Talk:Trams in Sydney

message: "Public opinion was fairly neutral about the retention of the tram network..."
Was this apathy because of lack of people using the tram network by that time?  --ozzmosis 13:10, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Note: Some one decided to add route numbers to the former routes. This is incorrect. Sydney Tramways did not use route numbers. Routes were only identified by the name of their termini. Some route destination blinds did have coloured symbols along with the name to allow the signalman to see at a distance what route he should set for the approaching tram, but never a number.
The route numbers appear to have come from http://www.tundria.com/trams/AUS/Sydney-1947.shtml. This person made up the numbers to make his map legible and even notes this in the description.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthew.geier (talk • contribs) 00:56, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Sydney route numbers

message: For a generally historical article the only reference is related to the future of Metro Light Rail. Surely someone has published information regarding trams in sydney, I am sure the various editors haven't all made this up.
Garrie 05:19, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: ''unreferenced'' tag

message: Could somebody with access to the references cited on this page, provide some references for the public transport (espec. trams) comments on the Anzac Parade article? Currently that article is lacking ANY reference.
Thanks, Garrie 20:57, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[ANZAC Parade]] 

message: For any one that is interested there is still a remnant of tram line that runs over the top of what is left of the Bunnerong Power Station. It actually runs over the top of the Bunnerong PS tunnels that are still there. These tunnels were used for coal storage and a still accessible. I know I have actually been inside. But there is still a rail bridge for the tram and railline that is approx 1km long. This can also be seen on google earth maps. Cheers_Ad@m.J.W.C. (talk) 03:40, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bunnerong power plant track link remnant

message: I have noticed that the article has been expanded recently and wonder if there are any references that we can add to the text to verify it. Also some of the information can be copied into the appropriate Sydney suburban articles with a main article link directing back to this article, like I have done in this article Watsons Bay, New South Wales. This would expand the suburban articles as well as increase traffic towards this article. ***Adam*** 07:52, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That's good, thanks. I might add some of the information you added to this article to the relevant suburban articles later on, that's if someone doesn't beat me to it. ***Adam*** 08:37, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent additions

message: There is no mention of the strike that occured in 1908 - but here is an article with images that are free use that could be added:
:SYDNEY TRAMWAY STRIKE.SauliH (talk) 16:55, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Free use images and article at NLA 

message: Request or tag page protection (generic) Hpeterswald (talk) 07:03, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure why I removed this as I actually liked this photo. I may have meant to replace the photo with a better one from the same author but got distracted somewhere along the line. I have no arguments against this photo as it does add value to the article. ***Adam*** (talk) 12:25, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Image removals

message: Isn't the real imperative for the closure that the system and vehicles were at the end of their economic life so a major reinvestment was required.  At the time the motorbus had emerged as an alternative and it was simply "cheaper" to scrap the system.   This was a global phenomenon, particularly in North America.    The page on Melbourne trams says "Also, the infrastructure and vehicles were relatively new, having replaced Cable Tram equipment in only the 1920s–1940s." [Trams_in_Melbourne#Network_under_M.26MTB]
Tjej (talk) 10:00, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Demise and closure

message: While somewhat interesting I think the comparison with the number of trams in Melbourne is simply misleading.  A double articulated light rail vehicle is much larger than a Sydney tram (twice as large?).  The comparison on maximum patronage is more interesting and pertinent  - 405 m. vs 203 m. in Melbourne today.
Tjej (talk) 10:00, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Comparison with number of "trams" in Melbourne today

message: The opening concludes "It had a maximum street mileage of 181 miles (291 km), in 1923."   Shouldn't this be better put "route mileage"?   Maybe everyone reads it that way but my guess is that to the uninitiated they will think it refers to the track length.  The [Trams in Melbourne] page has the same problem
Tjej (talk) 10:00, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: If someone has the information to hand, it would be very helpful if the article could have some more dates. For example, a lot of the information about individual routes describe what they were like at a particular, but undefined, point in time. There is usually information about when they were closed, but there is sometimes no information about when they were built. Even when there are dates for individual lines, it's difficult to piece together a picture of the process of building and expansion of the network(s). I came here because I wanted to know whether the tram lines were already extensive south of the harbour (in the Inner West and East) before they were built in the north, but I came away none the wiser on that question. Thanks in advance to whoever is able to add this information into the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.255.185.235 (talk) 05:21, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates?