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Photograph - Unloading W 304 at Spencer St - Flinders St yard, Victorian Railways (VR), 1924

  • Photograph of W 304 being readied for unloading at Flinders St yard 1924

    Photograph of W 304 being readied for unloading at Flinders St yard 1924

  • Photo of W 304 being positioned on a horse drawn jinker - Flinders St station yard 1924

    Photo of W 304 being positioned on a horse drawn jinker - Flinders St station yard 1924

  • Photograph of W 304 being readied for unloading at Flinders St yard 1924
  • Photo of W 304 being positioned on a horse drawn jinker - Flinders St station yard 1924

Historical information

Photos show W class 304 after delivery from Adelaide being unloaded by the travelling yard crane. The tram was built in Adelaide by the Holden Bodyworks and completed at the Workshops. The tram entered service on 14-8-1924. It was converted to a W2 class tram in Dec. 1932. The second photo shows the tram being loaded onto a horse-drawn jinker.

Significance

Yields information about the construction and delivery of new W class trams by the Holden Bodyworks.

Physical description

Set of two photographs of W 304 being unloaded at the Flinders St yard 1924

Inscriptions & markings

In ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"

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