MELBOURNE Ws

The first in a series looking at the Melbourne W type trams in 1987.
  While now mostly disappeared from Melbourne street, they were always the heart and soul of the city.

Withdrawn 1988 - In Bendigo

Believed Stored at Newport Workshops

Preserved in Perth (Western Australia)

Converted back to W1 431 for Heritage Fleet.

Currently stored at Newport Workshops.

Believed to now be stored in Newport Workshops.

Believed to be at Bylands.

One of only a few two door W5 trams.

Believe to be stored at Newport Workshops.

Believe stored at Newport Workshops.

Believe stored at Newport Workshops.

Preston Tramway Workshops

Cafe tram in Bendigo.

Stored in Newport Workshops.

Preserved at Bylands

Believed to have gone to Newport Workshops and used as a cafe by DERMPAV.

Information courtesy of VicSig.

Updates are welcome.

More trams will be forthcoming when the motivation strikes.

ESSENDON DEPOT TRAMS

1987

A selection of tram shots from 1987. All trams were allocated to Essendon Depot at the time.

Notes are mostly from VicSig and represents the 'believed' status of each is today. 

VicSig says stored at Newport.
Have been told that it went to San Francisco. 

Sold two years later in 1989 to private buyer in Templestowe.
Situation currently unknown.

716 - Stored Newport
916 - San Francisco
85 - Withdrawn 2003 at Glenhuntly. Situation unknown

127 still in service at Essendon.
172 in service at Glenhuntly

169 - Still in service at Essendon.

849 - Under restoration at Haddon (Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Society)

916 - Believed to be in San Francisco 

W5-817 again.

It and 916 appear to have been stalking me.

ANOTHER RED RATTLER FEAST

The first selection of red rattlers from the days of old in Sydney.
On the eve of a restored heritage set again roaming around Sydney on tours, it was thought a good time to trawl through the collection in search of spark type memories.

The background here in Rhodes is now one more of units than industry.

Back in the day when we had open days.
Poor old C3413 was not looking happy at the Chullora/Elcar Day.

Zoo train made an impression as it went by.

Would partake in my work lunchbreaks down at the Campsie footbridge watching the old reds going to and fro. The four tracks on the left most line is a weighbridge which, like the train set and even the bridge I am on, has disappeared from the scene here.

Contrary to what the caption says, this is actually Clyde.

This Red Rattler be looking a little blue.
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More Rattlers coming very soon.
Try to exercise some sort of patience.