Photograph - Safety Zone prow & W2 305, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1961

Historical information

Photo, an Official MMTB photograph, shows a safety zone concrete prow with a set of flashing lights at the intersection of Collins and Spencer Sts. In the view is W2 305 (Route 12, South Melbourne Beach). The tram has large experimental roof ventilators and two White Wings Tomato sauce adverts on the end panels. In the background are the Victorian Railways Spencer St buildings. Photo used in the 1961 MMTB Annual Report.

Significance

Yields information about Safety zones and W2 305.

Physical description

Black and White photograph on plain paper.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink on rear "Collins & Spencer"

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