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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tramcar Data Sheet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Rolling stock data No. 2", c1930's
Dyeline print of Drawing R1881 - titled "Rolling stock data No. 2", listing MMTB tramcars from class A to class Y1, W's to W3 only, c1931. Provides tramcar numbers, type, seating capacity, total horsepower, tonnage (weight), length and data of HP/seat, HP/ton, HP/foot, Lbs/foot, Lbs/seat and Length/seat.On rear in red ink - felt pen? - "Rolling Stock Data Sheet to Tram No. 669." and in black ink "R1881"trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Car Templates", c1920 onwards
Set of 14 tram car templates contained within Reg Item 356, cut from card board to indicate the over all dimensions of the various type of tramcars. Would have been used in the drawing office for checking clearances on buildings, trackwork, junctions. Cut with holes in the centre to enable this to be done. Scale 1/2" = 1 foot. .1 - Marked "A" - for a combination car - 30' 11.25" long, 7'6" wheelbase .2 - "B" - for a combination car - 32' long, 6'6" wheel base to drawing R489 and summer or straight sill car to drawing R820. .3 - "C" - Straight Sill combination car - 33' long, 7'6" wheelbase. .4 - "D" - Combination car, length 31'11", 7'6" wheelbase .5 - "E" - Combination car, length 35', 7' wheelbase .6 - "F" - DC Bogie car, to Drawing 112, length - 44' 3.5", truck centres 22 '4" .7 - "G" - ditto length 44' 5.5", truck centres 23' 7.5" .8 - "H" - ditto length 44' 5.5", truck centres 24' 7.5" .9 - "J" - four motor bogie, to drawing 854, length 45' 6", truck centres 24'6" .10 - "K" - Combination car, length 35', 12' Radiax truck. .11 - Bogie tramcar, W class length 48', truck centres 26' 6" .12 - ditto, W2 534, length 48', truck centres 26' 0" .13 - W4 class tram, .14 - W5 730, length 46' 6', truck centres 28'trams, tramways, mmtb, plans, drawings, templates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative 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 Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, c1963
B&W negative of tram 680 in Barkly St, Russell St, West Footscray Tram has destination Williamstown Rd. Driver and conductor posing for camera on front steps of tram.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR102A" written in red ink, "F16" in pencil, "61A" in green ink and dated stamped as 1 Jan 1963.trams, tramways, x2 class, footscray, barkly st, williamstown rd, crews, drivers, conductors, russell st, tram 680 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Lines of stationary W class tram in St Kilda Road, 1980s-1990s
... Lines of stationary W class tram in St Kilda Road... with nothing on rear Photograph Lines of stationary W class tram in St ...Photograph shows two long lines of stationary W class tramcars on both tracks in St Kilda Road, likely outside the Arts Centre north of Nolan Street. Tram crews and passengers are aboard the trams in the foreground with doors and windows open indicating a warm day. The shadow indicate it is the afternoon peak period. Swanston Street and St Kilda Road were then the busiest tramway street in Melbourne and in most parts of the world with this photograph illustrating the level of congestion.Yields information about tram congestion on Swanston Street and St Kilda Road. Black and white photograph with nothing on rearw class, st kilda road, arts centre, nolan street, congestion, afternoon peak period, busiest tramway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - W2 class 259 partially dismantled, 1970s
Photograph shows W class 259 partially dismantled on an outside track. Head light, trolley poles, side blinds and barriers, and drop-centre seating have been removed. Yields information about disposal of W2 class tramcars. Black and white photograph with ink stamp and number on rearInk stamp reads "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, Ref No. P25/1/1034" w2 clss, tram 259, headlight, trolley pole, side blind, barrier, drop-centre -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Inside saloon W2 537
... about interior of W@ class tramcar. W2 class tram 537 ...Photograph shows interior saloon of W2 class 537 with upholstered longitudinal seats and looks through the drop-centre to the saloon at the other end. The advertising above the saloon windows is for "Venus College of Hairdressing & Beauty". Yields information about interior of W@ class tramcar. Black and white photograph with penciled note on rearPencil writing reads "W2 537 Now in USA" w2 class, tram 537, upholstered longitudinal seats, drop-cente, saloon, venus college -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - G class tram 50 at Elsternwick Station, Wal Jack collection, mid 1920's
Photograph of G class 50 in Glenhuntly Road with many passengers. Tram has the destination of Elsternwick. In the background is an Ironmonger's shop (W J Marsh) and a Milliner's shop and a cake and confectionary shop.Yields information about G class tram No. 50 in the mid 1920s.Black and White Copy Negative and print with notes on the rear.On rear of the print in ink and pencil "MMTB Car scrapped a year ago, G class No. 50 (with small windows, only one of its kind), Prahran & Malvern TT, Glenhuntly Road 1925. (old style painting and monogram). " Has the Ken Magor stamp and Wal Jack stamp with "T66" written in.trams, tramways, g class, glenhuntly rd, tram 50