| From: | Peter Bruce <p1.bruce@gmail.com> |
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Andrew your memory is not defective, the service only operated southbound as route 56 to the Domain Road crossover. Route number 55 was available for a service beyond to St. Kilda Beach but I don't recall it ever being routinely operated and I started on the job at South Melbourne/Hanna St in November 1966. I think cars were supposed to show 55 running northbound services and 56 southbound. I don't remember but possibly there were some peak Beach services but that could have varied when a new block was introduced, perhaps an AM service running into Hanna St to go on the wheel grinder. That's just a guess though. I finished up on the Australia Day holiday 1977 at Camberwell. See attachment.
Regards,
Peter Bruce
On Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 20:52 Andrew Highriser <andrewhighriser1@gmail.com> wrote:
This below is from Wikipedia. I cannot remember route 55 travelling from West Coburg to St Kilda Beach in the early 1980s. Is my memory defective?--
Until November 1986, route 55 operated from West Coburg to St Kilda Beach via William Street, St Kilda Road and Fitzroy Street.[2][3] Route 56 offered a truncated service that ran from West Coburg to Domain Road. Following the opening of a terminating platform at Domain Interchange on 14 November 1986, through-routing to St Kilda Beach was discontinued.[4][5][6]
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