Historical information

Gives the design details of the device or fitting known as a trolley wire ear that holds a tramway copper trolley wire in position. Notes that the drawing was traced in 1958 from a MMTB drawing.

Significance

Yields information about the design of trolley wire fittings and how they were fabricated. Interesting that the drawing is dated 15-8-1958, given that on 1-3-1958 the last street tramways operated by the Victorian Railways closed. May have been used for electrically powered gantry cranes or overhead travelling cranes used in Workshops and railway yards.

Physical description

Dyeline print of Victorian Railways drawing - F6236 - Ears Female Tramway

Inscriptions & markings

Has number "7515 D.33" in black pen in bottom right hand corner.