RE: Remnants
Brent Efford
Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:23 PM
Interesting question, Mal. I was about to ask the same thing - Melbourne
must be pretty unusual among surviving first-generation tramway systems in
not having a lot of track that is not regularly used. Apart from the two
examples we have been discussing, I can only think of the West Preston
(opposite the Workshops - is that its right name?) and (temporarily)
Hawthorn depots. Any others? In fact, Melbourne currently has a much greater
length of partly-completed track waiting to be brought into service -
Docklands, Whitehorse Rd and Port Melbourne Pier spring to mind.
As far as other remnants go, I guess anything with M&MTB on it now
qualifies, too!
Cheers,
Brent Efford
-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Rowe [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, 11 August 2002 11:19 p.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Remnants
I was inspired by the discussion about the little used
William St spur to consider what other 'remnants' are
still about on the Melbourne tram system.
We are (rightly) proud of such an intact and growing
system, but we miss some of the bits that get 'left
behind'. Some other cities only have the left behind
bits!
How about some posts of instances of remnants of
Melbourne's tramway history still in situ?
I attach an example - today's pic of what's left of
the old Essendon Football spur line.
How about some more?
A few P&MTT or HTT logos still there?? Remnants of
the VR trams??
Mal
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must be pretty unusual among surviving first-generation tramway systems in
not having a lot of track that is not regularly used. Apart from the two
examples we have been discussing, I can only think of the West Preston
(opposite the Workshops - is that its right name?) and (temporarily)
Hawthorn depots. Any others? In fact, Melbourne currently has a much greater
length of partly-completed track waiting to be brought into service -
Docklands, Whitehorse Rd and Port Melbourne Pier spring to mind.
As far as other remnants go, I guess anything with M&MTB on it now
qualifies, too!
Cheers,
Brent Efford
-----Original Message-----
From: Mal Rowe [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, 11 August 2002 11:19 p.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Remnants
I was inspired by the discussion about the little used
William St spur to consider what other 'remnants' are
still about on the Melbourne tram system.
We are (rightly) proud of such an intact and growing
system, but we miss some of the bits that get 'left
behind'. Some other cities only have the left behind
bits!
How about some posts of instances of remnants of
Melbourne's tramway history still in situ?
I attach an example - today's pic of what's left of
the old Essendon Football spur line.
How about some more?
A few P&MTT or HTT logos still there?? Remnants of
the VR trams??
Mal
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