Re: [Melb] Swanston Trams Crash

["D. Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com>]

I always find it very alarming when trams collide. It's particularly
worrying that the private operators are persisting with the automatic brake
adjusting thingy, when it's clearly not working as well as the manual method
previously used.
David L.
I feel sorry for 869 as well.
"Chris Gordon" <cmgord@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
39362142.2AD38AC9@alphalink.com.au">news:39362142.2AD38AC9@alphalink.com.au...
> > > On the news, two trams crashed in St.Kilda Road near Domain Road about
> > > 1600 (1st June 2000) with one driver trapped.
> >
> > The crashed trams have been taken away and the trapped driver has been
> > taken to hospital with a broken leg.
>
> A couple of pictures from Channel 9 news (not good quality) have been
> put onto one of my webpages at:
> http://cmgord.alphalink.com.au/trains/z1-16-maybe.jpg
> http://cmgord.alphalink.com.au/trains/sw6-869.jpg
>
> I think the Z class was Z1.16, but I am not sure, and the W class was
> SW6.869
>
> The W class ran into the back of the Z class.
>
>
> In other threads and news the W class trams have had a couple near
> misses because of faulty brakes. (well the auto brakes adjusters).  I do
> not know the cause of this crash, but I feel sorry for the driver of the
> W class who now has a broken leg.
>
>
> --
>
> Chris Gordon
>
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