cabletram

5 photos tagged cabletram, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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Queens Place and St Mary's, Sydney

from Powerhouse Museum

Cable tram trailer

from Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection

  • 27 older comments, and then…
  • beachcomber australia said:
    I have worked out WHERE this is, but will keep quiet for a while to give others a go! Not sure about WHY, WHEN or WHAT . . .
  • Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
    Now you've got us intrigued!
  • beachcomber australia said:
    [7 days later] The terrace of houses (see note) caught my eye and by chance matched one I had seen on Google Street view when trying to find the location of a Powerhouse Museum collection photo several months ago. Here is the Google street view of the terrace in Balmain at the corner of Punch Street and Fitzroy Avenue - maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&... Which means the "Cable Tram Trailer" is on Cockatoo Island ! Those look like temporary wooden rails - it is being loaded / unloaded on / from a barge. The Trailer looks new and very utilitarian, perhaps meant for industrial use.
  • BobMeade said:
    Good spotting beachcomberaustralia. I wonder if it was made on Cockatoo island and was being sent elsewhere.
  • pellethepoet said:
    Wow and wow. What a piece of detective work. I would never have thought of using Google Maps street view. Here's some more info and another photo of your terrace beachcomberaustralia.

Trams, King Street, Sydney

from Powerhouse Museum

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  • Mike Seyfang said:
    Museum photos on flickr with open licensing! What a brilliant initiative - makes me proud to be an Australian. Hoping I can add something to the value of these images when I spot something I have first hand knowledge about. (got any images from south australia?)
  • Eric Schmeric said:
    In all fairness, the "initiative" belongs to the U.S. Library of Congress, the first organization to work on this project on Flickr.
  • sjc_pix said:
    Note the "middle rail" on the King St tram lines - they were cable trams.
  • Jason Painter said:
    What intersection is this?
  • beachcomber australia said:
    It is the King Street / George Street intersection looking east. The reverse view is here: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2901695720/ The pepperpot is still there at the corner of Pitt Street, as are several buildings in King Street. Cable trams ran on this line between 1894-1905; tapered outline telephone poles were pre c.1900, which narrows the date of this photo a lot. www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=207898&...

Queens Place, Sydney

from Powerhouse Museum