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MTT

I notice that Municipal Tramways Trust has some details on Adelaide trams that are covered in greater detail at Trams in Adelaide. There was talk some time back to merge the two, which was dropped for good reason, but I reckon instead of the partial duplication there should be just a "see main article". Would you mind looking at this? Doug butler (talk) 13:29, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Sure. I'm fiddling with beer glass sizes and names at the moment - will get to the trams in about half an hour. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:36, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Electric Trams

You ask interesting questions. (Or, perhaps, you ask questions about topics I find interesting?)

I assume you are suggesting that Municipal Tramways Trust#Equipment be merged into Trams in Adelaide#Electric tram types? And that Municipal Tramways Trust#Equipment should say something like "see Trams in Adelaide#Electric tram types for details of MTT's Electric Trams"? If so, I agree. Pdfpdf (talk) 14:37, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

MTT

Talk:Trams in Adelaide#Merge Municipal Tramways Trust article into this one says:

as the MTT article, when it's fully written, should cover much more than trams. I can see a sections on the personel, staffing practices, regulations (like one where women were fined 50 shillings for having unsafe hatpins), kensington gardens, their contribution to the River Torrens flood prevention schemes, petrol buses, and the 17 years they spent as mostly just a bus company.

I think that would be great, but it was written 6 years ago, and sadly, none of these aspirations have been realised.

Hence, for the reasons mentioned, I think MTT should be retained - but when the electric trams section has been removed, there won't be much left. Maybe at that same time, "place holders" could be inserted to indicate the broader activities of the MTT? Pdfpdf (talk) 14:37, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Yes, placeholders is a good idea. I think I could add some useful details. Doug butler (talk) 15:11, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

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Although Redgum and Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band dont make it into the airwaves anymore - they had choice comments about what you might think or dare say about current conditions - the words of the 70's and 80's ring as true today... sats 14:55, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

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