Photograph, George Coop, A Tait (Red Rattler) train bound for Princes Bridge crosses the Railway Trestle bridge, Eltham, 1981

Historical information

A Tait (Red Rattler) train bound for Princes Bridge crosses the Railway Trestle bridge. Shire of Eltham Offices and library in background (now demolished). Carriages had swinging doors and were "Hot boxes" in the summer with no air conditioning. The front of the train has a sign probably reading "Eltham".

Physical description

Digital TIFF file
Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency

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