1) 2) 3) 4)

*DECEMBER 2002 updates for two pole transformers.
1) Perth, Western Australia - 300kVA, 11 kV/440V cable entry 3 ph H pole mounted transformer located 
	in Elsegoode St, near between Lancaster St and Crawford Rd (thanks to Robert Kerrigan from Western Power).
2) Another view.
2) Perth again, this one of a 300kVA; 11 kV/440V aerial connected 3 ph H pole mounted Transformer located
 	in Elsegoode St, near between Boulton St and Harold St. Thanks again Rob.
3) Another view.
4) Somewhere in the US.
5) TXU transformer located near Boisdale in Gippsland. Thanks to Darren Hodges for this pic.

6) I found this one in Surrey Hills, just the typical H pole.

7)*NEW Feb 03 TXU transformer near Cobden, Western Victoria.

1) Insulator and crossarm replacements,Black Rock
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2) GONE Newer crossarms, Mt Waverley. No beams between poles. 
View 1
View 2
Now replaced 2002.
3) North Road, Gardenvale, 1975, now gone.
4) GONE Check out this antique, rusty and more complicated one, Malvern. Photo taken in 2001.
I drove past May 2002, to view its replacement.
View 1
View 2
Replacement
5) Old transformer, Elsternwick
View 1
View 2
6) Old transformer on median strip, Armadale
7) Castlemaine, Central Victoria
8) East Malvern
9) GONE Moorabin East
View 1
View 2
10) Caulfild North
View 1
View 2
11) St Kilda East
12) Cool shot, Caulfield North
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View 2
13) Glenroy
14) Caulfield (bottom wires on closest pole lead to Glenhuntly tram depot
15) GONE Feb 2003 Hampton
View 1
View 2
16) Sandringham
17) This one doesn't have the two beams between poles. I guess this is a later version, Clayton North.
18) Highett
19) South Melbourne
View 1
View 2 (It was a weird day in Melbourne)
View 3
20) Balwyn 
21) Two cool shots from Sunshine
View 1
View 2 (Side profile)
22) Ashburton
23) Glen Iris
24)GONE Flemmington
Now replaced by this one. Same transformer.
25) Balwyn North, with one crossarm deteriorating
26) Another one without the beams, St Albans.
View 1
View 2
27) Double crossarms for extra support,Canterbury
28) Beaumaris transformer, with door open. Coil is slightly visible.
View 1
View 2
29) Canterbury, good shot
30) Newer top crossarm, Malvern
31) Ashburton, surrounded by greenery
32) Camberwell
33) Huntingdale
Former two pole transformer, East Bentleigh
34) Check this out. Wires going around a corner, Toorak.
View 1
View 2
35) Canterbury
36) Altona
37) Gardiner
38) Toorak
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40)
41 Pascoe Vale
44) Malvern
55) Mt Eliza. I got pulled over that day in Carrum by the cops because they were wondering why 
I was driving down the back streets when I live 15 km away, and I looked a bit dodgy in my
beaten up Commodore looking around.
56) Another one in Mt Eliza, in a country lane.
57) Two pole transformer with transformer on ground (like industrial area pics at bottom)
58) Ashburton, with four double crossarms.
59) Another view

SINGLE POLE TRANSFORMERS FROM THE 1960'S


1) St Kilda East, new top crossarm
2) South Oakleigh
3) Elsternwick
4) Port Fairy (transformer now removed) 
View 1 early 1990's
View 2


1) Check out this. Bundle cable with circuit breakers, Tooronga
2) Transformer, Malvern. Middle crossarm is for PTC (Tramways power)leading from 
Malvern Depot to Malvern Road.
3) Blue transformer, Chadstone
4) Caulfield transformer
5) Transformer
6) Caulfield transformer
7) Abbotsford
8)Queensland transformer, Noosa

DIFFERENT DESIGNS
Different parts of Melbourne have varying pole styles, due to the different power companies,
which since they changed over and amalgamated, all new poles are the same. Below are three
different areas with varying styles.

1) Two pole transformer, Ivanhoe
View 1
View 2
2) Single pole tranformer, Ivanhoe
3) Reservior
4) Footscray (two transformers in one photo, bonus).
5) Two pole transformer, Gunnedah, northern New South Wales (Thanks to Lauchlan A Sims)
6) Two pole transformer in Faifield. Note the new crossarm is the same as any other new crossarm
in Victoria. Also notice the wooden beams used instead of steel to support transformer.
7) A single pole transformer, Fairfield.
8) Another two pole
9) The only 2-pole transformer I could find in Box Hill area. May as well be a single pole
transformer.
10) Brunswick transformer
11) Another Brunswick transformer with flourescent light.
Photo's 10 & 12 (sent earlier) are of a 300kVA; 11 kV/440V  cable entry 3 ph H pole mounted Transformer located in Elsegoode St , near between Lancaster St and Crawford Rd. 

Photo's 14 & 15 are of a 300kVA; 11 kV/440V aerial connected 3 ph H pole mounted Transformer located in Elsegoode St , near between Boulton St and Harold St.

FORMER TRANSFORMERS

Below are some poles which once held transformers (or never did)
1) Cheltenham
2) North Brighton
3) Malvern East

NEW TRANSFORMERS

1) East St Kilda
2) Maldon (central Victoria)
3) Malvern
4) Can't remember where this is from
5) Concrete pole, Ballarat, bundle cable
6) Concrete pole, port Fairy, bundle cable
7) Malvern, new style
8) Brighton, new style
9) 1980's style, Brighton
9.5 Another '80's one, cool looking hey.
10) Elsternwick
Port Fairy
11) Brighton East
12) Ballarat transformer, early '90's.
13) New transformer, Port Fairy

INDUSTRIAL AREAS

1) Moorabbin East
2) Moorabbin East
3) Moorabbin East
4) Moorabbin East
5) Moorabbin East