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Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 35, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1947 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 35. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 36, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1945 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... on the tramcars in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 36. This tram was originally No. 15 purchased by the SEC in 1945. Number changed Sept. 1953. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 36, tram 15 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 37, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1945 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... on the tramcars in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 37. This tram was originally No. 22 purchased by the SEC in 1945. Number changed Sept. 1952. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 37, tram 22 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 38, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1951 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 38. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 39, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1951 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 39. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 40, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1951 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 40. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 42, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1956 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 42. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 42 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 43, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1956 to 1970
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 43. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - Scrubber tram, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1934 to 1964
... tramcar maintenance... in Ballarat. tramways tramcars Ballarat SEC tramcar maintenance ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on the Scrubber (track cleaner) tram. This tram was created from ESCo 23 in 1934. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, scrubber -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Rolling Stock employees Malvern Depot Workshop, c1923
... tramcar maintenance staff... Workshop c1923. tramways workshops tramcar maintenance staff trams ...Black and white photo of some thirty eight rolling stock workshop depot maintenance employees at Malvern tram depot. Note the two employees at the right are standing on a raised works frame. behind that again is motor lorry. Behind the workers on the left in the photo is Works Locomotive No 8A and to its right a Californian combination car that appears to be raised up?Yields information about the rollingstock maintenance staff at Malvern Depot Workshop c1923.Black and white print mounted onto a cardboard back with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear. Second print mounted onto heavy brown stippled card within a backing paper border, with notations on the rear. Two copies held.In pencil "Malvern T Depot" Second print - "Tramway Workshops crew, Coldblow S Malvern 1916" and "W C Nankervis (extreme left)?tramways, workshops, tramcar maintenance staff, trams, mmtb, tram 8a, malvern depot -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record - Set of 3 lists, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Truck Mileage", 1963-65
... tramcar maintenance... tramways tramcars wheels w2 class overhaul dates maintenance ...Lists provide information about the truck mileage for most trams at various dates: 1 - "Truck Mileage for period ending 1st June 1963 - noting it was prepared 15/5/1963 - shows trams in the Workshops or held out of service 2 - List of W2 class trams - High Mileage trucks - dated 24/5/1965 - prepared by R J Tippett - Inspecting Foreman. Also lists last 01, 02 and 03. 3 - list for trams 960 to 1040 showing when last truck change and motors - last date is June 1963. Demonstrates MMTB practices monitoring truck or bogie change over dates, mileage and workshop practices.Set of lists - photocopied, hand written or typedtrams, tramways, tramcars, wheels, w2 class, overhaul dates, maintenance, tramcar maintenance -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record - Reports, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Preston Workshops - Tram Summary", April 1963
... tramcar maintenance... management. tramcars tramways Preston Workshops tramcar maintenance ...Set of three Preston Workshops reports for April 1963; 1 - Preston Workshops Tram Summary - week ending 20 April 1963 - detailing the tramcars awaiting attention, lifting shop, body shop, paint shop, trams receiving attention, trams received and trams dispatched with their work done. Lists tram that are held out of service, including those sold. Has ink notes regarding cracked axles. 2 - Sheet reporting on cracked axles supplied by Thompsons in 1923 and Hadfields 3 - Axle survey - 19-4-1963 - in workshops availed for processing of in use - lists by type of gear - BTH, GE, Metro Vickers and by axle status. Has ink notes along bottom edge.Yields information about Preston Workshops reporting, axles and general management.Set of 3 typed documents - foolscap sheets.tramcars, tramways, preston workshops, tramcar maintenance, axles -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record - Form, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), "Oilers report card", c1919
... tramcar maintenance.... Demonstrates an HTT tramcar maintenance form. tramways HTT forms ...Hawthorn Tramways Trust form No. 150, recording the oiling of tramcars. Printed for cars 1 to 32 with items to be oiled listed. Has been marked up in pencil for changes to the layout, possibly at the time of the takeover of the Trust by the MMTB and the formation of the Eastern System. Has a space for remarks on the rear.Demonstrates an HTT tramcar maintenance form.Printed form on light yellow card - form No. 150tramways, htt, forms, tramcar maintenance, oiling, tramcar inspection -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report on cost of overhauls, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 9/1963
