Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cash / ticket / Revenue Clerk / Receiver office with a number of bell punches, ticket punches on a wall, along with disks. The heavy wooden cabinets, grill mesh and shutters.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, bell punch, ticket punch, tickets, revenue clerks

Australasian Post report on tramways and in particular Melbourne and their use in other places in the world. Notes Melbourne's cable system and how it operated. At the time only Adelaide was the only other Australian operator. Features photos of Melbourne's trams along with Bendigo, Geelong, Melbourne 1041, Stuttgart, Gothenburg. Written by George Hart. On page 16 is a cartoon by Ken Maynard about drink driving and blood alcohol testing. Also has a story of an absent-minded professor and his problem of getting his fare out of his pocket on a Melbourne tram.Yields information about Melbourne's tramways and its place in the world.Set of 8 pages with centre staple remaining from the Australasian Post 10/3/1977australasian post, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, ken maynard, stories

Tour notes, printed on a foolscap sheet, spirit duplicated, purple colour printing for a Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Tour, titled "TMSV 39th Special Outing Sunday, November 8, 1970". Tour marked the anniversaries of the cable trams. Used tram W2 588 and bus 579, from South Melbourne Depot. Visited Alf Twentyman's home to view the cable trams there. Tour notes prepared by Keith Kings.trams, tramways, cable trams, tmsv, tours

Wall Calendar - wire spiral bound along top edge with hanger, gloss paper, with cover and each month featuring various transport related photographs. Includes photo of Flinders St station, cable tram in Bridge Road and horse drawn vehicles delivering cable from the port to Brunswick, including a number of railway photographs. Titled "Victorian Ministry of Transport - Transport Calendar - 1984", featuring photographs from the VR heritage collection. Two copies held.trams, tramways, railways, tramways, cable trams, flinders st station, calendar

Compact Diskette in a paper envelope with a video made from film taken by Neville Govett with voice over by Robert Green. With the CD are a photocopy of notes provided by Neville at the time of production on the sources, how made, when and that a copy had gone to the TMSV c1980. Has explanations on how the cable system worked, shunting of tramcars, views of the cars operating in Bourke and other streets, the Gertrude and Nicholson St powerhouse and other features. The last sheet (i6) - copy of an article written by Lorna Hanna, niece to Neville, wrote for the March 2013 issue of the North and West Melbourne News, with particular notes on the North Melbourne route and its operation. CD is a copy of an original held by Robert, provided by Robert on 26/7/2014 in time for the Melbourne Open House Day. DVD files converted to an AVI file 11/12/14 for showing at depot on PC - see htd553movie.avi in image files.trams, tramways, cable trams, north melbourne, abbotsford st., melbourne, cable grip, cables

Consists of five sheets with notes about the proposed horse tram system for Melbourne, prepared by Jack Cranston. Includes extract and notes on the parliamentary enquiry and the possibility of a cable tram system. The coloured sheet is from another copy held at the former VicTrack Malvern Museum. Images from the latter set of documents - Sept 2024. 35 Sheets of details on the plans and sections of proposed horse tram lines throughout Melbourne. Produced as part of the work undertaken by Jack Cranston for the Department of Transport / Heritage Victoria - see Reg Item 584. On rear cover ink and on page 2 of the folder is a note on the source of the document. See Inscriptions.Yields information about the proposed horse tram lines by MTOCo that were later developed as cable tram lines.Folder - photocopies or copy prints, A1 approx. size, 45 sheets, clipped together with two black side binders, titled - "Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company's Bill - Plans and Sections - Tramways - March 1882". On rear cover sheet, handwritten in black ink - "Constructed and compiled by Jack Cranston by permission from The Ambleside Museum Ferntree Gully Victoria. This is a copy of Original Size Folio"trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne

Set of 9 postcard, document or images framed with a wooden frame at the time of the "Presentation of an Essay to the Department of Transport Victoria, March 1994". Has a white backing for postcards and photos, approx. 145 x 100. Items have been placed it appears on an under backing. Glazed, craftwood backing secured with staples into the frame. On the rear has a printed label with a red border on white paper with the number "27" in black. From Top left to bottom right: , Postcard of Swanston St with St Pauls, Note about the presentation and the work undertaken by Jack Cranston, Postcard of Queens Bridge Melbourne, looking north from the south side of the Yarra, Postcard of Flinders St, Photo of Jack Cranston with Minister for Transport, Alan Brown MP, Postcard of Collins St Melbourne, Photo of presentation party - Jack Cranston, Con O'Carroll, Robert Wilson, Graham Jones, Robert Green, John Keating and Alan Brown., Photo of Alan Brown, Jack Cranston and Kim Wells holding the Plans and Sections folder (see Reg Item 583)., Photo of Alan Brown and Jack Cranston.trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne

