.1 - Manual - 116 pages centred stapled - titled "MAN Buses - Driver's Handbook". Has a table of contents, item reference list and electric circuit diagrams. Covers the operation, equipment, driving, cold weather operation, maintenance, lubrication, fuels, general car and maintenance. .2 - newspaper clipping from The Age ""Gearbox flaw cripples bus fleet", dated 26/3/1987, by Tony Harrington, Transport Reporter reporting on the withdrawal of 20 buses from North Fitzroy - replacement parts no longer being manufactured. Also has a loose note about the radiator capacity.trams, tramways, buses, maintenance, man, manual, gears

Seven page, foolscap document printed by the Gestetner stencil process on fawn paper, titled "Particulars of Streets Traversed by Trams and Buses on routes operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board". Was stapled in the top left hand corner, unstapled for scanning purposes. Dated October 1950. Listed in route name alphabetical order. At the time, bus routes were not given numbers.trams, tramways, mmtb, ptc, buses, route numbers, routes

.1 - Tender document - Tender "O" 614 - 3 foolscap duplicated sheets (were stapled in the top left hand corner) - titled "Tender for the Purchase from the Board of Eighteen Second-hand AEC Mk III Motor Buses Complete", giving details of the bus numbers, engines, chassis, date entered service, body maker and general description. Third sheets gives MMTB's "Conditions of Tendering for the Purchased of Material from the Board." Tenders closed 7-7-1980. .2 - ditto - "O" 615 - titled "Tender for the Purchase from the Board of five (5) Second-hand AEC MK IV Motor Buses Complete", as above, with tenders closing 7-7-1980.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, tenders, sales items

Customer Bulletin - "Trams replacing buses - Route 3" - East Malvern - City from Sunday 8/8/1993 advising that the replacement bus, route 377 will cease to operate. This was part of an industrial agreement with the State Government after the big 1990 strike. Gives the timetable at various timing points to Melbourne University. See item 7578 for a similar notice for routes 57 and 82.Demonstrates a notice advising trams replacing buses on route 3.Timetable - A4 printed sheet.tramways, the met, timetables, route 3, buses, east malvern

Sheet of paper, printed both sides to give a guide to Melbourne Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last trams and buses and all-night and Sunday Morning services. Dated Feb. 1948. Provides details of trams services on Sunday morning from termini, first and last services from major points, depots, for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Gives details of all-night services and connections. Also details fares. Notes shoppers should travel between 9.30 and 4pm for comfort, Wattle Park Chalet and Family Excursion tickets. Folded when printed into nine portions.On front cover in top right hand corner "Inspector L.J. Denmead" and under MMTB names "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 504".mmtb, buses, routes, times, all night services

Series of four newspaper cuttings from The Herald Sun 7/1/1993, about the closure of rail lines, buses to replace trains, all pages headed "Transport Revolution". The front page not collected. .1 - Page 4 - "The end for two lines" and "Buses to run all night" - about the planned closure of rail lines (Williamstown and Upfield), operation of buss on nine different routes between midnight and down on Friday and Saturday nights. Also includes that airport and football bus likely to rise under Vic Govt. polices. .2 - Page 5 - "Safety at risk - Union" - ARU remarks about Safety on public transport, tram conductors (photo of Merv Peters), photo of a lone passenger on a No. 72 tram at 10.25, union .3 - page 6 - map showing planned tram route closures (82 and part of 9), and bus replacements after 8pm, with the headline ""Buses to take over from 8pm", closure of rail lines and impacts on trains and trams. .4 - page 7 - map of rail line closures and bus replacement in the evening, "nine country lines for sale", and "The long and the short of a rort" - item about restrictive work practices and awards in public transport.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, railways, upfield, closure, buses, unions, public transport, conductors

Magazine cutting or photocopy of an article titled "Trams to Replace buses in Melb's Bourke St Lines", from the September 1943 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation. Quotes MMTB Chairman Mr Bell, Premier Mr. Dunstan. Notes problems with the extra war time traffic, not coping with maintenance issues, problems with double deck passengers, passengers not wanting to use upstairs, trams superior for the short haul, Fisherman's Bend services, number of buses and that the Board is building new trams, the SW6. Notes service schedules to Northcote, could operate Bourke St with 55 trams instead of 74 buses. Notes the work to consider replacement done by Mr. Simpson, the Acting Manager. Has photo of Mr Bell and the exterior and interior of an SW6 class tram. Has adverts for General Motors Holdens making bomber parts, Better Brakes and Hastings Deerings. 2nd copy added 8/4/2021trams, tramways, bourke st, sw6 class, buses, double deck buses, conversion, northcote, services, general motors

