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Commuting By Cable: Marvellous Melbourne and its cable trams between the two wars DVD

Incredible historical documentary from 1988, created by Association of Railway Enthusiasts. Back cover blurb: "There is nothing more closely associated with Melbourne, Australia, than its famous trams. Indeed for over 100 years, it has been one of the great tram cities of the world. A.R.E VIDEO is proud to present this programme which turns back the clock to the days when cable trams were a common form of public street transport in the city of Melbourne. Visit the engine houses with their huge machinery that hauled the cable under the street, see the cable trams on a number of routes both north and south of the city and ride the dummy through the streets of Melbourne. Not only are the trams captured but also the way of life, the streetscapes and fashions of this bygone era. Call at the 1929 VFL Grand Final, the float parade to celebrate Melbourne's Centenary in 1934 and go for a cruise aboard the Hygeia from Port Melbourne to Queenscliff. In 1940 the final cable tram routes closed and were replaced by electric traction. Dismantling of the lines continued over a number of years and little evidence remains of the cable system apart from a few examples of rolling stock. This film has been assembled from a number of sources, including rare colour footage, and linked together by informative narration by John Reid and interesting recollections by Neville Govett, an authority on the cable trams, who as a young man shot some of the footage included in this programme. While not a comprehensive history of the cable trams in Melbourne, it is a fond look back at the days when Melbournians were 'Commuting By Cable'.