On 24/01/2013 5:39 PM, Richard YOUL wrote:
> It is taken in the forecourt of South Brisbane Station. The shadows on
> the right are the front of the station building which is little
> changed since. That semi-circular shadow is the station clock. I think
> it is still there.
>
> When the scaffolding etc. from the building upgrade is finally
> removed, I will try for a present-day photo at the same location. I
> like 'then and now' photos anyway.
My first two visits to Brisbane were 20 years apart.
The SPER tour in 1968 to see the system operating - my only experience
of a tram ride in the streets of Brisbane.
Then EXPO 88 when I found little to recognise on the South side of the
river - but did recognise the station!
Here's a pic from the first visit:
http://tdu.to/494_SthBrisStation_6Oct1968.jpg
Mal Rowe - still mourning the loss of a great system