Book - - the history of the Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall-Wood, published 1966, 3rd edition revised and enlarged. Gives a brief history of the electric tramway operated by the Victorian Railways between St. Kilda Station and the Brighton Beach railway station, that commenced operation in 1905. Also a short history of the Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris - Cheltenham tram electric and horse tram lines. Includes maps, rolling stock and ticket notes. Published by Traction Publications. Has details of the AETA on the back cover and listing of some publications. See Reg Item 2062 for the 1st edition and 3400 for the second edition.Yields information about the Victorian Railways Melbourne tramways or street railways.Book - 40 pages including card coverstrams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda, sandringham, black rock, horse trams

Laminated A3 poster or sheet titled "General Scheme for Future Tramways", prepared by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts in 1998 extracted from the MMTB Annual Report for 1923. Has comments on the scheme, new lines, proposals and shows the lines proposed. Map shows cable lines, existing electric lines, tramways proposed to be abandoned (Rathdowne St), Domain Road, alternative routes, railways and railway tram routes. Includes a photo of tram 105. 2nd copy - not lamined - folded into three vertically. See also Reg Item 2089 for an original of this document.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, new track, closure, construction, routes, tram 105

Duplicated Gestener, form, on pink foolscap paper titled "Suggestions for Developing M&MTB Operations", produced by the AETA (Australian Electric Traction Association) to gather ideas or suggestions from members about MMTB operations - for tickets and schedules, access, rolling stock, track, miscellaneous and expansion. Asked for the page to be returned to the Secretary by 1/2/1981.trams, tramways, aeta, mmtb, surveys, operations, forms

Depot table sheet or block - roneo or spirit duplicated, printed on light card - for - "Sunday 14-1-1968 - Glenhuntly - North Fitzroy - Kew - Malvern - Doncaster" shows the various runs and crew tables for the day, has an index and notes. The block was prepared for the track work to realign Dandenong Road and the Chapel St intersection as part of the St Kilda Junction project. See page 96 of Timeline History of Melbourne's Government Cable and Electric Trams - Barry George et al.trams, tramways, table cards, glenhuntly tram depot, kew depot, north fitzroy depot, doncaster depot, malvern depot, drivers, conductors, st kilda junction

Two page Gestetner printed list, foolscap sheets titled "MMTB Route Numbers - Tram Routes", giving the list of route numbers for all numbers to 99 including A to E, showing where numbers and most letters not used at the time. Does not give bus route numbers. Used up to the renumbering of Oct. 1970. For the route listing that replaced this list see Record Number 360. See Electric Traction - Oct 1955 and August 1954 for previous lists as well. A copy of the Oct list is shown in images i3 and i4. Second copy from donation of Harry Jackson 8/2/2019, added. This copy included two sheets of bus route numbers. Added as images i5.trams, tramways, mmtb, route numbers, routes, buses

Forty page full colour publication plus covers with fold out map on the rear cover titled "Information for public transport staff - 2008 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix". Gives details of event for train, tram and bus crews, event program and transport map, including shunting details, announcements, bus replacement services, electric or automatic points, route alterations. On the back cover has contact telephone numbers and web addresses. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, grand prix, metlink, formula 1, albert park

Poster - full colour on white paper, A4 single sided, titled "Take a Ride back in time just for fun!" Part of the centenary of electric trams, 10 September 2006 at Luna Park, gives discount for Metcard holds. Has logos for Luna Park, Metcard, Yarra Trams 100 years of trams.trams, tramways, metcard, yarra trams, 100 years of electric trams, luna park

Black and White photograph, mounted onto brown card of the interior of Ascot Vale Sub-station with two rotary converters in the foreground, and associated panels and four employees alongside the panels. Rotary Converters have English Electric displayed on the machines. Time-line history of Melbourne's Government cable electric trams and buses - George et al, page 30 gives date of opening as Dec. 1924.Under the photograph, the words "Ascot Vale" has been written in ink and one person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, ascot vale, english electric, rotary converters, switchboards

Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined card of 8 men in a doorway a the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. Mr Murdoch the manager, most likely in the right hand of the top row. Others unknown. May have been taken a the time of the hand over of Essendon Power Station to the SEC / MMTBOne person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl, substation

Black and White photograph, mounted onto dark grey card of 4 men in standing by a generator at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne with the name impressed into the bottom right hand corner.One person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl

Set of three Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined, brown rear, card of equipment at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. .1 - Switchboard and wiring at the one end of the power station with attendant. .2 - View showing the engines and steam control equipment. (images i2 and i3 - close up of builders plate) .3 - View showing the generator ends of the engines (images i4 and i5 - close up of the buildings plate) - Browett and Lindley of Manchester, main engines. Reference photo on page 12 of "A short history of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited" - K.S. Kings, edited by Dean Filgate Dec. 2016.trams, tramways, power station, equipment, essendon, nmetl

Illustration, black and white, printed on gloss paper, reproduction of a MMTB report of photographs of the opening of the Northcote electric tramway line, East Preston Depot, 24 June 1955. May be from an MMTB Annual Report. Shows the people attending, virtually all men. Shows the nature of the crossing with the resilient inserts - it did not work as planned.trams, tramways, opening, east preston, northcote, bourke st

Letter - PMTT letterhead - from H. Dix Engineer and Manager of the PMTT to the Secretary - R. H. Shackell, of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, dated 6/8/1918 enclosing a copy of a letter from the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) regarding a shelter shed on the corner of St Kilda Road and High St being relocated to the South Side of High St. RACV letter - dated 5/7/1918, location dangerous for pedestrians (Passengers changing from electric to cable trams) and motorists and suggesting the same location as for Commercial and St Kilda Roads. Handwritten memo on a piece of typed paper looking for donations to the Melbourne Hospital, regarding issues to be considered if relocated.trams, tramways, pmtt, letters, racv, high st, st kilda rd, shelters

Folder with papers, titled "Yarra Trams 2006 - 100 Years of electric trams - Press Pack", issued 10 August 2006 by Yarra Trams and Siemens for the centenary celebrations of electric trams Contains Reg Items: copy of 1105 - Cardboard folder copy of 762 - Siemens - A5 foldup tram postcard - cardboard model copy of 109 - Ditto - A4 size - cardboard model 2401.1 - Long bookmark with the 100 years trams 2401.2 - Have a coffee on use with stapled voucher - Hudson's 2401.3 - Press Release dated 19/8/2006 copy of 864 - A4 sheet - Centenary Art Tram copy of 841 - A4 sheet - 1906 2402.1 - Siemens tram history pamphlet 2402.2 - Siemens Low floor Combino pamphlettrams, tramways, 100 years of electric trams, combino, siemens, yarra trams, decorated trams

Series of three items contained with Reg item 2400, a Folder with papers, titled "Yarra Trams 2006 - 100 Years of electric trams - Press Pack", issued 10 August 2006 by Yarra Trams and Siemens for the centenary celebrations of electric trams .1 - Bookmark - longitudinal or side on view of the Centenary Art Tram - 5006 - with the 100 years, Yarra Trams and Siemens logos. Three copies held. .2 - Have a coffee on us postcard with images of the various trams on the side of the tram and a voucher stapled to the sheet for a free coffee at Hudson's. .3 - Press or Media release for the launch of the Centenary Art Tram dated Thursday 10 August 2006 - quotes Dennis Cliche - two sheets with an image of 5006 on the second sheet. Has contact details for further information - Naomi Helleren of Yarra Trams and Joanne Woo of Siemens.trams, tramways, 100 years of electric trams, combino, siemens, yarra trams, decorated trams, tram 5006

Series of two items contained with Reg item 2400, a Folder with papers, titled "Yarra Trams 2006 - 100 Years of electric trams - Press Pack", issued 10 August 2006 by Yarra Trams and Siemens for the centenary celebrations of electric trams .1 - Pamphlet - A4 sheet, full colour - titled - "The Siemens tram from past to present" - outlines the history of Siemens trams from 1881 with images of trams through to 2002 and development of the Combino trams. .2 - Pamphlet - A4 sheet, full colour - titled - "World-class trams for a world class city" - provides a case study of the low floor Combino trams, drawings of the five section trams, internal views and details of the trams and its features.trams, tramways, combino, siemens, germany

