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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Underwood & Underwood, 1908
Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St looking west and tram operations.Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by Underwood and Underwood of Arlington New Jersey and Westwood New Jersey USA. Not dated, c1908 Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Collins St at Swanston St looking west - tram has the destination of Victoria Bridge - image number (10)-10238 2 - Princes Bridge, looking south with many people on the bridge, including market stalls, horse drawn vehicles and cable trams. Has the Wirths Circus building and ?? Stationers and Printers building in the background. 3 - Sturt St from Grenville St with 3 ESCo trams in the photograph along with the Town Hall, the tramway shelter. The Mechanics Institute Building has the "Talk W to W Coltman" sign on it. Image no. - (34)-10262.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, collins st, swanston st, princes bridge, sturt st, esco, shelters -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Underwood & Underwood, 1908
Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by Underwood and Underwood of Arlington New Jersey and Westwood New Jersey USA. All dated 1908. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Barrack St, Perth with a tramway junction in foreground and two horse drawn vehicles - image No. 2 and (2)-10230 2 - King William St Adelaide with a horse tram, Post Office and Town Hall in the background - image No. 3 and (3)-10231 3 - Collins St Melbourne with cable tram, looking from Queen St. - image No. (9)-10237.trams, tramways, adelaide, perth, melbourne, collins st, stereo photograph -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Eagle Hawk Victoria" "Eaglehawk, Victoria", mid 1960's?
Postcard - colour photograph of High St Eaglehawk, with No.4, in High St, with the Eaglehawk Post office and other buildings in the background. Has the Victoria Hotel on the side. Nu-colour-vue postcard, EH9. Divided back, printed in Australia. Has the various stamp values required for postage in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA in the stamp section. Has a kangaroo logo in the centre bottom or the rear.trams, tramways, bendigo, postcards, eaglehawk, high st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Eagle Hawk Victoria" "Eaglehawk, Victoria", mid 1960's?
Postcard - colour photograph of High St Eaglehawk, with No.3 at the Eaglehawk tram terminus. Has The Cenotaph on the right hand side. Nu-colour-vue postcard, EH1. Divided back, printed in Australia. Has the various stamp values required for postage in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA in the stamp section. Has a kangaroo logo in the centre bottom or the rear. trams, tramways, bendigo, postcards, eaglehawk, high st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, State of Victoria, Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams, 1908
Photograph of Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams in the view and a number of horse drawn cabs. Has Town Hall and other buildings in the background. Title of the postcard is "City of Bendigo, Victoria" In corners "State of Victoria" and "Australia" On rear of postcard are the words "The Commonwealth of Australia, Victoria Welcomes, The American Fleet Postcard", with the State of Victoria seal/symbol, place for a stamp, correspondence and address. Issued for the visit of the Great White Fleet, USA, 1908. See Google for the timing of the visit. See item 9081 for a similar photograph with a different crop.Demonstrates an item produced for the visit of the American fleet in 1908.Printed black and white postcard divided back unused.trams, tramways, bendigo, the great white fleet, charing cross -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Collins St Melbourne, Murfett Publishers, c1965
The photograph shows Collins St looking west from near Spring St. The CRA building built in 1962 was Melbourne's tallest building. Tram 523 is westbound running a route 12 service, Published by Murfett Publishers Melbourne, card No. P.142, Pastichrome printed in the USA.Yields information about Collins St c1965.Postcard - full colour, divided back.melbourne, postcard, collins st, cra buildiing, murfett, tram 523, w2 class, route 12, mmtb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "City that loves its cable trams", 1950's
