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Photograph - SW5.738 on Spencer St Bridge/World Trade Centre, Michael McLeod, c. 1980s

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Spencer Street Bridge.

    Colour Photograph - SW5.738 on Spencer St Bridge/World Trade Centre

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Spencer Street Bridge.

    Colour Photograph - SW5.738 on Spencer St Bridge/World Trade Centre (Reverse)

  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Spencer Street Bridge.
  • A SW5-class tram (number 738) on Spencer Street Bridge.

Historical information

Photograph shows SW5 No. 738 on the Spencer Street Bridge. Trolley poles are visible and in use. The Melbourne World Trade Centre is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Jeffrey Makin, sponsored by Dulux Australia. Photo by Michael McLeod.

Significance

Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.

Physical description

Colour Photograph - SW5.738 on Spencer St Bridge/World Trade Centre

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