Book - 20 pages - the history of the Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall-Wood, published 1956, 1st edition. Gives a brief history of the electric tramway operated by the Victorian Railways. Includes maps, rolling stock and an Epilogue. Published by Traction Publications. Has details of the AETA on the back cover and listing of some publications. See Reg Item 1351 for the 3rd edition. Items 2062, 614 and 2063 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Brighton Electric Street Railway" in ink on the front cover. See 3400 for the 2nd edition.trams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda

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

Handwritten lists of tramways built, or not constructed listed on full foolscap sheets: .1 - "MMTB Tramways Constructed and/or Operated" - 14 sheets giving street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric or omnibus with authorisation, date opened and notes. .2 - "Tramways Authorized by Statute" - 24 sheets + 6 unused sheets - listing street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric, reference to the actual Act and remarks. Includes lines for the Williamstown area. .3 - "MMTB Tramways Authorized but not Constructed" - 2 sheets - giving street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric or omnibus with authorisation, date opened and notes. Includes a plain sheet of paper giving a trial layout for the form.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, parliament, acts of parliament, order in council, regulations, mmtb, tramways, railways, buses, horse trams

File- card, green grey - Rondo of London type, titled "Annual Mileages Tram", containing many handwritten and some drawings detailing the various tramway miles of the MMTB for both cable and electric late 1920's to mid 1930's. Includes the calculations for the report. Included is drawing P6369 which has been scanned details the track mileages for the electric, cable and car sheds, workshops and store yards as at 30/6/1932. See Reg Item 2084 for tram miles for each municipality.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, mileages, reports, councils

See image 2085i4 for tender re brake blocks detailing the type of cast iron and the Brinell hardness.Demonstrates MMTB tender documents of 1923.Manila colour file marked "Specifications" containing 25 different specifications of the MMTB 1922 to 1925. Not all dated, generally foolscap sheets either pinned or stapled. Dated Tender No. For supply of: 30/6/1925 157 Steel castings Not dated Ballast Hopper trucks 1923 Steelwork for electric and cable tramway crossings Pamphlet Monier Pipes and box culverts Pamphlet Monier – septic tanks and aerators Not dated 229 Purchase of removal of cottages 101 to 107 Bouverie St Carlton Not dated Side tipping ballast trucks 18/7/1923 226 Brake shoes - see pdf file for a full scan 18/7/1923 222 Steel tramway tyres 18/7/1923 220 Concrete Mixing Plants Not dated 219 Dressed wooden poles 9/5/1923 215 Bricks 19/4/1923 214 Reinforced Concrete fencing posts 20/3/1923 213 Tramway steel wire ropes 28/3/1923 212 Painting exterior of 673 Bourke St Melbourne Not dated 210 Alterations to offices at Rathdowne St depot Not dated 202 80lb steel rails and fishplates 5/1/1923 198 GE201 Motors 6/12/1922 197 Hydraulic pit jacks 6/12/1922 195 Supply of Low tension feeder cable Not dated 194 Supply of high tension cable 4/12/1922 188 Supply of hard drawn trolley wire 6/11/1922 186 Dressed wooden poles 20/11/1922 182 Steel Poles 20/12/1922 171 Erection and completion of new car depot Glen Huntly Roadtrams, tramways, mmtb, tenders, specification, trackwork, motors, cables, poles, ballast wagons, glenhuntly tram depot, brake blocks

Set of personal papers - typed carbon copies - various drafts for the fifth and sixth schedules for "Consolidation of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Acts", references to original documents. Includes a comparative table of electric tramways described in part II of the sixth schedule of Act 3732 with the same in the draft of part II of the sixth scheduled for the new consolidation. Proposed alteration to other portions of the MMTB Act of 1928 during consolidation. See Reg Item 2120 for a copy of the Act - 1954 reprint.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, parliament, acts of parliament

