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Document - Report, I. Macmeikan, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, "A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System - 11th November 1885 to 26th October 1940", mid 1950's?
"A story of the Melbourne Cable Tramway System - 11th November 1885 to 26th October 1940"
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Report - 230 approx. pages, photocopied from an original, loose sheets A4 sheets photocopied from an original manuscript by C. N. Govett and A. E. Twentyman - 1973. The front sheet has been signed by C. N. Govett.
Has a table of contents, looks at the Engine Houses, cables in detail, route colours, grips, shunting, the various lines and how they operated, fares, annual reports, notes and fare collection.
Has been scanned as a pdf into eight separate files - front cover photo and map have been added by Kevin Taig on his copy from which it was scanned.
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