Newspaper clipping from The Australasian Post, 27 July 1972 of cable car set 1, Melbourne noting it was used until 26/10/1940 and that it was on display in the National Museum in Melbourne. The photograph shows the tram with the destination of Nicholson St.trams, tramways, cable trams, museum, nicholson st, last tram, tram 1

The document provides cross sections of track used from c1920 to 1928. The folder is marked "H Bell" most likely the son of the later Chairman, Mr Hector Bell who was a civil engineer with the MMTB. 1 - P3948 - Camberwell Road - 1926 2 - P2789 - Camberwell Road reconstruction - 1920 3 - P3753 - Chapel St - 1926 4 - P60 - Expansion joints Church St bridge - 1924 5 - P3686 - Commercial Road reconstruction - 1926 6 - P4024 - Cotham Road reconstruction - 1927 7 - P4699 - Droop St duplication - 1927 8 - P2384 - Flemington Road conversion - 1925 9 - P1187 - Flemington Road tramway - undated c1920 10 - P4131 - Flinders St conversion - 1927 11 - P4132 - Flinders St conversion - special track drains where subject to flooding - 1927 12 - P3603 - Glenferrie Road east track - 1926 13 - P2608 - Glenferrie Road reconstruction - 1925 14 - P3577 - Glen Huntly Road extension - 1926 15 - P3745 - Glen Huntly Rd duplication - 1926 16 - P4655 - Gilbert Rd duplication - 1928 17 - P2472 - Hannah St at Crossings 1925 18 - P2459 - Hannah St in plantations - 1925 19 - P2582 - High St Prahran reconstruction - 1926 20 - P1594 - High St Prahran reconstruction - 1925 21 - P3611 - High St Malvern reconstruction - 1926 22 - P3900 - Lygon St - 1926 23 - P3689 - Malvern Road reconstruction - 1926 24 - P3951 - West Coburg Route - sleeper spacing - 1926 25 - P4703 - Nicholson St Coburg - duplication - 1928 26 - P4470 - Norwood Road duplication - 1927 27 - P2473 - Park St tramway - 1925 28 - P3707 - Riversdale Road reconstruction - 1926 29 - P4630 - Riversdale Road extension - 1927 30 - P4497- Riversdale Road duplication - 1927 31 - P1387 - South Melbourne Road - special boxed in Construction for Albert Road (parking loop) - 1924 32 - P4691 - Swan St reconstruction - 1927 33 - P3640 - Victoria St part - 1926 (2 copies) 34 - P4522 - Wallen Road reconstruction - 1927 35 - P3939 - Wallen Road reconstruction in front of depot - 1927 36 - P4702 - Trial types of track - 1928 37 - P4254 - Wattletree Road reconstruction - 1927 38 - P4531 - Wattletree Road connection to Glenferrie Road - 1927 39 - P4708 - Wellington Rd siding - 1928Yields information about the various tramway track cross sections used by the MMTB including cable tram conversions.Folder - heavy card cloth covers fitted with two interscrews containing some 39 plus one duplicate folded blue prints. Covers made by Swinnerton Bros of Melbourne - see image 6 for their logo/trademark.Has "H Bell" in ink on rear cover.tramways, mmtb, tram tracks, rails, civil engineering, cable conversion, new tramways

Colour postcard with serrated edges of 1041 and Cable Tram set No. 1 outside a building at Preston Workshops, c1974. Produced by Nucolorvue Productions for the TMSV, NCV1095. Has details of the photograph on the rear, TMSV Logo, Publisher details and Printed in Australia. Photograph by David Menzies. Two copies held See Also Reg Items 120, 1036 and 3320 72.1 - 2nd copy of postcard - on rear - Has 33 cent stamp, postmarked for the Centenary of Cable Car Services, 11/11/1985 with a grip included and stamped "100 years of Melbourne trams carried on Commemorative official trip from Flinders St, Melbourne to Richmond Town Hall, November 11, 1985" in blue ink in the bottom right hand corner. See Reg Item 5784 for a colour slide.trams, tramways, cable trams, prototype tramcar, mmtb, preston workshops, centenary, stamps, tram 1041, tram 1

