Yields information about the instructions issued to Motormen in Ballarat by the Electric Supply Co. for driving and operating tramcars.Instruction - 6 quarto sheets stapled in top left hand corner - retyped from an original Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) document with a black hand written heading Motormen! Take No Risks", detailing motormen's behaviours, operations, braking, tram car lights, steps, ticketing, recruit motormen, shunting, speed, trolley wheels, changing cars, trailers, controllers, testing magnetic brakes, switches, timetables, fares, tram stops, section staffs, holidays, uniforms, breakdowns, smoking, lost property, headways, gong signals, conductors, whistle signals, instructions to recruit motormen. 7th page - details motors and how to get your car ready for service and how to apply power. (see btm8096i1.pdf) page 8 missing. trams, tramways, esco, training, instructions, motormen, operations

Demonstrates documentation and methods used to advise of changes to fare tickets and bylaws in both Ballarat and Bendigo.Amendment sheet - with adhesive backing detailing changes to Tourist tickets, fare sections (3d and 2d), children fares. Applies to both Ballarat and Bendigo. Undated - c1950's? tramways, trams, bendigo, ballarat, tickets, fares

Yields information about the start or typed input for the printed instruction book to Inspectors issued in 1951.Typed quarto sheet titled "Instructions for Tramways Traffic Inspectors (Issued 1951)", one of at least two or more sheets, covers behaviour, dress, standards, employees, methods of instructions, discipline, ticket checking and tram driving. Headed SEC Provincial Tramways. Formed the input for "Instructions for Tramway Traffic Inspectors", see Reg Item 611trams, tramways, sec, instructions, inspectors, drivers, conductors, training, management

Yields information about the passenger traffic in Ballarat during August 1961 and passenger density.Set of four type reports on statistics for the Ballarat tramway system, for August 1961. .1 - "Average Passengers per trip (route) including Scholars" .2 - "Passenger density and direction per hour each route - weekdays" - see image 2a and 2b .3 - ditto - Saturdays 4 - ditto - Sundays See Reg Item 7921 for similar reports.trams, tramways, reports, passengers, employees, fares, tramcars, routes, revenue, finances, tickets

Demonstrates and yields information about the considerations made for Weekly Tickets during the late 1920's.Set of handmade or hand written sheets regarding weekly tickets in Ballarat - using ink and pencil .1 - handwritten double foolscap sheet - titled "Weekly Tickets Ballarat" and dated 2/6/28 - sets out an extensive table of section, length, existing fares, present weekly and proposed tickets - 12 trips and 24? trips. Sets out conditions, current sales and notes. .2 - set of two Foolscap ruled sheets - titled "Weekly Tickets" detailing where they would be sold (the Showroom), the method of sales and accounting practices and when it can be used, reflects back to 1921 practices. Has a hand written section on the rear on the first sheets (images i2 to i4) .3 - single foolscap ruled sheet with further notes on weekly tickets (in light red ink), with two possible sketches of possible tickets on the rear in pencil. See also Reg Item 8029 for a 3-10-1926 document.On the outside of the first sheet "Mr Knox" in blue pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, esco, weekly tickets

Demonstrates a report into tram fares and tickets around Australasia.Report - 13 foolscap duplicated pages, stapled along the left hand edge, titled "Report of Sub-Committee on Fares and Sections appointed at Australasian Tramways Conference 1929" Reports on a questionnaire to 14 different systems - Bendigo considered the same as Ballarat for the purposes of the report. Looks at the Section and their average length, Overlapping sections, fares, children fares, Sunday and holiday rates, workmen's concession tickets, scholars', swimming tickets, blind passes, police officers, civil servants, municipal bodies, concessions to charitable institutions, defence force, boy scouts, state members and officials, employee's passes, periodical or prepaid tickets, specials charges, passenger luggage. Compares to the USA, flat fares, one man trams.Has "Mr Mawby" in ink on front cover and "Copy sent to Mr Old 22.7.30"trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, australasian tramway conference, ballarat

