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Tram Derailment At Crawley Bay

1930
Overview

Two photographs of a tram derailment at Crawley Bay.

98.117a
Two trams, the one on the left on the rails, the one on the right has been derailed and is in the sand, with another set of rails in the foreground. Three men standing next to it and some the other side. The river is in the background.

98.117b
Tram on the rails has advertising on the roof [METROPOLITAN DENTAL COMPANY]. The derailed tram number 25 is between the lines with workmen and equipment in the foreground.

Historical information

Electric Tramway service was inaugurated in 1899 as a private company. In 1912, it was purchased by the WA Government. The first tram operated in Claremont on 19th May 1924. Service operated from the railway station to Westana Road (now Waratah Avenue),Claremont, with a turn around near Bishop's Place. Mr Gale and Mr Mutton were tram drivers for many years there. Trams ceased when trolley buses arrived in 1938.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--98-117-a-c
Item type
Photographs
Themes
Social History
Transport
Transport > Trams
Material
Negatives
Year
1930
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum.
Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Tram Derailment At Crawley Bay
Tram Derailment At Crawley Bay 1930
Source: Claremont Museum 98.117a
Tram Derailment At Crawley Bay
Tram Derailment At Crawley Bay 1930
Source: Claremont Museum 98.117b

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