Map - MMTB "Melbourne 1969" showing MMTB tram and bus routes and waterways, tram and bus depots and workshops printed on a light brown paper, prepared by R. W. Green (Robert) Shows the names of the various suburban termini.trams, tramways, map, tram routes, bus routes, depots

Set of two ""Supplementary Running Journal", used by Conductors to enable the checking of tickets by Examiners. Was to be filled out prior to the commencement of journey and placed in the clip provided. Has space for date, punch mar, each fare time and Signature and Number. Both have punch marks .1 - Used 11-8-1935, possibly on a cable car, signed at R. Elliott, completed in pencil, car 476. Has part of a depot stamp in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - Form 3/134, Aug 66, used 8-1-69 by conductor No. 1267, ? from Malvern Depot, car 275. Completed in ink. Has the Malvern depot stamp on the rear. Re item 1 - Andrew Cox investigated this and found that W2 456 was at Coburg at the time and that though very fuzzy, could be Coburg depot stamp.trams, tramways, tickets, conductors, revenue journal, inspectors, cable trams, coburg depot

Black and white photograph of trams L104 and L102 outside of the office of Malvern Depot on the 70th Anniversary of the Opening of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways 21st May 1980. Tram 104 has the destination of Malvern Town Hall? and L102, Prahran.on rear in ink "L102 and 104 at Malvern Depot on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Opening of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways 21st May 1980."trams, tramways, malvern depot, pmtt, anniversary, l class, tram 102, tram 104

Slide - set of 4 - 35mm - Kodachrome cardboard mounts. .1 - Tram 808 at the Spencer St stop at the corner of Bourke St with Spencer St Station in the background. Note the route and destination - at the time when North Balwyn and Burwood Routes were combined on Sundays am and evening - and passengers changed at Hawthorn Bridge. Route 74. Has a Fosters Lager advertisement. .2 - As above, tram approaching the stop with the Spencer St station car park in the background. .3 - tram 1005 leaving the Bourke St terminus, taken after .4 .4 - tram 1005 at the Bourke St terminus with tram 838 crossing in the background, has the Station building, Carlyon's Hotel and the Tramways Building. Note the Bundy clock, tram stop signage and safety zone. Route 96. The grey box by the Bundy Clock is thought to be a correspondence box for the satchels that were transported between the depots and head office. Photographed by Vic Solomons June 1970 (based on date stamped on slide)trams, tramways, bourke st, spencer st, railways, stations, route 74, north balwyn, burwood, route 96, letters, mails, tram 808, tram 1005, tram 838

Photocopy - 15 pages - of "Appendix 2 - Depot Allocation of Trams", providing a set of 8 different MMTB depot tramcar fleet lists; Dated 24/3/1928 9/6/1934 30/6/1938 11/9/1948 29/1/1954 Jan. 1961 1/1/1977 28/10/1991 Similar in style to Don Story version from 1928 to 1991 - See Reg Item 840.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the Caulfield \ Glen Eira Reader 31/3/1997 titled "Era ends as tram depot closes", about the closure of the South Melbourne Depot, Kingsway, formerly Hanna St closure on Feb. 8 1997. Has a photo of the front gate of the depot. Written by Scott Whiffin.trams, tramways, south melbourne depot, hanna st, closure, tram depot

Retyped Instruction - MMTB - C No. 388, signed by A. Simpson District Traffic Superintendent, NS&F, dated 8/7/1925, giving instructions for trams crossing William St lines and in particular Bourke and William St. Notes the duties of the Conductors, drivers, flagmen and policemen. Two copies held - one on a single sheet and one copy on two sheets of paper. Would appear to have been retyped from the original document.trams, tramways, cable trams, essendon depot, william st, instructions, flagmen, bourke st, conductors, signalmen

Nine A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 1.7.1984". Sheets 1 to 3 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order including listing of tramcars for storage and disposal and storage and retention in operating condition. Sheets 4 to 8 - allocation by depot showing some crossed out in red including trams in storage, Preston Workshops, Training Trams, Tourist Trams, Miscellaneous and a summary of the Fleet. Sheet 9 - distribution list. Copy 2 - has not been marked up.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Report - photocopy of a computer print out, 36 pages, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Tram Kilometres Report Period Ended 4/4/1981", dated 8/4/1981 listing Tram No., Current Period, Since 1st July, Progressive Total, Since Truck Change, Since Compressor Change, for all trams. List by class, depot, brake kilometres, truck kms. Does not appear to list L class, works cars. Has some updates in ink. Only front page imaged.Updates in ink - date unknown.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation, bogies, mileages