Demonstrates and yields information about the considerations made for Weekly Tickets during the late 1920's.Set of handmade or hand written sheets regarding weekly tickets in Ballarat - using ink and pencil .1 - Lined foolscap sheet dated 3-10-26, titled "Notes on Weekly tickets", regarding availability, point of sale, sections, availability, midday or lunch time usage, numbering, use of tokens, fare boxes, disadvantages, and possible layout sketches. .2 - ditto, pencil notes, about ticket revenues, overlapping sections, limit of times, holidays. See also Reg Item 8019 for a 1921 and 1928 documents. trams, tramways, tickets, esco, weekly tickets

Yields information about the passenger traffic in Ballarat, Bendigo during the mid 1920's? , Insurance, population and the use Fare Boxes.Report - typed, carbon copies, foolscap or quarto sheets, "Miles Run" listing , for both Ballarat and Bendigo, passengers tickets by Fare Box, Conductor, passenger per car mile, average fare, average speed, length of double and single track, passengers carried total, and population, and the public risk premium since fare boxes introduced. Use of Fare Boxes commenced in 1913, on this basis of 7 further years as noted in the sheet, c1921 6 copies held, all pinned together by paper type.trams, tramways, reports, passengers, ballarat, fare boxes, insurance, esco

Set of two documents associated with "'W4' once more - Tram tour with 671" tour with BTM Tram 671 in Melbourne on 13/4/1996, arranged by the Rail Tourist Association in conjunction with the BTM. .1 - duplicated quarto sheet, double sided, booking invitation sheet and fares, contact details etc. .2 - ticket circular dated 10/4/1996, photocopied A4 sheet detailing and confirming tour arrangements, South Melbourne depot, and refreshments.w4 class, btm, tours, rail tourist association, melbourne

Yields information about the training of crews.Instruction or question sheet - foolscap carbon copy, titled "Questions for Motormen and Conductors re Bylaws", listing 24 questions regarding passenger behaviour, fares, tickets, dogs, luggage, operation of trams.trams, tramways, rules, behaviour, passengers, operations, by laws, training

Has a strong association with the "Ballarat Tramways Past Employees Association" for the 25 year reunion.Form or ticket or entry pass for a SEC Tramway Reunion, 1996 printed on yellow A5 paper with Dave Kellett's name typed onto the form. Has the words "RIP 25 years of tramway history September 20th - Ballaarat Tramways 1971 - 1996" with "0000" in two corners. Produced by the "Ballarat Tramways Past Employees Association" Additional copy made out for Wayne Kell added 20-6-2021 trams, tramways, personnel, reunions, closure, sec

Details the history of parcel and newspaper tickets between 1937 and 1972 on the SEC operated provincial tramways. Written by Maxwell Hayes March 1983. Looks at the history of the three cities, SEC operations, the use of parcel/newspaper tickets, pricing, issues, quantities of tickets held and their use rates, closure and printed samples of the tickets.Yields information about the history of SEC Parcel / Newspaper tickets.Eleven A4 photocopied sheets, with four staples on the left hand side.Has number "21 81999" and "$3.50" on the top right hand corner.tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, provincial tramways, parcels, newspapers, tickets, parcel tickets, newspaper tickets

Provides guidance to Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society conductors about their duties, ticket issuing, pay-ins sales etc. Was the first version of this document. Prepared by Peter Walker. Replaced by version 2 of 1/5/1990. See item 1623 for a 1990 version.Demonstrates BTPS documentation for crew use.White comb bound document with card covers, 30 A4 photocopied pages.trams, tramways, conductors, btps, btm, guidelines, manual

