Newletter published by National Express Melbourne, the operators of M>Tram, M>Train and V/line at the time. Gives details of their companies branding, "Moving Melbourne" for trams and trains, the visit of driver Hugh Waldron to the UK and driving trams in Birmingham, visit of Melbourne staff to Siemens to see the new trams being built for Melbourne and a Q&A, railway news and listing of new staff. Yields information about National Express in Melbourne and their work at the time.Newsletter - 12 pages, full colour centre stapled, printed on gloss paper.national express, hugh waldron, newsletters, tramways, new trams, combino, germany, siemens, railways, branding

Set of two reports prepared to provide information for tram operation planning about events held at the MCG or AAMI Stadium for cricket and soccer. Details the patronage of the event, trams provided for forward and return services. Shows the methodology of the reporting.Yields information about the reporting on sporting events by Yarra Trams staff.Set of two A4 sheets on preprinted formed, hand written details.tramways, trams, mcg, events, reports, forms, yarra trams

Yarra Trams has employed a small team of security staff in an attempt to improve network safety.Digital image of a newspaper clipping from the Age titled: "New team on trams hopes to keep your safety on track"tramways, safety

Two issues of a short-lived newsletter issued by Yarra Trams in 2004, to its Tram Attendants, giving staff feedback, tram priority program (Clarendon St South Melbourne hook turns), Neil Mitchell 3AW, Revenue Protection, Luna Park, Essendon depot, Eastern Road Operations Centre, tickets, RMIT Bundoora RMIT Travel Pass and personal notes.Yields information about the tram attendants and revenue protection officers.Set of two four A4 page newsletters part colour.tramways, operations, newsletter, tram attendants, revenue protection, luna park, eroc

Nine issues of a short-lived weekly newsletter issued by Yarra Trams in 2004, to its staff at the time of the absorption of M>Tram into the Yarra Trams franchise. All issues have both logos on the bottom right hand corner. 1 - 19/2/2004 - two page - welcoming the M>Tram team transition news - Hubert Guyot CEO 2 - 26/2 - two page, tram priority 3 - 4/3 - uniforms and business name 4 - 11/3 - four pages - a Q&A about the merger and an organization chart. 5 - 18/3 - two pages - setting up EROC, Employee feedback 6 - 25/3 - four pages - safety and Q&A 7 - 2/4 - four pages - Carnivale, Depot Marketing Coordinators, 8 - 8/4 - two pages - staffing, tram attendants, revenue protection staff, fare evasion 9 - 15/4 - Melbourne all over, completion of merger for 18/4Yields information about the merger of Yarra Trams and National Express M>TramSet of nine newsletters A4 size of varying page numbers.tramways, operations, newsletter, eroc, m>tram, yarra trams, merger

Gives details of event for train, tram and bus crews, event program and transport map, including shunting details, announcements, bus replacement services, electric or automatic points, route alterations. On the back cover has contact telephone numbers and web addresses - Published by Metlink. Fold out map gives a detail map of the course, locations for transport and details of the event - published by the Grand Prix corporation. Yields information the 2006 Grand Prix event at Albert Park.Set of 2 items - both within a clear plastic envelope. 1 - booklet 40 pages with foldout map centre stapled 2 - 16 fold map - circuit map and transport guide tramways, grand prix, metlink, formula 1, albert park

Stamped metal badge, Metropolitan Transit badge with The Met Logo stamp into the metal with a hole at the right hand edge and key ring (12mm) and the number 140 stamped into the rear. Used as a travel pass by assigned staff. Manufacturer unknown. Badge was used by the Donor as part of his work uniform. See also Reg Item 1233 for other examples.trams, tramways, badges, officers, the met, passes

Book - 24 pages including heavy card covers centre stapled - titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", MBCTT, written by Bob Prentice and edited by Dean Filgate. Published by Tramway Publications 1999. Provides details on the formation of the Trust, appointments, financials, track and overhead construction, power supply, street lighting, depot and offices, opening, map, tickets, staff, operation statistics, extensions, rolling stock. Illustrated with many photographs including a photograph of the Trust Tramways Band.trams, tramways, mbctt, tramways band, coburg, tramcars, construction

