Another good day out

mjja · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:31 pm

Tuesday night: Went to Preston Workshops in hope of seeing a five-car Combino. No such luck, but accident-damaged 3033 was there with a few nose panels off. Z-class trams there: 72 looking complete, 49 with desto, headlights and possibly doors gone; 17 minus headlights but still with desto; 114 with headlights, couldn't see if the desto was gone; 91 with no headlights and uncertain desto; 27 with headlights and uncertain desto.

And today (22/ Cool

:

I got the Siemens at last! It's pretty smooth and quiet. Actually it's remarkably similar to a Combino - announcements, info displays, external desto. The 2+2 seating makes it very easy to get around. The inter-car doorways are great - just like an artic tram. No trouble getting from one car to the next. The horn is rather like an Xtrap, but quieter.

I chased refurbished 2002 half way to St Kilda and got it on the way back. It's almost indistinguishable from a refurb B2, nothing special on the inside.

Photos will be on the web site once I've shrunk them down from 2mb each!

Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"

Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)

XP2009 · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:06 pm

Sounds like you had a good day

Cheers Joel

350M-1196T-691M · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 3:06 pm

The Seimens horn is horrible, sounds like a fog-horn.......