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Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - ticket - cable tramways - Through Fare, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920s
Used by the MMTB as a Transfer ticket from cable to electric trams. Enabled the passenger to pay one 2 1/2d fare rather than two separate fares. Printed for week day use only. See item 7410 for a 2d example.Yields information about tickets used on Melbourne Trams in the 1920sPaper cable tram tickets - 2 1/2d No. 260710 - red ink on a light red paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record - form, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Certificate of Service", 1970s
Form recording a person's employment when leaving the MMTB - gives areas to record the nature of employment, from and to (dates), date of leaving and spaces for signatures. See item 1930 for an example of use for Oscar Turner.Demonstrates a MMTB form used to record a person;s employment.Form - printed quarto sheet No. 3/278tramways, mmtb, forms, certificates, employment -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Hospital travel tickets five sections, 1970's
Strip of six MMTB five sections Hospital travel tickets - printed on red card - perforated for each ticket with conditions of travel printed on rear. 3 copies held, 3rd added 16-6-2014.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, hospital -
Melbourne Tram MuseumBadge - Crew number badge No. "1041", Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1970s
Item used by tram crews to indicate their assigned personal employee number. Used by MMTB drivers and conductors.Demonstrates a method of indicating a employee or personnel number. Badge - tram crew number badges, engraved into a layered plastic backing - black plastic with a white underlay, and fitting with a brass clip on the rear.tramways, trams, mmtb, badges, crews, drivers, conductors, personnel, employees -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Employees's Accident Note Book", 1960's
Used by crews to report accidents to the MMTB Claims section using a standard form process. Crews were trained how to use these as part of the initial training. Based on the phone numbers 1960s. See item8348 for a 1954 example.Demonstrates the forms used to report accidents.Admin record or note book - card covers, with five tear off or perforated forms stapled to the inside.tramways, mmtb, accidents, reports, crews -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAlbum - Photo Album, Wal Jack, MMTB No. 2, 1950's
Includes pages on 980, decorated trams, Birney, PMTT, HTT works, S, T, Footscray, AETA Tours, Q, U, W's, Works cars, opening of Bourke St, Essendon, Flinders St overpass, Kingsway, Point Ormond, G class bodies. For details of each photograph and layouts see - Wal Jack Melbourne Album Reg Item 5001 listingHas a strong association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features M&MTB Melbourne Trams.Dark brown binder cloth covered folder, brass screw binders (2 of 3 in position), grey paper inside covers holding some 44 manila cover foolscap size sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners so various types, captions in black ink. Has a colour illustration of Flinders St station with three trams on inside front cover. de of covers, some 157 black and white photographs.. trams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, wal jack -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, John Stanley Caddell, "MMTB Supplementary Running Journal", c1927
Form - "MMTB Supplementary Running Journal" dated 24/2/1925 giving ticket numbers against specific ticket amounts signed by H Duchess No. 1178 of Prahran depot and Newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of drawing book cardboard sheet comprising: "The story of Coogee", "Veteran ship sunk outside heads", dated 29-7-28, former captains, "Safety of Both sides" featuring a Portsmouth UK double deck trams and a letter about Sunday morningtrams, tramways, cable trams, forms, tickets, prahran -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Report, William R. Pollock, "Melbourne Cable Tramways - Details of Construction and Operation of the Power Houses and Track", 1930's?