Customer Bulletin - "Trams replacing buses - Route 57" - West Maribyrnong to City from Sunday 8/8/1993 advising that the replacement bus, route 357 will cease to operate. This was part of an industrial agreement with the State Government after the big 1990 strike. Gives the timetable at various timing points to City Elizabeth St. The timetable for the Route 82 service for both Saturdays and Sundays is given on a separate sheet. See item 7577 for a similar notice for route 3.Demonstrates a notice advising trams replacing buses on route 57 and 82.Timetable Customer Bulletin set of two A4 printed sheets.tramways, the met, timetables, buses, route 57, west maribyrnong, route 82, footscray

Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system - presented in an unorganised manner and without newspaper dates.Set of 8 foolscap size photocopies on heat sensitive paper of various newspaper cuttings compiled - many duplicated - about the closure of the Ballarat Tram system, mainly from The Courier, Sept to Dec. 1971. Principal headlines are: "Tram Shelter for Christmas Crib", "SEC replies to Lake tram proposal", "A Farewell tram ride", "Keep buses out of Bridge St", "Bus stops blamed for drop in business", "Complaint of parking loss through bus stops", "last journey for 39", "Last tram to start in film about Ballarat" "The end for tram 31?" "Destination Hamilton" - see item 9520 for the original cutting See also Reg item 3165 and 3161 for similar presentations of cuttings. sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars, btps, shelters, shelters, buses, closure, bridge st, hamilton, shelters

Set of 7 manuals, documents, instructions regarding truck, bus, motors produced by Volvo. .1 - Volvo Truck facts – 88-89 - approx. 70 pages with diagrams, card covers. .2 - Volvo bus data sheet set - 9 foolscap sheets with data on chassis, servicing and general specifications. .3 - Lubrication recommendations for Volvo buses – post 1950 - Foolscap - approx. 40 sheets. .4 - Volvo Service bulletin – service intervals for oil and filter - single A4 sheet. .5 - Volvo service bulletin – Lubricating oil and recommendations - single foolscap sheet, .6 - Volvo turbo diesel and its Bosch injection system - manila folder containing about a 30 pages document titled "The Volvo TD100A Engine". .7 - Letter to MMTB 1977 re oils from Volvo Australia - correspondence - 10 sheets - dated 3/6/1977, with a note saying it does not answer the question.trams, tramways, volvo, buses, instructions, manual, equipment, maintenance

Book - 96 pages + covers - A5, titled "Buses and Trams of Australian Government and Municipal Operators", by Ian N Lynas, listing the fleet details of all states with details of each operator, fleet list, builder, year build, Engine, Chassis, and an Addendum with some corrections. Published 1983. Lists up to Melbourne Z3 class.Has "K. Stodden 21-8-83" in ink on the top right hand corner of the first page.trams, tramways, buses, trams, lists, melbourne

Personal papers - set of 9 copies of pages downloaded from the Wikipedia pages all accessed 6/7/2006 of use in the provision of information to "Tickets Please". Shows what information was available at the time. Most sheets have been stapled. Comprises: 1 - National Bus Company (2006) - 2 sheets 2 - Ventura Bus Lines - 4 sheets 3 - Skybus Metcards - 2 sheets 4 - Melbourne’s Tram History - 4 sheets 5 - Melbourne’s cable trams - 2 sheets 6 - 100 years of electric trams - photo gallery - 2 sheets 7 - Yarra Trams - trams in the war years - 2 sheets 8 - The history of Yarra Trams - 1 sheet 9 - A Century of electric trams in Melbourne - multiple sheets ex Yarra Trams website. - listed by decade - 28 sheets.trams, tramways, centenaries, 100 years of electric trams, buses, metcard

Tickets and newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of cardboard comprising: 21 - MMTB Cable and Electric tram through tickets - transfer and priced, all numbered, 4 employees pass, check tickets and 1 one penny ES ticket.. On the other side a set of four newspaper cuttings is a photo of "Melbourne's first motor buses", some old Australian Steamships, poem and a piece of a person's body.trams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, transfer tickets, buses, employees pass

Digital Image of a pamphlet "Buses replace trams - route 58", November and December 2020 for the reconstruction of the tram track through Royal Park. Has details on the bus replacement services, map and road closures.trams, tramways, royal park, trackwork, track

Early school bus 4 boys in short pants, 1 in overalls with patterned jumper holding (unidentified), middle boy with cap and buttoned coat has mittens B/W Landscape Group Portrait 8 Children 6 Boyys, 2 Girls ( 4 Boys in uniform 2 with caps) In front of School bus Paddock behind bus Stawell Bus Servicetransport, education, stawell bus service

