Re: Z3 Class getting around

[davemcl@REMOVEiprolink.co.nz (David McLoughlin)]

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:43:49 +1100, Jennifer Richmond
<richmond@melbpc.org.au> wrote:

>- A Z3 was seen on Dawson St on route 55 with the destination "ESSENDON
>DEPOT". Now AFAIK, route 55 has no access to the Essendon Depot, so the
>tram would have needed to go into at least North Melbourne to get to
>Essendon (route 55 is usually operated using B2).


Route 55 West Coburg is operated from Essendon Depot, Sam.

>From Dawson Street it just runs down through Royal Park and shunts in
Flemington Road at the crossover just around the corner on the city
side.

AFAIK, the practice on this line since the introduction of B2s a
couple of years back is to run some Zs, as there are not quite enough
B2s to provide a full service.

David McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand

I remember the Ice Age. It was what they claimed was happening to the
weather before they invented Global Warming.