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On the 11th of July...

1859 (167 years ago):

· Footscray - Sunbury Duplicated

1881 (145 years ago):

· Monegatta (now Monegeetta) Station Opened

1892 (134 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive E486 entered service

1902 (124 years ago):

· Steam Locomotives RY487 and V515 entered service

1925 (101 years ago):

· Tram W.324 entered service

1929 (97 years ago):

· Tram W2.566 entered service

1936 (90 years ago):

· Tram W5.777 entered service

1949 (77 years ago):

· Trams SW6.940, SW6.941 and SW6.942 entered service

1957 (69 years ago):

· Carriage CP8 entered service

1958 (68 years ago):

· Harris Carriage 527BT entered service

1961 (65 years ago):

· Hill Plain Station Closed

1967 (59 years ago):

· Trams W2.286 and W2.429 were withdrawn

1977 (49 years ago):

· Strangway Station Closed

1978 (48 years ago):

· Diesel-Electric Locomotive C510 entered service

1979 (47 years ago):

· Tram Z2.110 entered service

1982 (44 years ago):

· Carriage XF2211 entered service

1995 (31 years ago):

· Carriage BZN276 entered service

2002 (24 years ago):

· Signals B323, B318, B330, B341, B350, B357, B360 and B389 on the Sandringham line, including several three-position upper quadrant signals, were converted to tri-colour LED signals.

2003 (23 years ago):

· X'Trapolis Carriages 869M, 870M, 879M, 880M, 1635T and 1640T entered service

2004 (22 years ago):

· Ballarat - Ararat Passenger Service Resumed

2006 (20 years ago):

· VLocity Railcars 1103 and 1203 entered service


In July...

1977:

Z1.4, Z1.6 and Z1.9 were transferred to Camberwell Depot for driver training, in advance of a 1st of August start for Z class trams running route 74 to Burwood. (49 years ago).

2004:

Green W Class trams re-enter service on routes 78 and 79 (22 years ago).

2005:

Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Pty Ltd secures a 14 year contract extension to operate the restaurant trams. (21 years ago).


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