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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 12 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1966
Series of 8 black and white photographs of the trackwork equipment and tools on the MMTB system. .1 - Hydraulic drain cover lifting device. .2 - rack of jack hammers being lifted - St Kilda Road? .3 - length of rail being lifted by 12 men with MMTB equipment in the background. .4 - Pack of sleepers being lifted with many wood blocks in the background. .5 - pack of 12 jack hammers in their lifting rack. .6 - light weight tool being used to lift a track pit cover by two men. .7 - One man demonstrating the lifting of a 44 gallon drum. .8 - two men rolling a 44 gallon drum off a truck.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 5 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1966
Series of 5 black and white photographs of the trackwork used at specific locations:\ .1 - plated curve of embedded plates for spandrel clips retaining the rails - would have allowed access. .2 - joint between rails - bridge expansion? In a temporary position. .3 - track being laid over a rail based bridge deck. .4 - track being laid or positioned for a bridge or replacement - possible slot beam and cable track in the background. .5 - temporary track over a bridge abutment or structure under construction.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, bridges -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 8 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1966
Series of 8 black and white photographs of the trackwork used at H crossings (where two tracks cross another two tracks at right angles.) .1 - H crossing being renewed. .2 - New H crossing laide out in a yard .3 - H crossing being completed at Queensway / Chapel and Dandenong Road, early 1968 with the All Saints church in the background. .4 - being renewed .5 - ditto .6 - ditto with a tram crossing. .7 - as for .4 .8 - showing extensive fish plating on a wooden longitudinal sleepers, plates bolted to the wood or timbers.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, queensway, chapel st, dandenong road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 15 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1950's
Series of 15 black and white photographs of the track works to reconstruct tram lines showing various methods and works during the 1960's. .1 - Jackhammers concrete out around wooden sleepers - the rails have been bolted to them. .2 - Excavated track or temporary track next to newly relaid track - Hawthorn Road by Caulfield Park? .3 - Partly completed work - nearest track relaid, second track still has wood blocks? and then a temporary track. .4 - Excavated previously concreted and bolted track. Appears to be new rail. .5 - Compacting a new track bed with work laying track in the background. .6 - Rail being craned into position onto small concrete blocks - Nicholson St North Fitzroy at Church St - the church is now Melbourne City Mission Palliative care centre. 1955/56 - construction of the replacement track. Note the Hail bus stop sign on the corner. .7 - Thermite welding being set up. .8 - after a Thermite welding joint completed. .9 - track reading for pouting concrete, with a rebuilt track alongside and temporary track on the other side. .10 - ditto .11 - Concrete being poured .12 - ditto - could be Maribyrnong Road bridge replacement. .13 - Screeding off the concrete - possibly Nicholson St North Fitzroy .14 - completed surface - location as above .15 - completed surface with cloth covers to assist the concrete being cured. Has a MMTB hut and two worker amenity buses alongside. - location as above.Some photos have pencil marks on rear.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, concrete, welding, nicholson st, new tramway, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1954
Series of 3 black and white photographs of:- .1 - construction of the trackwork for the new Maribyrnong River Bridge, has the temporary track on the left hand side of the photograph. Has the Express Freight Transport building in the background. .2 - as above, appears that the track on the northern side is almost completed. An Inspector is standing watching the work. This work was completed mid 1967. .3 - construction of trackwork possibly the curve from Gordon St to run alongside now River St. This work was undertaken during 1954.Some photos have pencil marks on rear.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, maribyrnong river bridge, bridges, gordon st, river st, footscray -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1973
Series of 2 black and white photographs of the construction of the frame at Preston Workshop for prototype tramcar 1041. Shows the first frame positioned with the main bogie centre beam cross member. See Reg Item 2521 for other photos of the frame under construction.Some photos have pencil marks on rear.trams, tramways, 1041, prototype tramcar, new tramcars, tramcar bodies, preston workshops, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 10 Black & White Photograph/s - Mockup of all electric tram Preston Workshops, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1972
