Significance

Yields information about the reconstruction of the depot trackwork during 1935/1936 and the condition of the rails, types of rails and methods

Physical description

Set of 5 Black and white photo prints from collected negatives of the relaying of the depot fan at the SEC Ballarat depot building, during refurbishment by the SEC during 1935 or 1936.

1351.1 - Wendouree Parade depot junction, track - relaying the 2nd set of points. One track was still useable at the time. Note fences and tools lying around the work area.

1351.2 - laying out the trackwork for two and three roads, note machines and cylinders in background.

1351.3 - looking along No. 2 road out of the depot doors, not connected, possibly taken some time after 1351.2, as the area appears to be cleaned up.

1351.4 - Photo showing the various rail weights for possibly the western rail on No. 3 road and how the fishplates were at the time of the photograph. Not known whether this was the final arrangement, taken looking towards the depot building.

1351.5 - ditto but from the other end - note the damaged flangeway on the depot end rail - horse tram rail?



Copy 2 - of all above photos - large format prints (203H x 253W) - added 28/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley holding of prints, received 5/2007.



See also Reg Item 3901 for a mounted set of these photographs along with those of Reg Item. 1352.



Negatives scanned at high res and images updated 14/5/2020.