Black and white reprint of a photograph of cable tram set with the destination Clifton Hill, trailer number 174. Has the gripman and conductor standing on their respective cars. Prior to the fitting of headlights. See letter on additional documents file for further information about the source of the photograph - written by Bill Kingsley. Print made 2012.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, tram 174

Colour print of the Museum of Victoria's cable tram set No. 1 at Preston Workshops following "restoration" work by the MMTB 1975c. Same photo from a MMTB 1975 Annual report with pin holes in each corner. Has the Schedule of Inscriber Stock at 30th June 1975 on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, preston workshops, tram 1

Six page A4 document, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "The development of Melbourne's trams - Part One". Document looks at the Melbourne cable tram system, its formation, George Duncan and Francis Clapp, leasing, passing to MMTB, the infrastructure and winding houses, the cable, opening dates, closure and lines in the Toorak area and depots. Author unknown, possible late 1990's. Two copies held. See also item 1762 for a publication with the same title, written by Keith Kings.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, mtt, mmtb, closure

Colour photocopy reproduced onto an A3 titled "Save the Cable Cars" of San Francisco. C1985, featuring various images of the cities cable cars and items.trams, tramways, cable trams, san francisco

Details the many components that went to make up a Melbourne cable tram grip. All drawings prepared by the MMTB. The second set has more components, generally bolts. See pdf files cable grip part 1, part 2 and part 3 for full details. R3485 - General Arrangement - provides a list of the parts Index - lists all the parts and relevant drawing number R3486 - Cable Grip Lever R3487 - Cable Grip Palm Handle R3488 - Cable Grip Pawl Rod Bracket and Bolt R3493 - Pawl Box, Guard Plate and Bolt R3494 - Pawl Latch Bracket R3496 - Adjusting Screw R3498 - Cable Grip Socket R3499 - Shoe and Shoe screws R3501 - Cable Grip Link R3502 - Quadrant R3503 - Crossbar R3504 - Slide and Slide end R3505 - Cheek R3506 - Protection Piece R3510 - Top Die Holder R3511 - Back Guard R3512 - Die R3513 - Bottom Die Holder R3514 - Sole Plate R3515 - Sheave R3518 - Swinger R3519 - Swinger Frame and Setscrew R3525 - Top Guide Plate R3534 - Sheave Protector R3535 - Sheave Centre R3541 - Hornbar WasherSet of 31 blueprint drawings within a brown paper folder and two brass fold back pins securing the drawings. Second copy - set of 38 drawings, black and white, loose in a sleeve. Has Mr Pratt on front cover. Date Stamped "6 Mar. 1934"trams, tramways, cable trams, cable grip, mmtb, lists

Book - Hardcover, A4 size, titled "Watch for Trams", 7 Sections, 132 pages, sewn with glued end papers, includes a table of contents and index, notes and appendices. non-fictionThe author, Colin Jones has covered the history of tramways in Australia, with reference to their history of establishment in the USA. Includes tables, bibliography. The book includes many photographs and the stories behind the establishment of tramways in Australasian cities, Unions, closure and their survival. Includes stories of their use by passengers, crews and management, lists of Australasian tramways and tram lines and tramcars that were built from 1938. Demonstrates the importance of street tramways to the Urban life and development in an Australian context.tramways, australasia, cable cars, electric tramways, unions, colin jones

Photograph shows a cable tram or cable train, consisting of a grip car or dummy along with a bogie trailer (No. 473) outside the Brunswick cable tram or car house with seven gripmen or conductors and possibly a manager around the grip car. The grip car has the destination of Royal Park. Yields information about the Brunswick cable line and the Brunswick Depot. Black and White Cable tram Brunswick Depot Sydney Road reproduced from a Newspaper.sydney road, trams, tramways, cable trams, brunswick depot, crews, grip men, conductors, tram 473

Photograph shows a cable tram or cable train, consisting of a grip car or dummy along with a trailer (No. 524) in Johnston St Collingwood. Tram has the destination of Collingwood.Yields information about the Collingwood cable line that closed in 1939.Photograph - Black and White Cable tram, trailer 524, Johnston St Collingwoodtrams, tramways, cable trams, tram 524, johnston st, collingwood

