Re: Curtains for special trams in Melbourne

----- Original Message -----

From: David Langley

To: [email protected]

Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:41 PM

Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Curtains for special trams in Melbourne

Methinks yet another down side to the privatisation stupidity. In
Government days, the Government wore the risk not a private insurance
company who are merely out for blood and citing you know what date last
year.

Thanks Jeff, we will never forget you.

David



Paul Nicholson wrote:
>
> An item in this morning's Sunday Herald-Sun (page 31) says it is no
> longer possible to hire a tram because of the public liability crisis.
>
> The article pictures the M>Tram Z 199 in Collins Street. It was the
> last special tram to be chartered from M>Tram.
>
> Interestingly the tram is pictured on Yarra Trams track!
>
> The article quotes M>Tram spokesman Daniel Moloney confirming that it
> is no longer possible to hire a tram because of insurance
> complications.
>
> This probably means the end of enthusiast tours too?
>
> In my time on the trams, 1974-1976, there were special charters for
> schools and sporting events. One memorable task I was given was to
> take a party of school children from Camberwell to Northcote. Can't
> remember the details but it gave me an opportunity to drive a non-
> Bourke Street car on route 88. It was just before the Zs started in
> Bourke Street and all services on the 88 and 96 were provided by W6s
> and W7s. (I think PCC 980 that was also used on Bourke Street) had
> been withdrawn by that time.
>
> Paul in Melbourne
>
>
>
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