Re: [Trams] Grand Unions in Australasia

["Graeme Cleak" <gcleak@optusnet.com.au>]

One of the Adelaide Tram History Books has a photo of a Grand Union Junction
being laid at King William St & North Tce, prior to the Electrification in
1909.

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Graeme Cleak

Daniel Bowen <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote in message
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> "John Dennis" <jdennis@acslink.net.au> wrote in message
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> > I lived for a couple of years at Caulfield, five minutes walk from
> > Balaclava Junction.  I was under the impression (then) that on Caulfied
> > race days it was possible to see trams using all possible routes, as
> > the N-E corner was used by trams from Malvern depot heading to and form
> > the raceccourse.  Admittedly not a regular route. I have no conclusive
> > evidence of this - would need to ask around amongst others who also live
> > close to the junction.
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> > Not certain what the status is now though...
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> It's been a while since I've seen any special Caulfield race tram
services,
> and I would think they're more likely to go along route 3.
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> I believe route 3 used to be shared between Glenhuntly and Malvern depots,
> and if that were the case, the N-E corner would have been used.
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> Daniel
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> Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
> Melbourne public transport FAQ http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/
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