Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - VR Conductress, 1942
... ...male colleagues objecting...With manpower shortages during the war, the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board followed by the Victorian Railways employed women as conductresses from 1941, despite many male colleagues objecting. This conductress is Miss T Thompson....With manpower shortages during the war, the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board followed by the Victorian Railways employed women as conductresses from 1941, despite many male colleagues objecting. This conductress is Miss T Thompson. ...
Photograph shows a Victorian Railways conductress accepting money from a passenger in the smoker section of a VR bogie tramcar at night. Before WWII women were not employed as tram crew in Victoria or other states. With manpower shortages during the war, the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board followed by the Victorian Railways employed women as conductresses from 1941, despite many male colleagues objecting. This conductress is Miss T Thompson.Yields information about introduction of women as conductressesSepia photograph with hand written text on rear. On rer: 'VR conductress St Kilda line'victorian railways, conductress, smoker section, vr bogie tramcar, wwii, manpower shortages, melbourne & metropolitan tramways board, 1941, male colleagues objecting
