Historical information
L-R:
1. Tait (Red Rattler) a wooden body train first introduced in 1910 to be hauled by steam locomotives and converted to electric from 1919. They were manufactured from 1909 to 1952.
2. Comeng stainless steel body trains were first introduced in 1981 to replace the last of the Tait trains and underwent refurbishment between 2000-2003. Some examples remain currently in service
3. Hitachi stainless steel body trains were operated on the Melbourne network between 1972-2014.
4. Harris (Blue) steel body train introduced 1956 and operated until 1988. (Source: Wikipedia various)
Physical description
Digital TIFF file
Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparency
