Re: Melb destination rolls

[Chris Parnell <chris@infinisource.com>]

Just after the D cars returned to service in about 1966, I saw the roll on 207D go
around at Flinders St one day. It had no Glen Waverley on it so we went to Glen
Waverley with EastMalvern displayed. It also had the old Flinders St (not Street),
Royal Paark, North Fitzroy,  Kew, Preston, (which I have never seen on another roll
since) Winsdor, Prahran, SpringVale Cemetery, and Alphington. About the same time
Carnegie appeared on the rolls, Holmesglen appeared. There has never been a
crossover or a timetabled service terminating at Holmesglen. Does anyone know why it
was put there, and why it appeared 20 years later on the Comeng rolls?

Chris

John Dennis wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 23:07:55 +1100, "Darren H." <locob67@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >>Can anyone give me a complete list of the actual destinations on the Tait,
> >>Harris, Hitachi and Comeng destination indicator boards?
> >
> >>Ta muchly
> >
> >Well, obviously it isn't too difficult for me to at least list the Tait roll
> >that I have. I would be interested in lists of others too. How many must
> >there have been over the years?
> >
> Unfortunately I do not have a roll, but can remember rambling through
> the cab of a stabled tait at Oakleigh whilst I was at school (say,
> 1965 or so) and seeing CARNEGIE and KEW on the roll.
>
> JD
>
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