Postcard - Illustration/s, McCarron Bird, MMTB tram postcards

Physical description

Set of nine of printed illustrations - postcard size of Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Tramcars produced in 1978. Separate card for each class of tramcar featured, with notes, statistics, MMTB name. Each card also has printers name and date on back. Not a formal postcard, no place for a stamp.



1810.1 - X1 - 465 with 466 in background. Photographed at Footscray station terminus, c1962. 465 has destination of "Ballarat Rd."

1810.2 - Z7 in Victoria Parade, c1975 - has destination of "West Preston - Regent St." and route number "13".

1810.3 - Cable car set (No. 1) - photographed at Preston Workshops

1810.4 - L104 - showing destination of Carnegie and route number 67.

1810.5 - Y469 - showing destination of "Wattle Park - Elgar Road", possibly with Wattle Park in background.

1810.6 - T180 - showing "Special", while on a charter.

1810.7 - W7 1022 - showing destination "West Preston", route 11, freshly painted.

1810.8 - X2676 - freshly painted.

1810.9 - W2511 - fitted with marker lights, freshly painted, showing "City" - route 11.



Cards 8 and 9 added 9/3/2018 from Donation of John Ruyg.



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