Historical information
Set of 11 photos by Hugh Ballment, unless noted, of MMTB or MTA trams or works:
HBM013 - MTA A class tram No 242, c1987, Queensbridge Street, operating out of South Melbourne Depot on driver training. Note the Light Rail sign at left. A refurbished Harris train set on running a Port Melbourne service. Alstergren building in the background
HBM014 - MMTB Trams S 164, X 217, 19/03/1960, Malvern Depot, 164 has WW2 white stripe - Keith Kings photo.
HBM015 - MMTB Tram Y1 612, operating to Burwood in the early 1950s, Batman Avenue,
HBM016 - MMTB Tram W2 395, 26/05/1954, Swanston Street, SW6 923 in air force recruitment livery ahead of it and a W4 class car beside it.
HBM017 - MMTB Tram SW5 845, 24/05/1954, Batman Avenue, with a W2 391 at the terminus. Note the black and yellow taxi on the left side of the image, and a sign for Holden cars in the far background.
HBM018 - MTA Tram A class 242, c1987, Queensbridge Street, Light Rail sign at left - see also item HBM013
HBM019 - MMTB Tram W2 639, c Feb 1954, Swanston Street, Royal Visit crown over Collins Street intersection with barrier rails partly set up for a parade on the day. In the background is The Graham Hotel, Calders Jewellery store advert and Damman's store on the corner.
HBM020 - MMTB Tram W6 994, 24/06/1955, Bourke Street, Test run new electric tramway. Photo at corner with Elizabeth Street. AEC MkIII bus No 573 is running a Northcote service. There is another bus mostly hidden by the tram and the new tram stop sign is in place. In the background is Nettlebergs, Furriers, store
HBM021 - MMTB Tram X 218, 26/05/1954, Point Ormond,
HBM022 - MMTB Trams X1 468, W2 315, 1950s, Leeds St Footscray, Tram X1 468 is about to return to the depot. Tram W2 315 is running a route 82. Tram X1 463 is in the distance.
HBM023 - Tram Q 200, c1954, St Georges Road at Miller Street. Tram is running a workshop for employees special to West Preston - see also item 8151 & 8997. Note chimney stacks in the background belong to the former brickworks.
Significance
Yields information about Melbourne tram operations, a Royal Visit and the construction of the St Kilda to Port Melbourne Light Rail.
Physical description
Kodachrome card board or plastic mounts, with notes - set of 11
Subjects
- tramways,
- queensbridge,
- tram 242,
- light rail,
- tram 164,
- tram 217,
- tram 612,
- batman ave,
- swanston st,
- tram 395,
- tram 923,
- raaf,
- flinders st,
- tram 639,
- royal visit,
- tram 845,
- bourke st,
- point ormond,
- railways,
- trams,
- x class,
- x1 class,
- w2 class,
- sw5 class,
- y1 class,
- w6 class,
- mmtb buses,
- bus 573,
- a class,
- s class,
- sw6 class,
- w4 class,
- route 7,
- route 77,
- route 74,
- tram 994,
- tram 218,
- tram 468,
- tram 463,
- route 82,
- leeds st,
- tram 200,
- q class,
- tram 315,
- route 15,
- route 4,
- collins st,
- elizabeth st,
- st georges road,
- miller st,
- malvern depot
