Letter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Proposed Electrification of Collins St - cable Tramway", 12/1927

"Proposed Electrification of Collins St - cable Tramway"

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Provides information in the form of a letter to Parliamentary members about the reasons why the electrification of Collins St should proceed from the MMTB viewpoint, though it was not part of the 1923 General Scheme. The City of Melbourne initially wanted a conduit system, main issue was overhead wires, looks at other possibilities. Has a statement to the Press regarding the Board's decision to convert Collins St - options, Bourke St, Flinders St, traffic issues, and passenger / business development along Collins St. There was a lot of opposition to the proposal from the Doctors in the street.

Significance

Yields information about the replacement of the Collins St cable tramways with electric trams and the reasons why.

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Set of six duplicated foolscap sheets secured by a foldable brass clip in top left hand corner.

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Identifier

7510

Date made

12/1927

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Width: 210 Millimetres, Height: 337 Millimetres

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Letter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Proposed Electrification of Collins St - cable Tramway", 12/1927

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