Report titled "Melbourne Cable Tramways - Details of Construction and Operation of the Power Houses and Track". Compiled by William R. Pollock, MMTB Power House Superintendent. Report not dated, possibly late to mid 1930's. Consists of 12 pages of notes on the power house, cable operation and repairs, the grip and other aspects of operation, along with 26 appendices of drawings of equipment and parts of the cable tram system. Published by the MMTB. See also Reg Item 7895 for the drawings and 2129 re Mr. Pollock's employment.Yields information about the operation of the cable tram system in a report prepared for the MMTB prior to the closure of the cable tram system.Report - 54 pages, photocopied from an original, black comb bound with front clear plastic cover and rear manila cover.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, grip tram, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAlbum - Photo Album, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Construction of depots and workshops, mid 1920's
Photo Album - brown manila card sheets as covers, containing 20 blue card sheets trimmed with white binding tape and held by two brass clips, containing the following photographs: South Melbourne depot - substation, construction, steelwork, inspection pits, offices, girders. overhead stores Preston Workshops - body shop, timber sheds, machine shop, steelwork, crane runways Sydney Harbour bridge steelwork. Three loose photos. For individual photo images of each page see: \dbtext\hawthtramcoll\photo collections\htd5526 - KC Painter Material /Early MMTB Depots-album images KCP01 to KCP20 KCP01_MMTB-depot-construction_cover.jpg KCP02_SouthMelbourne-1.jpg KCP03_SouthMelbourne-2.jpg KCP04_SouthMelbourne-3.jpg KCP05_SouthMelbourne-4.jpg KCP06_SouthMelbourne-5.jpg KCP07_PrestonWorkshops-1.jpg KCP08_PrestonWorkshops-2.jpg KCP09_PrestonWorkshops-3.jpg KCP10_PrestonWorkshops-4.jpg KCP11_PrestonWorkshops-5.jpg KCP12_PrestonWorkshops-6.jpg KCP13_PrestonWorkshops-7.jpg KCP14_PrestonWorkshops-8.jpg KCP15_PrestonWorkshops-9.jpg KCP15_PrestonWorkshops-10.jpg KCP16_Kew-extensions-1.jpg KCP17_Kew-extensions-2.jpg KCP18_OverheadDepot_SouthMelbourne.jpg KCP19_WaterTower_SouthMelbourne.jpg KCP20_SydneyHarbour-Unknown.jpgLetter "MMTB", "R T Alsop"? and "7" in ink on front cover as well as list of the photographs.trams, tramways, photo album, south melbourne depot, preston workshops, kew depot, sydney, substation, construction, buildings -
Melbourne Tram MuseumBadge - "MMTB Control No. 6", Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920s
Use to identify a tramway employee, involved in managing tramway operations. Made by Stokes and SonsDemonstrates the method of identifying MMTB employees.Round pressed brass badge with the words "Control" pressed into the centre of the badge, around the bottom portion of the badge, the number "6". Has a nickel-plated finish with the MMTB initials on the top part of the badge. On the rear of the badge, two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge to enable it to be worn on a uniform.badges, mmtb, controllers -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Timetables - MMTB trams - set of 8, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1976
Timetables - provide information on ticketing, fares, and timing points, with a description of the route and a map. Not all services had been allocated a route number at the time. 1 - East Brighton - City and via William St - routes 64, 65, 62 and 61 - July 1976 2 - Malvern (Burke Rd) to City and via Wiliam St - routes 5 and 35 - Oct. 1976 3 - Carnegie - City and via William St - routes 67, 37, and 66 - July 1976 4 - Wattle Parke - City and Camberwell depot - routes 70, 71 and 76 - Sept. 1976 5 - Kew - Cotham Road to St Kilda Beach - route 69 - August 1976 6 - East Preston - via Bourke or La Trobe, and East Brunswick - routes 88, 14, 89. 90, 96, 95, and 97 - Feb. 1976 7 - Toorak - City and via William St - routes 8 and 38 - August 1976 8 - St Kilda Beach and South Melbourne Beach and via William St - routes 15, 16, 53, 55, 1, 2 and 4 - Sept. 1976 Yields information about MMTB tram services during the 1970s. Set of 8 MMTB tram timetables - multifolded printed on yellow paper.timetable, mmtb, wattle park, east brighton, malvern, carnegie, kew, east brunswick, toorak, st kilda beach, south melbourne beach, route 64, route 65, route 62, route 61, roure 5, route 35, route 67, route 37, route 66, route 70, route 71, route 76, route 69, route 88, route 96, route 8, route 38, route 15, route 1, route 2, route 55, route 53 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1970
Form - MMTB Receipt form - Form No. 1/50, dated July 1970, No. 30071, dated 21/1/1977 for a Section and Fares book - received from John Prideaux. Shows R. J. W. Brown as Treasurer.trams, tramways, mmtb, forms, receipts -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "City Section Concession Card", mid 1970's
"City Section Concession Card", MMTB, printed on green card, 8 trips, each used - ticket No. Ba 161872. Plain green back. Gives details of the area of availability - just the main CBD area. Cost $1.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Employees's Accident Note Book", 9/1954