1099.1 - photocopy of an article in The Courier, Ballarat Tuesday Feb. 9 1988, page 17 of the house that contained Ballarat ESCo tram No. 12 in the Tuesday Heritage Column of the newspaper. Contains a photograph of the house containing the tramcar. Newspaper Clipping details the former occupiers, the Rayner family, the construction of the extensions around the tramcar, family use, family history and some details of the family members and other local history. The copy of the newspaper Clipping has numerous pin holes in the corner and the rust marks due to use on a display on Tram No. 12 in a display board in the depot from about 1991 to 1998. From a copy made from the newspaper Clipping collection held by Alan Bradley. 1099.2 - copy made March 1999 of the same Clipping for record purposes and to have a good copy. (2 copies held). Also has a review by John Hindle of the "Storming St. Kilda by Tram", presented by TheatreWorks aboard a special tram for St. Kilda, from the Herald Newspaper dated 15/3/1988. Collected by Alan Bradley.trams, tramways, nerrina, rayner family, theatre, esco

Booklet with blue heavy paper cover and 20 pages inside giving details of the by-laws operating for the SEC tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Gives details of the definitions, fares and charges, special tram rates, sale of tickets, regulating number of passengers, stopping places, nuisances, smoking, dangerous goods, luggage and goods, general matters and fares applicable in each section in three formal schedules for both Adults and Children. On last page gives details of the SEC Commissioners, Minister for Electrical Undertakings and Clerk of the Executive Council who authorised the document.On front cover "F.Scruse" in blue ink.trams, tramways, secv rules, by-laws, tickets, fares

Original of a Post Master's General Department (PMG), "Advice of Mails Despatched by Train" form filled in for 8/8/1969 (date and month are questionable) for the despatch of one bag of mail from Golden Square to the Bendigo Post Office at 4.15pm. the word "tram" appears above the word train . Has a number of initials or signatures. Form number PM4 or Sch. C 5021/67. Black printing on white paper except for the instruction "Examine Bags, labels, Fastenings and Seals" which is in red ink and capitals. Perforations on left indicate ticket is torn from butt leaving duplicate in the book. Has been filled in - see image file.trams, tramways, mails, trams, golden square, post office, bendigo

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways fare system at the time of the one man trams, tokens which could be pre purchased by travellers and save time when boarding trams. See notes on file re these eg Reg Item 1801.Fare token- 2d - 21mm diameter - green celluloid - with "B.E.T." in large capitals on front centre of token and words "Ballarat Electric Tramways 1913" on circumference. On reverse in large font "2" and a small font "D" at top of the two - indicating token had a value of two pence. Extract from A. Bradley "The Golden City and its Tramways" about tokens and why. "The ESCo worked out its procedures from its own experience. A "pay as you enter" system was used on city-bound cars, and a "pay as you leave" system on outward-bound cars. On Sundays during busy periods this was reversed on the Gardens lines, but conductors were still required on this line to cope with the heavy summer holiday traffic. Trams 1 to 18 were altered by altering the end seating, placing gates on doorways and "pay as you enter" and "pay as you leave" signs. Once on board, passengers paid their coins into a farebox mounted behind the driver, which was fitted with glass windows and mirrors to enable the driver to see the coins slide into the box - a form of "moral check on passengers". Regular passengers could buy pink or green celluloid tokens at a discount price, to save the motorman having to issue tickets and give change." Stopped being in use in 1921, see Reg Item 1801.1 and 1802. Place of manufacture not known. For other 2d token see Reg. Item 1943 and 2488 page 31. See Reg. Item 2514 for H.P. James notes on the token system. 1794.1 - added 18/4/2009 - donation of Lyall Denning Related documents provides some information on the value of the items. eBay sale 15/10/2006 $20 - eBay slip with worksheet - see related items.trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, esco, one man trams

Photocopies of letters made by Alan Bradley in relation to the use of Fare Tokens by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria - See Reg. Item 1794. Photocopies made 18.07.2001. Photocopies of letters copied by Alan from the City of Ballarat's files. 1801.1 - Photocopy of letter dated 23/9/1921, signed by Mr. Pringle of ESCo to Col. G.F. Morton, City Clerk of the City of Ballaarat concerning the increase of tramway fares and the withdrawal of tokens due to the increase in costs. Gives details of fare structures, costs, tramway wages, section changes, American and English tramway fares and increase in the cost of coal. Three sheets stapled together in top left hand corner. 1801.2 - Photocopy of letter dated 23/7/1913 concerning the introduction of one man tramcars, signed by Mr. Pringle of ESCo, to Col. Williams, City Clerk of the City of Ballarat, and the introduction of celluloid tokens which would replace slip tickets and work better in the Fare Boxes. Also notes the introduction of "screens", windscreens, to all cars. Two sheets stapled together in top left hand corner. See Reg. Item 2514 for H.P. James notes on the token system.Parts of letter have been highlighted by Alan re tokens and other interesting points.trams, tramways, tokens, fares, tickets, esco, windscreens, costs

