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Photograph - Tower trucks - set of 9, 1950s

  • A truck with a complex overhead mechanism is parked on tram tracks near a tram station with a signal box and several trams.

    Ford Bedford Fort Macquarie Depot

  • A vintage truck with "TRAMWAY EMERGENCY WAGON" emblazoned on its side is positioned on a city street with tram tracks, attending to overhead wires. A man in a hat stands on a platform attached to the truck, working on the wires, while another man walks in front of the truck. In the background, a tram, several cars, and shops with signage are visible under an overcast sky.

    Chevrolet - Newtown Bridge

  • Two workers stand on a high platform attached to a lattice structure, removing overhead wires with a truck parked below on a railway track.

    Bedford - track/overhead removal, Harbour Bridge

  • A vintage tram numbered 1838, advertising "Aspro" and "Hits the Spot", sits on tram tracks next to a tram shelter. Two individuals are working on a mobile elevated platform attached to a truck, positioned near the tram.

    Bedford - truck and R class tram 1838 at Maroubra Junction

  • A truck with a tall, wooden tower structure attached is parked on a city street alongside several tram tracks, with trams stopped or moving in the background.

    Bedford Tower waggon Alfred St Circular Quay

  • Two men on a tall platform attached to a truck are working on tramway overhead. In the background is a sign for "The Lyric" theater, with other men and vintage cars on a street in front of shops and buildings.

    Bedford truck in Bendigo

  • Vintage street scene showing workers on elevated platforms attached to trucks, performing overhead tramway work on a city street lined with cars and buildings.

    Working in King St Sydney

  • Street scene with a large railway bridge spanning overhead. A truck with a elevated platform with two workers, is positioned on the road. Several people stand on the sidewalk beside small shops.

    Eddy Ave, Central Railway, c1960

  • A vintage overhead tramway truck with a platform extends upwards, positioned under a stone arch bridge. A person stands near the truck, looking up.

    Eddy Ave, Central Railway, c1960

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  • A truck with a complex overhead mechanism is parked on tram tracks near a tram station with a signal box and several trams.
  • A vintage truck with "TRAMWAY EMERGENCY WAGON" emblazoned on its side is positioned on a city street with tram tracks, attending to overhead wires. A man in a hat stands on a platform attached to the truck, working on the wires, while another man walks in front of the truck. In the background, a tram, several cars, and shops with signage are visible under an overcast sky.
  • Two workers stand on a high platform attached to a lattice structure, removing overhead wires with a truck parked below on a railway track.
  • A vintage tram numbered 1838, advertising "Aspro" and "Hits the Spot", sits on tram tracks next to a tram shelter. Two individuals are working on a mobile elevated platform attached to a truck, positioned near the tram.
  • A truck with a tall, wooden tower structure attached is parked on a city street alongside several tram tracks, with trams stopped or moving in the background.
  • Two men on a tall platform attached to a truck are working on tramway overhead. In the background is a sign for "The Lyric" theater, with other men and vintage cars on a street in front of shops and buildings.
  • Vintage street scene showing workers on elevated platforms attached to trucks, performing overhead tramway work on a city street lined with cars and buildings.
  • Street scene with a large railway bridge spanning overhead. A truck with a elevated platform with two workers, is positioned on the road. Several people stand on the sidewalk beside small shops.
  • A vintage overhead tramway truck with a platform extends upwards, positioned under a stone arch bridge. A person stands near the truck, looking up.

Historical information

Set of 9 photographs showing Sydney Tramway Bedford Overhead trucks at work during the 1950s.
1 - Ford Bedford Fort Macquarie Depot
2 - Chevrolet - Newtown Bridge
3 - Bedford - track/overhead removal, Harbour Bridge
4 - Bedford - truck and R class tram 1838 at Maroubra Junction
5 - Bedford Tower waggon Alfred St Circular Quay - c1967
6 - Bedford Truck working in Bendigo - see item 10682 for details.
7 - Bedford tower waggon, King St City c1960.
8 - Bedford tower waggon - Eddy Ave, Central Railway, c1960
9 - ditto under one of the railway over bridges.

With donation sheet is a copy of the photographs with captions and additional photos from Tony Cody of tower trucks:
10 - Sydney Tram Museum's truck
11 - Circular Quay
12 - Haddon,
13 - Bylands
14 - Princes Bridge x 2 by Keith Caldwell
15 - St Kilda Junction - Keith Kings

Significance

Yields information the maintenance of tramway overhead using Bedford Trucks

Physical description

Black and white photographs with notes written on the rear - set of 9. Held with the donation document is a series of printed photos sheets with captions and other photographs supplied by Tony Cody.

Inscriptions & markings

See context

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