Re: Wellington Freight 301

Yes sorry to be cryptic (among other things!). The Auckland tramway
system closed finally on 29 December 1956 - so this "in memoriam" 40
years later. 248 was of course present on both occasions.
Bruce

--- In TramsDownUnder@y..., B R Gamble <brgamble@y...> wrote:

We just loved Graeme's story of late night grinding in 301! A real

classic.

She is still one of the most lovely cars to drive - beautiful hum

as she

winds up and the most responsive rheo-mag brakes you could wish

for. All

1906-ish eqpt.
Yes we have used her for rail grinding - she also has a superb DC

MG set

which can be used for welding or brewing the kettle.
On this occasion 29 December 1996 (tell us why that day Graeme)

301 is at

speed on the 4-foot gauge going down Gr Nth Road. Yours truly is

at the

controls with Paul Dillicar hanging on to the front in case we stop
suddenly and the whole lot falls off! Followed in hot pursuit by the
Baldwin steam-tram motor. Photo by David Pitt I think.
Bruce

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