The line opened on the morning of May 22nd, but the offilical opening
ceremony was not conducted until 1pm. Trailers were is use during the day,
but perhaps the tramway officials just wanted to avoid shuting of trailers
furing the actual ceremony period.

On Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 12:38:17 UTC+10 Mal Rowe wrote:

> The attached pic was recently posted to facebook.

>

> It's from the collection of the Stanton Library - run by North Sydney

> Council.

>

> The date is 22 May 1886 - apparently the opening day.

>

> I am wondering why there is just a grip car. Was this the terminus and

> the trailer is out of the photo because of a shunting maneuver?

>

> Mal Rowe - not in possession of local knowledge

>