Thanks to all for your input. I remember Alan Jungwirth telling me many
years ago a tale of two block cars on Chapel Street with many rostered
drivers never seeing the termini as late running was rife and they swapped
with both block cars many times.
On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 15:34, Daniel Bowen danielbowen@...> wrote:
> Yep. They've already renamed it to Balaclava. I think it's displayed as
> something like "Balaclava via Prahran"
>
> https://yarratrams.com.au/route-guides/route-78
>
> https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/976/78/
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 13:33, Andrew Cook d3619@...> wrote:
>
>> Here's a few happy snaps around the Prahran terminus at Brighton Road
>> taken in the 1970s. To throw a cat amongst the pigeons, how about
>> 'Balaclava' or 'East St. Kilda' being a far more suitable name for the
>> terminus?
>>
>> The shots are:
>>
>> W2 502 entering Chapel Street from Brighton Road ex Glenhuntly Depot, 16
>> November, 1974.
>> SW6 905 in Brighton Road at the Milton Street shunt, heading to Carnegie,
>> 16 November, 1974.
>> W2 576 showing the large old-style 'Prahran' destination, in Chapel
>> Street at Commercial Road, 16 November, 1974.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Andrew Cook (now ducking for cover).
>>
>>
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>> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Another Melbourne pic
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>> Every now and again I find an image I like and wish to share it.
>>
>> Here is another. SW5 768 is just leaving the Prahran terminus on - a
>> terminus that always puzzled me as it is south of Windsor railway station
>> which is south of Prahran railway station. I'm sure there is a good
>> explanation somewhere. Image dates to 26/9/1991.
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