Used by crews to report accidents to the MMTB Claims section using a standard form process. Crews were trained how to use these as part of the initial training. Has a printing date of 9/54. See item 6998 for a 1960s example.Demonstrates the forms used to report accidents.Admin record or note book - card covers, with 8 remaining tear off or perforated forms stapled to the inside - number 22583 to 22590. tramways, mmtb, accidents, reports, crews -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Timetables - MMTB trams - set of 7, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1972
Timetables - provide information on ticketing, fares, timing points, with a description of the route and a map. 1 - West Preston - Northcote - City - routes 9, 10, 11 - Feb. 1972 2 - North Coburg with connecting bus to Fawkner and Gowrie - Upfield on Sundays route 19, 20 and 18 - March 1972 3 - North Balwyn Burwood - City - routes 48, 40, 41, 37, 74, 75, 76, 28 - Feb. 1972 4 - West Coburg - Domain Road and West Coburg City on Sundays - routes 55, 56 and 68 - March 1972 5 - West Maribyrnong - City - (bus routes on Sunday only) - routes 57, 54, 60, 58 and 50 - Feb. 1972 6 - Essendon Aerodrome - City - route 49, 49, 52 and 51 - March 1972 7 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - bus route on Saturday afternoons and Sundays - route 82 Feb. 1972Yields information about MMTB tram services during 1972Set of seven MMTB tram timetables - multifolded printed on yellow or green paper.timetable, mmtb, route 10, route 9, route 11, route 19, route 18, route 20, route 48, route 40, route 41, route 37, route 74, route 75, route 76, route 28, route 55, route 56, route 68, route 57, route 54, route 60, route 58, route 50, route 59, route 49, route 52, route 51, route 82 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Journal or ticket record wallet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1920s
Used to hold the ticket records or trip journals of a conductor. Originally stamped for use by a cable tram depot, no. 49 and then "No. 66". Possibly made when the MMTB introduced paper tickets onto the cable trams. See item 1206 for another example.Demonstrates a cable tram era leather journal cover used tor record trips and tickets sold.Journal or ticket record wallet, consisting of two very heavy and hard pieces of brown coloured leather joined by a sewn (light brown cotton) lighter piece of leather to form a foldable wallet. The outside covers have been polished. Has two holes on the lower rear cover where possibly a brass number was attached - see item 125.In ink on the inside "M Collyer"tramways, mmtb, tickets, conductors, outfits -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - R1872 - Air Brake rigging single truck cars, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 12/1926
Digital image of MMTB Drawing No. R1872 - "Standard Dimensions for single truck air brake rigging" - shows the layout of the air brake cylinder, rodding, hand brake connection, for various cars listed by numbers.Yields information about the layout of the air cylinder and connections to the brake rods of a 21E truck.Digital image of a scanned drawing - R1872drawings, tramcars, brill 21e, braking, air brakes, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLetter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Letter of Introduction", 4/06/1979 12:00:00 AM
Typed letter on MMTB letterhead, as a letter of introduction to Ronald William Wearne, District Traffic Inspector, dated 4 June 1979, signed by R. C. Drummond, as Traffic Manager. Ron was visiting Europe. Typed on a watermarked bond paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, inspectors, letters -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 7 postcard size photographs - Wattle Park MMTB, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Wattle Park Chalet building 2 - ditto - side view 3 - Children's playground area 4 - General view of the footpaths and park 5 - one of the water features 6 - View of some of the buildings. 7 - part of the golf course.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf -
Melbourne Tram MuseumBadge - "MMTB Messenger ES", Stokes and Sons, 1920s
Use to identify a tramway employee, involved in delivery of messages, correspondence etc in the Eastern Suburbs system. Made by Stokes and SonsDemonstrates the method of identifying MMTB employees.Round pressed brass badge with the words "Messenger" pressed into the centre of the badge, around the bottom portion of the badge, the letters "ES". Has a nickel-plated finish with the MMTB initials on the top part of the badge. On the rear of the badge, two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge to enable it to be worn on a uniform with a leather strap on a button.badges, mmtb, messenger -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative record - Depot List, "MMTB Depot List" (allocation), Mar. 1966
Carbon copy of a list for each Melbourne depot, dated March 1966 listing the type and number of each depot allocation, comprising nine Quarto sheets, has on the top of each sheet, "This List in Not Official". On the rear of each sheet is a summary of the total of each class. Lists for: South Melbourne Brunswick Essendon Glen Huntly Kew Malvern Preston Camberwell Last sheet is a list of "Other cars not in service, stored at West Preston, Brunswick, Hawthorn, Preston Workshops, scrapped, sold or disposed (W class cars only), use for other purposes and totals store and totals by depot. Typed onto pink paper.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - List, "MMTB W2 class Trams storage and disposal details", mid 1973
