Postcard: Melbourne tram line 109) with railcar 840 on Victoria Parade (1973) Location: Victoria Parade . Archive: Henrik Boye . Photographer: R. J. Marsh . Publisher: Tramways The Prahran & Malvern Trust . Date: May 1973 . City: Melbourne (Australia).
The picture shows Yarra Trams in Melbourne Operational Melbourne tram line 109): Box Hill - Port (ex 42) Operational Melbourne railcar 840 , manufacturer Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), type SW5, manufactured 1939-1940, signed line 42 City, with advertising of 'TEAC'.
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W Class tram 840 glides along Victoria Parade in May 1973
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Photos of Melbourne tram line 109): Box Hill - Port Postcard: Greeting from Melbourne, Australia (1985) 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.
BG 201 By Biscay Greetings, Henrik Boye -
March 4, 1985 .
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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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Photos from Yarra Trams in Melbourne 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 193 By Biscay Greetings, Henrik Boye -
2005 .
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