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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 10 Bus Service Sandringham - Monthly Tickets, Victorian Railways (VR), 1964
Set of 10 Monthly tickets for the Sandringham based Co-ordinated Motor Coach service. See reference 165 and figure 7-78 for an example. Tickets were available for unlimited bus travel and were introduced in Sept. 1957. All dated July 1964 using blue card except for one dated June 1962 and most likely used as a training set. AF - Adult Female, AM - Adult Male 1 - Sandringham Beaumaris AF - 001, 002 2 - Sandringham Balcombe Rd AF 002, 004 and 005 3 - ditto - AM - 004, 005 4 - Sandringham - Royal Ave - AM - 001 5 - ditto - AF - 000 6 - Sandringham - Haydens Rd - June 1962, pink card - AM - unnumbered.Demonstrates a set of Victorian Railways monthly tickets used on the former Sandringham - Black Rock service replacement bus service.Set of 10 printed card tickets, all with trimmed or 45 degree corners.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, sandringham to black rock, buses, monthly -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Victorian Railways Tram at Preston Workshops 1959
Photograph of one of the three Victorian Railways "Luxury" cars that were sold to the MMTB following the closure of the final section of the St Kilda - Brighton tramway on 28-2-1959. The tramcar has been placed on No. 15 trucks to enable movement around the workshops. Two of the trams, No. 52 and 53 were modified with longer running boards, full driver's bulkheads to replace the blackout blinds, route number boxes, removal of the red oil lamps above the headlight, conversion to from Broad gauge (5'3") to standard gauge, changes to destination boxes, seating and many other changes. Reference Destination City, Edition 5, page 103.Yields information about the former VR "Luxury" trams sold to the MMTB in 1959.Black and white photograph of one of the three Victorian Railways Trams sold to the MMTB at Preston Workshops.tramways, mmtb, trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton electric tramway, preston workshops, vr class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
slide - Colour - Melbourne Trams, David Verrier, August 1989
1 - B2 2014 arriving Port Melbourne - showing Exhibition Route 111 - the tram stop is on the north side of the former railway platform at this time. 2- headon photo - shows the undeveloped nature of the background. 3 - W6 996 Spencer St with A2 288 behind - both trams running route 48 - note the Outward Parcels Office building and the VR Head Office. 4 - A2 288 and Z16 - as above 5 - Z16 as above - Route 75, showing East Burwood 6 - Z57 at La Trobe University terminus, route 87 7 - Z3 113 and Z1 9, both running route 86 - Bundoora - in High St 8 - Z3 186 at Bundoora terminus, with many people at the bus stop interchange.Yields information about Melbourne tram operations in Sept 1999Set of eight white / grey plastic slides, marked "CS System" and date stamped 08/89tramways, z3 class, b2 class, port melbourne, route 109, tram 2013, route 111, spencer st, tram 288, tram 996, route 48, w6 class, a2 class, z class, tram 16, route 75, tram 113, tram 9, bundoora, high st, la trobe university, tram 186 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tickets - Victorian Railways St Kilda to Brighton electric tramway, Victorian Railways (VR), 1950s
Tickets printed and issued by the Victorian Railways for the St Kilda to Brighton electric street railway or tramway. The line closed in sections with the last section between the railway station and Elwood Depot closing in 1959. All tickets numbered for accounting purposes.Yields information about the VR Ticketting System for its TramwayslSet of 7 Victorian Railways St Kilda Brighton ticket blocks. Printed on white sheets, stapled at the top with a large staple onto a cardboard backing strip. Each value in red ink with black print information. Each block has the ticket number printed on the stub of the ticket that remained with the block when torn off. Were printed in blocks of 200. 1 - 2d tickets nos 178027 to 178199 - for use between Glenhuntly Rd and Carlisle Street. 2 - 3 1/2 - backing cardboard removed and some tickets removed from the rear of the block - Nos. 747011 to 747182. 3 - 4d - Nos. 20007 to 20195 - some tickets at the rear removed including the stubs, 4 - 4d - No.s 513612 to 513791 - cardboard backing and some tickets at rear removed. The ticket numbers are in a different style to that above. 5 - 5d - Nos. 230013 to 230195 - cardboard backing and some tickets at rear removed. 6 - 5d - Nos 397246 to 397399 7 - 5d - Nos 387204 to 387295 - some tickets at the rear removed including the stubs. tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton electric tramway, fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tickets - Victorian Railways Sandringham to Black Rock electric tramway, Victorian Railways (VR), 1950s
