Trammie memories (was: Re: Most beautiful tram in Australia)

From: [email protected]
Date: Wed Oct 10, 2001 3:48 am
Subject: Re: Most beautiful tram in Australia

-G'day Paul and everyone else too,you are right ,we notice the trams but not
always the trammies,I was one of them for 10+ years and there are lots of them
that I still think of often,great workmates,some very staunch people,with the
best connies you only used the rear vision mirror from habit,you never really
needed it,you had hardly stopped and ding-ding,you are away again,seasoned
travellers were off the running board and on the footpath before you had come
to a stand.Come to a set of points set the wrong way and again before you had
stopped there was a clatter as your mate grabbed the point bar[from next the
controller] and as you stopped, a clunk as the points went over and before
knew
it two bells and we're away again,with a good mate you never ran late and not
early either.Unfortunately it wasn't always like this but I have predominantly
good memories of the MMTB and my fellow trammies but regrettably very few
photos.As to Australia's most beautiful tramcar,for me a W2 with the original
single headlamp,sitting on newly reconditioned trucks with 28 inch wheels and
if you looked closely,a little plate on the axle box covers,BTH265P [or D],the
legendary British Thompson Houston traction motors.If you and your connie
walked up to the pickup point and, say 249 was waiting for you,happy bloody
days,it went like the clappers and it had straight cut gears,it made an unholy
racket especially in narrow,built up streets.A tramaholics heaven.Tell me to
stop if I rave too much.Regards Peter Bruce.

Ah, the mark of a good motorman. Artist at work, whether with words or with
the controller...A mate after my own heart. Thanks, Peter...

Milantram


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