Series of 10 black and white photographs of the construction of the prototype or mock-up model of the prototype for tram 1041 at Preston Workshops c1971. See Reg Item 2502 and 7370 for other photos. .1 - external view shows the centre door and the mock-up construction. .2 - external view showing small entry door - at the back of the tram? .3 - Front entry door. .4 - internal view showing conductors desk and seats .5 - internal view showing conductors desk, ticket machine and microphone. .6 - another view looking along the tram length. .7 - same photo. .8 - Drivers seat showing the mock-up pedals and drivers console. .9 - ditto - different view. .10 - close up of the drivers pedals mock-up box. The photos could have been taken at different stages of the design process and after layout changes had been made.Item 6 has MMTB stamp and "P25/1/1016""trams, tramways, prototype tramcar, tramcar bodies, preston workshops, 1041 mock-up, interiors, tram 1041, pcc class, gibson ticket machines -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Series of 2 black and white photographs of the interior of trams showing the advertising rack arrangements, with or without a retaining strip along the panel above the windows. Possibly 1960's based on the recruiting advert in the window.trams, tramways, advertisements, interiors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Series of 4 black and white photographs of the accident damage to SW6 926 taken at Preston Workshops. .1 - front of car showing damaged to roof and the drivers door. .2 -The other end showing bumper damage and front panel damage - has a "Not released for work" sign. .3 - as for .1 but different view. .4 - internal view. Has adverts for Tolley's Brandy, Williams Real Estate agency, and internally an advert for Wales savings account - could have a 1/- symbol on advert.trams, tramways, sw6 class, accidents, tram 926 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s - mounted, 1950s
Series of three Mounted black and white photograph - rail. .1 - close up or high definition of two sections of rail - showing metallurgical structure and failure in one case. Cast numbers 100 and 103 have been written under the respective photographs. .2 - as above for cast Number 54 - showing failure, possibly after testing. .3 - two sections of grooved rail which has been bent around the vertical web without failure. All have a date stamp in top right hand corner "2 Nov 1923" - the three could be another numeral.trams, tramways, rails, testing -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Accessory - Paint Sample, Dulux, Paint samples from suppliers, 1976 and 1978
Set two paint sample pots: .1 - Dulux Orange gloss oil paint - marigold colour - provided by Dulux in a sample tin for analysis if needed in the Laboratory. Paint in a steel metal contain with paper labels providing the details of the paint. Container has been opened. Has a date of 22/2/1978. .2 - ditto for "Tramway Cream" - gloss enamel paint - dated 6/2/1976.trams, tramways, paint, colour schemes, tramcars, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, 1916
Set of two photos of Harry Parris, who became the MMTB Distribution Engineer in 1947. .1 - Harry c1916/17. .2 - Harry standing alongside a motor vehicle in England 1925. See htd4574doc for a list of the file contents provided by Peter Hogan.On rear of each photo, written in ink, details of dates and source.trams, tramways, mmtb, electrical engineering, mmtb, engineers, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, c1960
Black and white photograph of Conductor/Conductress Mila. Advised in subsequent email, surname not known, but was of Hungarian origin. 2nd photo of Mila received 29/5/2020 Donor noted the person went onto become a driver in the 1970's. Has embossed name "HAK N.Paka" in bottom right hand corner.On rear of photo .1 - "Mila" in ink. On rear of photo 2 - "To Bett Love Mila"trams, tramways, conductresses, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), c2014
Set of three decorative plastic ticket folders with colour printing used for holding Myki tickets: .1 - Night network - has the PTV and State government logos .2 - Myki and travel with auto top up - also with Myki logos - has information on inside as how to do. .3 - cartoon of Flinders St Station, with people and a tram, and of Luna Park, tram, racing car and bus, by Mark Knight of Melbourne. Has the PTV web address. See also Reg item 763 for another example.trams, tramways, ptv, myki, tickets, cartoon -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 5, Ron Scholten, May. 1973
Set of five colour slides, white/red cardboard, Duplicates by Pacific Film Laboratories of tram 912 in the City area testing clearances around safety zones, as part of the development of the Z class tram. Done on a Sunday morning. .1 - Bourke St showing the various equipment or protrusions attached to the tram in order to test clearances to safety zones at crossings. .2 - about to travel through a crossover. .3 - using the Queen or William St crossover. Tram has adverts for Tolleys Brandy and PGF Golf clubs. .4 - ditto - with tram 1021 running a route 97 to North Fitzroy Park St. .5 - ditto- with adverts for Williamson Real Estate and All Saints winery. See also Reg Item 3795 for Black and White and Reg Item 4611 for photos of the event and the use of car 1018.All have a running number "1204" to "1208" and "912" written on the slide.trams, tramways, sw6 class, testing, safety zone, bourke st, safety, z class, north fitzroy, route 97, tram 912 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Transport Ticketing Authority, Metcard tickets bulk, Apr. 2012
