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International Railroad Discussion > Trolley car museum AustraliaDate: 04/05/14 18:22 Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave we visited a trolley museum in the City of Brisbane yesterday
an interesting range of car types dating from the 1890s to the 1960s the system was standard gauge 600 volts and closed completely about 45 years ago the cars are in excellent preservation and all running under their own power car 554 was built in 1964 with resilient wheels car 429 in the late 1930s Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/05/14 18:23 by bakersfielddave.    Date: 04/05/14 18:26 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave car 65 dates from about the first world war
car 99 from the 1940 era and car 47 late 19th century i beleive    Date: 04/05/14 18:27 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave with the palms and the euacalypt trees it reminded me of LA but no PE cars to be seen here
 Date: 04/05/14 18:42 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave will post a few videos over the next weeks
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 04/05/14 19:01 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: DKay Did Brisbane get rid of their trams about the same time Sydney did???.
Now Sydney is busy putting them back in.Go figure. Regards,dK Date: 04/06/14 00:54 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave they were 8 years closed after Sydney
here is the old car #47 it might be the oldest electric car in the world still operating perhaps? You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 04/06/14 08:14 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: PHall DKay Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Did Brisbane get rid of their trams about the same > time Sydney did???. > Now Sydney is busy putting them back in.Go > figure. > Regards,dK They all seem to following Los Angeles's lead on this. Spend boatloads of money reconstructing a system that shouldn't have been dismantled in the first place! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/06/14 08:15 by PHall. Date: 04/06/14 15:25 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: BobP How old is old?
Orange Empire in So. Cal USA has a Irish tram dates to 1901. Car Number: 2 Type: Double Deck tram Builder: Brush Built / Retired: 1901 Construction: wood Notes: Dublin, Ireland Date: 04/06/14 16:38 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave i am told 1897 was number 47
Date: 04/06/14 17:16 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: bakersfielddave this car dates to the mid 1920s and was popular on hot days but cold,rainy days not so popular
You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 04/07/14 09:05 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: livesteamer Some odd looking truck frames...
Marty Harrison Knob Noster, MO Date: 04/13/14 14:17 Re: Trolley car museum Australia Author: 567Chant In the first video, as #341 enters the tangent, it appears that the rear truck pivots at its front axle.
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