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Re: Melbourne Trams





Jennifer Richmond wrote:

> Is it my imagination, but looking at the variotrams, they look wider than
> the Bs. Does anyone know?

Yes it is your imagination. This subject came up in this group last year
andMatthew Geier wrote:


 W  class         2.29m
 Z  class         2.67m
 A  class         2.67m
 B1 class         2.67m
 B2 class         2.77m
 Sydney Variotram 2.65m

 The Sydney tram is wider than a classic W class but narrower than
all later Melbourne trams.

Regards,
David Lindstrom

PS The widest tram in Melbourne is the L class in storage at the Hawthorn
Depot which is one millimetre wider than a B2.