Re: 80th anniversary of suburban electrification

[David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>]

David Langley wrote:
> 
> John Dennis wrote:
> 
> > 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,
> 
> Please refer to it as an Electric Street Railway, its correct title.

There is a distinct legal difference between a railway and a tramway. A
"tramway" is not responsible for anything beyond the extremities of the
sleepers, but a "railway" is responsible for everything between the fencelines.

I'm not sure how a "street railway" is legally defined. This would
include some parts of Whycheproof (not the centre reservation, but at
each end of the main street), and shared road/rail bridges.

Cheers
David