Re: Anybody notice that there were no W-Class trams in Melbourne today!

[crookesp@aol.com (Crookesp)]

In article <01bda48f$a9068fa0$1b12680a@zmet250d.deetya.gov.au>, "Tom Zsolt"
<Tom.zsolt@deetya.gov.au> writes:

>Drivers have paced a ban on W Class trams as they are unsafe without
>conductors.  The drivers reckon the new machines block their view of the
>doorways and they can't see passengers in certain circumstances.
>
>Surprisingly little coverage in the media on this!

Could this be the end of the line for these historically interesting but
surprisingly noisy and uncomfortable trams?

Having recently ridden trams in Melbournme, and the Firema trams in Manchester
and the GT6 sets in Berlin, the ride and passenger accommodation quality of the
Ws
leaves much to be desired.

The Manchester trams positively glide across pointwork, the GT6 cars ride a
little more lumpily but are still very quiet and comfortable.

*Philip*