Re: 80th anniversary of suburban electrification

[jdennis@acslink.net.au (John Dennis)]

On 24 May 1999 08:28:36 GMT, "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>
wrote:

>On Sat.29.5 Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) is celebrating the 80th
>anniversary of the introduction of suburban electric services.

Not according to all of us.  David Bromage insists that the tram from
St Kilda to Brighton was a railway, and hence electric railways in the
suburbs existed way before 1919.   :-)

Cheers...JD

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