VR Class car
Graeme Bennett
Thursday, October 11, 2001 11:19 AM
Yes I do have many pictures of 52 and 53 (700) ex
Victorian railway cars.
That picture last posted was in fact one of them taken
during one of several charters of both the cars.
As Murph says, a full day on Footscray driving one of
these cars would result in the driver usually having a pronounced list to port
after his shift.
As well he would have double vision and
backache.
We Essendon crews would often have to adjorn to the local
dispensery for medicinal treatment .
Mind you, I would kill / bribe to get
the shifts that took the cars when required, for wheel grinding to
South Melbourne or Brunswick depots.
My one allowed attachment is of the VR car which was
purchased by the MMTB but never turned a wheel for them..
VR 54 down the back of Preston
workshops. Photographer unknown by me.
WGB
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