Folks, today I will begin a series of posts about the (Now defunct) Melbourne Hump.
I will explain on each photo, how the Hump operations worked, how Drivers handled it and some detail about the whole thing. I drove this thing many, many times and knew it intimately.
Many of the images are by a photographer named Rosco and some from an unknown photographer (Presumably V.R. official), but in the public domain.
This first image depicts a ZL Guards van heading for a Balloon and is looking toward North Melbourne station, with Spencer Street at the photographers back.
The indicator light above the Hump cabin is showing Hump Mode. I will explain more about the lights and their meanings in posts to come.
Source: Cclas Loco