Folded A3 Sheet, colour printed, titled "Public Transport Hit Hard by Budget Disaster!", issued by 14 Unions, Victorian Trades Hall Council, dated August 1989, looking at the transport budget for 1989 - staff cuts, jobs, Met ticket system light rail proposal for Upfield, Western Bypass and action being taken by Unions to resist these cuts.trams, tramways, unions, transport, budgets, vthc

Round silver MMTB Officers and Clerical Staff badge - stamped No. "865" and with raised writing "M&M Tramways Board" with a silver ring through the top of the badge, to allow it to be attached to a key ring. On rear has remains of "K. G. Luke Melb". Does not appear to have been used. 2nd copy added 1/12/2019 from - No. 632. Reference page 94/95 of Reg Item 13 Sections and Fares Book for 1975. .3 and .4 - additional copies ex Nos. 524 and 533. No steel ring.trams, tramways, badges, officers, mmtb, passes

Set of three transport posters issued by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, in 1985 featuring trams, trains and buses. See also Reg Item 151 for a laminated version of the tramways poster. .1 - Poster titled "Tramways 1885 - 1985" featuring drawings of cable tram set with a bogie trailer (472), horse drawn tram black and white drawings of A, F, J and S class trams, though the last one printed with a Z. SW6 940, horse, U 205, W2 348, Z 223 and A 233. Has two Metropolitan Transit Authority tram tickets and an Inner Travel Card, with the MTA logo in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - Poster titled "Railways 1854 - 1985", featuring drawings of the first train for Hobsons Bay Railway Company, various trains, staff drawings, Tait, Harris, Hitachi and Comeng trains with a first class all lines tick, Collingwood Edmondson and a Metro and Travel cards. Has part of the suburban train map. .3 - Poster titled "Buses 1925 - 19856", featuring drawings of 1925 MMTB Tilling Stevens, Munitions, Thornycroft, Leyland, double deck buses, AEC Regal Mk 3, Mk 6, 1975 Leyland, 1977 Volvo and MAN buses, along with a Day Tripper and other travel card tickets.trams, tramways, posters, melbourne, mmtb, mta, tram & bus services, buses, railways, tilling stevens, thornycroft, leyland, aec, volvo, man

Set of two horizontal format posters about events involving Yarra Trams staff functions. .1 - poster featuring proof photographs and range of photos taken on the day of "Carnivale - A day out fun and festivities - Sunday April 18, 2004" - had the contact name of Grant Cooper, along with Yarra Trams logo. .2 - poster featuring photographs from the launch of Yarra trams under the management of Metrolink - "Metrolink - a new beginning for Yarra Trams - 29 August 1999" - featuring management and staff at the time at a entertainment event. Has the Metrolink logos. In the picture above the cake and others are John Wilson formerly of Metbus, ? and Hubert Guyot the CEO of Yarra Trams. Metrolink was a joint venture between Transfield Services and Europe's Transdev, and was the operating company in the background, "trading as Yarra Trams".trams, tramways, yarra trams, metrolink, launch

Instruction or Manual, brown comb binder, green covers with Metropolitan Transit logo on front cover and The Met name on rear cover, 54 single sided pages. Provides information for the training of inspectors or Operations Officers, titled "Public Transport Corporation - Tram and Bus Division - Operations Officer - Office Procedure". Has forms, procedures, traffic operations, change overs, staff issues, specials, transport cars, services, accidents, defective cars, closing of depots and general operations.trams, tramways, the met, inspectors, metropolitan transit authority, traffic officers, training, instructions, depot, staff, tram bus services

Double sided A4 sheet, on plain paper, printed in colour, titled "Essendon Depot centenary - A Melbourne celebration", looking at the history of Essendon depot, its opening in 2006, staffing, routes, Puckle St and the depot in 1006. NMETL. Seven copies held. Has the Yarra Trams logo.trams, tramways, essendon, nmetl, puckle st, opening, tramcars

