Re: Batman Avenue Trams Finished!

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:

> The new section will be opened by Robin Copper at 12:00pm on June 6th (sun)
> at Exhibition/Flinders Street, free sassage sizzle and ride on the new
> section.
>
> It was a pitty about the fact a Z didn't run the last trip, because
> with the new section having low platform and Z class having stupid front
> doors, they won't be able to be run on the new section (same reason
> they can't run on the light rail, even with panto's)

Hey, when the Z's were introduced there was not such thing as low level platforms. If
there had of been then maybe the front doors would have been moved. Also the doors were
there for entry of passengers only, you exited by the other doors only, and in that way
the driver (remembering that the conductor was seated and did not give the ok to restart
from stops) could move the people getting on a faster so that he could close the doors and
start away. A bit hard if you can't see it clearly. The exiting passengers generally
exited a lot faster than the boarding passengers and so he could rely on the mirrors to
monitor these doors.

And also don't forget that the Z1's are now around 18-20 years old. How old are you?

David Langley.