Historical information

Set of three black and white photographs of cable trailer 88 being loaded onto a wagon at the Spencer St / Flinders St railway yard by the railway yard travelling gantry crane. Trailer lettered M&MTB. Has a man riding the top of the car before being loaded into a I type open wagon.

Photo mid to late 1920s?

See Reg Item 3713 for a more detailed analysis of the first photograph. Part of the Victorian Railways Heritage series.

Significance

Yields information about the sale of cable tram trailers.

Physical description

Set of three Photographs - Black and White - Loading cable car 88 at the Flinders St yard adjacent to Spencer St railway station.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"