Here's an image of an Adelaide pole with similar lighting. Plus tram
signals, from the SA State Library.

Mark Skinner

On Mon, 11 Mar 2024, 2:13 pm Mal Rowe, mal.rowe@...> wrote:

> The first electric tramways entered the "Golden Mile" in 1925, down

> Swanston St as far as Lonsdale St and down Peel St and William St as far

> as Collins St.

>

> The City council wanted the poles to be topped with street lights as

> shown in the attached sketch dated 1923.

>

> However, the MMTB were not keen as the position of the lights would put

> the tramcar steps in the shade.

>

> At least one light was installed to the City council's preferred design

> and lasted until the mid 1950s when it was captured by an MMTB

> photographer collecting evidence on delays to trams caused by motor

> traffic.

>

> I'm pleased to note that the whole of the CBD is now effectively

> 'reserved track' ... it took a long campaign!

>

> Mal Rowe - as appalled at the motor traffic shown in the photo as the

> MMTB presumably was.

>

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