G'day David, some nice shots there. Here's a few I took in the same area, from the Port Melbourne train, on the way to work. Everyday shots, but not now!

They are:

04963--E 1106 shunts an I truck at Flinders Street. 14 December, 1972.
04967--Side view of E 1102 at Flinders Street. Two L class electric locos are behind. 15 December, 1972.

Cheers,
Andrew Cook.

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I only went up it once as Flinders Street A Box and the viaduct signals never had its own Electrical Fitter, well not in my time at the Flinders Street district. All maintenance was done by weekend 'maintenance shifts', an operation where about 7 or 8 suburban Electrical Fitters and their assistants would get a weekend overtime shift. The worst part about the climb was getting onto the ladder from the track; not unsafe but certainly a bit nervy. Once upon the bridge it was just like being on any signal bridge except it was a further distance from ground level. I once spent 10 days during the Royal Melbourne Show period and we only had one little problem in that time. The rest of the time was spent being on call on the operating floor with many magazines read, a bit of photography both from the box and walking across the Yarra River bridge, and best of all learning a portion of the frame - the Ports and 'Sallys' section. It was a busy busy place keeping the three signalmen and the block 'boy' on their toes. The one thing I can't reconcile was the complete lack of photography inside the box; no pictures were taken of the frame especially seeing it was one of two boxes in Victoria with levers on both sides of the building, Dudley Street was the only other.

Here are a few from that time. Apologies for there being no trams but they are electric suburban trains -- well almost.