Photograph shows a group of three tramway inspectors, seven office or management staff, a grip man and conductor on a cable tram set possibly at ? depot prior to the closure of the cable system in October 1940. Related to Reg Item 6122, a large group photo taken with the same background location. The Poster see Reg Item 6368 contains this photo - "Official & Clerical Staff at Clifton Hill - last line to operate"Yields information about the type of uniforms or office clothing worn by cable tram staff prior to the closure of the cable tram system.Photograph - Black and White of a group of 12 cable tram employees - Inspectors, Office staff and crew 1940trams, tramways, cable trams, car houses, inspectors, grip men, conductors, clothing, suits, clifton hill

The photograph shows a large group of about 80 cable tram workers or employees, officers, managers, inspectors, crew, and depot or car house workers on a cable tram. Note the destination on the trailer or cable car "via Smith St. Possibly taken prior to the closure of the cable tram system in October 1940 and could be at the Clifton Hill depot or car house. Photo used in a poster, Melbourne Tramways Past and Present - with the caption Depot Employees at Clifton Hill at Final Stage Oct. 1940 This photograph is Public Records Office photo H179 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of uniforms or office clothing worn by cable tram staff prior to the closure of the cable tram system, the type of and number of employee's at a depot. This is unlikely to include all the staff on the day.Photograph - Black and White of a large group of cable tram workers Clifton Hill Oct. 1940trams, tramways, cable trams, car houses, inspectors, grip men, conductors, workmen, group photo, mmtb, clifton hill depot

Photograph shows the device used to send a "telegraph" signal to the winding or engine house. They were positioned along the track and enabled the tram crew or a cable tram worker to send a signal about the cable. The crew member would set the pointer and depress the trigger. This sent the signal which was recorded on a telegraph tape, indicating the signal and the location of an incident. Installed by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo) This photograph is Public Records Office photo H165, 166 and 167 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of equipment the MTOCo used to operate the cable tram system.Set of three Photographs - Black and White of a Melbourne cable tram signalling device.trams, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, signalling, cables, engine houses

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of cable tram track in Swanston St Melbourne. The reference notes that work commenced 27/12/1925 and that conversion was completed by 24/1/1926. Given the worksite it would be most likely late December 1925. Note the large unsilenced air compressor, the large crowd of on-lookers and that Swanston St northbound seems to remain open for traffic. In the background are the Royal Hotel Arcade entrance and the Melbourne Town Hall. This photograph is Public Records Office photo H109 in the Victorian Railways collection. There are at least three similar photos in the PROV Collection.Yields information about the extent of work need to quickly convert the Swanston Street cable tram track to electric trams in about a month.Photograph - Black and White of the demolition of the cable tram track in Swanston St near Bourke St 1925-1926trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, swanston street, demolition, track work, air compressor, royal hotel arcade, conversion

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of the cable tram track at the intersection of Smith St Gertrude St. Fitzroy. The workmen are excavating the former cable tram track The inbound cable tram track remains in position. The 1955 Annual Report notes that work commenced following the completion of the Queen's visit in March 1954 and that all work was done by day-labour. The track was opened to service in late June 1955. The second image is from a Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works plan (part) No. 1217 - Collingwood for the intersection, obtained for reference from the State Library of Victoria Collection of MMBW Plans. It shows the layout of the cables and the large sheave pit that the cable itself passed around. The trams were required to drop the cable from the grip prior to the entry to the curve and then coast around. Photographer is possibly Keith Kings.Yields information about the extent of work need to convert the former Northcote Cable tram route to Electric trams, the people and the methods used to undertake the work.Photograph - Black and White of the demolition of the cable tram track at the corner of Queens Parade - Smith St Clifton Hill.trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, demolition, track work, conversion, smith street, queens parade, clifton hill

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of the cable tram track at the intersection of Smith Street and Gertrude St Fitzroy, 1954/55. Photo shows the workmen excavating and demolishing parts of the massive infrastructure needed at this curve to enable cable trams to pass around the sharp curve, still one of the sharpest on today's Melbourne tram system. The outside cable tram track remains in position. The MMBW plan shows a large cable sheave pit on the outside of the curve. The 1955 Annual Report notes that work commenced following the completion of the Queen's visit in March 1954 and that all work was done by day-labour. The track was opened to service in late June 1955. Photographer is possibly Keith Kings.Yields information about the extent of work need to convert the former Northcote Cable tram route to Electric trams, the people, the extent of the original construction and the methods used to undertake the work.Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram track Smith and Gertrude Streets 1954/55trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, demolition, track work, conversion, smith street, gertrude street, fitzroy