Tickets printed and issued by the Victorian Railways for the Sandringham to Black Rock electric street railway or tramway. The line closed in 1956. All tickets numbered for accounting purposes.Yields information about the VR Ticketting System for its Tramways.Set of 3 Victorian Railways Sandringham to Black Rock electric tramway ticket blocks. Printed on white sheets, stapled at the top with a large staple onto a cardboard backing strip. Each value in red ink with black print information. Each block has the ticket number printed on the stub of the ticket that remained with the block when torn off. Were printed in blocks of 200. 1 - 2d - Nos 677805 to 677986 - rear cardboard backing removed along with a number of tickets. 2 - 2d - Nos 80012 to 80185 with tickets and stubs removed at the rear. 3 - 3d - Nos. 40022 to 400189 - as above. tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, fares, sandringham, black rock tramway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tickets - Victorian Railways Sandringham to Beumaris Motor Coach, Victorian Railways (VR), mid 1950s
Tickets printed and issued by the Victorian Railways for the Sandringham to Beaumaris motor coach (bus) service, following the closure of the tramway to Black Rock in 1956. All tickets numbered for accounting purposes.Yields information about the VR Ticketting System for its Tramways and motor coach services.Set of 7 Victorian Railways Sandringham to Beumaris Motor Coach ticket blocks. Printed on white sheets, stapled at the top with a large staple onto a cardboard backing strip. Each value in green ink with black print information. Each block has the ticket number printed on the stub of the ticket that remained with the block when torn off. Were printed in blocks of 200. 1 - 2d - Nos. 051601 to 051788 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed 2 - 2 1/2d - Nos. 012801 012993 - series A - Child - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed 3 - 2 1/2d - Nos. 012801 012999 - series B - Child - front ticket removed 4 - 3d - Nos. 134403 to 134589 - front and rear tickets removed 5 - 4d - Nos 232201 to 232392 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removed 6 - 5d - Nos 104801 to 104994 - front and rear tickets removed. 7 - 6d - Nos 134201 to 134393 - cardboard backing strip, front and some rear tickets removedtickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, fares, sandringham, black rock tramway, beaumaris -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Rail & Tram weekly tickets, Victorian Railways (VR), c1935
Set of three Victorian Railways Rail & Tram weekly Periodicals with conditions of travel on the rear, See reference page 124 and Figure 6-27. Such tickets were introduced on 1/7/1939. All tickets were available for 14 tram trips only, but unlimited rail trips: 1 - Balcombe Road and Melbourne - First Class - white card - No. 1346, marked cancelled 13/5/1939 2 - Sandringham and cnr Bluff Road and Royal Ave - white card - Male, No. 41618, price 1/3 with a red 1 (first class?) - stamped cancelled 3 - North Road and Melbourne - white card overprinted in pink to leave a cross, Female, No. 506, Second class, with cancelled hand written on the front.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram weekly tickets for both their tramways and the changes made over time. May have been used for training samples.Set of three printed card tickets with over printing and hand writing as shown.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, weekly tickets, sandringham to black rock -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 5 Tram Scholars's Concession Ticket, Victorian Railways (VR), 1915 - 1928
Set of 5 Tram Scholars's Concession Ticket - all printed with the heading "St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway", See reference page 126 for background. Type used between Jan 1915 and 1928. Gives hours of availability, not available or holidays or during school vacations. Three have been overstamped "Not Available for smoking compartments". All have plain backs. See item 7799 for a used sample and associated correspondence. 1 - No 3126, sections 1 and 2, price 4/6 2 - No. 2895, 1 and 2 adjoining sections price 4/6 3 - No. 1998 - three adjoining sections, price 5/- 4 - No. 398 - four adjoining sections, price 6/3 5 - No. 294 - dittoDemonstrates a set of Victorian Railways Scholar's tickets used on the St Kilda Brighton tramway.Set of five card tickets - all have been stamped "Cancelled" by the Auditor of Receipts.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, scholar's tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 3 Tram Monthly ticket, Victorian Railways (VR), c1930s
