Historical information

Photograph of one of the two mechanical disc signals that controlled tramway traffic at the Elsternwick Level Crossing or Railway Square in Glen Huntly Road. The building on the left appears in the St Kilda Historical Society photo on Victorian Collections - https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/603efb1a092fbbe37f3e96f6 - a newsagent. The level crossing was abolished in 1959/1960 over a number of months of work.

Significance

Yields information about the type of disc signal that was installed at locations where railways and tramways crossed.

Physical description

Black and white print with notes on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

"$15" and "Elwood Signal" in pencil on the rear.