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Newspaper, The Age, "State accused of campaign to run down heritage trams", "Historic trams to go into permanent storage", "Trust furious at plans to mothball old trams", 2/1992 to 4/1992

  • "State accused of campaign to run down heritage trams", "Historic trams to go into permanent storage", "Trust furious at plans to mothball old trams"

    "State accused of campaign to run down heritage trams", "Historic trams to go into permanent storage", "Trust furious at plans to mothball old trams"

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  • "State accused of campaign to run down heritage trams", "Historic trams to go into permanent storage", "Trust furious at plans to mothball old trams"

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Set of three Newspaper clippings written by Jacqui Macdonald, about the withdrawal and storage of W class trams.



,1 - The Age 11/2/1992 - titled "State accused of campaign to run down heritage trams", quotes Don Gibson Chairman of the Friends of the W class at the National Trust and Minister Peter Spyker. Comments around the cost of maintenance.



.2 - The Age 27-4-1992 - titled "Historic trams to go into permanent storage", includes a photo of SW5 758, to a North Melbourne warehouse in Alfred St, about 50 trams, without bogies, PTC spokesman said to secure storage.



.3 - The Age 28/4/1992 - titled "Trust furious at plans to mothball old trams" - Quotes Don Gibson, not happy, more trams than needed, space issue, cost of overhauls, compared to new trams. Has a photo of Mr Brown, opposition transport spokesman, policy to keep as many as possible and run them.

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