> -- is that Melbourne will unload its modern A and B2 trams on Brisbane
> and the ancient, asbestos-infested Ws will be put back in service.
Asbestos infested!?!?!?
When I toured the Goninans facility at Preston, they had many Ws stripped
back to various levels for the "upgrading" to driver-only operation, and we
got a big talk about all the difficulties they faced with trying to cram
new equipment into very little room. But there was no mention of an
asbestos problem. And considering the paranoia which surrounds this
material, I am suprised that if there is any in the Ws, that there hasn't
been a huge outcry, as there was with the Harris suburban trains.
Where is this supposed asbestos? In the roof? Around the electrical
controller? In the walls/floor?
Regards,
Mike Alexander
(malex@bigfoot.com)