Physical description

Black and white photograph of MMTB No. 58 in Wellington St. St Kilda, about to enter St Kilda Junction and continue to St Kilda beach via Fitzroy St St Kilda, late 1925 or early 1926 - Wellington St electric line opened 27/12/1925.



Note the sign on the left hand pole about travel to Malvern and St Kilda Beach, the workmen and that another tram has left heading outwards. On the right hand side is part of a sign advising people to catch cars to the Esplanade.



Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H102. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.



See Image 3673i2 for a digital image of the card photograph at the PRO on 7/1/2019 that this photograph comes from.



Further notes from Rod Atkins:

Note the Electrical box at base of the pole on left hand side of the photo.

No section insulators yet as power would have been stretched from Dandenong Road / Chapel Street right through to Fitzroy Street to run the first services.

Great shot of the "H" car. Malvern bound is a another Californian combo car, but with original destination boxes and PPTT style "No" on the left side of the apron but cant make out the number.

Inscriptions & markings

Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 102" in ink on rear and "2-3"