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Re: Official launch in Bendigo of restored Sydney tram R 1808
- Subject: Re: Official launch in Bendigo of restored Sydney tram R 1808
- From: Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 23:34:09 +1100
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Paul Nicholson wrote:
>
> Not that I am aware of.
> His contribution to Melbourne trams in the 1960s should be recognised.
> However, there are some people who believe it was an earlier Chairman of the
> MMTB, H H Bell, who "saved" Melbourne from the anti-tram epidemic that
> covered the English-speaking world in the 1950s.
> Paul N
I'm not so sure about Hector Hercules Bell (truly his name). Apparently he was
commissioned by governments in other States (SA and/or Tas I believe) to advise
on what to do about their tramway systems, and his recommendation was to replace
with trolley buses and petrol buses.