From the Archives: SPER Tour Eastern Suburbs 1960

From the SPER archives. Footage taken by the late Ben Parle of an enthusiast's tour held by SPER along the remaining stretches of the eastern suburbs tram lines. The tour was held in a P class "toastrack" car which made a rare trip along the Watson's Bay line, which only ever saw corridor trams after the withdrawal of the single-truck J class "toastracks" in the 1930's.
Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommon...
Source: freepd.com/Clas...
Artist: incompetech.com/

[@MMTB616]

Absolutely amazing to watch after more than 60 years! The passengers clambering aboard the moving tram. Hanging out on the footboards. Etc. Etc. The OH&S people weren't born when the film was made. Arthur Perry features in a number of the scenes. Guess most of the other passengers would no longer be with us? Thanks to the unknown moviemaker.

[@dudleighoakes1300]

I will say it too, absolutely amazing, people running across streets through the cars and jumping on and off the tram on both sides. How I wish I had been in Sydney in those years. Thanks to the unknown photographer for recording these details so that now, 60 years later we can enjoy the delights of the great Sydney Tram system.

[@CallOutToJesus_Romans10_13]

93 years later.

[@jackpallace275]

Wonderful film thank you. Daredevils of the 50s. I remember the paper boys skilfully jumping on to the footboards also. Liked the brief footage in Lee and Regent Streets with the Mortuary Station. It would have been great too to have seen Saint Alban's next door..

[@Thespiansewist]

Haunting Time Machine music

[@simonf8902]

Getting on the tram on the wrong side. 😮