Cardboard box contain unused Metcard tickets - ticket nos 218282001 to 218283000 - 1000 unused tickets folded by 2. Used to reload a Metcard machine. In the side of the box has a label "10-4-12" - most likely the printing date.trams, tramways, metcard, ticket machines, tvm, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "The Melbourne Explorer's Pack", c1992
Plastic folder, white plastic containing clear plastic partitions on the inside. Titled "The Melbourne Explorer's Pack", with The Met and PTC badges. Contains 1 - 12 fold "The Met's Melbourne Explorer's Map" with a map of the CBD, train, tram light rail networks and points of interest and locations. Includes a note on the Bus Network and routes. Folds to 167H x 95W 2 - Book - 48 pages + light card cover, "The Explorers Guide to Melbourne" - has a table of contents and index - details of Melbourne, what to see etc. 165H x 96W .3 - ticket - white card, punched for Nov 6, number EP6362 - has conditions of travel on the rear. 60H x 91W Available for zone 1 only .4 - 3 fold DL, advertising the Explorers Pass - three separate tickets, enabled the purchaser to pick the days. $12. .5 - single DL card as for .4, price $13, dated 1/1/1993. On the front is a hand written price label $5-, indicating that it had been purchased after use.trams, tramways, tickets, all lines tickets, passes, melbourne, the met, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Set of five Scratch type tickets, 1989 and 1990
Set of five Scratch type tickets, with black printing on yellow / blue printed card or pink card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. .1 - 3 hour adult, zone 1, has been scratched for Jan 2, 6 pm - W00168998 .2 - 3 hour zone 2 concession, used April 14 at 5pm, CB 01404734, expired 31/7/1990 .3 - 2 hour adult zone 1+2, used 8 April at 4pm, C00266652 .4 - Daily 60 plus, Jan 28, expired Jan 1991, Y00351725 .5 - Daily Concession 60 plus, unused, for 1989/90. CN03338507 On the rear of three are the conditions of travel for both types of tickets with information about the ticket type, The Met logos, Transport Information and Transit Patrol telephone numbers. The other two have similar information, with a statement that "The Met supports Olympics for Melbourne 1996" with the Olympics logo. See also Reg Item Nos. 574, 1069 and 979, 1661 for other examples.trams, tramways, the met, scratch tickets, olympics -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Set of 3 MMTB or The Met paper tickets, 1980's
Set of 3 MMTB or The Met paper tickets, on off white paper, with the numbers printed in black ink. .1 - MMTB - 30c Pension, red print, B series, A 086322 - has MMTB and other use info on rear. .2 - MTA - Concession, 35c, red ink, notes for 2 sections, M 459824 .3 - The Met, concession, 40c red for sections within zone 1, B406377trams, tramways, the met, mmtb, tickets, concession fares, mta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 2 multi trip card tickets, both MMTB, 1980's
Set of 2 multi trip card tickets, both MMTB .1 - Day tripper, $1.50, green on of white card, trams and buses only, used 18 Feb, No. Ba 11442 .2 - City Plus One section, concession, 7 trips for $2, all used, Ba 55930. 2nd copy of .1 added 27/6/2020 from donation of Rod Atkins - has date 25/1/1979 written in pencil on rear - Aa 1179750trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, concession fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, Alexander Stoeckel, c2016
Set of two framed photos of a lady in red outfit and a man in a suit. Frame in a black plastic frame, glazed with a wooden back. .1 - boarding a green W class tram at a platform stop. .2 - the two people "travelling" in a Y or Y1 at Hawthorn depot. Photos by Alexander Stoeckeltrams, tramways, hawthorn depot, models, y class, tram stops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Model tram, Preston Workshops, B1, number 2002, c1984
Model tram - B or B1, number 2002 made by The Met for their model tram at the Royal Show Melbourne c1985. Consists of: 1 - 2 x Fibreglass sections - one with a pantograph, painted in The Met colours with number 2002 with destination of "Special". Pantograph made from wire. 2 - small articulated section made from fibre glass and black vinyl, painted yellow and green. 3 - two sets of heavy duty electric motor, geared to two sets of four wheel bogies and one unmotorised bogie with a centre pins, washer and split pin that secured the articulated section of the tram. Each set number on side "MTA No. 7A and 9B" Made from brass, steel, plastic - purpose made. Placed with two sections of O gauge track - each 340mm long.trams, tramways, models, b class, the met, royal show -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Model tram, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Z3 No 167, c1984
Model tram - Z3 No 167 made by The Met for their model tram at the Royal Show Melbourne c1985. Consists of: 1 - Fibreglass section, Z3 body, fitted with two trolley poles, painted in The Met colours with number 167 with destination of "City". 2 - Heavy duty electric motor, geared to two four wheel bogies. Numbered MMTB No. 6 on one side. Made from brass, steel, plastic - purpose made. Placed with one section of O gauge track - 340mm long.trams, tramways, models, z3 class, the met, royal show -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Cable set No. 1, c1940
