Visitor Count
since October 2001
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We took a couple of hours off to do a bit of sightseeing and have a look at the Sea Cliff bridge. On our return, we noted 1740 returning from another trip to Sutherland. The weather is still warm and humid, but unfortunately the cloud cover that's persisted all day shows no sign of breaking up.
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Service car 42 emerges from the workshops and readies itself for a run towards Sutherland.
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Service car 42 had a run out to Sutherland and back.
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Inside the workshops, Melbourne Z2 car 111 was receiving some attention. To its right is Sydney C 37 which came from the Canberra Tradies Club and is being overhauled to go to Christchurch Tramways.
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The two Os are being stabled for a short time as 1979 returns from Sutherland. We boarded 1979 and, with 1740 trailing us, headed for Royal National Park.
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The admonition in 1979 is a reminder of a bygone era. The quaity of its restoration and preservation is evident.
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Another view of the interior of 1979; outside 1740 can be seen following us.
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Either I hadn't been listening to the announcements or I had acquired a brain fade because I was quite startled to see a THIRD tram in our convoy, a tram that hadn't emerged all weekend: R 2001!
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Well, I made sure I was out of 1979 with undue haste to record 2001 arriving at Royal National Park station.
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2001, 1740, 1979 pose for the cameras, awaiting departure.
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2001, 1740, 1979 await departure. The intention was to recreate the last run-in of three R class trams on that fateful 25 February day fity years ago.
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2001 leads 1740 and 1979 as they run into the depot.
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Once the Rs had run in, the gates were symbolically closed to commemorate the end of an era.
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It just remained for the rest of the rolling stock to run into the workshops. O 805 and O 1111 are seen running in here.
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Next it was 154's turn, with 728 following on behind.
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728 runs in.
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Richard Jones carefully pilots C 290 into the depot while 1497 patiently waits its turn.
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It's getting crowded at the entrance. 1497 rolls in with 29 not far behind.
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A last lingering look over the gate at the trams being stabled. Then an exchange of thanks, good wishes and farewells to the members of the STM before Ian MacCowan generously drove Michael and I back to the airport for our Qantas flight home to Melbourne.
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