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Re: Melbourne Trams



D. Lindstrom wrote:
> 
> 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 reason the Variotrams LOOK wider is they have a fairly blunt end. The 
Bs, and all post-1975 Melbourne trams, have tapered ends.

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand

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