Re: Block cars

An interesting subject, and I can see people talking about how far a
block car can get before it meets the service car. I have seen some
beauties. A lot of the bad running occured during the time the drivers
were selling tickets.

David.

"Haby, Steven" wrote:

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?

Cheers

Steven Haby
Melbourne




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