Victorian Railways Tram Monthly Periodical with conditions of travel on the inside. See reference page 125/126 and Figure 6-31. All tickets were available for 60-only tram trips, with space for the name of the holder Not numbered. 1 - St Kilda and Vautier St - 2 sections, 9/-, Male 2 - St Kilda and Dickens St, fare 6/- Male 3 - St Kilda and Dickens St, fare 6/- Female - printed with a red cross.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Tram monthly ticket for a specific section or trip on the St Kilda Brighton tramway. May have been used as a training sample.Printed card ticket, card, with a crease in the middle so it could be folded.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, monthy -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 6 rail - tram tickets St Kilda - Brighton, Victorian Railways (VR), 1940s
Tickets sold on trams for a through journey to Melbourne, the format indicating the availability. See reference 120 and figure 6-1 for an example. 1 - Brighton Beach to Melbourne First class - 55591 2 - ditto - first class return - 45158 3 - Vautier St to Melbourne - first class - both numbered 41723 - training set? 4 - ditto - return first class - both numbered 41700Demonstrates a set of Victorian Railways tram - rail tickets for use on the St Kilda Brighton tramway.Set of 6 Edmondson style railway tickets, printed on pasteboard and cancelled.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda - brighton -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "Farewell to Rickety Kate", 29/2/1959
Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun? 29/2/1959 about the closure of the VR Victorian Railways St Kilda - Elwood Depot - (Brighton) tramway the previous morning. Has a photo of driver Frank O'Brien at the controls of the tram 28 with many people hanging onto the tram. Titled "Farewell to Rickety Kate". Most of the cutting has been damaged."Feb 29 1959" along the top edge.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways, vr, tram 28 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 30, Mike Ryan, Nov. 1998
Slide - set of 29 - 35mm - white plastic mount of various heritage trams at Bylands. .1 - Recovered A class ? body stored at Bylands .2 - front of 980 .3 - interior of 52? or 980? .4 - Recovered A class ? body stored at Bylands .5 - VR52 .6 - Ballarat Jelbart Roller .7 - Ex U class car as a stores delivery form. .8 - Interior .9 - Interior W3 or W2 .10 - W3 667 .11 - W3 667 .12 - W4 interior .13 - general view inside depot .14 - not used .15 - interior of 902 .16 - VR car .17 - ditto .18 - ditto interior .19 - ditto interior .20 - sign about not travelling on running boards .21 - VR car .22 - W2 .23 - interior of 844 .24 - interior of W1 427 .25 - ditto .26 - W1 427 .27 - interior of X1 467 .28 - X1 467 .29 - Grinder .30 - W3 667trams, tramways, bylands, w1 class, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, w6 class, pcc, vr trams, jelbart, tram 667, tram 673, tram 980, tram 52, tram 902, tram 467, tram 427, tram 844 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Michael Schrader, "Tram Pix ex Slides", 1960's
Manilla file folder, Railways of Australia Committee with a blue tape on the left hand side, preprinted file containing six sets of photograph sleeves with a sheet of white paper between, marked "Tram Pix ex Slides". Clipped into the folder with brass foldback clips. Sheet 1 front: MMTB Christmas Tram - 16W - Swanston St - 1963 T181 at Footscray Depot c1960 Brisbane Dreadnought 178 Sheet 1 rear VR 6 on an AETA Tour Brighton line Brisbane 358 and baby dreadnought and a group of 4 people Ballarat 35 and three other trams in City Loop - pre 1960 Sheet 2 front Ballarat 30 in bound in Albert St Sebastopol pre 1960 Bendigo 12 leaving depot, pre 1960 Bendigo 26 at Eaglehawk pre 1960 Sheet 2 rear Bendigo 29 pre 1960 Bendigo 28 with a group of enthusiasts standing in front - mid to late 1960's Sydney - coupled set of crossbench cars at a beach terminus Sheet 3 front Sydney - with Mark Foys in background Sydney - 2057 Sydney - trams being scrapped c1960 Sheet 3 rear Sydney - trams being burnt VR 30 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 front VR36 and 6 on the Brighton line VR53 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 rear VR 51 at Sandringham VR 51 on Sandringham Black Rock line VR 50 at Black Rock terminus Sheet 5 - not used Sheet 6 - front - photograph of a steam tram locomotive???trams, tramways, swanston st, myer, christmas trams, footscray depot, brisbane, st kilda brighton, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, scrapped trams, st kilda railway station, sandringham, black rock, tram 16w, tram 181, tram 178, tram 6, tram 358, tram 35, tram 30, tram 12, tram 26, tram 29, tram 28, tram 2057, tram 30, tram 36, tram 53, tram 51, tram 50 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), Miscellaneous tickets and travel dockets, 1993
