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Photograph - Lygon St Level crossing and MBCTT tram 19, mid 1921

  • A street scene with a railway signal box and a white picket fence bordering several buildings, including a tramcar, shed and houses. Overhead electrical wires for an electric railway and tramway system crisscross the sky above the street. A vintage car is parked near the fence.

    Lygon St Level crossing and MBCTT tram 19

Historical information

Photograph of the Level Crossing in Lygon St with the inner Circle Railway North Carlton, with Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tram No. 19 crossing with the interlocked gates and signal box in the view. Photo mid 1921. The level crossing was electrified on 5-7-1921, but the wires etc would have been positioned earlier. See Weekly Notice Extracts 1894-1994, published 1996. See item 3432 for a smaller print.

Significance

Yields information about the Lygon St North Carlton level crossing and a MBCTT tramcar.

Physical description

Black and white photo mounted on grey brown card with notes on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink on the rear "Lygon St Crossing" and numbers 18 and 14 within circles.

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