Ten A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 20.8.1982". Sheets 1 to 4 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order. Sheets 5 to 9 - allocation by depot showing some crossed out in red including trams in storage (Hawthorn Pool), Approved disposal, Future Disposal, Training Trams, Tourist Rams and Special Purpose. Sheet 10 - Summary of Fleet both in service and Storage.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Nine A4 sheets, were stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Workshops and Running sheds Branch - Allocation of Tramcars 1.7.1980". Sheets 1 to 3 - Allocation of Tramcars in Numerical Order including listing of tramcars for storage and disposal and storage and retention in operating condition. Red crosses against trams possibly withdrawn, hand written changes and additions to the Z class fleet to 150, Sheets 4 to 8 - allocation by depot showing some crossed out in red including trams in storage, Preston Workshops, Training Trams and a summary of the Fleet. Sheet 9 - distribution list.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Newsletter, A5 centre stapled, 16 pages, December 1986 produced by Rank and File workers, non union Executive, workers to note concerns that they considered the union executive was not following, titled "Public Transport Worker" Notes a big vote (41% for rank and file workers) at recent union election, East Keilor needs trams - includes a map, the hump (Preston), Chapel Street tram services, Domain Interchange, La Trobe St services, management issues, issues with the Union, Kew Depot. See also Reg item 1395 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, light rail, new tramway, keilor, the hump, chapel st, la trobe st, domain interchange

Newsletter, A5 centre stapled, 12 pages, December 1987, titled "Sparks - the Paper of the Public Transport Workers Association - No. 11 Dec. 1987" as a Special Strike Issue. Reports on strike by car cleaners at Dynon rail depot, replacement of train guards and tram conductors, guards on strike, how to survive while on strike, a "letter" (tongue in cheek) from the Premier to the Transport Minister, in the form of an exam, dispute with management at Dynon. Covers the proposal to remove over 800 jobs at the Tram and Bus Division, Connies, maintenance, revenue clerks, operational inspectors, tram drivers and bus drivers, Port Melbourne light rail conversion See also Reg item 1395 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, light rail, conductors, disputes, railways, preston workshops, the met, light rail

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

Contract document contained within a manila file cover titled "Contract - Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. for Additions to Car Shed at Brunswick 1910". Comprises: 1 - three preprinted "Articles on Contract" completed in ink for the relevant contract clauses for the builder - Wilson Sly of Elsternwick by the Architect Inskip & Kemp. for the sum of 397 pounds, dated 14/5/1910. 2 - 7 ruled sheets with TE watermark and a hand written specification for the work with pencil notes. Signed by Wilson Sly and H.A. Wilcox Secretary of the MTCo. 3 - Sheets pinned together with a brass nickel plated clip in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, brunswick, brunswick depot, mto co, construction, depots, cable trams

Newspaper cutting from "The Age Wednesday 1 March 2000, titled "By gum, the bush leaves its mark on city trams" reporting on the new colour scheme for A class trams, which features a gum leaf on the side and Yarra logos. Has a photo of the tram at the Preston tram depot. Quotes John McPherson the vice president of the Public Transport Users Association and Steven McDonald, Chief Executive of Yarra Tramstrams, tramways, colour schemes, livery, yarra trams, preston depot

Cloth bag - sewn brown canvas with a metal ring and cloth strip attached to one side and stencilled "16" on both sides of the bag. Used by Conductors to pay in their cash at depots following the introduction of ticket machines on the Z class trams. 2nd copy - "19" added 3/7/2019 from donation of Hugh Waldrontrams, tramways, tickets, cash handling, depots, revenue clerks, conductors

Manila folder marked "Car valuation Reports" containing many typed papers concerning the valuation of the cable car fleet at the time of the hand or take over by the Tramway Board of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co in 1916. Includes listing of cars, when built, comments on method of valuation depot and status. Included is a letter between The Secretary of the Tramway Board, Mr Pringle (ESCo, but with a William St address) and mentions Mr. Murdoch of the NMETL. See image 3009i2.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, accounting, mto co, tramway board

Colour print of VR 53 at St Kilda railway station with the driver or conductor reversing the pole. In the background is VR 40 arriving at the station. No. 53 has the destination of Elwood Depot. Photo used in Reg Item 1171 - Yarra Trams photo competition, credited to the donor. In the background is the St Kilda Railway Station and The George Hotel in the background. Printed on Kodak paper.trams, tramways, vr trams, st kilda railway station, conductors, drivers, elwood, tram 53

Instruction Manual - 16 pages - centre stapled, with photographs for the operation of the Almex Model E ticket machine for the use on Z class trams, from the time of their introduction. See Reg Item 4583 for a Machine from the Camberwell depot.trams, tramways, tickets, ticket machines, z class

.1 - Letter - addressed to Mr. Bui, tram conductor at Essendon depot, October 1989 about the abolition of tram conductors at Essendon from 1/1/1990 on PTC Letterhead, signed by Colin West. Gives a list of other opportunities offered to Conductors, position descriptions, titled "Introduction of MetTicket". Consists of five sheets with a postage paid envelope. .2 - Memo or Notice to Conductors at Camberwell depot regarding the introduction of Automated Fare Collection during 1984, advising how conductors could be retrenched, payout details and other job opportunities and Superannuation details. Signed by Russell Nathan.trams, tramways, metticket, metcard, one man trams, essendon depot, ptc, tram conductors, redundancies, conductors, camberwell depot

