Re: Sydney Tram to run in Melbourne

[David McLoughlin <davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz>]

David Bennetts wrote:
> 
> "Greg Sutherland" <suthergf@premiers.nsw.gov.au> wrote in message
> iw%o6.3755$o4.167170@ozemail.com.au">news:iw%o6.3755$o4.167170@ozemail.com.au...
> > For the first time ever an operational passenger carrying Sydney tram has
> > hit the tracks in Melbourne.
> >
> > Sydney R car 1808 has arrived at Preston Workshops and will take its place
> > in Melbourne's Moomba Trams on Parade spectacular on Monday March 12,
> 2001.
> > A 'Bondi' tram on St Kilda Road, now there's something!
> >
> 
> For the purists, it's really an RW2 (R class body with W2 trucks and
> controllers).  H

Why would they do that? I thought the trucks used by the Sydney Rs were
much the same as the MMTB No 15 trucks? And there are hundreds of them
spare.