Newspaper cuttings on Railways glued to 8 A4 1993-1996. Various topics relating to Ringwood rail services.

A photo album containing photographs of Australia Store & Transports Defense Sites

A photo album containing photographs of Australia Store & Transports Defense Sites

"Hidden disabilities drive transport push" by Nicole Precel An advocacy group, Think Outside the Chair, is campaigning for new public transport signs that acknowledge invisible disabilities to assist people to use disability services when travelling on public transport. Article features Olympia Sarris who has troubling asking for a seat when travelling on trams.trams, tramways, disability services, signs, behaviour

Illustrates questions in Parliament about the possibility of closure of the Ballarat and Bendigo systemYields information about the mooted closure of the SEC in Parliament, questions and concession fares.Hansard Extract - two sheets - titled "Public Transport at Bendigo and Ballarat", Question in Parliament from Mr Trezise (Geelong North) to the Minister of Transport Mr Wilcox, regarding the possible abolition of public transport in Ballarat on 12/3/1970. Also a second question regarding concession fares which had been removed when Geelong closed.parliament, tramway closure, ballarat, bendigo

Newspaper - The Courier, Ballarat, 21-9-2017 - 40 pages, titled "Get on Board - new push to make Ballarat a one hour rail city". The edition has a number of articles about the need to improve rail links between Melbourne and Ballarat to improve both the travel time and number of services able to be operated. Promoted by the Committee for Ballarat. Has a photo of a velocity leaving Ballarat station for Wendouree. Articles by Brendon Wrigley. Page 2 - lists services between Melbourne and Ballarat page 4 - "On time train key for footy" - with photo of Greg Horrocks on footbridge at station. page 4 - "Book line in high demand" - looking at the growth of services since 2006 and the elusive 59 min. service. page 5 - "Sub-hour journey a must", VLine performance with a photo of Chris Zeegers a regular commuter. page 6 - Editorial. Page 7 - A rail plan to meet growth - by Melanie Robertson, CEO of the Committee for Ballarat.ballarat, railways, timetables, vline, football

Newspaper clipping titled: “New trains, trams hope” – Herald Tues 5/10/71 Photo and text of new tram Experimental new colours, orange, yellow, green Passengers will board through the front door and leave through the centre exit. Driver separated from passengers by a low bulkhead and rails, same style as buses. Conductor will be seated at front entrance. Trams will be heated. Acting chairman of Tramways Board, F D Snell said plans for new trams were complete. “Ready to go as soon as we get the money”. Tram fleet of 700 is planned to be replaced by 600 of improved version. About 900 new trams will be needed by 1985 according to Metropolitan Transport Plan. Each new tram is expected to cost about $65,000.trams, tramways, new trams, livery, metropolitan transport plan, prototype tramcar, 1041, tram 1041

Report by Hector H Bell Junior of the MMTB early 1949, titled "Street passenger transport system of Geelong Urban Area". Looks at the history of public transport in Geelong, tramway data, financial analysis, the Geelong bus system, buses servicing the North Shore industries - principally the Ford Works, the condition of the bus fleet, taxi and private car hire services, functions of a street transport authority, town planning, populations and traffic surveys, relative values of passenger vehicles, trolley buses, industry and recommendations. Said the tramway system was obsolete, should be a rail service between North and South Geelong, set up a street transport body, replan the Geelong railway station, additional roads to service the North Shore area. Refers to attachments. Has a list of people involved in the preparation of the report. See item 112 for the AETA response of April 1949 to this report.Yields information about the Geelong tram and bus services in 1948/49 and how it could be developed or reformed. Has a close association with Hector Bell Junior, the son of the then MMTB Chairman.Document - 18 foolscap sheets photocopied and stapled in three places along the side.tramways, secv, geelong, statistics, history, passenger services, reports, aeta

Introducing bus service; History of transport in the area; Newspaper cuttings 1947-1991

An anthology written by the men of RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) 1964-65raaf transport flight vietnam, australia. royal australian air force, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975