A Tait Single Motor Carriage prepares to return to Hurstbridge whilst a Flinders Street Hitachi electric train awaits departureDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

A Tait Single Motor Carriage prepares to return to Hurstbridge whilst a Flinders Street Hitachi electric train awaits departureDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

A Flinders Street bound Hitachichi electric train is waiting at the station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency473m, eltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

L-R: 1. Tait (Red Rattler) a wooden body train first introduced in 1910 to be hauled by steam locomotives and converted to electric from 1919. They were manufactured from 1909 to 1952. 2. Comeng stainless steel body trains were first introduced in 1981 to replace the last of the Tait trains and underwent refurbishment between 2000-2003. Some examples remain currently in service 3. Hitachi stainless steel body trains were operated on the Melbourne network between 1972-2014. 4. Harris (Blue) steel body train introduced 1956 and operated until 1988. (Source: Wikipedia various)Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencycomeng electric train (1981), eltham railway station, harris (blue) train, hitachi electric train, red rattler, tait train

A Flinders Street Hitachichi electric train sits in the siding at the station.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency473m, eltham railway station, hitachi electric train, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencymontmorency railway station, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencybrighton beach railway station, red rattler, sandringham lline, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencybrighton beach railway station, red rattler, sandringham lline, tait train

Looking southwest towards Banksia Street overpassDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencybanksia street, heidelberg railway station, overpass, parcels van, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Looking southwest towards Banksia Street overpassDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, parcels van, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Looking southwest towards Banksia Street overpassDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, parcels van, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Looking southwest towards Banksia Street overpassDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, parcels van, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Looking southwest towards Banksia Street overpassDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencyheidelberg railway station, parcels van, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

View of the Eltham Railway trestle bridge near Eltham Town Park with a train either approaching or leaving Eltham Station. A Tait 'red rattler' train is on the railway. The railway was commenced in 1900 and opened in 1902. It crosses the Diamond Creek on a timber trestle bridge just below where the Eltham Library stands today to the right on this view. The line was electrified in 1923. It is one of the few remaining similiar bridges remaining in Victoria. In 1976 when this was image was taken, Victorian Railways commenced works under the bridge to replace it with an earth embankment and large culvert pipes. This was abandoned following pressure from the Shire of Eltham and community protests. Colour photographbridges, railways, eltham, trestle bridge, eltham town park

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5035 colour transparencyKodak Safety 5035 March 1981 process date of print473m, eltham railway station, george coop collection, hurstbridge railway line, red rattler, single motor carriage, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5035 colour transparencyKodak Safety 5035 March 1981 process date of printeltham railway station, george coop collection, hurstbridge railway line, red rattler, tait train

Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5035 colour transparencyKodak Safety 5035 March 1981 process date of printeltham railway station, george coop collection, hurstbridge railway line, red rattler, tait train