Set of 15 issues of Yarra Trams Magazine "Tramlines" All folded A3 unless noted otherwise. 1 - Issue 1 - August 2004 - staff event, message from CEO Hubert Guyot, new control centre, route 96, Olympic torch relay, tram 431, new livery, meet Johnpaul tram attendant. .1A - Issue 2 - December 2004 - customer satisfaction, tram attendants, remembrance day, CEO message, new routes, Camberwell depot, staff profile and tramways band. .2 - issue 3 - May 2005 - Fleet operations control centre opens, (photo), Balaclava Junction upgrade, grand union, Melbourne Uni superstop, fund raising. .3 - issue 4 - August 2005 - Congratulations to Lenny Bates 50, departure of Hubert, route 75 extended to Vermont South, fare evasion, trackwork and Superstops in Flinders St and Bourke St, East Preston Depot and think tram project. .4 - Issue 5 - December 2005 - folded A3 sheet, plain paper, colour photos - with articles on congestion, advertising campaign success re fare evaders, new platform stops in Flinders St, Network improvements and getting ready for the 2006 Commonwealth games featuring a cartoon poster of a tram in a race (see Reg item 1235 for the actual poster). Has a message from Dennis Cliche - new CEO. .5 - Issue 6 - May 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, items re Commonwealth games, Karachi W-11 tram, Remembrance day, network improvements, Grand Prix, good Friday appeal, and the forthcoming centenary celebrations. Centre page spread has a large number of photos of staff during the Commonwealth Games. .6 - Issue 7 - October 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the Centenary Art Tram (5006), Myki, network improvements, memories of 1906, Luna Party Tram (1011) with centre page spread of a photo of 5006 outside Luna Park, and the various tram images featured on the tramcar. See also Reg Item 864 for details of the making of the art work. .7 - Issue 8 - December 2006 - folded A3 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the "Tram It 2006" event, light rail, TramTracker being launched, Essendon, Centenary celebrations and "for the love of trams". .8 - Issue 9 - May 2007 - six pages - traffic condition, green depots, Joyce Barry, plaque at Brunswick Depot, fund raising, platform stops, trackwork, TramTracker, Police tram. .9 - Issue 10 - September 2007 - MSO tram, students travels, Transport Challenge 2007, website, TramTracker by SMS. .10 - Issue 11 - Melbourne trams a heritage icon, fund raising, TramTracker, cable tram tracks in Abbotsford St, route 86 to the Waterfront City Docklands, hailing trams. 11 - Issue 12 - Mulhouse tram, Bumblebee, on the docks, fundraising, St Kilda Road upgrades, TramTracker. .12 - Issue 13 - Bumblebee C2 class trams, traffic congestion, wind power tram, Flinders St trackwork. .13 - Issue 14 - Silver Paralympians on tram, green wind powered trams. .14 - Issue 15 - TramTracker Jake, film festival, Public Transport Ombudsman - Simon Cohen, Operations Centre, .15 - Issue 16 - 6 pages - tram performance, TramTracker at tram stops and iPhones, Mike Talks, Myki. All have the Yarra Trams logo on the front cover.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, commonwealth games, flinders st, grand prix, karachi w-11 tram, construction, luna park, essendon depot, centenary, tramtracker, olympic games, control centre, balaclava junction, trackwork, grand union, melbourne university, superstops, vermont south, route 75, flinders st, bourke st, brunswick depot, cable trams, docklands, mulhouse, c2 class, flinders st, environment, ombudsman, myki, tramways band

DVD, with blue cover in a clear plastic case, titled "Myki - Melbourne's New Ticketing Solution - Operator DVD", looking at the MYKI ticketing system planning and how it was to operate at the time of the initial roll out timetable of Jan. 2009. DVD contents looks at Myki itself, products available, purchasing, registering, staff information and a chapter called "getting it right". Included short term tickets.trams, tramways, myki, metcard, commissioning, tickets

DVD, with clear plastic cover, DVD printed white cover, titled "Yarra Trams - Commonwealth Games", looking at Yarra Trams forthcoming involvement with the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth games - includes speeches from Dennis Cliche (Yarra Trams CEO), Justin Madden (Minister), Daniel Kowalski, Colin Tyrus, Barry Wilson (Comic), Jackie Austin (Yarra Trams) (8mins. 14secs), talking to staff and their involvement.trams, tramways, commonwealth games, yarra trams, passenger services

