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On the 10th of August...

1874 (152 years ago):

· Steam Locomotives UNCL109 and UNCL111 entered service

1883 (143 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive UNCL223 entered service

1890 (136 years ago):

· Kew Junction - Kew Line Opened
· Kew Junction and Kew Junction Stations Closed

1900 (126 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive AA530 entered service

1912 (114 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive J6 was withdrawn

1925 (101 years ago):

· Tram W.373 entered service

1928 (98 years ago):

· Tram W2.520 entered service

1950 (76 years ago):

· Steam Locomotives N423 and N426 entered service

1954 (72 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive J531 entered service

1957 (69 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive X37 was withdrawn

1967 (59 years ago):

· Steam Locomotive R748 was withdrawn

1975 (51 years ago):

· Hitachi Carriages 937T and 1937T entered service

1981 (45 years ago):

· Trams W2.303 and W2.377 were withdrawn

1982 (44 years ago):

· Tram Z3.201 entered service

1983 (43 years ago):

· Tram Z3.219 entered service

1987 (39 years ago):

· Tram A2.292 entered service

2003 (23 years ago):

· Tram D2.5001 was delivered

2008 (18 years ago):

· West Footscray Junction (SG) - Tottenham Loop Duplicated


In August...

1852:

The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company (M&HBRC) is formed. (174 years ago).

1992:

Met three-cornered symbol replaced by double-arrow symbol (34 years ago).


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