> On Mon, 17 Nov 1997 22:27:12 +1030, Evan <boyle@ruralnet.net.au>
> wrote:
>
> >Just thought i would confuse you more..
> >The Broken Hill Tramway was a railway but named a tramway because of the
> >monoploy on railways the government used to have.
>
> The Broken Hill Tramway was a street tramway. It was operated, using
> steam motors and tramcars, by the tramway section of the railways
> department in Sydney. See "Steaming Down Argent Street" by for
> details.
>
> You are, perhaps, thinking of the Silverton Tramway?
>
woops! my mistake!! it was the SILVERTON tramway...not the Broken Hill
Tramway.
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
> Bill Bolton
> Sydney, Australia
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