Historical information

Set of 12 photos by Hugh Ballment of MTA trams or works:
HBM035 - MTA, Aug 1987, Whiteman Street looking east towards Clarendon Street, Path of future St Kilda Light Rail.
HBM036 - MTA, Aug 1987, looking east along Flinders Street, from a moving train on the railway viaduct.
HBM037 - MTA, Aug 1987, Looking north up Spencer Street, across Flinders Street construction, with former VR Head Office in the background. several sliding door cars and A class are running on Route 12
HBM038 - MTA , Aug 1987, Flinders Street looking west across Spencer Street during reconstruction.
HBM039 - MTA Z3 145 on Route 75, Aug 1987, Spencer Street, track works at Bourke Street with Savoy Taven and Hotel and the MMBW Buildings are in the background.
HBM040 - MTA Tram 272 on Route 96, Aug 1987, Bourke Street, Tram queue of A, Z and Z3 class trams at Spencer Street terminus. The Eliza Tinsley and Mail Exchange buildings are in the background.
HBM041 - MTA, Aug 1987, shows traffic coming out Yarrabank Road, Light Rail billboard at the left
HBM042 - MTA W2 380, 1987, Flinders Street, at Swanston Street, with Young and Jackson's Hotel in the background, along with adverts for ANZ and Fosters Lager
HBM043 - MTA W2 502, 1987, Flinders Street, Art tram, with St Paul's Cathedral in the background
HBM044 - MTA, 1987, Spencer Street, Trackwork at Collins Street, with the former VR Head Office and Outward Parces Office.
HBM045 - MTA Y1 611, 1987, Flinders Street, with the Stotts, CTA buildings in the background, with adverts for Peter Jackson cigarettes and Coca Cola.
HBM046 - MTA, Sep 1987, Light rail looking west from Clarendon Street, New track with the railway embankment for the Port Melbourne railway line in the background. Note the construction of the West Gate Freeway City Link and associated creeper cranes.

Significance

Yields information about Melbourne tram operations, and the construction of the St Kilda to Port Melbourne Light Rail.

Physical description

Kodachrome plastic mounts, with notes - set of 12