Re: Alstom for Hillside/Yarra tram [Melbourne Aust]

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@alphalink.com.au>]

BTW there were only 15 Z2 trams ordered, but these are almost the same
at the Z1s (for which there were 100 ordered)
If you want to know which ones are now written off, there is a tram list
on my page under the General section.

> In large systems where there are a small number of non-standard trams,
> there tends to be a waste of money. For example Melbourne 1041 and 980
> hardly saw any service because they were orphans.

Just look at how much service the B1s get (2001 and 2002), and the 4D
train.  Because they are orphans they cost big money to keep going,
there is nothing wrong with these trams and train, just they are left
out.  


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Chris Gordon

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