Document - Manuscript, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Geelong Tramways Early History", 1960s

Historical information

Consists of formation history, track and route dates, operator, SEC takeover and route lengths. Three pages of statistics - Income, Expenditure and loss 1935 to 1936, - includes car miles., operational statistics, expenditure breakdown of the SEC era. The last three years of operational statistics have been filled in by hand. Probably prepared late 1960's by Les Denmead (assumption here - See Reg item 3289 and 3483 for Bendigo version)

Significance

Yields historical notes and statistics on the Geelong Tramway system - the statistical information being the most important. Shows the financial situation of the Geelong system was never satisfactory.

Physical description

Four sets - original and three copies - foolscap typed documents, five pages each, titled "Geelong Tramways Early History".

Inscriptions & markings

'BTPS 402" in top right hand corner.

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