... Cable Trams San Francisco USA Newspaper clipping from ...Newspaper clipping from a Melbourne paper, no date marked titled "City that loves its cable trams", written by Journalist Don Iddon visiting San Francisco. Discusses the social mix and cultures of the city, its cable trams, politicians, night life, and its position in world politics. Has a photo of a California St cable car. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. cable trams, san francisco, usa -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Department of Trade and Customs - Form for use in connexion with application for admission of goods under Departmental By-Laws", 1939 originally
Photocopy of a set of foolscap and A4 documents that comprise the form for the importation of one PCC car from the USA, 4/7/1939, stapled in the top left hand corner. Title - "Department of Trade and Customs - Form for use in connexion with application for admission of goods under Departmental By-Laws". Gives details of the proposed imported tramcar, Source (the St Louis Car Co. of St Louis), and duty details. Form to be signed by Reuben Alfred Spencer. Includes draft of the document, copy of report by H. H. Bell (9 pages) and extract from magazines "Transit Hails the Modern Car"(16 pages).trams, tramways, mmtb, pcc, st louis car co., reports, manufacturing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Linking the Horizons of City Public Passenger Transport", c1958
Report or Paper - 10 foolscap sheets, stapled on left hand side titled "Linking the Horizons of City Public Passenger Transport". No details as who presented it or date. Possibly by MMTB Chairman Robert Risson as in his style. Latest date in the report is about wages - June 1958. Report looks at the history of Melbourne transport, the MMTB, passengers numbers, fares, congestion, trams buses, costs of buses vs trams. Also has notes on a comparison between the USA and Australia (Melbourne) including transport and restaurants. Quotes Arthur O'Connor former American Manager of the Australian Nation Travel Associationtrams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, trams, public transport, costs, traffic control, road transport, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "MMTB Electric Tramways", c2000
Set of 41 A4 sheets, photocopied with the title "MMTB Electric Tramways", providing GA drawings of the following: R1146 – General Data of Tramcars – 24-9-1924 PMTT 160 - PMTT Bogie closed car (O class) PMTT 161 - PMTT Combination car PMTT 162 – Summer car (old type) – F class PMTT 163 - PMTT Bogie car PMTT 164 – Summer car – G class PMTT – 700 – Bogie Car with dropped centre compartment and longitudinal rattan saloon seats R2461 – class W – W class converted to W2 R2460 – class W1 R2459 – class W2 R2462 – class X R2464 – class Y R2463 – class X1 R2465 - class Y1 R3071 - class W3 R3076 - class A R3077 - class G R8617 - class Sw6 and W6 R3078 - Class C R3080 – Class X2 R3093A - Class T R3812 - class W4 R4382 - class T - arrangement for one man operation R4646 - class Sw2 R4678B - class W5 R4771A - Class SW6 R5818 - class SW5 R5963 - class A - One man Coburg type R6928 - PCC Car - double end operation (based on a USA drawing) R7416 - class L R8332 - PCC Type car (980) R8999 - Class A tramcar Coburg type original R9601 - class CW5 R9529 - class W7 R9622 - Proposed SW6 car with front entrance R9980 - Freight car 17 R10-129 - class VR R11-333 - Class Z1 and Z2 trams R11-387 - class Z 0 outside dimensions R11-580 - class Z3 tram R12-052 - class W5 sliding door conversion R12-062 - class A tram Articulated tram - class B2trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, tramcar design, preston workshops, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Chairman's Report upon his Visit to Europe and America in connection with Electric Tramways 1923", 1924
Report - black Rexene cloth card covers, 28 pages (including blank end and glued papers), sewn binding one section titled "Chairman's Report upon his Visit to Europe and America in connection with Electric Tramways 1923". Title gold blocked. Details Alex Cameron's 1923 visit to America, Great Britain and the Continent of Europe in connection (note different spelling to the cover) with electric tramways. In particular it was to investigate the question of the use of Conduit systems. Visited San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, New York and Washington. Then to London, Paris, Brussels. Also attended the Municipal Tramways Association conference held in Portsmouth, August 1923. His conclusions - conduit system not desirable, and the need to regulate buses from competition with tramways. Has an appendix extracts of numerous reports, letters and papers about the various issues. Report dated 29th Oct. 1924. Second copy from the McComb collection added 5-1-2017 - scanned to a pdf - text readable when opened in Adobe format.Has a lable on the first page, "Plan & EPA Library M0036390" Second copy - has Mr. Lormer in the top left and right hand comers.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, mmtb, conduit systems, tramways, conversion, electrification, europe, usa -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Colin Jones, Watch for Trams, 1993
