Re: Brisbane crossbench car crossing Breakfast Creek
  billbolt...

FWIW, the image appears to be part of a larger image titled.... "Newstead
Park, Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead and Breakfast Creek Bridge - The
Brisbane Courier 6 November 1926"

On Monday 29 April 2024 at 12:42:09 UTC+10 David Critchley wrote:

> Hey all,

>

> It looks like one of the early Standard Centre Aisle ('Dreadnoughts')

> trams. Its a bogie car, but has no clerestory roof, which rules the

> 'Brill' 12 bench crossbench cars, as these had clerestory roofs. It could

> be one of the former bogie trailers (which didn't have clerestory roofs)

> but the seats are too far apart and there doesn't seem to be a footboard

> along the entire length of the body.

>

> The date (c1924) is about right, based on the motor vehicle at left.

>

> David Critchley

>

>

> On Monday, 29 April 2024 at 12:26:50 pm AEST, Mal Rowe mal....@...>

> wrote:

>

>

> This pic showed up on Facebook and I rather like the silhouette of car

> and passengers.

>

> It was said to date from 1924.

>

> The car seems to be one of the variations of Brisbane bogie crossbench

> cars, but could be a 'Dreadnought'.

>

> Mal Rowe - not guessing too much and welcoming informed advice

>

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