VPRS 12397 Photo Album: Electrification Scheme

This series is a photo album, containing photographs relating to the electrification of the Melbourne Suburban Railway System. The subjects of photographs include buildings such as the Jolimont and Caulfield Sub-Stations, the Newport Power Station, promotional shots of Victorian landmarks and countryside, overline bridges, and track structure.Work on the electrification of the railways commenced c.1912. There are no dates on the records in this series. The series date range is an estimation, and has been established due to similarities between this series and other promotional or publicity material prepared by the Victorian Railways c.1919.