A bit short at the 'ponds'
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Mal Rowe
Mar 19, 2025, 2:19:06 AM3/19/25
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Yesterday's pic shows the siding just north of Moonee Ponds junction
where the Footscray trams terminate. B class 2029 is passing in Pascoe
Vale Rd.
Second pic shows the view looking north from the junction.
A new sign has been placed on the pole adjacent to the siding points -
saying "ONE TRAM ONLY IN SIDING".
It seems that the addition of two toilets and a couple of equipment
cabinets plus the buffer has made the siding too short to hold two Z
class trams.
This matters because route 57 trams used to come in 'over the top' of
Footscray trams when running in or out from Essendon Depot. They can't
do that now.
It won't be an issue once the Maidstone Depot opens and becomes the home
depot for both 57 and 82 trams, but it's a nuisance now.
Mal Rowe in a city that usually gets this sort of thing right.
where the Footscray trams terminate. B class 2029 is passing in Pascoe
Vale Rd.
Second pic shows the view looking north from the junction.
A new sign has been placed on the pole adjacent to the siding points -
saying "ONE TRAM ONLY IN SIDING".
It seems that the addition of two toilets and a couple of equipment
cabinets plus the buffer has made the siding too short to hold two Z
class trams.
This matters because route 57 trams used to come in 'over the top' of
Footscray trams when running in or out from Essendon Depot. They can't
do that now.
It won't be an issue once the Maidstone Depot opens and becomes the home
depot for both 57 and 82 trams, but it's a nuisance now.
Mal Rowe in a city that usually gets this sort of thing right.
Mal Rowe
Mar 19, 2025, 2:23:14 AM3/19/25
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On 19/03/2025 17:18, Mal Rowe wrote:
> It seems that the addition of two toilets and a couple of equipment
> cabinets plus the buffer has made the siding too short to hold two Z
> class trams.
So here's a pic that is no longer possible.
> It seems that the addition of two toilets and a couple of equipment
> cabinets plus the buffer has made the siding too short to hold two Z
> class trams.
https://tinyurl.com/y79wv9av
Mal Rowe
Mar 19, 2025, 2:25:30 AM3/19/25
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On 19/03/2025 17:18, Mal Rowe wrote:
> Yesterday's pic shows the siding just north of Moonee Ponds junction
> where the Footscray trams terminate. B class 2029 is passing in
> Pascoe Vale Rd.
>
Oops - wrong pic.
> where the Footscray trams terminate. B class 2029 is passing in
> Pascoe Vale Rd.
>
Try this one.
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