Re: Remembrance Day
Swash
Friday, November 1, 2002 6:28 AM
I think it stopped in the late 80's. I can remember being in Malvern Rd and
about to be taken for my meal break by another driver when the power went
off. Not one minute, but five minutes at least. I noted the following year
in was not turned off. Some time before when I was a brand new driver, I
was going up Burke Rd hill to Camberwell and the power went off. I was very
anxiously watching the air pressure gauge hoping I would not have to put the
hand brake on, if it worked at all. In the back of my mind was the tram
rolling backwards down Burke Rd, gathering speed, pushing everything out of
its way and ending up on the level crossing at Gardiner just as a train was
coming.
Andrew C..
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From: "Paul Nicholson" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:25 AM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Remembrance Day
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about to be taken for my meal break by another driver when the power went
off. Not one minute, but five minutes at least. I noted the following year
in was not turned off. Some time before when I was a brand new driver, I
was going up Burke Rd hill to Camberwell and the power went off. I was very
anxiously watching the air pressure gauge hoping I would not have to put the
hand brake on, if it worked at all. In the back of my mind was the tram
rolling backwards down Burke Rd, gathering speed, pushing everything out of
its way and ending up on the level crossing at Gardiner just as a train was
coming.
Andrew C..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nicholson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:25 AM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Remembrance Day
I recall that in the era of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways
Board (1919-1983) trams stopped at 1100 on Remembrance Day (11
November) each year.
I think the power was turned off for one minute and the trams stopped
where they stood; was that correct?
If so, when did the practice cease?
And, if I may go slightly off topic for one sentence, did the same
procedure apply to the MMTB buses?
Paul in Melbourne
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