Photograph shows a large crowd of well dressed men and women looking away from the camera toward two crowded electric tramcars as a man on one of the trams delivers a speech. The occasion is likely the opening ceremony of the Victorian Railways Electric Street Railway between St Kilda Railway Station and Brighton Beach Railway Station on 5 May 1906. The man speaking is likely Premier Thomas Bent (later Sir Thomas). One tram is a combination car; the other an open cross bench trailer car carrying a brass band. These and most of the new fleet would be destroyed in the depot fire in 1907. The background beyond the trams is indistinct.Yields information about beginnings of Victorian Railways Electric Street Railway Black and white photograph with note on rear.Note on rear in stamp ink reads: "State ....city Commission Victoria, Publicity Photo, Permission to publish must be obtained and acknowledgment made, Negative No 9/275, Publicity Branch, 15 William Street, Melbourne"opening ceremony, premier thomas bent, victorian railways electric street railway, st kilda railway station and brighton beach railway station, 5 may 1906, combination car, open cross bench trailer car, brass band, depot fire in 1907

Typed note about the construction, history and use of open cross bench trailers by the Victorian Railways on their two electric street railways or tramways. One of these cars was sold to Semco Park, an industrial concern making fabric products - see reference. Yields information about, VR open cross bench trailers and use at Semco Park.Typed document titled "Tramcar body in Semco Park"vr tram, open cross bench trailer car, trailer

The photograph shows VR tram 13, an open cross bench trailer, on the depot fan in front of Elwood Depot shed showing destination Brighton on reversible wooden destination boards. See item 9356 for a side on view and 9357 for a hand written note.Yields information about Elwood Depot car shed, VR tramcar 13Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.In biro on the rear "57106. No 13 Toastrack at Elwood shed. H2089". On rear of second copy "H2089" in pencil.vr tram, elwood depot, tram 13, toastrack, depot fan, trailers