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Newspaper clipping untitled:

The Sun, Tuesday, Jan 24, 1978

Tram # 230 in photo, displaying route 48, "East Melbourne, Hoddle St"

Trams # 401 and 484 sold to Seattle

Seattle councillor, George Benson and Paul Class have convinced Seattle to buy two 50-year-old trams (401 and 484) to be used as tourist trams along heritage waterfront. Benson is chairman of his city’s traffic committee and Class is head of company that will establish the tram service. Trams cost $5000 each and cost another $40000 to deliver.



Newspaper clipping titled:

“A special tram – to the United States”

The Age, Wednesday, February 1, 1978

Photo and text

Two trams sold to City of Seattle as tourist attractions. Will run along 2.1 km line along waterfront beside Pugent Souna. First tram loaded onto a low-loader yesterday at Preston Tramways Workshops and driven through city to the dock where it will be lifeted aboard the Al lunga for trip across Pacific.