Wheres this?

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bonus points to anyone that can idenify the bike model and year

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Yes too right KJ, that stuff pops up everywhere except here Even on the telly in ads, movies, soapies it's always raining, but not here oh no.

Well I'm gonna hazard a guess and say Canberra make that Darwin!? In other words I don't know ;D ;D ;D

The bike- well I'm thinking Honda XL600ish, 1985ish?

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capital city south coast not Vic not WA not tas hope that helps bikes a bit earlier and a little bit smaller

[kylarama]

A wild stab.

Adelaide?
The parklands where the F1/V8's is held?

82 XL400?

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first part correct Adelaide CBD next to the river and arts centre
bike is 1980 XL 500s with a few mods i rode it from melb to Alice and back circa 89

[kiwijim]

O.K. Guys & Gals,

Can any-one tell me, where to see this Tram ..............



kiwijim

[shaneandsimoen]

Hello Kiwijim,

would it be at the St.Kilda tram museum in Adelaide

Shane

[kiwijim]

Sorry Shane,

That's incorrect,

CLUE.... try another State ;D ;D

kiwijim

[shaneandsimoen]

Would it be tram museum in Melbourne as it has a Melbourne suburb and street

Shane

[kiwijim]

Sorry Shane,

Wrong again,

Another clue....... Try another State

Come on all you happy people, there must be some-one who has been there.

kiwijim

[jacko14]

I seem to remember seeing one like this in the Canberra Tradesmans Club. (A long time ago)
Cheers, Bob.

[kiwijim]

Sorry Bob,

There may well be a tram where you say but,

this particular one is,

Clue........ a long way from the one you saw.

Have another go. ;D ;D ;D

kiwijim

[shaneandsimoen]

kiwijim

Whiteman Park Perth ?
thats along way from Canberra


Shane

[kiwijim]

Sorry Shane,

Wrong again,

Another clue...... head back the way you came, say 3-4ooo clicks,

try another direction, a good distance,

kiwijim

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Hi All..

I believe the tram is at the Tram Stop Coffee shop at the Mt Isa Irish Club in Qld

Jim

[kiwijim]

"BINGO" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

We have a "WINNER" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

CONGRATULATIONS...... JIM ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Now it's your turn,

Give us your best pic, lets see who the next winner will be. ;D ;D ;D ;D

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(Kiwi) Jim

The tram in your picture is a W2 Class tram – probably built about 1930..

This class of tram operated in Melbourne on scheduled timetables from the 1920’s until about the mid 1970’s.
From the signboard on this tram it was probably based at the Glenhuntly Depot.

The tail lights and indicators (either side of the headlight) are a later addition; the W2 Class weren’t built with them originally.

The maximum ‘very friendly’ passenger capacity was about 140 people, plus about another ten on each running board..
An absolute riot after a footy match.

As kids we used to ‘steal’ rides on the back bumper of these trams, hanging onto the rope tie down brackets, used to raise and lower the overhead pole.

We could save thuppence with a free ride from Moonee Ponds to the City (about 10-12 km), but we could never do the whole trip on one tram – maybe four or five different ‘rides’ to get to the city.

The earlier W Class (very similar) were better to stowaway on, as the driver’s cabin didn’t have windows behind the driver’s seat – so the Connie couldn’t see if there was anyone in the rear cabin.

There were a lot of other ‘High Jinks’ happened between kids and trams -- when I was a kid (ask if you’re interested) but in hindsight, the trams were an important part of our lives – always on time, always reliable and efficient.

The Melbourne ‘Restaurant Tram’ is a W2 class tram.

The Melbourne ‘City Circle Trams’ (free to ride around the city area) are W7 Class trams.
Timetabled every 12 minutes (Both clockwise and anti-clockwise) – A circuit takes about 50 minutes.

Shane mentioned Whitman Park in Perth—they have a number of W Class Trams..
I believe they have three W2’s, one SW2 (with sliding doors) and a W5 as well.

Bob mentioned the Tradesmen’s Club in Canberra..
They have a number of trams from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, including a W2 Class.

Shane also mentioned StKilda Tramway Museum in Adelaide..
They have many trams there, including two W2 Class Melbourne trams.

We recently rode on a W2 tram at the ‘National Museum of Transport and Technology’ in Auckland NZ..

