Re: Brisbane Tram Irony
David Lindstrom (D_Lindstrom@bigpond.com)
Fri, 28 Nov 1997 17:42:16 +1100
John McCallum wrote:
>
> In article <347A531B.A32218CD@merddyn.apana.org.au>, ht244014@student.uq.edu.au wrote:
>
> After all, 554 was only 5 years one month old when scrapped!
> >
> >See my other posting re how the modern Melbourne conventional trams
> >actually owe a lot of their features to Brisbane's original 1938 FM
> >design and subsequent modifications - resilient wheels, roller
> >bearings, double helical gears, tiled floorsetc. Perhaps Melbourne
> >might even follow Brisbane's lead with 511 and install fluro lights
> >;-)
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Garry
>
> Actually, the PTC tried to do just that with SW6 car 922. Unfortunately, the
> National Trust found out and persuaded the Government to scrap the project.
> 922 was to have had new head and tail lights (including stop and turn
> indicatotrs), dot matrix destination signs, air conditioning, roller bearings,
> flourescent lighting, and a pantograph. This car is now stored in Newport
> Workshops along with all the other redundant W series cars.
>
> John McCallum
John Do you know in what year SW6 922 was modified as you describe?
David Lindstrom