Set of four photographs taken at Preston Workshops 3-4-1978 1 - trams 5 and 92 in the storage yard 2 - trams 43 & 1023 in St Georges Road - has the Shell service station sign in the view. 3 - tram 916, fresh out of an overhaul (an 01) in St Georges Road. 4 - ditto Miller St.Yields information about Preston Workshops and the test of an overhauled tram. Tram 916 is now in San Francisco.Kodak cardboard mount slide - set of four.Have photographer's reference number written on the slide.tramways, z class, tram 5, tram 92, preston workshops, tram 43, w7 class, sw6 class, tram 916

Newspaper clipping from The Age 17/10/2010, regarding W-class trams and their future. The first item "Minister agrees to talk on saving the old Ws" written by Ruth Williams looks at the Transport Minister Martin Pakula meeting with Mr McHarg, the National Trust, and Yarra Trams, and the RHSV Andrew Lemon to discuss the matter. A second item about the W class tram, with the headline "W-class trams: prized overseats but a vanishing species here" Has photos of Ws in Christchurch, Denmark and San Francisco - trams 244, 965, 916 and 496. Has numerous quotes regarding the overseas trams.Yields information about the retention of W class trams and their overseas disposal.Newspaper clipping from The Age 17/10/2010trams, tramways, sale of trams, w class, tram disposal, tram 244, tram 965, tram 916, tram 492, san francisco, christchurch, denmark