Re: Re: Adelaide 381 (H class?)
Greg King
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:15 AM
Actually Pete,
that was the one of a kind H1, was always silver, two others were under
construction when the they decided to go bus, it was a very nice car but way
to heavy for a modern car and would have been better if it had got the H
type tip over seats it was supposed to get, as it was rushed to be finished
due to cancelled order it gor bus seats.
The H cars ( the older standard Glenelg cars) looked good in any of the
colours they served in, even the silver. I was a Motorman/Operator in
Adelaide for two years, 1979-81, the cars still had poles and ran out of
City Depot, we still had six silver cars and they were used on the Express
runs in the mornings and evenings, as they were un-rebuilt from when the
main system closed, they still had full destination rolls (the refurbished
Tuscan cars had very short rolls put in at that time) and it was not
uncommon for my car to be showing Morialta, Paradise or some other
destination, you know, I only ever had one passenger query it! They were
salad days on the line before the big relay and new depot and pantographs,
might be more efficient but not as much fun. Whilst I was a motorman on the
line, I did an article for "Traction and Models Quarterly".
Greg
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that was the one of a kind H1, was always silver, two others were under
construction when the they decided to go bus, it was a very nice car but way
to heavy for a modern car and would have been better if it had got the H
type tip over seats it was supposed to get, as it was rushed to be finished
due to cancelled order it gor bus seats.
The H cars ( the older standard Glenelg cars) looked good in any of the
colours they served in, even the silver. I was a Motorman/Operator in
Adelaide for two years, 1979-81, the cars still had poles and ran out of
City Depot, we still had six silver cars and they were used on the Express
runs in the mornings and evenings, as they were un-rebuilt from when the
main system closed, they still had full destination rolls (the refurbished
Tuscan cars had very short rolls put in at that time) and it was not
uncommon for my car to be showing Morialta, Paradise or some other
destination, you know, I only ever had one passenger query it! They were
salad days on the line before the big relay and new depot and pantographs,
might be more efficient but not as much fun. Whilst I was a motorman on the
line, I did an article for "Traction and Models Quarterly".
Greg
caseHi gang,
True the Adelaide H is one beauty of a tram. Of course, it is only the
offwhen they're painted in silver and red! Enough of the tuscan already!!!
Matt (taking cover, expecting shells inbound any second!)
And here they come, Matt! hehehe
Yech. It looks like an American General Motors bus with the windscreen
of a Blackpool Balloon. If they painted it back to tuscan red it might
disguise it...
Milantram
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