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Document - Report, Miles Pierce, "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", Apr. 2017

  • "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement"

    "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement"

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  • "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement"

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Research report - Manuscript - 22 pages titled "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", written by Miles Pierce of Engineers Australia Heritage. Gives the overseas background of cable trams, the personnel, the company, (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses, maps, the cable, the grip, the Trams themselves, Northcote Line, Operation and demise, remaining cable tram heritage. Has acknowledgements and references. Includes photographs and diagrams.



Received by e-mail 9/7/2017. The Museum assisted with the report.



Was scheduled to be presented at the Engineering Conference in Mildura Oct. 2017.

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