Re: Block cars

Haby, Steven<[email protected]> 08/20/02 09:08am >>>

Dear all,

Last night I was having a chat with a fellow enthusiast Keith Kings about St
Kilda / Chapel Street services and the subject of block cars was raised.

A block car is a tram that waits at the terminus and is supposed to depart
on time if the normal service car is late/delayed. Keith mentioned that due
to traffic congestion along Chapel Street block cars were a regular sight at
North Richmond in the 80s.

Are block cars still used around the system? If so where?

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I can't comment on block cars, but there seems to be a lot of catch up time built into the timetable. No matter what time during the day, there always seems to be a tram at the end of the 72, with usually another one or even two waiting. The 86 appears to be much the same.

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