Sydney Light Rail - April 2001

This month 2103 became 'Mobil Synergy' replacing 'Yellow Pages'. The tram is now green and purple, with Mobil featuring lots of green and other 'soft' things, obviously trying to 'green' their image. (The oil companies of course produce the products that make most of our polution, fuel for transport).

Comments from the Internet

From: "Ted Gay"

After the opening of the WestEx last August, 6 trams were used in service with headway of 8/9 minutes. There was a operating rule that trams had to wait at Wentworth Park and Exhibition Centre for the up/down tram to arrive. This at times added many minutes to a loop time. Last month the number of trams in usual service was reduced to 5, drivers were encouraged to do 45 minute loops for a 9 minute headway. After a couple of days the controller announced over the radio that (drum roll) Ted had set a new record for a loop at 41 minutes (tish boom boom). Haven't been on day shift for about 10 days and it is rumoured that drivers are being slowed by the controllers to 50 minute loops.

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