Re: [Vic] M>Tram Launch (Full Report & Photos)

["Mike Alexander" <malex@bigfoot.com>]

It was called Marigold. And unless I'm mistaken, Marigolds are yellow (or
gold even).

I must admit the photo looks more orange than I remember that livery
looking, but it was a distinctly lighter colour than the Z1s, which were
"the orange trams" in popular terminology.

> Does anybody know when the Z's were changed to green & gold, and what the
> second yellowish livery was called?

This was the second yellowish livery. I don't think the Z3s were ever
painted in the original "orange". But I do seems to recall at least one Z1
was painted in the yellow/light orange/marigold colour at one stage.


Regards,

Mike Alexander
(malex @ bigfoot com)

"Bradley Torr" <truenorth@one.net.au.SPAMTRAP> wrote in message
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> Michael <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in article
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> > Correct. That's its original livery before it got the tiresome green and
> > gold which is now finally being phased out.
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> I recall that the original livery you described was officially called
> 'Marigold'. Apparently, it wasn't a very nice color when soot layers from
> atmospheric smog were deposited on the paintwork - so they changed the
> color slightly, and then finally decided to use the standard Met green &
> gold.
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> Does anybody know when the Z's were changed to green & gold, and what the
> second yellowish livery was called?
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> Regards
> BT
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