Historical information
The article written by Mal Rowe, looks at the history of the Birney tram in the USA, one-man operations, safety, equipment, costs, accidents, numbers of trams or cars built, and their decline. Looks at the two cars in Melbourne (X class) and the development by the MMTB of the X1 and X2 class cars. Notes their use in other Australian cities - Adelaide, Geelong and Bendigo. Has a table showing their technical details and references. Article printed in the TMSV Running Journal Oct. 1967.
Significance
Yields information about the Birney Safety car and its use in Melbourne and Australia.
Physical description
Manila folder, with 7 ruled hand written ruled sheets stapled into the folder.
