From Newsgroup: aus.rail
On Saturday, 4 August 2001 02:55:48 UTC, Daniel Bowen wrote:
Sir Elton John said he liked Melbourne's trams so much during a visit to the city he bought one and had it shipped back to England. The star listed it as his most outlandish purchase in a lifetime of excess that has seen him blow millions on classic cars, outrageous clothes and expensive works of art.
He told Britain's "Uncut" magazine: "I saw this tram in Melbourne and I thought, 'I'll have that'. It didn't cost much to ship to Southampton but getting it into my house was a f***ing nightmare."
He said the tram was now in the garden of his $40 million home in Berkshire, where neighbours include golfer Nick Faldo. Sir Elton added: "My boyfriend, David, uses it as an office."
-- Melbourne Express 3/8/01
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
http://www.danielbowen.com/
From the tram museum website:
https://trammuseum.tumblr.com/post/107467684457/fun-fact-did-you-know-sir-elton-john-owns The classmate 510 has its own webpage at:
http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/trams/mmtb510.htm
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