Postcard: Greeting from Melbourne, Australia (1985)

Archive: Henrik Boye.
Publisher: Biscay Greetings.
Date: March 4, 1985.
City: Melbourne (Australia).

Yarra Trams in Melbourne
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Melbourne tram line 109): Box Hill - Port (ex 42)
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Melbourne railcar 245, manufacturer Comeng, type A1 Melbourne, manufactured 1984-1985, signed line 42 City.

Melbourne's A-class tram 245

A new model, of which 20 have been produced, features a body built by Comeng, assembled and fitted in the tramway workshop late in 1984. The seating capacity is 42, but it can carry a "crash load" of 117 people. Weighing 22.2 tons and measuring 15.3 meters in length, it is powered by two 195 kW motors. No. 245 entered service on March 4, 1985.

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Postcard: Melbourne tram line 109) with railcar 840 at Smith St/Victoria Pde (1973)Kew Depot 75 Years of service W Class tram 840 glides along Victoria Parade in May 1973 T102By Henrik Boye, R. J. Marsh, Tramways The Prahran & Malvern Trust - May 1973.

Postcard: Melbourne tram line 109) with railcar 249 near Lansdowne St/Victoria Pde (1990)Kew Depot 75 Years of service Two distinctive Kew Depot "A" Class trams pass through tree-lined Victoria Parade in May 1990. T104By Henrik Boye, R. J. Marsh, Tramways The Prahran & Malvern Trust - May 1990.

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Melbourne Trams - Route 12 Tram Drivers View (2014)View of Tram Route 12 from Victoria Gardens in Richmond through to St Kilda via Collins Street, City and Clarendon Street, South Melbourne in an A Class Tram. Footage was taken before the Spencer St reconstruction, with the Safety Zone at Batman Park (now an Island Platform Stop) still in use.By Schony747 Trains Trams Planes - December 2, 2014.

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Postcard: Melbourne railcar 231 by Kew tram depot (1991)75 Years of service "A" Class 231 received its heritage colour scheme to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Mont Albert line - September 1991. T103By Henrik Boye, R. J. Marsh - September 1991.

Postcard: Melbourne tram line 12 with railcar 861 at Parliament/Macarthur Street (1995)Melbourne Metropolitan Tramways Board, electric tramcar class SW 6 no. 861 in March 1995. M+MTB Preston 1939-51, 4 x 40 HP Melbourne Metropolitan Tramways Board, electric tramcar class SW 6 no. 861 in March 1995.By Der Bahnladen, Henrik Boye, Wolfgang Walper - March 1995.

Postcard: Trams of Victoria (2005)1. W6 Class tram built in 1952 2. Melbourne's first cable tram, started its run from Spencer Street to Richmond in October 1885 3. Z class tram built in 1960. 4. Bendigo toast rack tram built in 1903. 5. W7 class decorated tram built in 1956. 6. Ballarat tram built in 1914. BG 193By Biscay Greetings, Henrik Boye - 2005.

Postcard: Trams in front of the Melbourne Skyline (2020)By Global Image Australlia, Henrik Boye, Jörg Heumüller.
2020.

Postcard: Melbourne Trams-Past and Present (1981)1. Royal Park horse tram. 2. Richmond cable tram. 3. W7 class electric tram. 4. Z3 class electric tram. Produced by The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. box 4916, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. Operator of Victoria's Tramway Museum union Lane Bylands. (55km from Melbourne off the Northern Highway) Open Sundays 11 a.m - 5 p.m.By Henrik Boye, scancolor - 1981.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026.