The last swing door train was withdrawn from service in 1973. The third track on this line was commissioned in 1971. The overpass bridge was built at this time. These dates place the photo as pre-1971. More research needed.A black and white photo taken from street view of a swing door train crossing a roadway with a simple boom gate barrier. The bonnet of a car can be seen at the LHS of the photo.elgar road, trains, alfred noack, boom gates, swing door trains

Trains with electric swing doors were often referred to as "dog boxes" or "doggies". They were manufactured at the Newport Workshops for the Victorian Railways. Swing Door cars had outward-opening doors. They were reasonably narrow, to ensure that two passing trains would not foul each other if doors were accidentally left open. The donor George Lister Coop was about 21 years of age when he took this photo. He advised that in order to access this point he had to scramble through a bit of rough undergrowth and beginnings of a car park. All near an open drain of some kind. It is one of a small series of photos donated by him that relate to Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations. George has always had an interest in railways and there are other examples of his documentation of railway history in other collections contributing to this database. A black & white photo of a swing door train destined for Flinders Street that is within the platforms at Surrey Hills. The photo is taken from the western end of Surrey Hills Station. There is a man near the end of the platform on the north side. He is probably a railway worker heading towards his work shed just seen on extreme left. george l coop, railway stations, swing door trains, trains

Trains with electric swing doors were often referred to as "dog boxes" or "doggies". They were manufactured at the Newport Workshops for the Victorian Railways. Swing Door cars had outward-opening doors. They were reasonably narrow, to ensure that two passing trains would not foul each other if doors were accidentally left open. The donor George Lister Coop was about 20 years of age when he took this photo. It is one of a small series of photos donated by him that relate to Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations. He has always had an interest in railways and there are other examples of his documentation of railway history in other collections contributing to this database. A black & white photo of a swing door train destined for Croydon at rest at Mont Albert station.

Used by donor on 26.01.1974Day return ticket from North Port to Melbourne on the last dog-box (swing door) train, 26.01.1974'Handwriting on reverse: 'last dog-box train 26.1.74 2.25 pm up, 2.50 pm Port Melbournetransport - railways, north port station

A T-class diesel-electric locomotive can bee seen through the window hauling a Tait train. Also advertising on the buildings facing passing train passengers including 'Dialyn's Theatre Shoppe for Nightingale Tightlets & Leotards'. This is not a conventional suburban Tait ‘Red Rattler’ service. It may have come from Lilydale where trains from both Warburton and Healsville were combined to continue the run into Melbourne, a normal service for them at the time. It is unusual as the train is hauled by a diesel which also suggests it may have been a special excursion train from either of those two towns. Normally these combined trains would be hauled by two swing door ‘Red Rattlers’ motor coaches from Lilydale, the start/end of electric service. Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencygeorge coop collection, box hill railway signal box, box hill railway station, signal box

Earlier Tait 'Red Rattlers' like this example had swing doors whilst later variants had sliding doors. The visible white disc indicates this is the rear end of the train.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, red rattler, tait train, mont albert railway station

Note the graffiti. Older 20th.c and earlier railway cars were rolling palaces of the cabinet makers art. Full of polished timber, plated & embossed metal fittings, soft upholstery & beveled glass. In their earliest form, the Tait’s and earlier swing door cars for even modest suburban work, reflected some level of this design approach. Plus of course large sepia toned photographs on dividing walls displaying tourist spots trains could take you to.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Kodak Safety 5062 black and white transparencygraffiti, interior, passenger carriage, red rattler, tait train

Journal of Australian Electric Traction Association. Volume XIX, No. 1, January 1964. 16 pages. History of document: Part of 'Basil Miller Collection'. Cover picture was a seven-car suburban electric train of original "swing door" rolling stock passing through parklands in the suburb of Burnley on its way to Melbourne.Pub: Australian Electric Traction Asscn. Printer: O'Loughlin Bros. Pty. Ltd., Sydney NSWdocument

Suburban electric train of the swing door variety seen here inbound to the City from St Kilda having just joined the Port Melbourne lines at the former Port Melbourne & St Kilda Junction. The angle of the Port Melbourne lines over Clarendon St are the remains of the former Port Melbourne main line that went right through the middle of Montague Goods Yard seen in the background.transport - railways, red train

Rose Series postcard No. P 10147, titled "A delightful view across the River Yarra, Melbourne" showing a view from the south bank of the Yarra across to Flinders St station, the signal gantries at the west end of the platforms, the station buildings and some of the other buildings on the skyline. A St Kilda bound dog box (swing door) set is in platform 10 awaiting departure.Yields information Flinders St station from the south side of the river.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.flinders st station, signals, yarra river, railways, electric trains