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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Passengers are requested to provide themselves with correct amount of Fare
Demonstrates how the SEC used enameled signs to convey instructions to passengers and confirm the advice of the conductor.,An enameled sign with black lettering and border on an off-white background. Lettering reads, "Passengers are requested to provide themselves with correct amount of Fare." Rust markings show on the face where the enamel has chipped. Two holes have been drilled in the sides to attach sign to the tram cab. The reverse is a mixture of black and white enamel, marked with patches of rust where the enamel has worn away.tram signs, tramway enamel signage -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - "Passengers are requested to present the correct amount of Fare."
Demonstrates how the SEC used enameled signs to convey instructions to passengers and confirm the advice of the conductor.An enameled sign, with black letters and border lines on an off-white background. Sign reads "Passengers are requested to present the correct amount of Fare." Two holes on the left and right hand sides have been made to attach the sign to the tram cab. There are rust marks permeating the enamel on the front. And paint has been used on the RH side to cover chipped enamel. The reverse has been coated in black enamel, with rust marks showing where the enamel was placed on a frame prior to firing, and where the enamel has chipped away from the outer edge.tramways sign, enameled tramway signage -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Warning Sign - Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1940s?
Sign - "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment / By-Law No. 5 Maximum Penalty Five Pounds" - provided in each driving compartment of a W class trams to advise passengers that they were not permitted in the driver/s cabin. Demonstrates MMTB tramcar signage.Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner.tramways, tramcars, sign, passenger signs, behaviour -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Corner Drummond and Sturt Street tram stop, Laurie Gallop, mid 1950s
Photo shows the inbound tram stop pole on the Northwest corner of Sturt and Drummond Streets in Ballarat. Note the vertical "End Section" sign along with the usual "End of Section" and "Cars stop here" sign at this compulsory tram stop. Another stop can be see on the other side of Drummond St along with No. 14 on its way to the City. Yields information about the tram stop at the corner of Sturt and Drummond St and signage.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetram stops, tramways, sturt st, drummond st, end of section sign, tram stop, sign -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - "Do not lean against door", Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1940s?
Was located at the top of the driver's exit door in W class tramcars. If a person was leaning against door, made it very difficult for the driver to exit quickly from their cabin.Demonstrates MMTB signage in tramcars.Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner and top and bottom edges in the centre with the words: "Do not lean against door" in capitals. trams, tramcars, drivers, emergencies, w class trams, signs