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Re: Melbourne Trams
- Subject: Re: Melbourne Trams
 
- From: "D. Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com>
 
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 20:25:43 +1000
 
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
 
- Organization: Telstra Big Pond Direct
 
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Jennifer Richmond wrote:
> Is it my imagination, but looking at the variotrams, they look wider than
> the Bs. Does anyone know?
Yes it is your imagination. This subject came up in this group last year
andMatthew Geier wrote:
 W  class         2.29m
 Z  class         2.67m
 A  class         2.67m
 B1 class         2.67m
 B2 class         2.77m
 Sydney Variotram 2.65m
 The Sydney tram is wider than a classic W class but narrower than
all later Melbourne trams.
Regards,
David Lindstrom
PS The widest tram in Melbourne is the L class in storage at the Hawthorn
Depot which is one millimetre wider than a B2.