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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>> *Subject:* Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: More and more snaps from World War
>> 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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