Re: [Melb] Swanston Trams Crash

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

this won't be the 1st time W class gets temporaly withdraw...few years back
W class was withdraw due to drivers refused to drive them as the ticket
machine position would block the view....

Cheers
James






Chris Gordon <cmgord@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> From the news:
> ================
>
> Trams withdrawn
>
> Thirty old W-class trams have been withdrawn following an
> accident yesterday that left a tram driver with a broken leg
> and head injuries.
>
> A tram driver was crushed in his cabin, after the tram he
> was driving crashed into another in the city.
>
> Swanston Trams says the W-class trams will not return to
> the tracks until they have been inspected and declared
> safe.
>
> Spokeswoman, Katie O'Shea, says they are still
> attempting to determine what caused the accident.
>
> "It's impossible to say, we don't know if there even is any
> problems with the W-class trams, but until we can be
> sure, we've withdrawn the fleet as a safety precaution,"
> she said.
>
>
>
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>
> Chris Gordon
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