Photograph - Commissioning Queensway tram line, Warren Doubleday, 18-10-1968

Historical information

Photos show the commissioning or testing of the tram track between Chapel St and St Kilda Junction by W7 940 on 18-10-1968. The first tram travelled on the outbound or down line, rather than the inbound or up line.
1 - At Chapel St
2 - climbing up to St Kilda Junction
3 - At St Kilda Junction with the track on the left side of the photograph being the track in use at the time to bypass the new work.

Significance

Yields information the commissioning of new track at St Kilda Junction.

Physical description

Set of three Black and white photographs of the commissioning of tram tracks between Chapel St and St Kilda Junction.

Inscriptions & markings

Has details on rear in blue ink.

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