Re: Swanston Trams & W-Class

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael Kurkowski)]

ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au (James Brook) wrote in
<39462F60.6B6D06CF@ozemail.com.au>: 

>> Just out of curiosity, dropping sand on the tracks is a move to
>> increase traction, so saying that dropping sand on the tracks will
>> help is implying that the W's are *locking* their brakes.  Is this
>> indeed the alleged problem?
>
>On channel 9 they claimed the sand was insulating the wheels from the
>track and somehow this would electrocude people. I'm guessing they think
>it might happen when people are getting on or off, because I don't see
>how it can happen when they are on the tram.

Maybe it's their next sinister attempt to get rid of conductors for good.

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