The museum is spread over two large properties and the tram ‘commutes’ between the two properties. A free ride and you get a ticket as well.
You need at least half a day if you visit the Museum – although a full day is better if motor vehicles, machinery and planes interest you.



Many Melbourne Trams have found their way overseas – some to New Zealand and many have gone to the USA.
In the USA ‘Trams’ are called ‘Trolleys’ – and shopping ‘trolleys’ are called ‘carts’.

Elton John has a W2 Class Tram in his private collection in the UK.

The Melbourne Tram sent to Prince Frederik and Princess Mary (Donaldson) in 2006, as a present from the People of Victoria is a W6 class tram.
It does regular tourist runs out of the Danish Tramway Museum..
www.sporvejsmuseet.dk



Here's Your Next Puzzle..

Where would you find this 1960’s(?) caravan?

Two extra Brownie points if you know what it’s used for now..

Jim

[atouchofglass]

It's a display in the basement of a department store.......
Blowed if I know where though.
So my guess doesn't count...... I guess

Atog

[kiwijim]

Howdy Jim,

Thanks for all the info on the trams,

Here I was thinking, a tram was just that, and all they did was get in the way of city traffic,

We lost the last tram here in Perth around the late 60's ( I think )

Never did I realise there were so many different types.

I would guess that your hobby may be Trains & Trams

Any way I would kind of follow ATOG'S thinking,

That Caravan is in a Shopping Centre and I guess it is used as a Hair Dressers Salon.

Where,.... Adelaide or Melbourne.

kiwijim

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this looks like a bit of fun, if anyone can play i'll throw in my guess, that looks like the basement of Myers in Melbourne. And last time i went there they had a tshirt printing place. That was a few years ago and I don't remember the van being there but that's my guess.

B

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Also for any interested in tram history the tramways museum at Bylands is well worth a visit. www.tramway.org.au/

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Atog..

You’re right about the basement of a department store – so that’s half a Brownie point..

Kiwijim
Thanks..
I’ve only mentioned one class of the Melbourne Trams – there are heaps more, including cable trams and horse drawn trams.
When you look, the damn things are everywhere.

I’m more interested in old railway lines and old infrastructure around the country, but trains and trams seem to pop up all the time – and being so used to trams as a kid one can’t help but be interested.

It was odd when we went to Whitman Park in Perth..
I saw the tracks but didn’t take much notice..not realizing at that time there were Melbourne trams in the complex.
Then behind me I heard a bell, I knew what it was in an instant, even before turning around – such a distinctive ring. Straight away the bell took me back over 50 years.

It’s a bit like the smell of an apple pie or bread baking can take you back to the your earliest memory of that smell.

Anyway.. Half a brownie point for guessing Melbourne for the caravan..

Hang on – that’s a whole Brownie point so far.. so.. how about a quarter of a Brownie point each..

brc should be declared the winner..
The van is in the Myer basement, just off Little Bourke Street.

There wouldn’t be too many large cities in the world that have an old caravan permanently parked about fifty metres from the heart of the city.
The van is probably less than fifty metres from the old GPO at the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets in the centre of the city – but one story down.

It’s not used for printing T shirts or as a hairdresser – it’s a bit more ‘swinging’ than that.

Answer in the morning if no one gets it.

Does anyone want to have a guess at what make of caravan it is?

As a matter of interest, here’s a picture of an old print I found in an op shop, somewhere in WA.

It’s tram line layers working in Perth somewhere in the city – possibly around the 1890’s to the early 1900’s
The two spires (One a clock tower?) and the dome in the background might locate where they are.
There might be enough detail still existing to work out where they are in the city.

Back in the morning..

Jim

Laying tram lines - Perth C1900

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Hi All

Is the van in the basement a Quest? And is it a booth for a DJ?

DJ ... David Jones?

Cheers
Seeshell

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Seeshell gets two Brownie points.

I don’t know if there is a connection between Quest (the name on it) and Franklin – but it looks like an old Franklin to me.

DJ is right but it’s a disc jockey’s booth.

Jim

[millard1399]

It sure is an old Franklin. A Franklin Caravelle from around 1966. There was an Oasis caravan dealer in SA that put his name on Franklin vans, but there was also an Oasis dealer in Vic that might have done the same. If anybody happens to come across the Myers van, have a look on the back below the window and see if there is still a dealer's plate there, like this one on a 1965 Franklin Freeway...



cheers,
Al.