Historical information

Following the complete closure of the St Kilda - Brighton Electric street railway (tramway) in 1959, the Brighton St Kilda Bus lines operated a service under a contract with the Victorian Railways with a joint ticketting arrangement. These tickets are weekly tickets for various locations along the former tramway. Those tickets available for Melbourne have the conditions of travel on the rear. The two vertical stripes indicated that the ticket was available to pass through the gates at Flinders St or Spencer St, while the large cross indicated to a ticket checker that the ticket was not available beyond St Kilda station or to pass through a set of gates. All printed on a off white card. All undated.
1 - Melbourne & Inkerman St - No. 0754 - Male
2 - Melbourne and Dickens St - No. 0620 - Male
3 - Head St and Melbourne - No. 25592
4 - Bay St and Melbourne - No. 0132
5 - St Kilda and Milton St - No. 1395
6 - St Kilda and Bawy St - No. 0190
7 - St Kilda and Beach Ave - No. 0489

Significance

Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railways

Physical description

Set of 7 Edmondson style railway tickets printed as Weekly tickets.