Re: MMTB terminology
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Monday, October 15, 2001 5:08 AM
M&MTB jargon would have to include buses so:
-"Bobtail" was an AEC Mk III Regal bus which had been modified for one man
operation by removing the rear door and the section it was mounted in which
reduced the rear overhang and cut 3'6" from the overall length. Bobtails
were 30' over the bumpers and one man buses were limited to 31 seats while
the two man versions of the same bus had 44 seats.
- Gilly or Gillie room: Correct me if I'm wrong Greg and Peter but I
remember hearing that term used in the M&MTB but I don't know if it was
widely used. It was widely used in the San Francisco Municipal Railway where
I also worked and I remember several ex-bus drivers from the UK knew the
word. It was the room for the drivers to have lunch, lay about, drink tea
etc.
- 'Drome Car - a tram going to Essendon Aerodrome
- Essendon cars 750 and 751 had funny controllers for many years. They had a
nickname. Can't remember it but Peter Bruce would.
- "Yapper" cars so called because they were one of the few cars in the B&MTB
where passengers could talk to drivers easily.
Bob Murphy
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Subject: [TramsDownUnder] MMTB terminology
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-"Bobtail" was an AEC Mk III Regal bus which had been modified for one man
operation by removing the rear door and the section it was mounted in which
reduced the rear overhang and cut 3'6" from the overall length. Bobtails
were 30' over the bumpers and one man buses were limited to 31 seats while
the two man versions of the same bus had 44 seats.
- Gilly or Gillie room: Correct me if I'm wrong Greg and Peter but I
remember hearing that term used in the M&MTB but I don't know if it was
widely used. It was widely used in the San Francisco Municipal Railway where
I also worked and I remember several ex-bus drivers from the UK knew the
word. It was the room for the drivers to have lunch, lay about, drink tea
etc.
- 'Drome Car - a tram going to Essendon Aerodrome
- Essendon cars 750 and 751 had funny controllers for many years. They had a
nickname. Can't remember it but Peter Bruce would.
- "Yapper" cars so called because they were one of the few cars in the B&MTB
where passengers could talk to drivers easily.
Bob Murphy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Nicholson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:46 AM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] MMTB terminology
A small group is preparing a list of MMTB terminology;
ie words, jargon and phrases that were peculiar to the
MMTB (deceased 30 June 1983).
There are more than 400 entries already.
Seeking thoughts the more obscure ones that might have
fallen through the net.
The most recent one was "By"! (sorry we are not
talking about the trans-gender platform staff):
A real life example from a Camberwell marmalade shift
1974/1975:
"Conductor/Driver Nicholson, 817, with your bag, shunt
a big car off 10 road, put her on bang, then take 69
run at the Junction."
Does this need translation?
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