Re: melbourne transit in Maryland

["Steven Hurst" <hurste@primus.com.au>]

> In a TV commercial for Bell Atlantic Mobile, here
> on the East Coast of the US, amidst a plethora of
> other urban scenes we see a Z1 tram and a Hitachi
> motor car, numbered M211 if my slomo is
> sufficiently clear. Does this seem like a valid numbering?
>
> The ad was probably filmed in Melbourne, where it
> is cheaper than the US, tho clearly the impression
> to be given is that it is stateside, i.e. the only
> car we clearly see is a LH drive convertible.
>
> The platform scene shows a sign labelled Track 5,
> which seems a more American term than our "Platform". Is this how
> stations in Melbourne are signed?

Numbers are acceptable but I don't know what is happening with the platform
scene, they are always signed as "Station Name & Platform number"  Perhaps
someone can suggest where this is.

regards,

Steven Hurst