Significance

Yields information about the condition of the ESCo tram fleet at the time of the SEC takeover of the operations their appearance, the reconstruction work and trackwork to rehabilitate the system. Demonstrates an important era of the Ballarat Tramways through the SEC preparing an album of photographs. The completeness of the record adds to the significance.

Physical description

Photo Album - comprising folded manila card covers, 11 photo sheets each with two, one with three black and white photos. Has three metal - steel fold back clips holding the sheets together. Folded so that the metal clips are not exposed on the outside. Has the title "Photographs of Ballarat Tramways Rolling Stock & Track Reconditioning Works".



Album contains 23 photos, glued to the manila sheets - assembled by the SEC. All SEC photos except as noted below.



Each of the photographs have been separately registered, as shown in the table below. Scanned images made of photos.



Conservation Notes prepared - within the cataloguing sheet.



Inside cover Typed notes, dated 1935, of the early trams of Ballarat, trailers ex Sydney, new trams ex Melbourne in 1930, and a further 5 in 1931. Lists the original Brill trams still in service (9 Number), and a noted on the recent scrapping of No. 11. Also had a note re the Sebastopol cars and the timber quality used in their construction - see hi Res image btm3000h-cover.jpg (added 16-12-2015)



Folio Reg. Notes

Item No.



1 3001 ESCo 14 see also Reg Item Image 755 for early copy.

3002 ESCo 21 ditto 1354.

2 3003 ESCo 1 ditto 756

3004 ESCo 1 ditto 758

3 3005 SEC 30 1357 and N204

3006.1 Interior photo

3006.2 Interior photo

4 3007 189 1356 and N203

3008 SEC car?

5 3009.1 Track work at Grenville St

3009.2 Track work at Grenville St with 27 in photo.

6 3010 Official party for launch of new rolling stock 1935 - Richards & Co photo

3011 No 30 on ditto - Richards & Co photo

7 3012.1 Interior photo of ex MMTB car

3012.2 ditto

8 3013.1 Track reconstruction photo

3013.2 ditto

9 3013.3 ditto

3013.4 ditto

10 3013.5 ditto

3013.6 ditto

11 3009.3 ditto - City Loop (See note below)

3009.4 ditto - Grenville St



It would appear or is possible that folio 5 is out of position relative to No. 10 and 11. This is given the location of the photographs contained and would be more consistent with that of No. 11. Also the silverfish damage to the photographs would be consistent. The folio arrangement has been left as found, although catalogued to the follow style of photographs.



Photos not to be taken out of the album unless for photographic copying. Use image files.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten notes re trams history under each photo on sheet 1 in pencil., On front cover in ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 601"