Re: Camden Trams

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> A couple of mates had a bet last night about the Campbelltown to Camden
> trains. One reckoned they were actually trams. That was easy to disprove with
> a video, but even I remember that they used to call them trams. Does anyone
> know why?

For the same reason as the Yass Tramway. A "tramway" is cheaper to
maintain because you don't have to adhere to the same standards as a
"railway".

See previous discussions/flamewars over the legal difference between a
railway and a tramway.

Cheers
David