Significance

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of a tram service in Wendouree Parade. Has a strong association with those involved.

Physical description

Set of four images of BTPS trams, 40, 27 and 14 at the depot in preparation for the official opening of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramline - 1/2/1975 as the Ballarat Tourist Tramway.



.1 - General scene of the depot - Peter Winspur? by the step of No. 27.

.2 - Front of No. 40 showing the special panel made up to celebrate the event - extracted from .1

.3 - View of No. 14 extracted from .1

.4 - ditto of No. 27





Images scanned and altered by Roderick Smith from the Hugh Ballantyne collection August to September 2017.