In this video, we explore four old tram lines in Melbourne:
- St Kilda to Brighton Beach
- Sandringham to Black Rock and Beaumaris
- Elsternwick to Point Ormond
- Napier Street Siding
Episode One -
https://youtu.be/yd44PO0c79k
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 St Kilda to Brighton Beach - History
03:16 St Kilda to Brighton Beach - Post Closure and Remnants
04:16 Sandringham to Black Rock and Beaumaris - History
07:28 Sandringham to Black Rock and Beaumaris - Remnants
08:01 Elsternwick to Point Ormond - History
09:31 Elsternwick to Point Ormond - Remnants
09:49 Napier Street Siding - History
11:07 Napier Street Siding - Remnants
11:19 Outro
(Some) sources
https://www.trammuseum.org.au/papers/vrtram.htm
https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams§ion=vr
https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=elwood%20tram%20depot&iud=true
https://ehive.com/collections/9138/objects/1065627/demolition-of-the-elwood-tram-depot
https://bcsv.org.au/vm/melbourne-geelong-vr-motorservices-until-1993/
https://bcsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Melbourne-PT-Map-1971.pdf
https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/newspapers?keyword=elwood%20tram&l-state=Victoria&l-decade=195
https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/category/newspapers?keyword=black%20rock%20tram&l-state=Victoria&l-decade=195&l-category=Article
https://www.flickr.com/photos/51227209@N03/8368466749
https://twitter.com/railmaps/status/1143051250168225792
http://skhs.org.au/~SKHSflood/Trams_to_the_resucue.htm
https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=st%20kilda%20tram&iud=true
https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=elwood%20tram&iud=true
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/skabesra1958532/
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/skabesra1904421/
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/skabesrda1956602/