Photograph - tram VR 53 to MMTB 700 - set of 6, Norm Cross, 1975/76

VR 53 Carlisle St, St Kilda

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VR 53 on a ARHS Tram Tour - St Kilda Road - Nepean Highway

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Tram 700 after repainting at Preston Workshops

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Tram 700 after repainting at Preston Workshops

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Tram 700 Rosamond Road

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West Maribyrnong route 57

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Historical information

Set of 6 photos by Norm Cross mid to late 1970s of VR class tram 53 and then MMTB 700 following its renumbering in 1975.
1 - VR 53 on an ARHS tour Carlisle St, St Kilda 21/3/1976 - has Turf and the Herald signs in the background.
2 - ditto in St Kilda Road, Nepean Highway with ARHS tour banners
3 - Tram 700 after repainting at Preston Workshops - June 1977 - note the route number.
4 - ditto
5 - Tram 700 Rosamond Road - running a Footscray Route 82
6 - Tram 700 at West Maribyrnong route 57

Significance

Yields information about tram 53 and its conversion to No. 700 and the Essendon depot services that it was used on.

Physical description

Set of 6 colour photos, most with rounded corners.

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Identifier

8748

Date made

1975/76

Photographer

Norm Cross

Production methods

photograph, print

Materials

paper

Measurements

Length: 122 millimetres, Width: 89 millimetres

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Accessed 17 July 2025

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Norm Cross Collection

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Photograph - tram VR 53 to MMTB 700 - set of 6, Norm Cross, 1975/76

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