Set of three stencil cut duplicated foolscap documents setting out the "Syllabus of Training for Staff Signalman - Ticket Examiner - Relief Depot Staff", training schedule for Drivers seeking promotion to Officers. P. White of Footscray A Lane of Port Melbourne A McGrath of Camberwell R. Wearne of Malvern Training commenced 21 Jan 1963. Gives details of the various training locations, signal boxes, radio centre, tickets, rosters. Training took 6 weeks.trams, tramways, mmtb, training, inspectors, signals, tickets

Duplicated stencil cut memo with dates and information to be hand filled, headed MMTB. to Driver R. Wearne, 1440 and Malvern, to attend Head Office in uniform for an interview to be promoted to the Official Staff (Officer) on Thursday 18/7/1957.hand written informationtrams, tramways, mmtb, letters, inspectors

Set of three documents concerning the MMTB Gratuity or Pension payout scheme. .1 Top half of an A4 photocopied sheet, with a tear off slip, titled "To all employees who elected in 1955 to remain under the provisions of the "old" gratuity scheme", giving employees the option to transfer to the new scheme (see item .3), asking to return the slip by 5/9/1981. .2 - Letter, stencil cut duplicated on quarto paper on MMTB letterhead, dated 9/5/1955, advising Ron Wearne of 31 Soudan Street Malvern that he has elected to remain in the present or "old" Retiring and Death Gratuity Scheme. Typed on Loadable Parchment watermarked paper. Signed in ink by H. A. Warner Secretary. .3 - Printed document on semi gloss paper titled "Notice to Employees Retiring and Death Gratuities" setting out the comparison in payments between the old and the new schemes that was to come into effect on 1/6/1955. Has a comparison of the scales on the rear of the Notice. Dated 31/3/1955 and printed Signed by H. A. Warner Secretary. Added to images 24-9-2016. 2nd copy of .3 added 8/2/2019.trams, tramways, gratuity scheme, mmtb, retirements, pension, notices to staff

Foolscap sized photocopied sheet, MMTB Notice to Traffic Staff, No. 3058, advising the introduction of books of 20 prepaid tickets, in books or sheets of 20 commencing 3rd August 1980. Has five sample tickets stapled to the bottom of the circular and one green ticket showing the reverse side. Dated 28/7/1980 and signed "R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager." Gives details of the tickets and how they must be used. Each ticket has been over stamped "Sample Issue Only"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, sections, notices to staff

Large lever arch folder, containing many notices issued to platform staff and depot staff at South Melbourne depot from November 1975 through to Feb 1985, when issued by the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Contains ticket information and circulars, special arrangements, job advertisements, social club events, sale of old motor cars, circulars re tickets, sample tickets, notice of poll for election of union rep on the MMTB, job applications, results of applications for tram and bus driving, scholar concession tickets, lost passes, depot staff rosters for public holidays, track reconstruction. Part in date order, the first two years in reverse date order.trams, tramways, mmtb, south melbourne depot, notices and information, passes, tickets, employees, mta

Met lines - Vol. 3, No. 1 April 1987, staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority - 20 pages, A4 size when centre stapled, printed on gloss paper. Has tramway related items on: 1. Tramway Bowls Association 2. Melbourne and Metropolitan Transit band (see image i2) 3. Painted trams - a paying concern - Transporting Art featuring trams 731, 816 and 721 along with a photo of David Larwill working on 722, and painted trams co-ordinator , Wendy Miller. Story includes notes on the sale to Jim Johnson at an auction late 1986, notes on the project itself, and on page 13 - notes on interviews with Michael Leunig, Lesley Dumbrell and David Larwill. 4. "20 million Americans see Melbourne and its trams" - a story about the NBC USA, breakfast broadcast on 4/2/1987 when tram ?? - could not find an entry in the Vicsig listing of decorated trams.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, the met, mta, sports, bowls, tramways band, tram 731, tram 816, tram 721, tram 722

Met lines - Vol. 4, No. 2, November 1987, staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority - 20 pages, A4 size when centre stapled, printed on gloss paper. Has tramway related items on: 1 - Mental as anything standing in front of their painted tram - No. 726, along with Brian Carter, Senior Foreman 2 - 130 Light rail vehicles for the Met 3 - Light rail vehicles for Hong Kong 4 - Conductors find the driving seat is just the ticket - Hawthorn driving school 5 - Bundoora tram extension openstrams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, the met, mta, hawthorn, driver training, bundoora, hong kong, b class, tram 726

