Ludwig’s Monday Windows March 21
This tram is a reproduction of the trams that ran in 1894 at Victor Harbour, South Australia. This tram was built in 1986 and runs today regularly from 10:30am with the 4pm tram the last one. The Victor Harbour Tram operates from the mainland across the 630 metres long Causeway to Granite Island.


Here is the story of the horses that pull the tram. http://horsedrawntram.com.au/our-horses/
Crumbs! That looks like hard work for a single horse.
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The initial pull is around 80kgs, once the tram is rolling the horse doesn’t do anything but plod along. The horse is around a tonne in weight. The get love and attention at the end of each journey too 🙂
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Good! It still looks impressive though.
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Is that a slippery slide down from the top level?! Oh no. I think I can just make out the stairs. LOL. I can just imagine!!!
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You just wish it was a slippery slide don’t you 😂
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LOL! Absolutely
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That’s a beautiful tram, Brian. It’s like the ones that used to go about Glasgow–they were called shooglies.
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It is a beauty that’s for sure. Shooglies is a great word 🙂
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A very interesting set of windows. I enjoyed reading about the horses. Thank you!
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Most welcome Ludwig 🙂
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Very cool. I love that the old form of transport can still be seen and taken. Thanks for the link, too.
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Thanks Graham. I had to include the link otherwise the post would have been too long
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What a lovely piece of the past. At Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight where I live, there is the donkey wheel which until recently was used to draw the water from the well – as a tourist attraction only now, of course. The donkeys worked only an hour or so at a time and had a great life and when too old were pastured out in donkey heaven.
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I would love to see the donkey wheel. I love donkeys. Pity there’s not many around here
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What a lovely thing! Can I ding the bell?
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I think that may cost extra 😂
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🤣❤️
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Oh, goodness!
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That’s beautiful!
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It is so good 🙂
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