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Negative - Q 200 Workers special, Hugh Ballment, c1954

  • Q 200 Workers special

    Q 200 Workers special

  • hoto sleeve that the negative was in

    Photo sleeve that the negative was in

  • Q 200 Workers special
  • hoto sleeve that the negative was in

Historical information

The photograph shows Q class tram 200 in St Georges Road alongside a SW6 class car possibly No 896 (East Preston route 9) and another sliding door tram is running a route 9A ahead of No 200. Q 200 is running a special service to West Preston for Preston Workshops employees - see image of the photo sleave. On the right hand side of the photo is an advert for Capstan cigarettes. This site later became a Shell service station. The track in the foreground leads into the Thornbury Depot. Q 200 was withdrawn in 1955 and sold in 1957. Note the one-way traffic sign for southbound motor vehicle traffic in St Georges Road. See item 8997 for a subsequent photograph. Photo c1954.

Significance

Yields information about the of a tram to operate a special service for Preston Workshops workers to West Preston.

Physical description

Negative - 127 film black and white and image of the photo sleeve.

Inscriptions & markings

Photo sleeve in red ink "H.Ballment Coll. MMTB Q200 St Georges Road, Thornbury running 415pm down workers PWS Special to West Preston"

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