Photograph - Franklin St shunt - traffic - set of 2, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), late 1940s

Historical information

The photographs taken from the Franklin St signal box in Swanston St shows the view of the signal men and traffic issues. In the first photograph, tram 498 (University, route 4D) has turned in front of tram 422? waiting for a passenger to board before travelling south in Swanston St. A motor car is threading between the two trams. In the view is a sign for Havelock Tobacco and an Ansett Pioneer bus waiting outside the Ansett Airways/Pioneer building. The second photo shows the number of trams in Swanston St and the general traffic using the intersection and the workload or the number of trams to be managed by the signalman. There is a tram fitted with dash canopy lighting dating the photo to late 1940s.

Significance

Yields information about the intersection of Franklin and Swanson Streets and the view of the signalman.

Physical description

Set of two Black and white photograph with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear.

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