Ephemera - Rail & Tram weekly tickets, Victorian Railways (VR), c1935

Historical information

Set of three Victorian Railways Rail & Tram weekly Periodicals with conditions of travel on the rear, See reference page 124 and Figure 6-27. Such tickets were introduced on 1/7/1939. All tickets were available for 14 tram trips only, but unlimited rail trips:
1 - Balcombe Road and Melbourne - First Class - white card - No. 1346, marked cancelled 13/5/1939
2 - Sandringham and cnr Bluff Road and Royal Ave - white card - Male, No. 41618, price 1/3 with a red 1 (first class?) - stamped cancelled
3 - North Road and Melbourne - white card overprinted in pink to leave a cross, Female, No. 506, Second class, with cancelled hand written on the front.

Significance

Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram weekly tickets for both their tramways and the changes made over time. May have been used for training samples.

Physical description

Set of three printed card tickets with over printing and hand writing as shown.

References

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