Set of six replica tickets (two of each except for item 1) for AETA 50th Anniversary Easter 1993 tours .1 - VR St Kilda Brighton 3d - Modern Trams tour - 10/4/1993 .2 - HTT - 5d, Bendigo tram tour 12/4/1993 .3 - MBCTT - 1d, Bellarine tour11/4 or 15/4 1993 - change of date on one sample. .4 - SEC - 10d / 8c ticket for the Ballarat tour 9/4/1983 .5 - VR Motor coach - 50c, Pacific Boulevard to Sandringham - used for the Bylands and Yamgardook tour 14/4/1993. .6 - MMTB - cable tram through fare - 1 1/2d - ASEA Brown Boveri Tour - 8/4/1993.trams, tramways, aeta, htt, vr, tickets, secv, tours, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, VR Sandringham Tram Depot, 1921
Set of 8 drawings, prints from original VR drawings of the Victorian Railways Sandringham Railway station, tram depot, bus depot and alterations between 1921 and 1958.\ .1 - VR Sandringham to Black Rock, Electric Street Railway – Car shed at Sandringham – Locality Plan – shows car depot layout, substation, track location for both the railway and tramway, including the platform, goods shed and coal stage. Not dated. Consists of two sheets of paper joined in the middle – 420H x 1210W. Minor creases at end of rolled sheet. .2 - Drawing 1907.21 - Sandringham car shed proposed extension – with note “Not carried out” – dated 2-8-21 Second copy has stamp – Drawer 2, Folio 1, plan 2 in bottom left hand corner. 480H x 630W .3 - Sandringham Station – station layout showing proposed extension to passenger platforms for both 7 and 10 car trains, buildings shops as the southern end of the yard, rail and tramway tracks, streets, dated 12.2.1923. Drawing 582.22. 420H x 590W. .4 - Locker Room for Bus Drivers – plan 264-46, dated 2-5-1946, 295H x 420W. .5 - Shower for Bus Drivers, Plan No. 815-50, dated 15/12/1950, 295H x 420W. Has a note on the drawing – “not carried out”. .6 - Tramcar shed – Site Plan – Entrance Gates – shows conversion arrangements of the depot from trams to buses, including entrance way gates. Plan 456-56. 295H x 420W. .7 - Conversion of sub-station into New Amenities Block - plan number 51-57, dated 22.2.1957 - Detail architectural drawings for the above work. 295H x 420W .8 - Conversion of sub-station into New Amenities Block - plan number 51-57, dated 22.2.1957 - Detail architectural drawings for the above work. 295H x 420W. .9 - Proposed Improvements to Bus Depot - Plan No. 455-52 - not dated. 420H x 595Wtrams, tramways, vr, sandringham, tramways, buses, railways, black rock -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, Victorian Railways electric tramway and motor coach services tickets, 1956 and 1959
Set of two Victorian Railways electric tramway and motor coach services tickets with pencil notes on rear. 1 - 7d - paper, black printing red fare, number 082763d - "Sun 5 Feb 1956 Tram No. 42 went from Mid Brighton SLC here 1st towards BB rtn M Bright etc Brighton Beach". 2 - 1/- - as above - 074160A - 12.11am (approximate but could be later) from St Kilda - Elwood (Ride Free), Tram 28, last VR Tram Sunday 1 March 1959"See above.trams, tramways, vr, tickets, st kilda, st kilda brighton, last tram, elwood -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, David Frost, "A short history of the Victorian Railways Trams - St Kilda - Brighton - Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris", May. 2006
Book - 20 pages + card covers, centre stapled titled "A short history of the Victorian Railways Trams - St Kilda - Brighton - Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris". Covers have colour photographs on the outside. Page 11 has a map of the two tramways with the tram lines and features shown in red. Written by David Frost, published May 2006 by Tramway Publications. Edited by Dean Filgate. Provides details of the background of the tramways, Elwood depot fire, Sandringham depot, closure and an Epilogue Has details of the Author. Copy 2 added 31-10-2020trams, tramways, vr trams, elwood, st kilda brighton, sandringham, beaumaris -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, Keith Kings, "Destination City", 1954
Book - "Destination City" - paper covers - 20 pages - centre stapled - with sub title "A Pictorial Review of Melbourne's Tramcars", priced at 2/-, published by Traction Publications of Brighton Beach in 1954. Reproduced from the Australian Tramway Album 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. See image i4 for a pdf copy.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Prahran Times, The Age, The Herald, The Sun, "They did not like the bus", "He's happy with the new bus route", "Smooth Tram to Bus Change-over", "Concessions on bus unlikely", Mar. 1959