Instruction - Met tickets, Metcards, comprising five sheets (with multiple copies of some sheets) showing sample of actual numbered Met Tickets for One Person Operators and Conductors at Essendon Depot. Used for training purposes. Assembled by donor. Shows prices on each type of ticket. Sheet 1 - instruction Sheet 2 - 2 hour tickets - All zones Adult and Concession - along with the back of the ticket. Sheet 3 - Daily Tickets - 3 copies Sheet 4 - City Saver, City Saver and check tickets - 2 copies Sheet 5 - 60 Plus and Group Get-a-bout tickets for weekends and public holidays - 3 copiestrams, tramways, metcard, tickets, conductors, one man trams, the met

Set of five photocopied newsletters titled "Tram & Bus Newsletter", printed on A4 paper, two pages unless noted. .1 - Feb. 1991 - No. 1 - 7 pages stapled in the top left hand corner - Editorial by Russell Nathan, list of new staff at depots, Swanston St Walk, Z class, B1 class delivery, buses, services, AVM, new staff, happenings at Depots, ticketing, Kew Depot 75th. .2 - March 1992 - No. 3 - giving details of new starts at Glenhuntly, Malvern and South Melbourne depots, recruitment now done at the CES, Moomba services, revised timetables for North Fitzroy and Doncaster, vehicle availability (not good at all), 200km relay run involving PTC teams. .3 - April 1992 - No. 4 - wages, staff health, sand hoppers at depots, Swanston Walk, St Georges Road tram works. .4 - April 1992 - No. 5 - Awards, W class tram roofs, tram availability, conductors, Football services. .5 - June 1992 - No. 7 - Resignation packages, conductors, Unions, wages, OH&S, Roistering - HASTUS system - see also item 7232 for marketing details.trams, tramways, ptc, glenhuntly tram depot, south melbourne depot, malvern depot, north fitzroy, doncaster depot, sports, w class, maintenance, public relations, swanston st, z class, buses, services, avm, preston depot, south melbourne depot, north fitzroy, elwood depot, kew depot, sanding equipment, st georges rd, w class, conductors, football, awards, retrenchment, wages, unions, safety, hastus, rosters

Notice - A4 sheet - titled "Smoking in the Workplace", dated 22/10/1992 to all staff at Essendon depot regarding the banning of all smoking on PTC premises and health consequences. Refers to the 1991 Federal Court case. Signed by Ken Kelly as Manager.trams, tramways, ptc, smoking, essendon depot, notices to staff

Box Schwean - Stabilo No 12 pencils, containing 12 lead pencils within a cardboard box. Pencils used by the Revenue Clerks, Depot administration staff to mark up rosters and other documents. Advised by the donor of their use during his time with the MMTB and The Met.trams, tramways, rosters, essendon depot, traffic staff, administration

Cloth bag - cotton, machine woven printed with the Green Armaguard logo - used to hold cash that was collected from the depots. Advised by the donor of their use during his time with the MMTB and The Met.trams, tramways, revenue clerks, cash bag, cash handling, essendon depot, administration, security

Notice or Instruction to All Metro stations, depots, shops, dated 21/6/1994 regarding the dating of the Weekly and Monthly tickets and expiry dates. Issued by PTC / The Met. Added 4-12-2018, titled :"Pricing and Ticket Information - Weekly Tickets" See Reg Item 980 for an example of ticket. .trams, tramways, the met, weekly tickets, mta, notices and information, ptc

Notice - 3 A4 sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Staff Bulletin No. 2 - 17/2/93" - follows an agreement with the ATMOEA union, about fare collection, workshops, line closure (just Northcote to Thornbury), Infrastructure, service levels, retention of tram services, tendering of bus services, and various other reforms, consultation, arbitration hearings and revised interim management structure. Signed by John McMillan. See also 3049 and 3052trams, tramways, services, buses, bus replacement, tram replacement, railways, contracts, preston depot, met ticket, maintenance, unions, atmoea, agreements

Notice - Folded A3 sheet titled "Staff Bulletin - Public Transport Reform Package", dated 6-1-1993 with an announcement by the Minister Alan Brown about the contracting out metropolitan bus services, country rail passenger service, substituting trams with buses, all night bus services, Automated Fare Collection, Driver Only suburban trains, Rolling stock maintenance, closure of Preston tram depot, infrastructure maintenance, cleaning, catering contracting out freight and other services. Signed by John McMillan. See also Reg items 3048 and 3052.trams, tramways, services, buses, bus replacement, tram replacement, railways, contracts, preston depot, met ticket, maintenance, unions, atmoea, agreements