Historical information

Following the closure of the St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway (tramway), the Victorian Railways continued to sell through rail and bus tickets from Flinders St Station. This set of 10 are samples of these issued by the various booking offices or wiindows at Flinders St station. All are single journey tickets with the name of the VR and the Brighton - St Kilda Bus Lines Pty Ltd on the ticket with conditions of travel on the rear.
1 - Inkerman St - No. 17494
2 - Inkerman St - No. 5545 (date stamped 3 May 1970
3 - Bay St - No. 0443
4 - Ackland St - No. 0559
5 - Head St - No. 21182
6 - Park St - No. 5973
7 - Park St - No. 12191
8 - Milton St - No. 1736
9 - Milton St - No. 10983
10 - Beach Ave - No 4764

Significance

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

Physical description

Set of 10 Edmondson style railway tickets.