Set of four newspaper clippings from various papers about the closure of the Victorian Railways St Kilda Brighton tram and replacement by buses operated by the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines. .1 - "They did not like the bus" - The Herald, 2/3/1959 - complaints about the new bus service. .2 - "He's happy with the new bus route" - the Sun, 3/3/1959 - quoting the managing director of the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines - Lewis Page .3 - "Smooth Tram to Bus Chang-over" - The Age 3/3/1959 - about the change over from trams to bus, quotes Lewis Page, gives cost of new buses, selling of combined rail / bus tickets and the number of buses meeting the trains at St Kilda Station. .4 - "Concessions on bus unlikely" - The Prahran Times 18/3/1959 - little possibility of concessions, cost of concessions, that the MMTB declined to operate the service and the Melbourne Brighton Bus lines was the only applicant.All have hand written notes in ink re source.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, closure, buses, railways, concession fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Prahran Times, "Railways Pay St Kilda L199,900", "Tramway removal could cost over L280,000", Mar. 1959
Set of two newspaper clippings from the Prahran Times about the removal of the former VR Tram tracks in St Kilda and negotiations with the Victorian Railways. L=Pounds .1 - "Railways Pay St Kilda L199,900" - 24/3/1959. .2 - "Tramway removal could cost over L280,000" - 11/3/1959.Hand written notes in ink re source.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, track removal, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Rosalind Landells, "Those first fainting days of Brighton's Street Railway", "Those wonderful old tramways finally rolled to a halt", c1987
Set of two photocopies of articles written by Rosalind Landells, Hon Secretary of Brighton Historical Society and published in the Hampton Bugle about the St Kilda Brighton electric railway or tramway. .1 - "Those first fainting days of Brighton's Street Railway" - Feb 1987 - looks at the construction and history of the tramway. .2 - "Those wonderful old tramways finally rolled to a halt" - March 1987 - looks at the closure of the tramway, the MMTB, riding the trams - includes a cartoon by Duffy.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, vr, construction, opening, closure, mmtb, cartoons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, St Kilda Brighton Electric railway notes, c1956
Three foolscap sheets - notes on the St Kilda Brighton Electric railway, including length, authorisation and a newspaper cutting, from the Sun, 28/2/1956 about the closure of the tramway that night. Items 2062, 614 and 2063 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Brighton Electric Street Railway" in ink on the front cover.trams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda, closure -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramways Development - M&MTB", late 1920's
Set of personal papers - placed in a file marked "Tramway Development M&MTB" Hand written calculations and sheets, mostly pencil only compiling the mileage of the MMTB from 1/2/1920. Includes one sheet in ink (imaged) showing details of electric railways taken over, constructed or removed since the inception of the board on 1/2/1920 to 30/6/1928. Separate compilations for the cable tram sheet. First sheet includes a summary of the cable, horse, trust, NMETL and VR tramways as at 30/11/1922.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, cable trams, htt, pmtt, horse trams, pmtt, ftt, nmetl, fnptt, mbctt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Colour Prints, Lloyd Rogers, 8/02/1998 12:00:00 AM
Set of two colour prints of an Ex Victorian Railways bogie tram body of tram 35 at Bylands, 8/2/1998. Photo by Lloyd Rogers, printed on Kodak Paper. .1 - view of tram from the outside sitting on a set of bogie. .2 - Interior view of tram.Each photo has written in ink on the rear the details and date of the photograph and the negative number.trams, tramways, vr trams, sale of trams, scrapped trams, tmsv, bylands, tram 35 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tour Notes, Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic Div) (ARHS), "ARHS Vic Div Melbourne Tram Tour - Sunday March 21st 1976", Mar. 1976
Tour Notes - four foolscap pages - 2 stapled sheets - Gestener printed, titled "ARHS Vic Div Melbourne Tram Tour - Sunday March 21st 1976", giving details, route description including open dates, some notes on the adjacent rail lines, trams to be used (VR 53, W6 995, W5 761, W2 639 and W2 635. Organised by Norm Cross. Lists crews and those who assisted with the notes. Two copies held.trams, tramways, arhs, tours, tour guide, tram 53, tram 995, tram 761, tram 639, tram 635 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, late 1930s
