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That's the entrance to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital where I had the Surgery. Was there for an Outpatient appointment

I don't understand. There will still be a stop. It'll be like South Road With an elevated line and stop

@@TheTramchannel Oh! I'm not sure why, but I thought you said "eliminated".

@forestxander I did, in that the Level Crossing is being eliminated

@@TheTramchannel Oops! I fully misunderstood that.

@forestxander no worries

It'll have Lifts

@@TheTramchannel It looks and sounds as though it's the right idea for the area. I hope they do a good job of it.

@forestxander they had practice at South Road, so should be alright

@TheTramchannel That's the stop with the black & white patterned pillar I commented about, right? They did do a nice job there. I liked the curves in the concrete too; it wasn't all blocky looking. It seemed to have a well thought-out design from form to function.

@forestxander yes

Might be different next time we see it

Wasn't hot, that's for sure

No idea. Maybe one day we might be surprised. While trying to make one of the videos I got kicked off a Tram for a Tour group. The guy made a promise he never kept after kicking me off and I wasn't impressed with him but in a later visit he was very accommodating. I think he wanted to make it up for me. I'm glad he did because I hold a grudge

Latest video doesn't have a single view. TH-cam really don't like the two channels I refused to identify on. Not that they got that on the others but it wasn't a requirement then

I'm guessing Grade is Primary School? Grade 3 to 6 is Primary School, was to 7 in my day. Grade 7 to 12 is High School here. Grade 1 and 2 Prep(?), don't have kids or a memory for that guff

@@TheTramchannel Pretty much, yeah. Grade schools are usually kindergarten through 5th (as was my daughter's), sometimes 1st-6th. Middle School is normally 6th-8th. Mine was 7th-9th, but only because the High School building wasn't large enough to accommodate 9th-12th.

@@MattsScaleModels thanks for that piece of information

@@forestxander mainly copy and paste

@@TheTramchannel Still, it's impressive.

@@forestxander the hard work was done by someone at the Ballarat Tramway Museum

@@TheTramchannel Agreed. I like that place. I'm glad you have shared so much about them.

@@TheTramchannel Btw... how have you been feeling? Are you healing up well?

@@forestxander pretty sure they're Corporate Colours. Also our National colours, Green and Gold

@@TheTramchannel Makes sense.

They get noisier the faster they go

@@TheTramchannel oh yeah, don’t doubt that. I remember catching the h types at glenelg

@@grimsley9989 I drove H-Type Trams from '89 to '93

@@TheTramchannel nice. Bit before my time sadly, but they were a joy to be in! Shame they stopped running them altogether; would’ve been great to have at least one on the line

@@grimsley9989 they can't be run because they aren't accessible by handicapped people

I like it a lot

Don't think so. I don't think the brakes get hot enough to drop hot enough particles

They're a dedicated bunch of people, that's for sure

No. 8 the Scrubber?

@@TheTramchannel Yes! I thought that was what you said but wasn't 100% sure.

No, it's a working Museum piece

@@TheTramchannel Thank you

It's a working Museum. The Trams that they don't want you in are roped off

They're a very dedicated bunch there

I agree

Yeah, most people are probably more interested in the High Tea than the Tram

@@TheTramchannel I rather like the idea of the combination of the two, but I bet you are not wrong.

@@forestxander I hate Buses because of the fumes. I used to ride my Bike everywhere before I had a Car and I've always hated Buses because of their fumes. It's a huge pain having to deal with them in traffic too. Cyclists also hate Trams because of the Tracks but I never rode near the Ttams. Never went that side of town. I actually didn't know there were Trams in Adelaide until I was offered the job. I had too many penalty points on my Licence to get the job of a Bus Driver which I'd applied for. I'll never forget the look on their faces when I said "have we got Trams"?

@@TheTramchannel Interesting, how life turns out. I rode my bike everywhere when I lived in Florida. We had buses, but not many. They eventually built the tri-rail, which I used to commute to a job for a while. No trams. The big issue with riding your bike everywhere in Florida is rain and wind... at least, that's what I thought. My town was small, and not not a tourist destination (back then, it is now) so traffic congestion wasn't really an issue.

I love Tram Bells.

@@forestxander I was a prolific Bell clanger. Every opportunity I had and possibly more

@@TheTramchannel Perks of the job. 😆

Yes

Yes, it's good that some have been preserved

@@forestxander yes, they work hard

@@forestxander they all require restoration when they get them. Some less than others

@@ЛЬВИНИ thank you

Thanks

@@jeffrey3895 I agree. I can't understand why you'd paint a refurbished H-Type those colours

@@jeffrey3895 352 was refurbished after I worked there. Wasn't really a fan of the refurbished H-Type Trams

Doesn't rain much in Adelaide. Shoudn't trust a Man giving away Lollies/Candy

Don't get notifications for stuff with my two channel history channels.