Two foolscap sheets - carbon copy listing W2's, W3, W4, L and W5's that were disposed of - stored, sold or scrapped and the location and disposal date - last typed date mid 1973.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, sale of trams, disposal -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 4 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1957
Set of four Black and White photographs of the MMTB accounting systems using Powers Tabulator machines used to punch cards and provide information for the MMTB Management systems and reports. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers-Samas - which also became eventually part of Unisys. .1 -photos of the room where the cards were punched - 10 ladies at work. .2 - Photo of the actual equipment in use - note the Powers floor mat. .3 - Another part of the machine with many cards. .4 - Close up of two of the machines.trams, tramways, computers, accounting, head office, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Receipt/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Cash Receipt", c1970
Cash Receipt - printed on a blue sheet of paper, No. 65940, issued by the MMTB to Drv. A. Berg for the replacement of his driver plastic uniform number - $1. Issued 17-11-1972. Form 1/14, Dec. 1971trams, tramways, mmtb, finances, uniforms, cash handling -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumFunctional object - Conductor's (Signal) Bell - MMTB Pattern, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB)
Bell used by the conductor or passengers to signal to the driver - stop, proceed or an emergency stop. MMTB Drawing R1241 Details of Signal Bell refers. Tram 502 entered service 4/1928. Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on tramcars. Brass Conductor Communication Bell, or signal bell, consisting of cast frame, bell, striker, bell pull part, three nuts to secure the bell to the frame and two rivets securing for the bell pull part. Has at both ends, four screw holes that were used to secure the bell to the roof. Has been stamped at one end on the underside "502" "1", indicating it was made or used on W2 502, No. 1 end. trams, tramways, conductors, bells, mmtb, w2 class, tram 502 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Conductor's (Signal) Bell - MMTB Pattern, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB)
Bell used by the conductor or passengers to signal to the driver - stop, proceed or an emergency stop. MMTB Drawing R1241 Details of Signal Bell refers. Tram 579 entered service 9/1929.Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on tramcars. Brass Conductor Communication Bell, or signal bell, consisting of cast frame, bell, striker, bell pull part, three nuts to secure the bell to the frame and two rivets securing for the bell pull part. Has at both ends, four screw holes that were used to secure the bell to the roof. Has been stamped at one end on the underside "579 2", indicating it was made or used on W2 579, No. 2 end.trams, tramways, conductors, bells, mmtb, w2 class, tram 579 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLegal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "C. L. Watt / Patent Rights of "Barrier Rail catch" Patent", 22/03/1929 12:00:00 AM
Legal document within a light brown manila document - titled "C. L. Watt / Patent Rights of "Barrier Rail catch" Patent". Charles Watt a consulting engineer of 418 Bourke St, signing over the rights for a sum of 250 pounds. Patent No. 10473. Dated 22/3/1929. Has the seal of the MMTB and a personal seal and 2d duty stamp, signed by the MMTB Chairman and Acting Secretary and Charles Llewellyn Watt Agreement consists of two sheets, bound together with green tape. Only one page used. Folder has file number "94" written on the outside.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, patents -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLegal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Wattle Park - car, protection and management, 1922
Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 7 - Wattle Park - car, protection and management - 25-11-1926. See Reg Item 3032 for the HTT By Law. .2 - printed extract from the Government gazette - noting that By Law No. 2 of the Hawthorn Tram Trust was rescinded and that By Law No. 7 of the MMTB was in place. .3 - printed 1/2 foolscap sheet - extract from the Government gazette - noting that MMTB By-Law No. 7 clause 13 was altered - dated 20-7-1927. .4 - Photocopy on foolscap paper - 19 pages stapled in the top left hand corner with "Secretary's File" stamped on the top edge, By Law 8 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 31/10/1946.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Illustration/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), early 1970's
Photocopy onto a foolscap sheet of paper of a pencil drawing or illustration of prototype tramcar (later 1041), has destination of Mont Albert, route 42. Not signed. Possibly prepared by one of the MMTB draftsmen at Preston Workshops for use in publications.trams, tramways, mmtb, prototype tramcar, preston workshops, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumSlide, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1950s
35mm colour slides TMSV copy slide. Photographer unknown of a MMTB Moomba float, featuring a wheel fitted with two wings. Has two ladies holding the "reins" Float turning a corner. No details as to the date - 1950's?trams, tramways, moomba, displays, parades, mmtb
