Photograph - Geelong Tram Depot, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo), c.1910

Historical information

Completed depot shed with trams being assembled from parts railed to Geelong from Duncan and Fraser, coachbuilders, Adelaide, and trucks supplied by the Brush Electrical Engineering Company of Loughborough, England. Chimney to the left is part of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company's coal-fired power station at the SW corner of Corio Tce. and Yarra St. 1911

Significance

Yields information regarding the early development of tramway infrastructure in Geelong.

Physical description

Black and white print on paper

Inscriptions & markings

Plate 3-2 Spare written in ink on the back of the photograph.

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