... tramcar maintenance... Information overhauls Preston Workshops tramcar maintenance costs ...Typed report on the costs of overhauls by Preston Workshops for 01, 02 and 03 type split in to tram type for three financial years 1960 to 1963. Shows that the cost of overhauls of W2's class tramcars was more expensive than that of the steel framed tramcars. Dated 4/9/1963.Yields information about the costs of overhauling trams during the early 1960s.Document or report foolscap sheet - carbon copytramways, technical information, overhauls, preston workshops, tramcar maintenance, costs -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, Herald Sun, "Death rattle on tram tracks", 2/9/2008
... tramcar maintenance...", about the shabbiness of Melbourne's trams and their maintenance ...Item written by Mary Bolling titled "Death rattle on tram tracks", about the shabbiness of Melbourne's trams and their maintenance. Quotes Doug Brady of the RTBU, Norm Cross and Colin Tyrus of Yarra Trams. Has a photo showing very poor paint condition of a door of a W class tram.Yields information about the appearance of W class trams in 2008Newspaper cutting from the Herald Sun, 2/9/2008, with a colour photo.tramways, trams, w class, paint, tramcar maintenance, yarra trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Upgrade of Z1 and Z2 class trams", 22-4-1995
... tramcar maintenance... tramcars. tramcars tenders PTC Z1 class Z2 class tramcar ...The document is a copy of an advertisement in the Age newspaper calling tenders for PTC - "Upgrade of Z1 and Z2 class trams" and other items. Tenders were to close on 31/5/1995. This was for a mid-life refit of the trams and was for 75 vehicles.Yields information about the timing of a mid-life refit of Z1 and Z2 class tramcars.Document - single A4 sheet with date of 22-4-95 from The Age tramcars, tenders, ptc, z1 class, z2 class, tramcar maintenance -
Melbourne Tram MuseumSlide - SW6 876 Preston Workshops, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
... tramcar maintenance... Workshops tramcars Preston workshops tram 876 SW6 class tramcar ...Colour slide of SW6 876 undergoing accident repairs at Preston Workshops. The tram is on stands in the body shop with one of the cabs removed, possibly for major repair or replacement. Welding marks can be seen in the front corner with the word "HOT" chalked on the side. A worker can be seen inside the tram body. Yields information about repairing accident damage at Preston WorkshopsKodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "876" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramcars, preston workshops, tram 876, sw6 class, tramcar maintenance, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Taillight switch and fuse board, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1950
... tramcar maintenance... circuit. fuse tram 14 tramcars tramcar maintenance electrical ...Item used to switch on or off the red tail lights circuit on a tram. Made by the SECV. The board was located next to the 6V battery that was used to power the tram tail lights when the trolley pole was being reversed under a passenger seat.. Demonstrates an item fitted to a tramcar to switch an external lighting circuit.Softwood wood board with a bakelite two pole switch marked "on" and "off" and a Federal 250V 15A rewireable ceramic fuse attached. Has remnants of cloth covered copper wire on the rear. See item 9024 for an associated drawing."12" in blue pencil.fuse, tram 14, tramcars, tramcar maintenance, electrical switching -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Edison Screw lamp holder, c1915
... tramcar maintenance... inside a tram. tram 14 tramcars lights Electric lighting tramcar ...Item used to hold a light bulb inside a tram roof. Made in England, with a horse shoe makers mark and that it is "Vitreous" formed into the base of the item. Recovered from tram 14 during the project to rewire the trams. New light fittings are 24V rather than 125V DC.Demonstrates an item to hold a Edison Screw lamp inside a tram.White ceramic base fitted with a brass formed Edison Screw lamp holder fitted with screw terminals and brass parts. One of the securing brass screws remains in the holder.tram 14, tramcars, lights, electric lighting, tramcar maintenance -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Length of tramcar air pipe, c1920
... tramcar maintenance... piping fitting to a tram. tram 14 tramcars tramcar maintenance ...Example of small diameter airpipe for the supply of air to the air gauge or sanding mechanism. Recovered from tram 14 during the project to replumb or replace the air system on the tram. Has been corroded internally.Yields information about the size of air piping fitting to a tram.Length of steel air pipe - with screw thread at one and half of brass union at the other. Has corroded internally.tram 14, tramcars, tramcar maintenance, air gauges, piping -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Taillight relay and box, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1950
... tramcar maintenance... tramcar maintenance electrical switching Wooden box made from ...Item used to switch the power for the red tail lights circuit from the trolley pole to the battery circuit when the trolley pole was being reversed and not able to provide power to the internal and external lights. Made by the SECV. Salvaged from tram 14 during the project to renew the wiring and electrical arrangements of the tram. The box was located adjacent to the driver's windows and would click when the trolley pole was placed back on the overhead.Demonstrates an item fitted to a tramcar to switch an external battery tail lighting circuit.Wooden box made from softwood with bevelled corners, plywood top painted green containing an 8 Ohm "Post Office" type relay (see reference) fitted with two "break" contacts and associated insulated wiring soldered to the relevant contacts. See item 9024 for an associated drawing. Two examples held.fuse, tram 14, tramcars, tramcar maintenance, electrical switching -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Samples of tramcar wiring - old and new, c1915
