Significance

Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.

Physical description

Reproduction of illustration of Ballarat No. 25 leaving the Wendouree Parade depot for Bendigo on 6/10/1960. As printed in Newsrail, April 1984 issue on page 111. Photo shows Yellow Express Mack prime mover GPU 328 with Ballarat Tram No. 25 loaded and leaving the depot. Tram has destination box removed. Also the process of fitting the dash canopy lighting had commenced, with the small white stripe painted under the windows. Also would appear trolley pole base has been removed. Gives photographer as Doug Colquhoun



Pages 111 to 114 of the magazine, centre page of the April issue only. Centre page photo of train at the Apex siding, Kilmore East.



1478.1 - Same photo - digital image from the Wal Jack album. Wal's notes gives the time of the photograph as 10.40am.



1478.2 - same photo - print supplied to Alan Bradley by Doug Colquhoun. See image i4 for the rear of the photograph.



See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 - On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 on Yellow Express Loader outside Wendouree Depot before leaving for Bendigo. 6-10-1960." and in top Right hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "Neg to Doug" written in.



.2 - has Douglas A. Colquhoun stamp on rear - with details - see image i4.