Re: Official launch in Bendigo of restored Sydney tram R 1808

["Forster Family Inc" <noelmel@wantree.com.au>]

"Paul Nicholson" <pn1@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sydney R class corridor tram 1808 was officially returned to service
> yesterday (29 December 2000) after restortation in Bendigo.
>
>
> R 1808 has been restored to Sydney condition but is mounted on W2 trucks
> from Melbourne.
>

Paul,
        Has it been given BTH motors with spur gears? That would make it a
'real' tram!!!
        Tongue in cheek but do you remember the good old days in Melbourne
when those noisy W2s with spur gears used to ply the tracks?
        509,513,249,329,426,601,608 & 451 spring to mind.
        Ah! those were the days!

Compliments of the season

Regards

Noel M Forster