Colour photo Kingston's Bus Service building and Busesstawell transport

Set of three transport posters issued by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, in 1985 featuring trams, trains and buses. See also Reg Item 151 for a laminated version of the tramways poster. .1 - Poster titled "Tramways 1885 - 1985" featuring drawings of cable tram set with a bogie trailer (472), horse drawn tram black and white drawings of A, F, J and S class trams, though the last one printed with a Z. SW6 940, horse, U 205, W2 348, Z 223 and A 233. Has two Metropolitan Transit Authority tram tickets and an Inner Travel Card, with the MTA logo in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - Poster titled "Railways 1854 - 1985", featuring drawings of the first train for Hobsons Bay Railway Company, various trains, staff drawings, Tait, Harris, Hitachi and Comeng trains with a first class all lines tick, Collingwood Edmondson and a Metro and Travel cards. Has part of the suburban train map. .3 - Poster titled "Buses 1925 - 19856", featuring drawings of 1925 MMTB Tilling Stevens, Munitions, Thornycroft, Leyland, double deck buses, AEC Regal Mk 3, Mk 6, 1975 Leyland, 1977 Volvo and MAN buses, along with a Day Tripper and other travel card tickets.trams, tramways, posters, melbourne, mmtb, mta, tram & bus services, buses, railways, tilling stevens, thornycroft, leyland, aec, volvo, man

Newspaper clipping pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side with one hole through the photograph within the cutting. Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/8/1971, with a photo of two Davis Bus Line buses travelling in Sturt and Drummond St., with a bus stop sign in the foreground and white marks around former tram stop signs on poles. Caption notes the buses replaced trams servicing Victoria St and the Gardens via Drummond St. North and that other services will be replaced over the next four weeks.In red ink in upper central right hand corner, "24/8/71" On sheet of paper, various ink marks and 1963/4 dates. Possibly paper used by Donor at his job with the former machinery makers, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, closure, bus changeover, drummond st., sturt st.

Latrobe Valley Bus lines school bus crash on 24 June 1981. 15 people were injured. Car 622 (G. Mason), Car 611 (C. Bruce), Car 624 (J. Budden and P. La Roche), Car 606 G. Cross attended and transported. Car 623 N. Akers co-ordinated. Source caption on labelSeries of four back and white photographs of bus crash mounted on folio two sheets of sized paper glued back to back.school bus latrobe valley, . budden, . g. mason, . c. bruce, . p. la roche, . g. cross

Two people wait in a line to board to double-decker bus in Sydney, holding their white cane and feeling the side of the bus. A female in a white coat looks on from the side of the bus near the person about to board. A man (possibly Wally Urgacz) and a woman use their canes to alight from the bus, with the guidance of a woman in a white coat. 4 B/W photographs of two people boarding a bus1967 - Mobility - historical - Bus orientation Bus orientation, locating doorways, safe ways of mounting steps, RBS V NB: Inefficiency of short collapsible cane in descending bus steps. Women aged 67 with some peripheral vision. RBS IV Learning bus orientation with long cane. Man aged 65 (light perception only) RBS VI Mobility training for doorways and seating arrangement in bus. Annual report 1968 Royal Blind Society of New South Wales royal blind society of nsw, white cane day, orientation and mobility, wally urgacz

Newspaper cutting with 2 photos and caption of closure of Christchurch NZ's New Brighton tram route, titled "Buses replace trams on New Brighton Service" and replacement with buses - 20/10/1952. Page 8 of the "The Press", Mon. Oct 20, 1952. Record revised 20/9/2013.trams, tramways, christchurch, brighton trams closure, closure

Photo and caption of the 1st of 30 trolley buses for Launceston built in Adelaide being driven to wharf for loading under the wires."Mail 4-3-50"trams, tramways, launceston, trolley buses, adelaide

Photo shows two buses - one Provincial Roadways, the other Ansett Road. Provincial Roadways bus is being pushed by front-end loaded.Writing on back - Zumsteins's camping. Provincial Roadways bus in trouble.transport, buses

Newspaper clipping from the Geelong Advertiser? dated 5-3-1956, titled "Buses take over North Route" about the last tram running on the Sunday night and buses taking over Monday (item written it would appear for the Tuesday paper). Gives bus passenger numbers and bus numbers for the evening peak on Monday, quotes Mr. F. P. Mountjoy of the Transport Regulation Board who visited Geelong. Last paragraph notes that some Belmont trams will run to the railway station to connect with the "important" trains from Melbourne, until the closure of the Belmont service on March 25. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.geelong, north, belmont, closure, railway station

Local bus time table used by the citizens of the City of Moorabbin Small paper document with the timetable of the local Murrumbeena Bus Time TableMurrumbeena Bus Time Table Phone: UMB 1152bus time table, murrumbeena, transport, city of moorabbin

A National Bus Line map and timetable for North Nunawading in 1994 (Routes 270 and 271)non-fictionA National Bus Line map and timetable for North Nunawading in 1994 (Routes 270 and 271)

Buses will continue to replace trains on the Hurstbridge line next month.News article 1 page, black text.public transport victoria, buses replace trains, hurstbridge rail line

Pamphlet - "Buses replace trams - St Kilda Road and High Street" - part of the Metro tunnel project works, Oct 2019 affecting mainly route 6 trams along with St Kilda Road routes. Includes a map of the work zone and bus replacement services.Demonstrates a passenger information document about trackworks.Pamphlet - 6 fold DL printed trams, tramways, st kilda road, high st, route 16, metro tunnel, trackworks