Re: Tram Shortage; Was: Batman Ave. Trams Finished

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

John Engleman wrote:

> Let's see now,  David Langley writes that there is a severe tram
> shortage existing in Melbourne, saying that, "They are very short of
> cars during the peaks".   The new #70 line will need at least 4 or 5
> more cars on its' new, longer route. And any service improvements on any
> line (OK, so that only is wishful thinking) will only make the shortage
> more severe.    But  there are a good number of stored Ws at Glen
> Huntley, even more of them stupidly packed away at Preston Workshops,
> and many dozens more (including some Z1s & Z2s) packed away at Newport.
> Now let's see if any of these things might go together:  Tram Shortage -
> Missed Trips and Runs - Dozens of Trams Uselessly In Storage - Common
> Sense - Melbourne - Victorian Politics - National Trust.  Nope!  Nothing
> in common at all, except business as usual.

You missed one element in the equation. Tram Shortage - etc etc etc -
Victorian Politics = typical Liberal arrogance towards the people who voted
them in and the masses who wished them to the other end of the earth.

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