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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Single track Nicholson St, East Coburg, Prior to 1967
... sunken rails... in Nicholson St, East Coburg looking south from Harding St. The rails... East Coburg sunken rails M&MTB Ref No. R25/1/183 Black ...Photograph shows single track section of tramway in Nicholson St, East Coburg looking south from Harding St. The rails are slightly sunken into bitumen covered roadway. Primary school grounds are at left, children's crossing in foreground with accompanying red and white bands painted on span poles and several motor vehicles are in the background. The models of motor vehicles and the future duplication of this track in late 1966 suggest the photograph's date of mid-1960s. This single track was the scene of many head-on collisions between south bound trams and northbound motor vehicles, especially at night.Yields information about remaining single track sections that were slow to be duplicated due to lack of funding. Black and white photograph with blue stamp and biro number on rearM&MTB Ref No. R25/1/183m&mtb, nicholson st, single track, east coburg, sunken rails -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Double track High St, Kew, 1960s or 1970s
... , Kew looking southwest towards Childers St. The rails appear..., Kew looking southwest towards Childers St. The rails appear ...Photograph shows double track section of tramway in High St, Kew looking southwest towards Childers St. The rails appear slightly sunken into the bitumen covered roadway, the Kew cemetery wall is prominent along the left of the roadway and numerous motor vehicles feature in the mid and background dating the photograph as 1960s or 1970s.Yields information about section of track before relaying in mas concrete. Black and white photographm&mtb, high st, kew, doulbe track, sunken track, childers st