today, marking the centenary of it's opening on Sunday 19th of July 1925.
First pic shows the location of the terminus on opening day, in Dawson
St Brunswick at the corner of Daly St.
Melville Rd was still to be built - as a tramway and with the roadway added.
Second pic shows the 'tramway through the park' between the Flemington
Rd junction and Elliott Ave.
Third pic shows the city terminus in William St at Collins St.
Fourth pic shows W 231 on driver training duty the week before opening day.
If you want to read more, the history was written up in "Bellcord" by
Geoff Brown and is also available on the Melbourne Tram Museum site at:
https://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/westcoburg.htm
Mal Rowe who enjoyed the ride even in today's cold weather
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