Mal,
Have referred to my copious notes. Work on relaying the track along Plenty Road between Dundas and Tyler Streets commenced on 19th June 1963.
Cheers Robert.

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> On 20 May 2021, at 3:30 pm, Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

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> Yarra Trams will renew 800m of tram tracks in Plenty Rd between Miller St and Bell St over the period from Sat 29 May and 6 June.

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> Judging from the appearance of the track in my photo from about 15 years ago it's likely that the tramway dates from the 1955 opening of the new tramway up High St - although this section dates from the 1920 FN&PTT days.

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> See: https://yarratrams.com.au/projects/plenty-road-preston

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> Preliminary work starts tomorrow.

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> I expect that route 86 trams from the city will terminate in Miller St after crossing the hump bridge from High St - lots of opportunities for snaps.

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> Mal Rowe

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