Re: bankup of trams (Melb)

[Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au>]

On 13 Apr 1999, Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:

> : Another Z3 (sorry... didn't get the number) on route 1 (southbound) broke
> : down today at Swanston/LaTrobe @ approx 2pm... Immediately caused a bankup
> : of trams up to Queensberry street. Don't know what was wrong but there was a
> : Met trams van parked in front of it.
> 
> 147
> 
> I got as far as Victoria Street on my way to Melb. Central station
> interesting that some trams were turning at Little Lonsdale Street, but
> quite a few "Melbourne University" trams heading up there.
> 

Z3.147 became totally disabled, and was eventually pushed at about 15:00
to the Little Lonsdale St Xover by W7.1005?.  Z2.112 (with a panto) then
towed it northbound (Xing over) with a towbar.

Trams were just beginning to get moving when, at about 15:20 I noticed
W_.946 defective also, in the southbound bankup, which was pushed by a Z3
to the LaTrobe St Xover, then by a Z1/2 over the Xover to signal box
shunt.

Gareth.

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