The author, Colin Jones has covered the history of tramways in Australia, with reference to their history of establishment in the USA. Includes tables, bibliography. The book includes many photographs and the stories behind the establishment of tramways in Australasian cities, Unions, closure and their survival. Includes stories of their use by passengers, crews and management, lists of Australasian tramways and tram lines and tramcars that were built from 1938. Demonstrates the importance of street tramways to the Urban life and development in an Australian context.Book - Hardcover, A4 size, titled "Watch for Trams", 7 Sections, 132 pages, sewn with glued end papers, includes a table of contents and index, notes and appendices. non-fictionThe author, Colin Jones has covered the history of tramways in Australia, with reference to their history of establishment in the USA. Includes tables, bibliography. The book includes many photographs and the stories behind the establishment of tramways in Australasian cities, Unions, closure and their survival. Includes stories of their use by passengers, crews and management, lists of Australasian tramways and tram lines and tramcars that were built from 1938. Demonstrates the importance of street tramways to the Urban life and development in an Australian context.tramways, australasia, cable cars, electric tramways, unions, colin jones -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White V class 215 at Preston Workshops 1925
Tram originally built for The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Co. (NMETL) in 1906 as a straight sill open cross bench tram. Photograph is of the tram body on an un-motored truck or wheel set and has been posed for an official MMTB photograph in 1925, soon after the workshops were completed. It shows the destination of "M River" for Maribyrnong River.Shows the only type of fully open cross bench tram operated by the MMTB. This style was popular as a summer tram in North America. Originally built by Brill (USA) in 1906 and assembled by Duncan and Fraser for the NMETL as Tram No. 14. Taken over by the MMTB in 1922 and given the number 215.Black and White photograph of V class 215 at Preston Workshops 1925.In ink on rear "V class"trams, tramways, v class, preston workshops, tram 215, nmetl, brill, mmtb, uniforms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge - Seattle Souvenir - tram W2 512, MAPCO for Seattle Waterfront Tramway, 1982c
... association with the now closed Seattle USA Waterfront Tramway. trams ...Made as a Souvenir Sales item for the Seattle Waterfront tramway. Purchased at the time of the visit of a former MMTB tram workshops foreman. Depicts W2 512. The Waterfront tramway opened in 1982 using three ex Melbourne trams. The service closed 2005.Has a close association with the now closed Seattle USA Waterfront Tramway.Badge - Seattle USA, Souvenir - relief of a Melbourne W2 512. with a green and cream colour scheme with a enamel gloss finish and a pin on the rear. Two copies held. Manufacturers mark - "MAPCO" on rear.trams, tramcars, w2 class, w2 512, souvenir, seattle, waterfront tramway, badge -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet - Seattle timetable, Waterfront Streetcar, 1998
Printed for the information of visitors to Seattle. The tramway or streetcar operated from 1982 until 2005 using former Melbourne W2 class tramcars.Yields information about a tramway that used former Melbourne tramcarsSet of two documents associated with the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar service. .1 - 4 fold full colour pamphlet giving details of the service - dated 6/98 .2 - 3 fold timetable for the service, dated 20-9-1900 to 4-2-2000tramways, trams, seattle, timetable, waterfront tramway, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - title of an article on Melbourne Cable trams, 1896
