Re: 80th anniversary of suburban electrification

["John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>]

Trams run on rails - this is aus.rail isn't it?

Cheers
John Wayman

Rod <comtrain@mpx.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> >>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.
> >>
> >When  is a railway not a railway?
> >When is a tramway not a tramway?
> >When is a Tangara not a Tangara?
> >When is an emu not an emu?
> >When is a horse not a horse, of course, of course.......
> >
> >What's in a name?
>
> My old Toyota T18 is painted in Rolls Royce [genuine] black paint, sports
a
> Rolls Royce look a like Grill and has a genuine Flying Lady on the pretend
> radiator Cap!
> I will smash your bloody face in if you suggest that it is anything but a
> genuine Roller!
>
> I think some of you blokes have a problem!
> A tram is never a train!
> Come on you South Australians tell me the Glenelg Tram is a Train!
> It runs [mostly] on its own reserve, it even has slightly raised
platforms,
> signals and
> a no 6 Automatic Brake Valve.!!
> Some almost Trains are called Tramways!
> But the Ugly Duckling Story is just a Fairy Tale, and Trams NEVER grow up
to
> be Trains...He...He...
> Maybe its time for you Trammies to start off Aus Trams, cut a bit of the
> chaff out of this News Group.......Ha!  thats the answer
> Rod ;o)
>
>