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of the cable tram track at an un-identified location, showing the removal of the yokes and track where two cable lines crossed over each other. Shows the former cable tram yokes that supported the slot rails and some details of the cable tunnels and pits. The man in the bottom left could be cutting the yokes with an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. In the view are at the top of the photo some rails can be seen. There were a number of points where the cable tram crossed other electric or cable tram lines. Given the small work site and men involved the location could potentially be either Johnston Street and Smith Street or Johnston St and Nicholson Street. The 1955 Annual Report notes that work commenced following the completion of the Queen's visit in March 1954 and that all work was done by day-labour. Photographer is possibly Keith Kings.Yields information about the extent of work need to convert the former Bourke St group of Cable tram lines to Electric trams, the people, the extent of the original construction and the methods used to undertake the work.Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram trackwork where two cables crossed over each other, 1954/55.trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, demolition, track work, conversion, smith street, fitzroy, johnston street, nicholson street

Provides a report from The Age, 28-11-1989 written by Ingrid Swendsen, about the rejection by the Planning and Environment Minister , Tom Roper to protect the former cable tram winding or Engine house on the corner of Bridge and Punt Roads Richmond, despite the recommendation of the Historic Buildings Council to add it to the register. The building was later demolished by the Roads Corporation to widen the intersection. The Tramways have a small sub-station on the site. Quotes Douglas Hill of the National Trust and Roz Hansen of the Historic Buildings Council. Provides a report on the rejection of a recommendation to protect a historic building.Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from The Age 28-11-1989 - Roper rejects proposal to protect historic tram engine roomtrams, tramways, cable trams, engine house, winding house, punt road, bridge road, demolition, richmond, historic buildings council

Photograph by C A Ratten of a cable tram set - bogie car No. 472, Sydney Road, c1910. This photograph is featured in the Museum's March 2022 issue of Bellcord - page 10 which provided the story of A C F Lewellin Mechanic located in the building behind the tram. Based on the buildings the photo was able to be dated to be between 1909 and 1911. The tram is photographed just to the north of the Brunswick Tram Depot. Yields information about trams used in Sydney Road BrunswickBlack and white print of cable tram set - bogie car No. 472, Sydney Road, c1910trams, tramways, cable trams, tram 472, sydney road, brunswick, bogie trailers, a c f lewellin

Reproduction slide of a photograph of a cable tram, eastbound to Northcote in Bourke St during 1930s about to pass over track work under repairs. The woodblocks have been removed on either side of the track.Demonstrates tramway operations during trackwork - a flag can be seen on the left hand side of the photo.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white - reproduction - Northcote cable tram track work - 1930s "CB13" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, bourke street, trackwork

Reproduction slide of a photograph of a cable tram, trailer number 201, with the destination or Carlton with the grip man and conductor standing in front of the tram. Both are young men. The conductor is adorned with his safety pins and trip slips, that he would punch a hole in when he sold or collected a fare. The bell punch in the conductor's right hand would sound a bell to indicate the fare had been collected. There is a church vicarage in the background - at Prahran terminus in Chapel Street outside Trinity church. Underneath the photo is written "A Paradox: two Badger ?" which is a reference to the General Strike in Brisbane of Jan 1912 by Brisbane Tramway Company workers over the wearing of Union badges which was strongly opposed by the Company Manager Joesph 'Boss' Badger. See also item 7485 for a similar-themed photograph about the Badger. At the time there was a major industrial or arbitration case before Mr Justice Higgins regarding Australian tramways employees and their working conditions.Demonstrate cable tram uniforms and cable tram trip slips that were used to account for fare collection and has a close association with an event in Brisbane that led to a General Strike.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white - reproduction - Carlton cable tram and crews - 1910s? "CB7" in penciltrams, tramways, cable trams, carlton, bell punch, unifoms, crews, grip men, conductors, prahran, tram 201, unions, brisbane, joesph badger

Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing a cable tram in Johnston St Collingwood. Tram has the destination of Carlton. Looking west from Hoddle St on a quiet day with some horse drawn vehicles. There are signs for E. Sutcliffe chemist, Havelock Tobacco and sign advertising 1/3d tea. Photo around 1900.Yields information about Johnston St Collingwood.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour slide - reproduction from a postcard - Johnston St Carlton "CB16" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, carlton, johnston st, collingwood