Set of 12 images of Z3 116 being towed from Essendon Depot to Preston Depot and being loaded for transport to the Museum's offsite store. Photos by Brenden Schonfelder. For a Youtube video see item https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJsg48Gp7kk 1 - Last time at Essendon Depot - 6-1-2025 2 - Being towed by B2 2073 - Mount Alexander Road 3 - Last time through the city - William and Burke Streets 4 - 5 - Z3 116 driven from Preston Workshops to the loading ramp - 6/5/2025 6 - view from the driver's window of the loading ramp 7 - being pushed onto the low loader 8 - The team 9 - handing over the keys - Darren French of Yarra Trams and Alastair Reither of BTM 10 - loaded - Membrey's prime mover 11 - and at dusk 12 - pulling out of Preston Workshops on its way to the Museum's offsite store facility - 7/5/2025 - see item 10058 for the tram being unloaded.Yeilds information about the acquisition of Z3 class tram 116 by the BTM.Set of 12 digital images.btm, z3 class., tram 116, b2 class, tram 2073, essendon depot, preston workshops

Photo - see pdf file for further information. Number Brief Description RT149 Docklands - track work RT150 "2" track work at Glenferrie Rd RT151 Box Hill terminus - tram 3029 - "Port Melbourne" route 109 - at Elgar Rd stop RT152 Docklands RT153 East Brighton terminus - tram 112 - "University" - route 64 RT154 "4" - track work excavators at Malvern & Glenferrie Rds RT155 Box Hill terminus - tram 3035 - "via City" route 109 RT156 Docklands - track work RT157 "1" New Junction Malvern - Glenferrie RT158 "3" track work at Malvern & Glenferrie Rds RT159 Docklands - La Trobe St - tram 2073 - "Bundoora RMIT" - route 86 & tram 2003 - "Bundoora RMIT" - route 86 RT160 Docklands RT161 Docklands - Collins St extension RT162 Docklands - track work RT163 Collins St -tram 124 - "West Preston" - route 112 - at Town Hall stop RT164 Port Melb terminus - tram 278 - "Mont Albert" - route 109 RT165 Swanston St - tram 67 - "University" - route 6 RT166 Port Melb terminus - "Mont Albert" - route 109 RT167 Camberwell Depot - tram 971 - "City" - route 55, tram 881 - "Camberwell" RT168 Victoria Pde - tram 3004 -"Mont Albert" - route 109 RT169 Victoria Pde - tram 175 - "St Kilda Fitzroy St" - route 112 & "Mont Albert" - route 109 RT170 Spencer St - tram 957 - "City Circle" route 0 & tram 195 - "West Preston" - route 12 RT171 Domain Road Interchange - tram 134 "West Coburg" - route 55 7 tram 22 - "Camberwell" - route 72 RT172 St Kilda Rd - tram 96 - "University" - route 67 RT173 Swanston St - tram 24 - at Collins St RT174 West Coburg - tram 130 - "Doman & St Kilda Rds" - route 55Demonstrates the work of Robert Thomson in photography, collection and/or production of slidesAssembled album in a black presentation folder of 26 colour slides, collected or produced by Robert Thomson. All photographs have been scanned and placed on the Museum's G drive. A list of all photographs with details has been compiled. melbourne, tramways, trams, track construction