[PRCo] Milano

[Greg King]

Hi Pete,

Well today I became an italian Motorman by proxy, as I metioned to you of list, the museum of imigration is holding "imigration day" on Sunday and the Sydney Museum's Milano Peter Witt car is being run for 6 hours around the city circle and I'm the motorman ( I have manual lap qualifications etc), today I went to the shops an picked her up and ran her to Southbank where she will be serviced and I will run it from there from 10-4 on Sunday before taking her back to the workshops afterwards.

I must admit, I was a bit nervous at first, there is a lot riding on this for future things but, after a couple of stops for lights and the amazing traffic congestion due to the complete rebuild on Brunswick st/Victoria Parade Junction into three tracks, I was back on the ball and it was an absolute joy to drive, the sounds, the smells the feel of the car was just wonderfull, I'm still on a high several hours after the event. 

Everything was where I remebered it to be from when I was in Milano in 1996 (with a little prompting of Peter, many thanks mate) and the only real difference since being double ended (apart from the obvious) was that the compressor switch had been moved to the #2 end. I have driven many K35 controllers (for years that's about all I drove) but never any as smooth and "blister" free as these. truly a superb car, I love it to peices and I'm treating it like the gold it is. Pictures have been taken and Ihave a friend who will be taking videos on Sunday, more anon.

Then to get the news I am to be handling all the W training from now on at Yarra was just fantastic news.

Cheers guys

A very contented Greg