Photo shows the title of an article in the USA published journal 'Street Railway Review' featuring a grip or dummy and trailer 68. Has the route of St Kilda and North Carlton on the side of the tram.Yields information about an article on Melbourne cable trams.Set of two copy photographs of the title of an article on Melbourne cable tram system published 1896 by Street Railway Review.Melbourne – cable grip with trailer No. Probably 1896 edition. Melbourne – cable grip car with Trailer No. “Street Railway Review” – p495, probably 1896. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. cable trams, tramways, articles, melbourne, street railway review -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White newspaper photo - X Class tram 217
... condition of MMTB tram X 217, a Birney tram manufactured in USA. ... at Hawthorn Depot. Imported Birney tram from USA tramways MMTB Birney ...Photograph, in poor condition, of a Birney tram MMTB 217, having two trolley poles, which was unusual for 4 wheel single truck trams at Hawthorn Depot.Imported Birney tram from USABlack and white photograph slightly curled and in poor condition of MMTB tram X 217, a Birney tram manufactured in USA. tramways, mmtb, birney trams, x class 217 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Birney X class 217, Keith Kings, 1923 copy 1971
Copy photograph of a newspaper photograph at the time of the entry into service of the X class tramcar 217. Photographed at Malvern Depot by The Argus newspaper. The tram is on display at the Melbourne Tram Museum's Hawthorn Depot.Yields information about X class tram at the time of its introduction into service.Copy photograph Birney X class 217, copy by Keith Kings.In ink on the rear " MMTB X217, "Pay as you enter tramcar imported complete from USA as an experiment" Copy from "Argus" 22/9/23 in C. Craig Collection. 1sec f16, 15-7-71, and K S Kings stamp with number 95-28trams, tramways, x class, new trams, tram 217 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - PCC 980 at Preston Workshops, Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, 1950
... by the MMTB to demonstrate a tram based on a USA design. Only one... to demonstrate a tram based on a USA design. Only one was built due ...PCC 980 was an all-electric tram prototype built by the MMTB to demonstrate a tram based on a USA design. Only one was built due to import restrictions at the time.Yields information about the tram soon after its completion.Photograph, Black and White, of the PCC 980 at Preston Workshops June 1950. Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of 94 Elizabeth St Melbourne.Has Sutcliffe Pty Ltd stamp on rear - No. 8853. In ink on the rear: "M&MTB PCC-980, Preston W/S June 1950" tramways, tramcars, pcc class, tram 980, preston workshops, new trams, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Manufacturers plate - GE 247 tram motors, Australian General Electric
Set of three manufacturer's serial plates from GE 247-A motors used in tramcars. Manufactured in Australia under licence from General Electric of the USA. Known as "railway motors" in the USA. Used extensively in Australian tramway systems. The company changed its name a number of times. 1 - Associated General Electric Industries - Serial Number A1307 2 - Australian General Electric Limited - A2349 3 - Australian General Electric Pty Ltd - A10253 - has the GE logo.Yields information about the Australian Company who made tramway motors in SydneySet of three metal (brass or steel) manufacturers plates for GE 247-A motorsge 247 motors, tramways, trams, motors, general electric, australian made -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Archive - Notes on USA streetcar (tram) systems, Wal Jack, c1950
... Notes on USA streetcar (tram) systems... of the Lancaster Ohio streetcar (tram) system, the McKeen Motor car company ...Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This set of notes has information on the Puget Sound Electric Railway (Seattle to Tacoma), cars of the Jamestown, Westfield and North western Railroad. closure of the Lancaster Ohio streetcar (tram) system, the McKeen Motor car company and Central Electric Rail fan's Association. (CERA) who published a detailed magazine. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Two orange coloured sheets - Bickarts of Ballarat letterhead - recording details of USA Streetcar systems.letters, wal jack, archive, usa, mckeen, cera, records, bickarts -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Archive, Wal Jack, PCC (streetcars) in USA, c1950
