Fwd: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Brisbane tram, 1968, FM 550 & 424

Rod Smith wrote:

680213Tu - George St (Brisbane, Qld): Phoenix FM 550 to Ashgrove; FM 424
to Grange.
Roderick Smith.

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550 is now in Perth and work has commenced on restoration.

Mal Rowe who saw it as deck cargo in Sydney in 1969

120 years of Essendon trams

This year will mark 120 years of trams to Keilor Rd in Essendon and to
the Maribyrnong River.

The  actual date is 11th of October, but it's my local service so I'm
getting in early.

First pic is the original terminus in Mt Alexander Rd at the corner of
Keilor Rd, with one of the Brill saloon cars at the terminus.  It's from
a real estate advert kindly provided by Len Millar from his collection.

Second pic was made by me this morning, showing the Lincolnshire Arms
hotel with some extensions and the tramline now extended along Keilor Rd
and beyond.

Mal Rowe - likely to extend the coverage over the next 9 months.

A different world

Back in 1968 Arthur Stone made a photographic record of the
reconstruction of St Kilda Junction in Melbourne.

Arthur gave me his tram slides several years ago and I am only now
getting to scan them.

Here's an example of his work.  The magic word is "Kodachrome"!

No hi-vis, minimal barriers, no hard hats and a tram stop that is
amongst the construction rubble.

Mal Rowe who worked in construction in a very different era.

Adelaide's other reserved track tramway served by H type trams

The Glenelg route in Adelaide is a famous survivor, but there was
another route that had significant portions of reserved track.

H type trams and others took passengers to the beach through the
parklands west of Adelaide.

Colin Pearson captured F1 type 277 on this line, to Henley Beach, before
it closed in February 1957.

Colin was a private man who used the pen name James Renfrey.

Mal Rowe - grateful to Colin for sharing his work

AO trams

A bit of fun from last year's Australian Open tennis ...

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AsjqjGabM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Mal Rowe

Fwd: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Brisbane tram, 1968, FM 550, dropcentre 300

From:	'Roderick Smith' via TramsDownUnder <tramsdownunder@googlegroups.com>

680213Tu - George St at Adelaide St (Brisbane, Qld) - FM 550 to Ashgrove; dropcentre 300 to Bardon.  Roderick Smith.


Roderick

C 3003 derails

 Hugh Waldron sent the pic below of C class 3003 after colliding with a car at a level crossing near Port Melbourne.

The pic is by Allan Bowman who is happy to have it shared.

The event will be covered on Channel 9 news in Melbourne

Mal Rowe not surprised that the C derailed.