Historical information

Photo shows Q class tram No. 144 picking up a passenger at the Hawthorn Road stop in Dandenong Road. The tram has the destination of Brighton Cemetery with a sign under the driver's window, "via Windsor". The Conductor can be seen leaning out from the rear of the tram. A lady is possibly waiting for the next service. On the other side are 8 people at a tram stop waiting shelter. Many are dressed in summer clothing, with some looking at the photographer; most likely the photo is taken from the top of an overhead tower wagon. There is a sign stating "This road for tram traffic only". In the left-hand foreground is a light fitting with a coloured lens showing the it is a tram stop. There are two horse-drawn carts on the south side of the roadway.

Significance

Yields information about tram services in Dandenong Road and the road itself at the intersection with Hawthorn Road early to mid 1920s.

Physical description

Black and white photo with notes on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink on the rear "Q class 139-150, combination straight sill, 7'6" wheelbase, 21E truck GE203 motors, 13.027 tare"