... Jack archive USA records Bickarts PCC trams Four orange colour ...Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This set of sheets lists PCC-type streetcars or trams ordered by North American cities between 1936 and 1947, including a summary of who ordered the most cars. Includes note on the builders. When compared to the reference, there are errors or differences. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Four orange colour quarto sheets using Bickarts' letterhead providing lists of PCC Type trams built for North American cities.letters, wal jack, archive, usa, records, bickarts, pcc trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Patent Applications - Trolley Pole safety appliance, Percy Ireland, 1920
Percy Markham Ireland (1893-1976), a tramway rolling stock engineer with the MMTB and a Military engineer applied in 1920 for a patent for a "Trolley Pole safety appliance for electric trams and the like". He was successful in gaining a patent in a number of countries including the UK, France, Germany, Canada, the USA, and New Zealand. The associated documents show the differences in making patent applications in various countries. From research undertaken by the Museum it appears that while his patent applications were successful, his invention was never actually implemented on tramcars in Melbourne". Collected by Noelle Jones as research for an article in the March 2023 issue of the Museum's magazine Bellcord, giving details of Mr Ireland's tramway and military career. He retired as the MMTB Rolling Stock Engineer in 1958 after 44 years of service.Yields information about patents applied for by Percy Ireland in different countries.Set of digital patent documents for Australia, USA, UK, France, Germany and Canada. tramways, patents, trolley poles, percy ireland, safety devices -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Jack Richardson, "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly", Feb. 1949 to August 1949
2467.1 - Vol. 4 No. 2, February 1949 of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Magazine consists of 16 printed pages with a 12 page supplement titled "Fifty Questions and Answers about trams in Australia". Has a single staple on the saddle. Incorporated within the magazine are articles or editorials on Tramways and Tramway Experts (Sydney and bus replacement), Interurban to St Kilda (conversion of VR St. Kilda line). General news items on Brisbane, Geelong, Launceston closure, Hobart, Bourke St routes, Perth, Adelaide, NSW, Christchurch, Overseas tramways and railways. Also has letters to the Editor, plans of a Birney tram for model makers and AETA Notes. Issue has advertisements for the Model Dockyard, ARLHS, The Hobby Shop, Barnes Tennis Centre, Fleet, Christie Model Railway Equipment of Sydney, Meadmore Model Engineering, Austral Bronze, Wattle Park, Traction Publications and Robilt "O" gauge locomotives. 2467.2 - Vol 4, No. 5 - May 1949 - 20 pages - red cover, 4th year, article by Peter Duckett with photos of Board members, "PCC Trucks here", MMTB advert for staff, news from Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne (applications for new Chairman to replace Mr. Bell), Bendigo, Perth, Christchurch, Wellington, Wanganui, Bourke St construction work (photo of poles), Brisbane tramway history, map of CBD Melbourne, Melbourne and Sydney suburban railways, AETA News. 2467.3 - Vol 4, No. 6 - June 1949 - 16 pages - green pages, tramways and private cats, news from Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Launceston, Hobart, article "Scrap Sydney Tams by 1960 - Newcastle this years say London experts", buses tackle football crowds (Sydney), Fremantle (Wal Jack letter), and Melbourne and Sydney suburban railways, AETA News. 2467.4 - Vol 4, No. 7 - July 1949 - 16 pages - tramways and the public, news from Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, appointment of R. Risson as new chairman, Perth, Adelaide, Launceston, tramcar solenoid brakes, National City Lines USA, and Melbourne and Sydney suburban railways, AETA News. 2467.5 - Vol 4, No. 8 - August 1949 - 8 pages - tramways and politics, photo of new points for Latrobe and William Sts, East Hills Line by C. C. Singleton, general tramway news, and advertisement for Robilt model railways. .2 to .4 added 15-2-2016 from the collection of Ian Stanley. .5 added 24-3-18 - from consolidation of Melbourne Tram Museum and BTM collections)trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, australian tramways, mmtb, pcc, closure, sydney, newcastle, brisbane -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, The United States Electric Signal Co, "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", 1920's?
Provides information about a system of safe working on a single line tramway or interurban railway or tram line. Has an illustration of the signal, coloured on the front cover. Gives details of the company, automatic electric block signals for 'railways' - interurban operation. The type K2-signal is one that can register up to 15 cars into and out of a section. Gives details, line diagrams and electrical details of this signal works, installation requirements and Trolley Contactors. Centre page has an electric diagram. Received by ESCo 4/11/1926.Yields information about a system on controlling vehicles on a single line railway or tramway section.Twenty page book, printed on art paper, centre page electrical diagram and light blue covers, titled "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", with three centre staples. Noted by stamp on page 1 "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA"The "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria 4/11/1926" in purple ink on the front cover, page 1and 5. On page 1 in black stamp ink "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA" and on top of page 1 "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 2" in black ink. On page 20 at bottom :From Nachod and United States Signal Co. Incorporated Louisville".trams, tramways, signals, railways, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, USA and Canada, 1950's
... tramcars. Trams tramways USA Floor pattern covered album with black ...These notes are based on a report prepared for the Board re the donation of materials collected by Wal Jack and donated to the BTM in 2011. The following notes are general across the collection unless written for a specific Ballarat item. Has proven association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features US and Canadian tramcars.Floor pattern covered album with black paper inside covers holding some 21 sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in white ink. Has punched holes on the left hand side but was not bound with cord at the time of acquisition. Parts of the album originally started as a the Melbourne album and remnants of photos hinges and notes left on the sheets. Has some 142 black and white photographs. Has some loose photographs. Has photos of various locations and lines within USA and Canada, Chicago, Vancouver, Le High Valley, Montreal, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Connecticut, Lake Shore, New York, Brooklyn, San Diego, Pittsburgh, South Bend, Sacramento & Northern, Little Rock, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Jamestown, Monongahela, Atlantic City, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Gary and North Shore. For details of each photograph and layouts see -trams, tramways, usa -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, USA Department of Commerce, "Electrolysis and its Mitigation", 1918
Book - 9 sections, 140 pages + covers, stapled and bound within dark green covers, issues by the USA Department of Commerce, Technological Papers, Bureau of Standards, No. 52, "Electrolysis and its Mitigation", 2nd Edition 1918, price 35 cents. Has index and looks at various aspects of Electrolysis and railway negative returns. Has authors of E. B. Rosa Chief Physicist and Burton McCollum, Electrical Engineer of the Bureau of Standards.On bottom of cover has "Peter G. Tait 90 William St Melbourne" label. and on top edge "Recd 4/10/19" in ink.trams, tramways, tramways, electrolysis -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 2, Andrew Howlett, Ballarat No. 30 at Kaniva, Dec. 1973
The tram was later acquired and sold to tramway in the USA. See reference.Yields information about tram 30 located in Kaniva, after the Ballarat system closed.Set of two Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, April 1975 of ex Ballarat No. 30 at Kaniva Dec. 1973. .2 - has the BP Roadhouse sign in the background."30 at Kaniva Dec. 1973" in blue ink. on both slides.ballarat, tramways, trams, kaniva, sale of trams, tram 30 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Electric Railway Journal, "Melbourne adopts three-door car as standard", 1925
Article provides the operating background to the new type of bogie car then being built for the MMTB. Gives the design basis of the tram and has a side elevation of the tram. This type was known as the "W class" tramcar. Refers to the Electrical Engineer (item 6922) as the source of the drawingYields information about the Melbourne W class tram in 1925.Photocopy of an article titled "Melbourne adopts three-door car as standard" from the Electric Railway Journal of the USA, Vol 67, No. 10, page 402. tramways, tramcars, mmtb, melbourne, w class, design of new trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), "The Melbourne W Class Tram", c1990
Pamphlet - titled "The Melbourne W Class Tram" - supporting the retention of W class trams. Notes the replacement by Light rail vehicles, sale of W2's to the USA, with numerous quotes about the W class trams. Issued at the time of Premier Joan Kirner (1990 to 1992). Printed and issued by the PTUA, City Heritage Watch, Tramways Union and the National Trust.Yields information about efforts to retain the W class trams in service.Pamphlet - 2 fold - printed in green ink on white paper.w class, heritage, tram disposal., national trust