Met lines - Vol. 2, No. 6, August 1986, staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority - 20 pages, A4 size when centre stapled, printed on gloss paper. Has tramway related items on: 1 - Cover photo of fitter Saviour Axixa working on a rotary converter at Carlton substation. 2 - Doncaster Bus depot - 25 years of service 3 - The days the rains came - Elizabeth St flooding 1972 - photos by Ray Marsh 4 - Substations power tram network - article on tram substations. 5 - Tram art of a different kind - Stewart Merrett 6 - First new painted tram on line - Transporting Art by Michael Leunigtrams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, the met, mta, doncaster, substation, rotary converters, carlton control, elizabeth st, flooding

Light grey card folder manufactured by the Roneo Printing Works of Rumford England with the file title "Fire Switches, glued to the top of the folder on the inside back cover. Contains many memos from the MMTB Traffic Managers, Depot Managers about the arrangements for the visit of the Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York in April 1927. Also contains memo re cable tram arrangements for this event from Port Melbourne depot, arrangements for Christmas holidays and other holidays from about 1924 to 1944, including a map of the procession and printed programs by the Government Printer. Documents either typed or hand written. Other documents include (Sample only): Camberwell extra for December 1944 Shopping Week Memos re traffic arrangements and shunting of trams for the 8 hour day procession Tables for Cable car operations from Port Melbourne depot 5/7/1925 Handwritten car timetables Costs associated with the royal visit Proposed service arrangements for Coburg Lines Christmas and New Year 1929 Cuttings regarding shopping hours for 1929-1930 Football posters - special trams - 1931 and 1932 All Night services - destination rolls to specific bogie trams Memos regarding cancelling of leave in Dec. 1941 Memos regarding services to Fisherman's bend and factory hours - 1941 - 42 Holiday loading returns for Southern System - 1941 Memo re timing of trams from city terminus account 3KZ Christmas Eve Choral festivaltrams, tramways, mmtb, port melbourne depot, notices and information, cable trams, holiday arrangements, royal visit, timetables, world war 2, football, all night services

Set of 14 black and white photographs of the use of former sleeper transport car, W2 485 - see page 80 of Destination City 5th Edition for more details of the tram. Tram body being used to train emergency staff how to recover a tramcar that had been tipped over onto its side. DC5, notes it was stored at Preston workshops and later "used an instruction car to train emergency crews in the righting of the overturned trams. It was overturned several times in this role." Note: - would have been at the time, probably the only way to do this, as mobile cranes were only just starting to be developed. Truck is an AEC built Matador truck. Possibly these photos who the first time used as such, as one of the life guards was being cut off in the photos. 1 - tram on its side 2 - ditto - showing underside of tram 3 - pulling one of the bogies clear. 4 - cutting away a lifeguard 5 - pulling the other bogie clear 6 - setting up the chains to recover the tram - note the sleepers it is lying on. 7 - ditto 8 - starting to lift the tramcar 9 - rolling the tramcar upright 10 - tram upright and being jacked up to roll the bogies back under 11 - pushing a bogie under 12 - ditto 13 - as for 9 14 - as for 10 15 - similar to 9trams, tramways, training, emergency, accidents, recovery, mmtb, preston workshops, tram 485, w2 class, aec, r10 vehicle, works cars

Black and white photograph of the Essendon depot maintenance staff standing with Fred Turner, Inspecting foreman in the middle of the photograph with one of the L classes located at the depot. Kevin Young, foreman at Essendon depot far right. Photo appeared in the Autumn 1982 issue of METRA news. See image 1005i2 for a cutting from the magazine which also features the manager and assistants at Essendon Depot, Laurie cummings, Andrew Stephanou and John Berns.in pencil on rear "8457/??"trams, tramways, essendon depot, workshops, depots

Black and white photograph of workshop staff with Fred Turner and Howard Smith (Workshops Manager) at Preston Workshops late 1970's or early 1980's, standing in front of Z23.trams, tramways, preston workshops, workshops, personnel, z class, tram 23

Black and white photograph of workshop staff with Fred Turner and ?? at Preston Workshops late 1970's or early 1980's, standing in front of Z23 -see Reg Item 1006 also.trams, tramways, preston workshops, tram 23