Re: Burwood (NSW) Trams

["David" <sysop@xpress.net.au>]

Hi,

What was the history of the Mortlake service? Did it go right down to the
punt that is still running to this day to putney? Was there another service
from Putney at all and if so to where? Fasinating all this past history. And
what a great service that Mortlake punt still is, a real relic right in the
heart of suburbia and a wonderful way to cross the Parramatta River.

David

Lambing Flat <LambingFlat@my-dejanews.com> wrote in message
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>Burwood (NSW) Council is currently carrying out a large
>amount of work in Burwood Rd where it passes through the
>shopping precinct.  As part of this a large amount of
>asphalt has been removed from the road, exposing the
>tramlines that once carried trams from Ashfield to Mortlake
>on one of Sydney's "isolated" systems.  I understand that
>the last tram ran here some 50 years ago?  I suspect that
>very few passers by would even notice these rusty lines in
>the pavement, let alone realise their significance.
>
>--
>DPC James McInerney
>
>STOP!  In The Name Of The Lore!
>
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