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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Thanks for that bit of nostalgia. Those
two lines, plus the Mt Oliver incline, were the first PRC lines that I rode on
the premise they were threatened with closure. Of course as we know
neither the 17 nor the 20 ever came back to tram operation, even though most of
the tracks and wire were still intact years after the conversion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">The article was also of interest for dating the
installation of the switches at the Triangle end of the Point Bridge, which
would have permitted the 20 cars, had they ever been reinstated, to avoid the
wood-paved ramp up to the Manchester Bridge. I wonder if the switches were
ever used? Or was the last 20 car the last car to traverse the Manchester
Bridge?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 07, 2015 10:24
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [PRCo] Temporary Conversion of
Railways Routes 17 Reedsdale and 20 Rebecca October 1951</DIV>
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