Re: Aussie Terminology

John,always cars in the past in Melb.calling the vehicles trams,by
trammies, seems to be a fairly recent developement,post MMTB,I
think.Signs at tramstops read CARS STOP HERE or HAIL CARS HERE in
MMTB days.Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know but I'm
not sure how familiar with Melbourne you are.Regards,P.Bruce.--- In
TramsDownUnder@y..., pcc7407@w... wrote:

In my opinion, trams are called cars (although seldom in Melbourne)

for

the same reason trolleys are called cars and trolley buses are

called

buses. The real names are tramcars, trolley cars, or trolley

buses. It

is strictly a matter of local custom. Many US cities (including

your

old one wouldn't be caught dead calling anything a trolley car

though,

as the word streetcar is the real correct phrase. And many cities

call

their trolley buses, trackless trolleys. +++ John Engleman

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