Historical information
Colour slide of VR class tram 53, route 59 Essendon Aerodrome in Mt Alexander Road just to the north of Shamrock St, North Essendon. Has the Ambasador Motel in the background. The tram was built for the Victorian Railways St Kilda - Brighton tram line in 1942 and sold to the MMTB when that line closed. On display at the Melbourne Tram Museum.
Significance
Yields information about VR tram 52 in Mt Alexander Road c1975.
Physical description
Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount.
Inscriptions & markings
Has "MP146" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.
