FTT 5 - Francis Street Traditional Cache
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FTT
This series of caches will take you around the areas served by the long dismantled Footscray Tramways. They are all micros and virtually drivebys. You will need to provide your own scribbling stick. Take note of the pictured tram’s number on each log sheet as this will be required if you attempt the mystery cache of the series.
Overview
Footscray had an isolated tramway system that was opened on 6th September 1921. It had been planned and constructed under the Footscray Tramway Trust, but was opened by the newly formed Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. The M.M.T.B. amalgamated all the separately operated tram companies in Melbourne.
Five routes were planned, two were never constructed, one was only partially completed, one was extended to eventually link up with the Melbourne system (effectively breaking the isolated system status). The local lines were closed in early 1962, leaving only route 82 as the survivor of the Footscray tramway system. This series of caches will take you to the termini of each line and give some history of the trams that operated on the system. Due to the “suburban-ness” of this series all caches are micros (sorry).
Cache notes:
FTT 5 Francis Street
You are in the area of the proposed terminus of a route that was never constructed. When the FTT was formed there was a plan to run a line to the corner of Francis St and Hyde St. This line was never constructed probably due to war time material shortages and changes to the administrative changes to Melbourne’s tramways.
The picture on the log is of Tram ***. It was one of 7 trams built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1918. Hawthorn Tramways Trust was not in a financial situation to pay for the trams so the Footscray Tramways Trust took over the order. Delays in opening their own system resulted in the trams being delivered to Hawthorn. They were classified as M class trams and entered service at Hawthorn in 1920 under the newly formed MMTB. One year later they were transferred to open the Footscray system. In 1923 they were transferred yet again to the Essendon Depot to work the Essendon system.
You are looking for a magnetic key holder.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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