Re: Melb (AUS) W-class trams

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

"Bill Bolton" <billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org> wrote in
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> "David Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> > Incidentally, concerning the brakes, wasn't the reason
several
> > American cities were buying them during the eighties was
that
> > they were easy to maintain?
>
> The W2 class cars running in North America, along with most
other
> "imported" cars from other countries which found their way to
> "tourist" style operations were all substantially refurbished,
mostly
> by GOMOCO, which included significant braking systems upgrades
to meet
> US standards, before being put into service there.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>Maybe we should give GOMOCO a call.
David