[TramsDownUnder] Re: Melbourne vs Sydney

From:	Dale Budd <dale.budd@dbas.com.au>

Interesting comparisons of the two systems.

Just to be pedantic, the Sutherland-Cronulla railway did not open until 1939; but the Sutherland-Cronulla tramway had closed in 1931 (passenger services) and 1932 (goods services), so it was omitted from the 1933 map. Also gone by that year was the Arncliffe-Bexley line, closed at the end of 1926; and the Parramatta to Woollen Mills remnant of the former line to Castle Hill, also closed at the end of 1926. The Woollen Mills to Castle Hill section was converted to a railway in 1923 and extended to Rogans Hill. All very complicated. (We won't mention the Sydney Ferries Limited line from Parramatta to Redbank wharf.)

Correcting another comment, the 1933 map does show the lines to Clovelly, Maroubra and Bondi via Bellevue Hill; the latter is not specifically identified but it is there, joining the line from Bondi Junction at Campbell Parade.

Dale Budd