Photograph show the MMTB / MTO Co cable tram set No. 1 inbound in Nicholson St Fitzroy with the Carlton Gardens in the background - Destination of Spencer St. Has a small number of passengers and the conductor standing on the trailer. Two copies held. The livery is non-standard for the time. Official MMTB Photograph - used in a Annual Report. .1 - Photo taken in the same location but looking from the rear of the cable tram set. Has the Exhibition buildings in the background. Two copies held. See Reg Item 897 for a newspaper clipping of the 2nd photo.Yields information about cable tram set No. 1, which was presented to the Science Museum when the cable tram system closed.Photographs, Black and White, set of two.In ink on the rear: KSK print numbers SA909 On rear of .1 "MMTB" and "H202"trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, nicholson st, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1923
Set of four Black and White Photographs, of W 219 prior to completion at Thornbury Depot - late 1923. .1 - 3/4 view of W2 - incomplete, pending windows, footboards and destination boxes. .2 - side on view showing tramcar number and monogram (not adopted) .3 - Front of tram - shows a white or cream bumper bar. 4 - enlargement of the central section. Official MMTB Photograph?Notes about the tramcar and image numbers. Note "incomplete, pending windows, footboards and destination boxes. Late 1923 Thornbury Depot/"trams, tramways, w class, tramcar construction, thornbury depot, new trams, tram 219 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 11/11/1985 12:00:00 AM
Set of three Photographs, Black and White, Photo of: .1 - Minister for Transport Tom Roper unveiling a plaque at the City Sq, 11/11/1985? celebrating the centenary of 100 years of Melbourne tramways. See image i1 and i2 for close up of the plaque. .2 - display of cable car 299 and grip car at the city square along with a pseudo railcar. .3 - group of four cars on display in Swanston St with Y469 on the rear.trams, tramways, 100 years of trams, tmsv, swanston st, y class, tram 469 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, Keith Kings, 20/09/1994 12:00:00 AM
Colour slide, 35mm of SW6 class No. 923 painted for the RAAF recruiting campaign, Camberwell Depot 6/12/53. Tram has the destination of Camberwell Junction, route 7A. .1 - Duplicate cardboard slide by Keith with his notes. .2 - duplicate plastic mount slide duplicated by Dr Wilfred Brook of Glen Waverley. Both slides located within a small envelope with Wilfred's card and an apology for the delay. This item stored with Reg Item Document No. 4644. See Reg Item 5180 for another photo.In ink on the rear: "Copy of K(b)(12), MMTB SW6 class tramcar No. 923 painted for RAAF recruiting campaign Camberwell Depot 6/12/53" Has other reproduction notes as well.trams, tramways, camberwell depot, decorated trams, sw6 class, camberwell junction, route 7a, raaf, tram 923 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, The Age, Keith Kings, Progress Press, Higgins Teale & Co, Herald Sun, house built using former PMTT tramcars, 1976 to 1983
Collection of Personal Papers regarding a house built using former PMTT tramcars. Comprises: 1 - Auction notice - folded A3 light card, "Moonta 18 School Road Ferny Creek" - giving details of the property, agents, floor plan and auction date of 19/11/1983. Agents R. Woodard and D&S Ham 2 - Newspaper clipping from the Progress Press with a sketch and article - "Home built from trams" 3 -"Fares please for tram treat" - Herald Sun, 24/9/1983. 4 -Auction notice - 21/11/1983 - property passed in. 5 - hand written note, with plan of the trams and location map - not dated 6 - set of six hand written notes recording conversations with various people regarding a house in Ferny Creek with trams, including the Public Trustee 1976 and 1977. 7 - Auction notice for "Charrawalla" - School Road, Ferny Creek dated 7/5/1977 from The Age. Not all items numbered, See also Reg Item 1356, 1833 and 1518 for related items.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, ferny creek, tramcars, melbourne, houses, sale of land -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, The Age, Keith Kings, Herald Sun, Australian Home Beautiful, recovery of tram bodies 12 Kilara Road Mentone, 1982
Collection of Personal Papers regarding the sale and recovery of tram bodies 12 Kilara Road Mentone in 1982. Comprises: 1 - letter to the TMSV dated 28/4/1982, to the TMSV from Duncan & Weller for auction on 29/5/1982. 2 - Newspaper from The Age, 12/5/1982 regarding the forthcoming article 3 - Photocopy of an article from March 1, 1930 The Australian Home Beautiful titled "A House Built from tram cars, by W. A. Somerset 4 - Set of five photographs and negative of the above article, possibly by the State Library. In an orange folder addressed to Mr. Kings. 5 - Newspaper item the Herald, Sat 28/8/1982, "House of the rising tram" reporting on the removal of the tram bodies from this house by the TMSV. Has a photo of the TMSV Chairman, Hamish Haugh removing a shower fitting. Item folded.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, mentone, tramcars, melbourne, houses, sale of land -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Victorian Railways, "St Kilda - Elwood Tramway Service", 1959
Poster - printed on heavy card, titled "St Kilda - Elwood Tramway Service", advising that the tramway service would cease as of Sat. Feb 28 (1959). Gives details of the replacement service and combined road/rail tickets. VR Printed 542-59 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways