Afternoon Tram News (Derailment) 30.7

* A Malvern tram on a down Rt 8 service derailed sometime in the early
afternoon. The tram became insulated either after the derailment or during
the rerailing process and a mechanic recieved a 600v shock. He was
unconcious when taken to hospital by ambulance. Delays to services were
massive, as Workcover was required to attend the site. Many trams were
stuck between Domain Rd & Flinders St. Some Rt 64 trams were ran shuttles
between East Brighton & Domain Rd, others ran Special to Glenhuntly. There
were trickles of trams on Rt 3 and 69; down Rt 3 trams for some reason
waited at East Malvern until their correct departure time, only infurating
frustrated passengers even more. Many drivers had been on the road for up
to 6 hours, and were rapidly becoming annoyed. By about 17.15, the delay
was clear and services moved again.


As I was not present, can anyone add further comments? I do not know which
tram was involved.



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Andy B - [email protected] http://spatula-city.net/


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