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Re: Brisbane Light Rail,Briztram - questions

Subject: Re: Brisbane Light Rail,Briztram - questions
From: David McLoughlin <davemcl@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:39:51 +1200
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Garry R. Ford wrote:

> 
> 1. Labor didn't want trams, so they scrapped Briztram.

Labor didn't want trams in 1968/69 either, so 400 Leyland Panther buses
were ordered in secret in a secret deal with Ampol for an oil refinery,
and one of the world's finest tramway systems was scrapped in a huge
rush before anyone could react.

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand

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