Re: Franklin Street Signal Box (VIC)

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

Dave McL wrote:

> Steven Hurst wrote:
>
> >             I Passed the Franklin Street signal box yesterday and noticed
> > that all of the VR characteristic "Signal box Ivy" had been pulled off the
> > outside of the box.  Is it to be demolished?  It does not seem to be in the
> > road of anything, although it is out in the middle of nowhere and is
> > possibly an eysore rather than a landmark to some.
>
> Are you talking about the abandoned tramway signal box near Victoria
> Street (junction of Swanston and Franklin) ?  Wasn't that being turned
> into a restaurant or something? Or is there some railway box with the
> same name?
>
> David McLoughlin
> Auckland New Zealand

Franklin St. Signal box is located between the passenger  and the goods lines on
Th. up side  of the  Dudley St. bridge which is probably about half way between
Spencer St. and North Melbourne stations

Davo