They have a Horse Tram(s?) at BTM. Hopefully it'll be on the Track during the next School Holidays. There's an operating one at Victor Harbor South Australia. I've been on it but that was last century

@@TheTramchannel Horses are beautiful animals.

@@jeffrey3895 yes, there were a couple that made your shift a little less pleasant. Some of them had been refurbished and they were good in winter because they didn't let water and wind in like the opening window did but they were a horror in the heat

@@jeffrey3895 my favourite was the Restaurant Tram. Free food. Virtually no driving. Most everyone hated it because you had to entertain yourself at the Bay while they were having their meal. I loved just walking around the number one tourist destination while being paid.

@@TheTramchannel I drove the first restaurant tram in Melbourne which was a W2 class numbered 442. Ran in a loop to Caulfield where it had to be turned around so that the boarding doors were on the correct side at the end of the run. Sometimes there were roadworks and the tram had to be diverted. The roster department didn't always get it right and it was handy to know where all the crossovers were. Last I saw of tram 442 was lying in a sorry state at Preston Workshops with a gaping hole in the roof where the air-conditioning unit had been removed. Now live in Victor Harbor. Would like to get involved with the tram museum but it is bit far to drive. Would love to get behind the controls of a Melbourne W again.

@@jeffrey3895 Victor, yep that's a hike. I now live in Coleraine. We exchanged States

@@TheTramchannel You are not too far from Dunkeld. Good bakery there.

@@forestxander best bit was being told that couldn't of happened. They sent out one of the maintenance guys and he indeed confirmed that that had happened but I've been called a liar my whole life. Especially in the TH-cam comments section. People always forget that truth is stranger than fiction

@@TheTramchannel I've been called a liar over some of the oddest things. I think some people just like to spark arguments for argument's sake more on the internet than they dare to irl.

@@forestxander I think it's because they have very little life experience. People have trouble believing that which they've never experienced

@@forestxander I'll even use a Tram story as evidence. In my time driving I had seven collisions. A Lady Tram driver one day decided to berate me about that claiming that because she had none that I was a bad driver and she was a good driver and that obviously these collisions were my fault. Not long after that a car pulled out in front of her and she collided with it right in front of me. The look on her face was priceless. She never said another word to me after that about anything.

@@TheTramchannel That's pretty insightful. Yeah, the older I get, the dumber some people seem.

Yes, I did drive H-Type Trams

I drove this particular Tram but it wasn't like this when I did

@@TheTramchannel Oh! Interresting.

Yes, they are

Except for the Restaurant Tram

@@forestxander yes, it's in the Tram shed next to the Tram featured previously. This is not Ballarat Tramway Museum. This is The Tramway Museum, St Kilda

@@TheTramchannel Oh! Nice! I think I've been watching your uploads out of order.

I'm obviously a mo ron because I don't know what AETM is.

@TheTramchannel ah, sorry for using jargon, the Australian Electric Transport Museum (SA) is the name of the society that runs the St Kilda museum. It's a habit of mine to often refer to tram museums by the name of the groups that run them. I wasn't trying to be a smartar$e.

@@MattsScaleModels I didn't think you were. I just wasn't sure how it was an abbreviation of the Museum's name

@@MattsScaleModels I like The Tramway Museum because I drove H-Type Trams for the STA. It's actually why I like Trams at all.

@@TheTramchannelFantastic! What years did you drive?

Yeah, I didn't expect many views of the videos I took from the original channel. Thanks for watching it again though

A Cheese Platter Either Fillet Steak or Macadamia and Apricot stuffed Quail. Chocolate H-Type Tram with Chocolate Mousse and a sliced Strawberry

@@TheTramchannel I didn't wait to the end before asking. Sorry about that. It sounds very nice.

One night I got three Chocolate Trams because only one person wanted dessert

@@TheTramchannel Was it before you were diagnosed with diabetes? It sounds yummy. I'm definitely a fan of chocolate.

@@forestxander yes, that was thirty odd years ago

Yes, I agree

@@forestxander it was really cool to be able to drive these old Trams. Especially this Restaurant Tram. I'll never forget get it. I have plenty of stories to tell and not many here now with all the censorship

@@TheTramchannel I believe you on all counts... the fun, the stories, and the censorship.

@@forestxander TH-cam aren't giving me any notifications for this channel, even though they're turned on. They're so petty

@@forestxander no notification, responses are going to be slow. Sorry but I'm apologising for TH-cam. Really, It's their fault

Yes, noise pollution is very annoying for me when I'm in the more densely populated areas

@@TheTramchannel I'm not surprised. It's really a big difference from the area around your home. Like, around here, and this isn't a large city, we DO have birds, but they are hard to hear over the traffic.

It'll get worse, guaranteed