Re: Old Timer on Sydney Light Rail

Matthew Geier (matthew@law.usyd.edu.au)
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 12:01:42 +1000

Carolyn Neumann wrote:
>
> One of Australia's oldest surviving electric trams is to operate over
> the Sydney light Rail. SLR has hired scrubber car 134S (formerly D
> class California combination car no. 102 built in 1899) from the Sydney
> Tramway Museum to operate over the new system prior to its official
> opening.

Its out and about right now, shuttling back and forth between Darling
Drive and Sydney Terminal.

I have some pictiures at
http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~matthew/railway/images/slr/vintage
right now.

Quicktake 150 material. I managed to blur the George St crossing.
Hopefully my 35mm shots will be some what better.

There was a small handfull of other people chasing it about taking
pictures.

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