Historical information
Photographs of the loading, transport and off loading of ex MMTB/Metropolitan Transit scrubber tram No. 8W (8) from Preston Workshops to Ballarat on 10/9/1999. All on Kodak Royal paper. Most feature a number of people in the photograph.
1. Loading tram at Preston
2. ditto
3. ditto
4. tram loaded
5. Ready to leave Preston with articulated tram No. 2121 alongside.
6. ditto
7. Arrived in Wendouree Parade, rainy day.
8. ditto at Windmill Drive North - L.Arthur truck
9. Moving to off loading position at Old loop, with tower truck in background
10. Barry James crane about to lift.
11. Lifted off truck
12. About to be lowered onto the ground
13. ditto
14. On the track
15. Crane being packed up.
16. Waiting to be towed.
17. W3 661 being coupled up.
18. ditto
19. Group photo - from left to right - Paul Mong, Mark McKay, Alastair Reither, Stephen Butler, Carolyn Dean, John Phillips, Simon Jenkins, Warren Doubleday and Alan Snowball.
20. Being towed into the depot
21. Crossing Wendouree Parade
22. Being pushed by 671 into 7 Road.
Note image 19A used by Museums Australia in a display - collections and people, 9/2001 - display boards. - similar image to 19, photo by Carolyn Dean on Warren Doubleday's camera. Added 2/2002.
See item 9623 for other two photographs.
Significance
Yields information about the BTM Acquisition of the scrubber tram No. 8
Physical description
Set of 22 colour photographs taken by Carolyn Dean.
Inscriptions & markings
All have "10.9.99" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean" on rear.
