Could it be Y 469 on the Tourist Tram Service, which operated from 16 Sept
1927 till 26 June 1928, then again from 17 September 1928 till 28 June 1929.

Do we know the route of the Tourist Tram? City to St Kilda Beach via
Swanston St & St Kilda Rd would seem likely.

Graeme Cleak

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@...>
To: <TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 5:36 PM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Flinders St & Swanston St, early 1930s [Melbourne,
Australia]

> John Fitzsimons has purchased several postcards at a stamp meeting, and is
> making the ones of tram interest available to TDU.
> This one counts as the prize, as it is a rare view of a Y1 operating
> in/on/along Swanston St.
> As such, it has to be 1930 or later.
> The motor cars are all late 1920s types, hinting that the photo could well
> be 1930.
> Flinders St station, although 20 years old, is neat and pure with no
> tacked-on advertising.
> Is the equal-door W variant at left a dating clue?
>
> Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. Dating
> clues please.
>
> Roderick B Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor
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