The blocks are good old Aussie red-gum and some of
them are still there 80 years or more on ... but not
many!!
malGreat attached photo. The tramway companies usually
paved between
the tracks, but it couldn't have helped much.
Regards,
Joe Thompson ;0)
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