Physical description
Digital image of newspaper clipping titled:
“'Historic' Melbourne trams to call Launceston home”, by Jessica Willard
Newspaper article with pictures of two Melbourne trams numbers 742 and 770 being loaded and transported from Newport Railway Workshop to Launceston. Initially they will be put into storage until consultation with local council and community groups. Plans include transforming the trams into indoor seating areas in Riverbend Park.
The trams will travel on the Spirit of Tasmania
More than 1500 applications were received through the expression of interest process, which was mostly for W-Class trams retired from Victoria's railway and tram network over the past 30 years.
VicTrack is in the process of allocating all retired trams from Newport and is expected to take two years.