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

Book - brown card cover, stapled with a set of 9 Acts of the Victorian Parliament that involved the MMTB and other tramways. Contains the following Acts: 1 - Act 3367 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 15/12/1924 2 - Act 3308 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 18/12/1923 3 - Act 3247 - relating to the works and undertakings of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited in the Municipal District of the City of Melbourne and the City of Essendon - 21/12/1922 4 - Act 3023 - to amend the MMTB Act - 16/12/1919 5 - Act 2995 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1918 - set up the MMTB - 7/1/1919 - document has been trimmed on the right hand side to enable the various parts to be opened up - has many hand written notes on changes to the Act, underlining. With in the covers are many hand written notes on the various Acts and questions and comments - pencil on plain paper. See Also Reg Item 2108 for these and other Acts bound into a book.The various Acts have "H. S. McComb" written on the top right hand corner in ink or pencil.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, nmetl

Folder - brown card cover, stapled with a copy of the Victorian Act of Parliament No. 3243 that authorised the construction of the Electric tramway to West Brunswick (East Coburg line). Dated 21/12/1922."H. S. McComb" written on the top right hand corner in ink, underlining of various words in red ink and two sets of hand written notes on the right hand side of page 3.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, east coburg, construction

Set of six folio or double foolscap sheets, typed with ruled lines in red, titled "List of Orders-In-Council & Acts", listing electric lines authorised to be built as at 8/5/1923. Provides information on the Act, Schedule, date of Order in Council, Grantee, Routes and whether built.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, plans, order in council

Printed document - headed "Legislative Assembly", first reading dated 16/11/1943, titled "A Bill to authorize the Construction by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board of an Electric Tramway from South Melbourne to Melbourne.". Details the route: Sturt and Hanna Streets to William St via Queens Bridge St and Little Flinders Street - notes can be of open ballast construction and which authority responsible for costs. Notes part is cable tram conversion.trams, tramways, mmtb, south melbourne, hanna st, conversion, william st, queens bridge st, acts of parliament

Set of five handwritten notes and extracts from magazines, newspapers etc. 1 - Northern Tramway (Cable) - Electric Traction December 1960 2 - Box Hill Doncaster - ditto 3 - Cutting from The Herald - 3/3/1961 regarding horse trams in Sydney 4 - closure of Sydney tramways - Australasian Post - 23/2/1961 5 - Melbourne Horse Trams and buses - Electric Traction Jan. 1961 6 - Victorian Tramways from the Victorian Year Book - 1914-15trams, tramways, cable trams, northcote, sydney, horse trams, box hill, victorian government

Folder with papers or file with manila covers, secured with white cloth shoelace type retaining mechanism and red Bakelite type clips containing papers concerned with the construction of the tramway extension at Victoria Bridge (to run alongside the cable tram), the conversion of Kew Horse Tramway and construction of a new electric tramway to Burke Road - titled "16/298 - Tramway Along Victoria St, Barkers Road and High Street to Burke Road". Compiled by the Public Works Department of Victoria - generally dated 1914 to 1916 Shows the nature of the paperwork required for an Act of Parliament to authorise the work, orders in Council, drafts, actual copies of Parliamentary documents, letters to and from Councils, Members of Parliament, PMTT, plans, bridges and footpaths. Includes letters with the City of Collingwood, Kew and Richmond.trams, tramways, kew, high st, victoria st, bridges, collingwood, barkers rd, construction, cable trams, burke rd, pmtt, public works department, parliament

Printed invitation on off-white card with MMTB letter head invitation to the "Official Opening of the Bourke Street - Northcote Electric Tramway", Friday 24th June 1955 at 3pm at the new tramcar depot in Plenty Road Preston. Has been handwritten for "H. S. McComb Esq." in blue ink. Has a map of the route, the Nicholson St line show dotted and schedule for completion in 1956, details of the project and a brief history of the route.trams, tramways, opening, civic functions, bourke st, preston depot, northcote, cable trams