Re: bankup of trams (Melb)

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Gareth Lumsden wrote:

> 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.

Just another stuff up caused by modern trams.

> 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,

An extremely rare occurence. 946 is an SW6. (SW6 850-969)

> 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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