Historical information

Tickets printed and issued by the Victorian Railways for the Sandringham to Beaumaris motor coach (bus) service, following the closure of the tramway to Black Rock in 1956. All tickets numbered for accounting purposes.

Significance

Yields information about the VR Ticketting System for its Tramways and motor coach services.

Physical description

Set of 7 Victorian Railways Sandringham to Beumaris Motor Coach ticket blocks. Printed on white sheets, stapled at the top with a large staple onto a cardboard backing strip. Each value in green ink with black print information. Each block has the ticket number printed on the stub of the ticket that remained with the block when torn off. Were printed in blocks of 200.

1 - 2d - Nos. 051601 to 051788 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed
2 - 2 1/2d - Nos. 012801 012993 - series A - Child - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed
3 - 2 1/2d - Nos. 012801 012999 - series B - Child - front ticket removed
4 - 3d - Nos. 134403 to 134589 - front and rear tickets removed
5 - 4d - Nos 232201 to 232392 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed
6 - 5d - Nos 104801 to 104994 - front and rear tickets removed.
7 - 6d - Nos 134201 to 134393 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed