Tom Park's traction engine in 1920. It travelled the district around Lake Bolac with a team of men thrashing wheat. black and white photographtom park, engine, lake bolac

Grampians. Saw Mill near Fyans Creek. A typical mill of the era. Steam Traction Engine belt driven saw. Seven males. C1880stawell

Set of three drawings related to the Brill 22E Maximum Traction trucks: 1 - "Brake Rigging Brill Maximum Traction Truct No. 22E" - showing the dimensions of the levers and pivot points. For the relevant Geelong drawing T1647 see item 8044 2 - "Standard Pony Axle" - traced from MMTB drawing R3755 3 - "Pony Axle Box" - traced from MMTB drawing R1112 and dated in ink 28-4-1955Yields information about Brill 22E brake rigging and equipment.Set of three Drawings - dyeline print on plain paper with a brass clip in the top right hand corner.tramcars, brill 22e, pony axles, axles, axle boxes, brake rigging, ballarat, geelong, drawings

Journal of Australian Electric Traction Association - 'Electric Traction' May 1965. No cover.Australian Electric Traction Associationperson, individual, basil miller

Vol. 4 No. 1, January 1949 of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Magazine consists of 20 printed pages, with a single staple on the saddle. Contains a photo of the construction of the Victoria Parade tram line, article "Trams and the Motorist", items on Melbourne (Bourke St, "Higher costs with Buses - Melbourne Experience", Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Monorails, railway map of Australia track gauges, (centre page), Brisbane Tramways, Melbourne and Sydney electric trains, and letter to the Editor from John Buckland - not supportive of Bourke or Latrobe St tramways. 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, Parker & Gray, The Model Dockyard,Has initials "JBS" in top right hand corner in pencil.trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, australian tramways, mmtb, pcc, sydney, newcastle, brisbane, bourke st

Yields information about Ballarat Horse Trams and early ESCo operations through a magazine that featured electric traction operations and information in Australia.Photocopy of p8 & p9 of December 1962 "Electric Traction" fearing map of Ballarat trams in 1904 and 1962 (by Ken McCarthy) and notes on horse trams and the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria. Image of item added 2/11/13trams, tramways, horse trams, esco, map

Book - 24 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard C.2 - 1925, "Electrical Performance of Traction Motors - Direct Current Series Wound". Dated Dec. 1925. Provides an index and information about enclosures, ratings, testing and information to be supplied.On top right hand corner has stamp of the "The Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd Ballarat" and date "17 April 1934".trams, tramways, tramways, electrical equipment, motors

Demonstrates the method of advising the Ballarat branch of equipment and its use on the then new bogie trams., Demonstrates the method of advising the Ballarat branch of equipment and its use on the then new bogie trams.Memorandum on Electricity Supply Department letterhead, quarto paper typed, from Engineer and Manager (Melbourne) to Manager Ballarat Branch, dated 23/11/1945, advising of the Contactor fitted to the recently commissioned bogie trams, with quotes out of the MMTB training instructions on how they operate and their purpose. Memo titled "Tramways - Maximum Traction Trams:" "Copy for "Depot Foreman" written in using red ink.trams, tramways, maximum traction, training, instructions, controllers

Provides information about the tendency of Brill Maximum Trucks or bogies (22E) to derail.Single Foolscap sheet - typed, though not formally titled, the subject of the note was ""Why do maximum traction trucks derail?” Looks at the way a Brill 22E truck works, weight distribution, wheel, and rubbing plates wear, and rail wear issues. Dated 11/6/1975. Noted that Tony Smith of then BTPS asked the question.Has Bob's initials under the last paragraph.trams, tramways, brill trucks, maximum traction, derailments, maintenance

Half foolscap Sheet Gestener printed notice titled "Overhead Electrical Equipment - 600V Traction System - St Kilda - Brighton Electric Street Railway" advising that the overhead and feeder between Hardwood St and Park St was taken out of service and abolished. Signed by T. R. Collier, Chief Traffic Manager, 23 Dec. 1957.trams, tramways, aeta, vr, overhead, closure, st kilda

Report - seven pages - was stapled in top left hand corner, titled "GE 247 Traction Motors" written by Noel Gipps for the AETA in 1957. Outlines the history of the motor, manufacturer, electric braking and issues, weak filed running, trials by the MMTB on W5 class cars, Westinghouse VA23 system, PCM systems and trials in Melbourne.trams, tramways, tramcars, controllers, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, motors, electric traction, pcc, general electric

Two issues of "Electric Traction", published by the Australian Electric Traction Association, both 16 pages printed on off white paper, centre stapled. Gives details of the AETA on the rear cover. Inside the covers is a sheet of paper indicating a distribution list within the MMTB. Vol XV, No. 12 - December 1960 with a photo of 218 at Point Ormond on the front cover. Has an article by Keith Kings, Jack Stranger, Wal Jack and Ken McCarthy on Cable Tramways in Australia (continued from a previous issue), closure of Hobart, Point Ormond and general news on Melbourne and Sydney electric railways. Vol XVI, No. 1 - January 1961. Concluding article on Cable Tramways in Australia, news from Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and letters to editor, book reviews.trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, melbourne, point ormond, cable trams, hobart, sydney

Quarto Sheet Gestener printed notice titled "Australian Electric Traction Association Member's Excursion by Railway Electric Tram - Elwood Depot - St Kilda - Vaulter St - Elwood Tram Depot", advising of the tour on 29 Nov. 1958. Gives times, tram No. 52, and ticket details. Signed by T. R. Collier, Chief Traffic Manager, 24 November 1958.trams, tramways, aeta, vr, tours, special trams, st kilda, elwood depot, tram 51

Report or Specification 8 A4 pages, photocopied held within a clear plastic folder with a black binding strip on the left hand side, titled "A Flexible Supply for DC Traction Networks". Produced by ASEA Brown Boveri Industrial Pty Ltd, 1991 giving details of mobile substations, characteristics, and the equipment provided including a photograph. Lists substations provided between 1984 to the MTA, South Australia, Skitube, and the PTC.In ink on the top right hand corner "1991 Tram Substations"trams, tramways, ptc, substation, asea, power supply, mta

Three issues of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Each issue has a standard cover, of the magazine name etc, with a small advertisement for the Model Dockyard but are in different colours, all have been saddled stapled with two staples. The Volume and date details have been over stamped using a hand stamp. Back covers, inside back covers have the same advertisements. The three issues contain advertisements for Hartleys Sports store, Hearns Hobbies, Wattle Park, Johnson's Variety Store, Barnes Tennis Centre, The Model Dockyard, Meadmore Model Engineering and Austral Bronze Pty Ltd, Christie Scale Model Railway and Equipment, Herbert Small (Meccano) and Bassett-Lowke Models. 2464.1 - Vol. 1, No. 6 - 12 pages, Oct. 1946, with cover printed in blue. Has articles on staff and ticket working on VR tramways, Tramway rolling stock classification, rolling stock listing for SEC Bendigo, and the first 65 years of electric traction. News items on Sydney, Melbourne, Ballarat, Newcastle, Hobart and AETA. Inside front cover has a photo of Y1 611. 2464.2 - Vol. 1, No. 6 - 16 pages, Nov. 1946 with cover printed in brown. Has articles on bus profits, route symbols on Australian tramways, Hobarts double deckers, high current collection tests, rolling stock listing for SEC Geelong, VR Electric locos, and the first 65 years of electric traction continued. News items on Sydney, Melbourne, Ballarat, VR, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, overseas and AETA. Inside front cover has photos of Sydney R and R1 class trams. 2464.3 - Vol. 1, No. 7 - 12 pages, Dec. 1946 with cover printed in green. Has articles on NSW tram and bus losses, proposed abandonment of the Sandringham - Block Rock line, Elwood Depot, rolling stock listing of NSW Service stock. Has news items on Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide and AETA news. trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, models, australian tramways

Demonstrates aspects of the two types of trucks or bogies used on Ballarat trams and their design basis. Photocopied from a catalogue.Five pages, each page trimmed to a slightly different width, photocopy of an article titled "Maximum-traction truck: Brill Eureka", reproduced from the 1905 Brill catalogue. Gives details of the truck, its capability, basis, use in New York for example, how it functions, load and speed capacity, motor size, basic dimensions, limitations and drawings. Copy made at time of filing. Scanned copies of all sheets added 25/3/15.trams, tramways, trucks, maximum traction, brill trucks

Colour post card of A 231 decorated for the 50th anniversary of the Australian Electric Traction Association in 1993, also with a panel for the 75th anniversary of the Balwyn Shopping Centre. Tram has logos of the Met, MMTB and AETA. Tram has destination of North Richmond. On rear gives details of the AETA event, location (Chapel St Balaclava) and AETA address. Published by Scancolor. Has space for writing, address and stamp. 2nd copy added 30/8/2020trams, tramways, melbourne, postcards, aeta, chapel st, tram 231

Demonstrates aspects of the two types of trucks or bogies used on Ballarat trams and their design basis. Photocopied from a catalogue.Five pages, each page trimmed to a slightly different width, photocopy of an article titled "Brill's 21-E traction truck", reproduced from the 1905 Brill catalogue. Gives details of the truck, its capability, basis, use in New York for example, how it functions, load and speed capacity, motor size, basic dimensions, limitations and drawings. 2nd copy held as well - on toner based copy rather than heat sensitive paper. Scanned copies of all sheets added 25/3/15.trams, tramways, trucks, 21e trucks, brill trucks

Booklet: 'Electric Traction' Vol. No. 20, No. 8. August 1965. Journal of the Australian Electric Traction Association. 17 pages including covers. Includes (page 2) article on 'Provincial Tramways Report April 1965'Australian Electric Traction Associationperson, individual, basil miller

Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting wooden building being moved by traction engine. This is probably the building built in the 1850s as the Welsh Church in Tarnagulla. In 1893 the church was sold and the building was removed to Llanelly, where it was remodeled and became St. David's Church of England and served as such for quite a number of years. It is probably this move which is depicted in this image. During the early 1970s, with the decline in population at Llanelly, it was necessary to close the church which was sold and removed to Bradford for a private amenities hall. This photograph is a reasonable copy from an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, llanelly, bradford, churches, welsh, religion, buildings, transport

Murray Comrie Collection. Monochrome photograph depicting wooden building being moved by traction engine. This is probably the building built in the 1850s as the Welsh Church in Tarnagulla. In 1893 the church was sold and the building was removed to Llanelly, where it was remodeled and became St. David's Church of England and served as such for quite a number of years. It is probably this move which is depicted in this image. During the early 1970s, with the decline in population at Llanelly, it was necessary to close the church which was sold and removed to Bradford for a private amenities hall. This photograph is a reasonable copy from an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the late 1960s. tarnagulla, llanelly, bradford, churches, welsh, religion, buildings, transport

Yields information about Ballarat News items that appeared in two enthusiast magazines between 1948 and 1968.Seven pages, carbon copy, typed notes titled "Extracts from Tram Tracks/ Electric Traction" of items concerning Ballarat trams and tramways. Typed on yellow paper, scanned to black and white image. 1948 - January, February, March and June 1951 - February, August, September, Oct./Nove and December 1954 - December 1955 - April 1959 - January 1960 - July, November 1961 - February, April, August 1962 - January, March, June, October 1963 - January, February, April, May, July, September, December 1964 - February, May, October 1968 - June, July, September. Prepared by and Donated by Dave Macartney 5/2011.electric traction, tram tracks, newspaper clippings, ballarat

Reproduced from the Australian Tramway Album 2nd Edition, (revised). 2nd Edition, (revised). Two colour cover - green with black. Describes Melbourne's tram car fleet, including Victorian Railways tramcars, cable cars and the Doncaster and Box Hill tramway. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has PCC 980 with green banding and price. On back cover is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1948. Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 20 pages - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 2/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1954. Copy 2 - on front cover has number "500/18" crossed out with "501/2" in blue ink underneath. Copy 3 - on inside of front cover, stamped in black ink "R.J.Meyer / 6 Moorefield Rd., / Johnsonville".trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr

Report - approx. 55 A4 photocopied sheets - bound with white comb binding, with embossed leather imitation grey card covers, titled "Symposium 'Electric Traction Systems' ", presented by the Institution of Engineers Australia, Vic Div, Tues 6/5/1975. Contains three papers: 1 - "Electricity of Transportation" - R. G. Chapman, SEC 2 - "Electric vehicles for Street Transport:" - F. D. Snell - MMTB 3 - "Electric Railways" - A. Firth - VR Paper 2 looks at the history of the MMTB system, the W class tram, control systems, lack of new trams in the 1960's, ordering of the Z class tram, its specification and manufacture, 980, 1041 and other forms of public transport on roads - trolley buses, gadgetbahns, and lots of possibilities of new systems including battery vehicles.On rear in ink in top right hand corner "D. W. Lees"trams, tramways, reports, mmtb, tramcars, pcc class, z class, melbourne, history, trolley buses, electrical engineering, controllers

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

Duplicated quarto sheet for the Australian Electric Traction Association's "29th Special Tour, Camberwell Depot, 22 Oct. 1960". The tour used Y 469, provides details of the tramcar, and the route with opening dates, and general notes.trams, tramways, aeta, y class, camberwell depot, tours

Document: 'Electric Traction' Vol. 20, N0. 6, June 1965. Journal of Australian Electric Traction Association (16 pages). Article page 5: The Tramways of Bendigo.Australian Electric Traction Association Box 1017 GPO Sydney. NSWperson, individual, basil miller

A blue colour card souvenir ticket used by the Australian Electric Traction Association for the pre-opening tour of City, and Northcote Electric tramway on 25/6/1955. Inscription - on front - 'Ticket No. 23', on rear 'combined ticket afternoon and evening.trams, tramways, tramways opening, opening, northcote, melbourne

.1 - Book - 56 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the British Engineering Standards Committee "Electrical Machinery excluding motors for traction purposes", No. 72-1917, September 1917. Has "Commonwealth Engineer" label along the bottom edge. .2 - Book 28 pages - light grey covers, side stapled, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, "Insulating oils for use in Transformers, oil switches and circuit breakers" No. 148-1923, April 1923. Has a Tait Book Co. stamp along the bottom edge and ESCo date stamp 1 Oct. 1925. Printed by Gaylard & Sons London. .3 - Book 72 pages - light grey covers, side stapled, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, "Tungsten Filament Electric Lamps" No. 161-1925, August 1927. Has a Tait Book Co. stamp along the bottom edge and ESCo date stamp 15 Feb. 1928. Printed by Waterlow & Sons London. .4 - Book 48 pages - light grey covers, side stapled, issued by the British Standards Institution, "Metal Sheathed paper insulated plain annealed copper conductors for electricity supply including voltage tests" No.1 48-1933, March 1933. Has a Tait Book Co. stamp along the bottom edge and ESCo date stamp 15 Feb. 1928. Printed by Waterlow & Sons London. trams, tramways, power station, standards, materials, electrical systems

Photocopy of pages 221 and 222 of Electric Traction November 1984 of the "Metropolitan Transit Authority Allocation of Tramcars as at 1 July 1984". Gives depot allocation, class of tram, totals, reserve trams, approved for disposal, tourist trams, stored and fleet total.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation, buses