Wasn't it the one that fell over a couple of weeks ago?
"Matthew Geier" <matthew@no.sleeper.no.apana.no.org.no.au> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:46:14 +0000, C. Dewick wrote:
>
>> Sometimes some *very* unusual tenders appear on the NSW government
>> tender website! This is one:
>>
>> https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/nsw/shared/rftdetail.cfm?
> p_id=17799&p_criteria=0800466&p_advert=0
>>
>> It's for a 'Trackless Passenger Train Operation within the Royal Botanic
>> Gardens, Sydney'. It's quite possible that's just a tractor of some sort
>> hauling 'passenger cars' that's like a train, but not (more like a road
>> train).
>
> The Gardens has had one of those road train thingies for years. (Darling
> Harbour still has one as well I think). Presumably the concession has
> come up for renewal.
> Or just possibly it's a privatization, and the old train was operated by
> the Gardens directly.
> The tender summary does mention the existing service -
> ---
> 'The service will operate within the grounds of the Botanic Gardens based
> on a current approved operating route with the starting and terminating
> point being near the Queen Elizabeth II Gate.
>
> The operation of the exiting trackless passenger train service may be
> viewed between 10am and 4pm.'
> ---
> Note 'Current approved operating route' and 'operation of existing may
> be viewed'.
>
>