Historical information

Photo of a cable tram set - at the corner of Collins St and Spring St. The saloon trailer is No. 73. The grip car is yet to be fitted with stanchions on its sides and does not have roof mounted destination signs on either vehicle. The trailer car is in the original company livery. In the background are the Victorian Government Treasury Building along with No. 1 and 5 Collins St, the facades of which remain in Collins St.

Photo possibly soon after the cable line opened on 2-10-1886.

Significance

Yields information about cable trams in Collins St and the buildings on the corner of Spring and Collins Sts.

Physical description

Set of two Black and white photographs on paper.

Inscriptions & markings

"Collins St E M" in bottom right hand corner.

On rear of second print "No letterboard on dummy, Dummy clerestory in letter stained colour route glass panels. No signwriting on trailer aprons. Name of MTOC on side splashboard of trailer ? route name." Has the stamp of "Tyrrell's Pty Ltd," on rear and number "8" in top right hand corner and number "42-22".