Historical information

Photograph shows the device used to send a "telegraph" signal to the winding or engine house. They were positioned along the track and enabled the tram crew or a cable tram worker to send a signal about the cable. The crew member would set the pointer and depress the trigger. This sent the signal which was recorded on a telegraph tape, indicating the signal and the location of an incident. Installed by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo)


This photograph is Public Records Office photo H165, 166 and 167 in the Victorian Railways collection.

Significance

Yields information about the type of equipment the MTOCo used to operate the cable tram system.

Physical description

Set of three Photographs - Black and White of a Melbourne cable tram signalling device.