A5 sized sheet of paper, printed to act as the BTPS "Museum Journal", recording sales revenue, donations and cash summary sheet collected from the sales and any donations (cash) at the depot. Printed in green ink, has summaries for sales, donations, cash and details of tickets (used to record donations). On rear is one half of a old BTPS trip way bill, right half only, with tickets denominations 10c and 5c, lettered in bottom right hand corner Form T1-5M. Printed in Black ink.trams, tramways, btps, forms, museum journal, trip waybills

Two colour prints taken by Earl Ewers of Mr. George Netherway and Mrs Noelene Netherway standing by W4 671 at Gardens Loop on 12/10/1996. 846.1 - Mrs. & Mr. Netherway standing by front door of 671 - shows whole tram 846.2 - Mrs. & Mr. Netherway standing by front door of 671 - close up. See Related documents and history of object for other notes. Catalogue worksheet contains a Victorian Railways ticket envelope, a Kalgoorlie to Melbourne return portion ticket and an Edmondson Caulfield to Richmond Single ticket. Items with G. Netherway's materials.On rear in blue ink "E.Ewers 12/10/96"netherway, wendouree parade, tram 671

1297 - Booklet with red heavy card cover and 24 pages inside and a four page supplement glued into rear cover giving details of the by-laws operating for the SEC tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Gives details of the definitions, fares and charges, sale of tickets, regulating number of passengers, stopping places, nuisances, smoking, dangerous goods, luggage and goods, general matters and fares broken into adult fares for each section and Children's fares and Pensioners' Concession fares for both Ballarat and Bendigo. Note - introduced decimal currency into the fares as well as pence. Document number on front cover "TYE 1-270". This by-law replaced or revoked all previous by-laws and amendments. Came in effect 1/10/1965 with a fare rise. Received Governor In Council approval on 24/8/1965. These fares have been amended in pencil for Ballarat. The amendment pasted into the rear of the booklet is dated 2nd August. 1966 and came into effect on 1/9/1966. 1297.1 - ditto, but actual used copy by D. J. Everett - see Reg. Item 2292 for details of SEC Ballarat Employee. On page one or title sheet, has an additional amendment pasted in - dated 14/1/1969 giving details of fare increases in Ballarat and Bendigo to come into effect 14/1/1969. Single sheet printed both side. See also Reg items 66 and 281 for this sheet of paper by itself. Item added 2/3/2003. 1297.2 - booklet as above for 1297, but without supplements - in as printed condition 8/1965. 1297.3 - as for 1297 with 1966 and two number 1969 supplements pasted into the book. One 1969 supplement at the front and additional at the rear. 1966 supplement pasted into the rear of the book. Has BTPS Catalogue Numbers 207, 208 and 209 written onto the front of the booklet. Four other copies - unnumbered held. Additional items added 10/7/2005. Additional copy of 1297.3 added 6/8/2016 from donation of T. Jeffreys. 1297 - In pencil on pages 15 to 18 showing revised fares and the number "58 676" on page 24 - possibly a telephone number. 1297.3 - has "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue Nos. 207, 208, 209" written in black ink on the top of the cover.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo

1302.1 - A4 size, 88 page report on Melbourne's tram and bus system produced by 'Tram & Bus Strategic Review Committee' in May 1992. Report printed on white paper, with blue covers, stapled on sides. Report examines cross linking of trams routes and many other recommendations regarding services, union awards, ticketing, opportunities for expansion, reliability, revenue impacts, driver only trams, workplace reform, staffing, revenue protection and tourism opportunities. Note the report has been mis-bound with pages out of order eg 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5 etc. Gives a series of recommendations, few of which were implemented in reality. 1302.2 - A4 size - approx. 200 page document with blue covers - appendix to the above report. List of appendices given in 1302.1. Appendix No. 1 - Left/right turn priority at intersections 2 - draft structural efficiency proposal 3 - selection and training procedures report 4 - absenteeism report 5 - cost study of W and Z class trams 6 - Trams in Melbourne - AGB Australia Consultants 7 - Proposed tram and bus depot - South Melbourne - Detailed evaluation 8 - Depot and Route vehicle composition 9 - Options and Feasibility study of Additional W class trams in Melbourne.trams, tramways, melbourne, routes, strategic reviews, tramway systems

Twenty Six sheet document pertaining to the reinstatement of trams to Ballarat, presented to the Ballarat City Council on Wed. 24 May 2000. Details are: Sheets 1 to 3 - Cover and contents sheets for the Council Meeting of 24/5/2000 containing the Agenda, Ballarat City logo on white A4 paper. Sheet 4 - pages 37 and 38 of the Agenda, Officers report on the study work carried out, noting the Ballarat Tourism Board work, giving a summary, background, issues, options, financial implications, attachments and recommendation. On a white sheet of A4 paper. Sheets 5 - 26 - on green A4 paper - document titled "Ballarat Tourist Tram Study", final report dated August 1999, though not received by the Ballarat Tourism Board until March 2000. Written by G.D. Harrison Project Management Pty Ltd. Report looks at the marketing aspects, planning, infrastructure, staffing, ticketing and financial analysis, map of suggested route and comparative operations elsewhere.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, harrison report, city of ballarat

Photocopy on an A4 sheet of SEC form S.166 recording receipt of the sum of two dollars from the SEC, Electricity Supply Department, Mid-Western branch by SEC Ballarat Motorman / Conductor as permanent change. Form about 160mm high, x 200mm wide records receipt of the $2 by D. J. Everett on 22/5/1969 and authorised by Senior Traffic Inspector J. Maxwell. Photocopy shows outline of the top of the form and punch holes on the left hand side. trams, tramways, forms, tickets, conductors, fares

Set of four letters between the Manager TB and Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo tramways between the period of 27 Dec. 1929 and 30 July 1930 regarding the "Australasian Tramway Conference. See image files for details of the letterhead of the various company offices. 1972.1 - Letter from the Engineer and Manager of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited, Melbourne office advising Mr. A. D. Murdoch, Manager of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board that he had forwarded the questionnaire to their Geelong Engineer for completion. Dated 30/12/1929. Stamped as being received by the TB as 31/12/1929. See image 1972i1 for image of letter. 1972.2 - Letter from the Chief Accountant of ESCo Ballarat, to the Manager TB acknowledging receipt of the letter dated 24/12/1929 regarding the questionnaire and saying Mr. Pringle is on holidays and will be attended to on his return. Dated 27/12/1929 and stamped as being received by the TB as 28/12/1929. See image 1972i2 for image of letter. 1972.3 - Carbon copy of a letter on pink paper from Manager TB to Mr. G.F. Cole, Resident Engineer and Local Manager of ESCo ( Ballarat) regarding the questionnaire - too late to be included. Dated 9/7/1930. 1972.4 - Letter from Mr. G.F. Cole, Resident Engineer and Local Manager of ESCo Bendigo office - forwarding the questionnaire to the TB and apologising for the late arrival. On letterhead of the ESCo Bendigo office - see image 1972i1 for image of letter. Dated 5 July 1930, and received by TB on 7/7/1930. Questionnaire (attached to 1972.4) details sections and fares, section lengths, holiday fares, workmen's fares, scholars' fares (no concessions) details of concession fares, postmen fares, health nurses, employees, periodical tickets, prepaid tickets. On top of the sheets written in pencil is the file number "22/1/15"tram, trams, australasian tramway conference, fares, sections, letterhead, mmtb, mesco, esco