Re: Stored trams at Newport
David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
10 Feb 1998 02:15:51 GMT
Dave McL (davemcl@iprolink.co.nz) wrote:
>David Bromage wrote:
>
>>
>> When trams were put into the Henderson factory, which was eventually
>> earmarked for demolition, we were all expecting a "mysterious" fire a la
>> Brisbane City Council. I don't think the PTC is above that sort of thing.
>> Lang Lang station "mysteriously" burnt down after an preservation lease
>> application was lodged by SGR.
>
>Well, I couldn't care less about 200 clapped-out W class trams sitting at
>Newport, but I would be wary of them "doing a Clem" and burning down say,
>Malvern Depot or Preston Depot and using that as an excuse to shut down
>half a dozen tram lines the way Clem did after Paddington Depot was
>arsoned.
Preston is now run by A Goninan & Co, as it Bendigo Railway Workshops. I
doubt they'd burn down places that one of Australia's largest engineering
firms is paying a small fortune to lease.
Cheers
David