Re: Re: More and more snaps from World War II.
  espee8800

Oops I suppose I should have commented on the trains. These were example
of the few blue Harris cars that were "refurbished" and air-conditioned for
comfort. Various problems saw the project halted after only a few sets
were done and different trains were obtained. These refurbished sets are
mostly still in existence as H cars on the V/Line country services. The
remainder of the Harris cars were (with their asbestos) buried in a
disused tip at Clayton.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 21:49, espee8800 espee8800@...> wrote:

> Loved that signal box. Spent many days there as an apprentice - ok I did

> do some work as well - I learnt the frame and all the signalmen were great

> blokes and quite happy for me to be the signalman. Plenty of shunting and

> the regular passage of through trains. I worked with a tradesman whse

> working hours were rather flexible to say the least. His assistant kept up

> with the news in the papers and I worked the signal box. Ah fun days.

>

> Now for some pictures, all on thePort Melbourne railway line and taken on

> 7 September 1987. Nowadays this is the Port Melbourne/Beacon Cove tramway

> and these shots were taken right at the end of the railway. At Port

> Melbourne you can see the excavation for the new platform whilst at Graham

> the second platform is being constructed on the site of the former up

> platform. Again I have posted only trains but they are all electric

> suburban trains and have only weeks to go before the trams take over.

>

> On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 15:08, Andrew Cook d3619@...> wrote:

>

>> Hi Andrew,

>>

>> Two-car Tait and Doggie electric sets were common on the Port Melbourne

>> and St. Kilda lines in the 1970s, usually on weekends and some off-peak

>> times.

>> The St. Kilda line had 6-car sets most of the time, as the loading on

>> that line was heavier. By the early 1980s, St. Kilda trains were through

>> routed to Sandringham, with Tait sets being common. We got a shock at North

>> Port one afternoon after work, when a four-car blue Harris set turned up to

>> take us to Flinders Street!

>>

>> Attached is a shot of a two-car Tait set leaving Graham for Port

>> Melbourne, before the signal box was abolished, along with the level

>> crossing.

>> Date is Sunday, 2 November, 1969.

>>

>> Cheers,

>> Andrew Cook.

>>

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>> II.

>>

>> Third photo, is that a two carriage train on its way to St Kilda or Port

>> Melbourne? Were two carriage trains usual on those lines?

>>

>> Great photo finds.

>>

>> Andrew.

>>

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> David in Avenel.au,

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cheers and best wishes,
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