This was an exciting arrival at South Yarra Station as I waited for a city bound train.
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I wonder if my vague knowledge is correct.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Transport Tuesday
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Given your interest and knowledge of public transport I suspect your 'vague knowledge' IS correct. I wonder how they removed the asbestos - and how much it cost.
ReplyDeleteEC, I suppose the asbestos removal cost was minor to whatever else was spent on these trains to make suitable for the 21st century. I've not travelled on them but of course I did when I was young when they were in their older guise.
DeleteVague knowledge? You are the egghead of Melbourne transport knowledge - current and past. Do you have "Mastermind" on Aussie TV?
ReplyDelete"Andrew, you have two minutes on Public Transport in Melbourne, starting now!..."
YP, we do have some quiz show like that. I am minor league. Many know much more but I concede I know more than the average person about Victoria's public transport and Australia's. I know a bit about English trains too and the absurd train fares.
DeleteYou have spotted the interesting freight train! In Bendigo, I was told freight trains usually run around 1 am that seemed to be mistaken for ghost trains by the local at night
ReplyDeleteWhat would they be Roentare? Grain trains?
DeleteI imagine you jumping up and down with excitement every time an interesting train passes through the station.
ReplyDeleteReminds of my eldest who was so excited when the level crossing gates came down at Ormond station that he turned and ran back towards them, tripped over his own feet and smashed his face into the ground shoving his front teeth back into the gums. He was two. He still has the mark on his adult front tooth where the baby tooth scratched it. Be careful in your excitement, Andrew.
Caro, my head might get excited but I visibly do not. Oh gosh, how bad for your number 1. Well, how bad for you who had to deal with it.
DeleteYour definition of 'vague knowledge' and my definition of 'vague knowledge' are two completely different definitions!
ReplyDeletePerhaps Debby. I am not an expert but just someone who is interested.
DeleteI love those big old diesel engines! to me, all the new styles are just carriages with a motor in them.
ReplyDeleteRiver, I completely get what you are saying. The engines looked important with a don't ***k with me look. That has been lost.
DeleteTrains are always fascinating! There is something very alluring about them. May be the size and length. May be the way they magically run over the rails!
ReplyDeletePradeep, surely you aren't provoking me by talking about size and length. Rail transport is very cool, and in my country, increasingly popular.
DeleteDo they put asbestos in landfills? I don't know how it's disposed of, to be honest. I guess since it's a mineral returning it to the earth would make the most sense. "Red Rattlers" is a good name!
ReplyDeleteSteve, what else could they do with asbestos but bury it. It can't be processed into something useful and safe. I think all the non saved Harris cars went to the Clayton tip and were buried. Red Rattlers is a bit overused in Australia for old trains.
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