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Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust

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A four road depot was built at the junction of the two branch lines, on the north-western corner of the intersection between St Georges Road and Miller Street, Preston. Another five road shed built on the eastern side of the original building at a later date. The depot closed after the opening of
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where it split into two branches. One headed west along Miller Street and then turned north along Gilbert Road to terminate at Regent Street, West Preston. The other headed east along Miller Street, crossing over the
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A trial run over the lines was conducted on 27 January 1920, however before operations commenced, the FNPTT was taken over by the
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Eight straight-sill California combination trams were ordered from James Moore & Sons and assembled by the
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The Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust (FNPTT) was established in August 1915 by
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and then turned north along Plenty Road to terminate at Tyler Street, East Preston.
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in 1955, being used for storage of withdrawn trams and as an overflow area for
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Never a paying passenger: the Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust
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North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company
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Index

Municipality of Fitzroy
Municipality of Northcote
Municipality of Preston
Preston
Melbourne
R class
Melbourne
Fitzroy
Northcote
Preston
North Fitzroy
St Georges Road
Preston
Mernda railway line
Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
Yarra Trams
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Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust
Malvern workshops
R class
East Preston tram depot
Preston Workshops




Never a paying passenger: the Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust
Fitzroy-Preston Trams
The Argus

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