... tramcar maintenance.... tram 14 tramcars lights Electric lighting tramcar maintenance ...Recovered from tram 14 during the project to rewire the tram and replaced by equivalent size wire, both control and accessory wiring.Demonstrates the type of wiring used in the tram.Six pieces or sample of wiring from tram 14. Three are original wiring showing deterioration of the cotton/rubber sheathing over the copper wire. The other three are replacement samples used in the 2024 project to rewire the tram.tram 14, tramcars, lights, electric lighting, tramcar maintenance -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Compressor Fuse Box with fuse
... tramcar maintenance... a renewable fuse. fuse tram 14 tramcars tramcar maintenance Wooden box ...Item used to contain the compressor fuse on tram 14, salvaged during the project to renew the wiring of the tram. The box was located alongside the circuit breaker at No. 2 end of the tram. Demonstrates an item fitted to a tramcar to contain a renewable fuse.Wooden box containing a fuse, fuse holder and short sections of associated wire. The fuse holder is secured to the base of the box with brass screws. The box has a cover secured with a brass screw. There are two pieces of wire secured on the ceramic fuse holder, one of which the insulation has deteriorated and fallen off. The other wire has its cloth covered rubber insulation remaining in position. The outside of the box has been painted with the SEC tram green paint. fuse, tram 14, tramcars, tramcar maintenance -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEquipment - Motor lead terminal block, c1915
... tramcar maintenance... to a tramcar to terminate motor leads. tram 14 tramcars tramcar ...Item used to terminate motor leads on a tram. The wood block is used as insulation and is located on the wooden body of tram on one side of the motor access hatch to allow a worker to easily disconnect the leads.Demonstrates an item fitted to a tramcar to terminate motor leads.Softwood wood block fitted 8 brass bolts and two steel engine bolts.tram 14, tramcars, tramcar maintenance, motors -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDrawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Pocket Patches Running Sheds - R10-993", 2-2-74
... tramcar maintenance staff... vests. Tramways badges depots uniforms tramcar maintenance staff ...Prepared for a manufacturer to manufacture pocket patches for Running Sheds or Depot staff for use on their overalls.Illustrates methods of identifying workers prior to the use hi-vis vests.Print of drawing "Pocket Patches Running Sheds - R10-993"tramways, badges, depots, uniforms, tramcar maintenance staff, running sheds -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Tramcar maintainer inspecting trams Elwood Depot, Victorian Railways (VR), 1930
... tramcar maintenance staff... Trams Victorian Railways tramcar maintenance staff Elwood Tram ...Photo shows a tramcar maintainer or pitman inspecting the underside of a bogie tram at Elwood Depot using an electrical lead lamp.Yields information about the maintenance and inspection of tramcars.Photograph from the Victorian Railways Magazine June 1930 showing a Tramcar maintainer.In ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"tramways, trams, st kilda brighton electric tramway, vr trams, victorian railways, tramcar maintenance staff, elwood tram depot, pitman -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Forms, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Tram Fleet Department" - Daily Log Book, c1990's
... tramcar maintenance... a large book of forms. Demonstrates tramcar maintenance forms ...Has space for entries of date, depot, change over details, defective cars, flats, brake shoe, leading hand inspections, day in cars, number of cars, transport of vehicles, staff shortages, overtime worked, wheels inspected and remarks, depot tally by class, pantographs, motor brushes overtime works, car status, daily inspection of fire appliances and general remarks. See Reg Item 3611 for an earlier version. Includes B1 and B2 class trams. Sampled from a large book of forms.Demonstrates tramcar maintenance forms.Form, titled - "Tram Fleet Department" - Daily Log Book comprising original sheet and copy sheet (carbon paper not required - NCR)trams, tramways, forms, tramcars, tramcar maintenance, ptc -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPoster - Framed, Mills Display, "This is the "FLAT" that jack made", 1950s
... tramcar maintenance... in noisy flats. tramways trams Tram Brakes tramcar maintenance ...Poster used in the Hawthorn Training Centre to teach drivers about the outcome of poor braking and skidding the wheels thereby putting flats on the tram wheels. Demonstrates poster to teach drivers the issues of poor braking which could result in noisy flats.Framed poster - brown wooden frame with secured masonite back, perspex sheet with a coloured hand-made poster with three screw holes. tramways, trams, tram brakes, tramcar maintenance, drivers, training -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", 1951
... Minutes Sec Geelong Ballarat Bendigo Tramcar Equipment Maintenance ...Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Opening note on page 2 - that the discussions should be based on the SEC operating the tramways indefinitely. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 26 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned (was stapled poorly) in the left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2, 1952", 1952
... Minutes Sec Geelong Ballarat Bendigo Tramcar Equipment Maintenance ...Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - May 1 and May 2", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Also includes notes on tramway statistics, employee's duties, one man operation, track drains, interchange of ideas and experiences and discussions of a general nature and notes on scrapping trams in badly damaged condition. Each item where relevant looks back at the actions from the previous conference. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 53 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned with a folding clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors, one man trams, scrapped trams, employees, rules