Set of two black and white photographs of tramcar 815 in Collins St at Spencer St. Tram 815 was one of 24 W5 class trams built by MMTB at Preston Workshops in 1937. Entered service Saturday 13 November 1937. In April 1984 converted to SW5. Currently stored at Newport Workshops. Was relocated to the site of the former Glenhuntly Post Office in Glenhuntly Road Feb. 2020. Photo shows tram at corner with Specer St station parcels building and VR building in background. Also shows building on corner which was used by State Saving Bank of Victoria. Destination shown as "Kew Depot" route number 47.trams, tramways, w5 class, collins st, spencer st, route 47, tram 815 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Tour Notes", 1968 to 1972
Set of 8 tours notes or information for TMSV (Tramway Museum Society of Victoria), tour notes, written generally by Keith Kings. 1 - Golden Sunset tour of 26-12-1968 - includes ticket, MMTB timetable, Puffing Billy circular, TMSV tickets, and tour notes using trams L101 and W4 671 2 - Ballarat and Bendigo farewell tours - 21/8/1971, and 4/2/1972 - tour notes, timetable diagram, VR special train circulars, tours in conjunction with the ARHS Vic Div. 3 - 46th tour - 17/10/1971 - using tram X2 676 and Y469 - tour notes. 4 - Golden Sunset tour of 26/12/1971 using tram 980 - MMTB timetable. 5 - 48th tour - 20/2/1972 using tram 102 - tour notes 6 - 52nd tour - 12/11/1972, trams 52 and 787 - tour notes 7 - Golden Sunset tour of 26/12/1972 using W2 605 and W5 725 - tour circular 8 - Photocopy of tour notes for May 1971 using tram 1032, notes written by Norm Cross.trams, tramways, tmsv, tours, tram tours, ballarat, bendigo, tram 101, tram 671, tram 676, tram 469, tram 980, tram 102, tram 42, tram 787, tram 605, tram 725, tram 1032 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Albert Road and Clarendon St South Melbourne, Bill Kingsley, 13/10/1971
Set of four black and white photos by Bill Kingsley of trams in South Melbourne: 1 - SW6 895 (Sth Melbourne & St Kilda Beach, Route 12) outbound in Albert Road. Tram has advertisements for Robo 2 min auto car wash, and Norton makes Bear Tape. 2 - W2 639 (Sth Melbourne & St Kilda Beach, Route 12) outbound in Albert Road. Tram has advertisements for Tolleys Brandy. In the background is the former South Melbourne Football ground. 3 - W5 773 (City-Brunswick St, route 12), turning from Albert Road into Clarendon St. Tram has advertisements for Sprint soft drink and HMV sound systems. 4 - Photo of Bill KIngsley's well-known VR Combi van.Yields information about the Albert Road tram servicesSet of four black and white photographs and associated 35mm negatives.Location on the rear of each print.trams, tramways, bill kingsley., albert road, clarendon st, route 12, sw6 class, w5 class, w2 class, tram 895, tram 639, tram 773, vr combi, south melbourne, south melbourne football ground -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two photos - route 82 cars on the day of the closure of the Footscray local routes, 10/2/1962
Colour prints showing two of the service cars running route 82 on the day of the closure of the Footscray local routes 10-2-1962: 1 - W5 750 (Moonee Ponds, route 82) at the Footscray terminus in Leeds St. 2 - VR 52 (Moonee Ponds, route 82) turning from Ballarat Road into Gordon St.Yields information about route 82 service cars on the day of the closure of the Footscray local routes. Set of two Colour print on Kodak Royal paper.trams, tramways, ballarat road, leeds st, footscray, w5 class, vr class, tram 52, tram 750 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Sandringham - rail - tram - bus tickets - set of 4, Victorian Railways (VR), 1950s to 1980s
The Victorian Railways continued to operate a bus service along the former Black Rock - Sandringham line, long after the tram line closed. This set of tickets represents samples of Edmondson-style tickets sold at stations for use on the bus. 1 - Middle Brighton to Cnr of Bluff Road & Royal Ave - first class - joint rail and tram tickets - No. 0128 - dated stamped 15 June 1971 (this ticket was purchased by the donor as a sample at the time) 2 - Weekly ticket - Black Rock and Elsternwick - issued at Sandrinham - No. 0809 3 - Single ticket - 4 sections - Pacific Boulevard - No. 05208 4 - Return ticket - 2 sections - day return - Pacific Boulevard - No, 00826 Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railwaysSet of 4 Edmondson style railway tickets.railways, tickets, weekly tickets, buses, victorian railways, sandringham, sandringham to black rock, pacific boulevard