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Route 109 Extension 2nd May 2003 Opening Day, 1 year, 2 weeks after the track works were first started. Click on any image to see a higher resolution version.
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Horse Tram 263 arrives early at the new terminus |
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Horse Tram 263 at the new terminus |
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Yarra Trams employee and "family" stand guard at the Nelson Rd down stop. |
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Finishing touches still being applied to the Nelson Rd up stop. |
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"Father, son and duck" wait for the tram at Nelson Rd. Note the provision of only a single seat. |
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C.3001 heads up the hill towards Nelson Rd and the new terminus |
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C.3001, with the Premier and Minister for Transport on board, head to the new terminus for the opening ceremony |
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C.3001 waits for the Nelson Rd lights to change. No priority for trams, even when the Premier is aboard |
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Horse Tram 263 passes C.3001 |
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A gaggle of gunzels record the arrival of C.3001 |
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C.3001 arrives at the new terminus |
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C.3001 has arrived at the new terminus, showing BOX HILL VIA CITY as its destination |
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C.3001 at the new terminus |
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Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks speaks at the opening. |
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A "family with pram" waits patiently at the down kerb-side stop east of Hotham St |
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The down kerb-side stop at Balboa St. |
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Tram Finder system installed at the Wellesley St stop. |
All photos copyright Malcolm Miles. Comments and corrections welcome.
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