Re: Melbourne route 70 tram

[John Duncan McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au>]

Anthony Sell wrote:
 
> I think it may have had more to do with running time/lay ups/timekeeping
> on weekdays against weekends
 
> David Langley wrote:

> > Michael Walker wrote:

> > > >Though why the 79 runs on Sundays but not other days is a mystery to me.
> > > >Anybody know?

> > > I always wondered this, doesn't the 79 also run Saturday afternoons after
> > > about 12.30pm? Never did work out the logic of running one route during the
> > > week and another during the period when the shops used to be closed (after
> > > 1pm Sat. and all day Sun.)

This is more likely. I could never see the sense in running down to
Brighton Road
when Brighton road is crossed in Carlisle St. My opinion is that the 79
should run
full time. Crew changeover trams would run vis Balaclava Junction as
they do on 
Sundays.

John McCallum