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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Set of 21 The Met Neighbourhood tickets, 1989
Set of 21 The Met Neighbourhood tickets - May to August 1989. Conditions of use printed on rear. Printed on white paper. 1. Dandenong Neighbourhood - 183516 2. Ditto concession - 208212 3. Dandenong plus one Neighbourhood - 019512 4. Ditto concession - 018513 5. Ringwood Neighbourhood - 144534 6. Ditto concession - 168995 7. Werribee Neighbourhood - 018612 8. Ditto concession - 018959 9. Werribee plus inner Neighbourhood - 014015 10. Ditto concession - 008168 11. Ringwood plus one Neighbourhood - 024729 12. Ditto concession - 0198882 13. Inner Neighbourhood - B089291 14. Ditto concession - A088033 15. Inner plus one Neighbourhood - 359210 16. Ditto concession - 224012 17. Broadmeadows Neighbourhood - 044541 18. Ditto concession - 038635 19. Broadmeadows Plus Inner Neighbourhood - 034587 20. Ditto concession - 024933 21. Greensborough Plus One Neighbourhood concession - 003016trams, tramways, tickets, the met, ptc, neighbourhood tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Tram Maintenance", c1993
... for tram overhauls from W681 to A300 - c 1991 - 15 sheets. "Tram ...Set of approx. 48 A4 single sided sheets outlining overhaul procedures and scope of works for Plan Programmed Maintenance (PPM) Has been part of a larger report. Appendix A - Bogie Overhaul - 2 sheets B - Rotatating Machines - 2 sheets PPM Overhaul Schedule - All tram cases - three levels proposed - 1 W class and others trams - 8 sheets B class - 5 sheets Z class - 6 sheets Maintenance and repair overhaul - transformers - 3 sheets W class and other tram defect report sheets - 2 Bus Maintenance employees/ bus for Australian cities - 1 DH16 Overhaul labour/resource chart - 1 GE 247 motors - ditto - 1 Wheel condition report form - Yarra Trams c2000 - 1 Set of forward planning sheets for tram overhauls from W681 to A300 - c 1991 - 15 sheets.trams, tramways, tramcars, preston workshops, maintenance, w class, a class, b class, z class, compressors, motors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Rules, Regulations", 1935
Book - red Rexene covers, with title - "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Rules, Regulations". two sections, sewn into covers, dated 1935 for the Electric System. Sixty pages plus covers. Book numbered "40". Has By-Law No. 5 in the rear section. No index, Second copy added 3/12/15. - numbered "3560" Third copy added 1/5/19 - numbered "3991" from collection of Bob Prentice. This copy has been imaged with a word searchable pdf file. Third copy has numerous ink changes and change sheets pasted into the book.Third copy has numerous ink changes and change sheets pasted into the book.trams, tramways, mmtb, rules, regulations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket Wallet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of four leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, 1990's?
Set of four leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, remanufactured for use on Metcard tickets. Each wallet set up for 15 different tickets. Each wallet has been fixed with a stamped brass plate riveted to the outside with the depot and outfit number. Based on item 21, and the prices mid 1990's. 1 - G27 - with labels for the various tickets and prices. (Glenhuntly) 2 - M12 - ditto (Malvern) 3 - E30 - no labels - (Essendon) 4 - N42 - no labels - (North Fitzroy) See Reg Item 218 for a Camberwell Depot example.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, conductors, outfits -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", 1969
Blue cloth covered book, 108 pages + covers and end pages, "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated January 1969. Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares and has photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Book consists of four sections, sewn with end papers part of the covers. Second copy added 15-6-2015 - from Ron Scholten donation of 11-4-2015 - has an amendment sheet re Seeing Eye Dogs" pasted in over another sheet on the inside front cover. Third copy added 14-12-2015 from donation of Norm Cross 11-10-2009.Copy 1 - Has two numbers written in ink on the inside front cover. Copy 3 - "Lees 18/2/69" written in red pencil on inside of front cover.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket Wallet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, 1990's
Leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, remanufactured for use on Metcard tickets. Each wallet set up for 15 different tickets. Each wallet has been fixed with a stamped brass plate riveted to the outside with the depot and outfit number. Based on item 21, and the prices mid 1990's. Numbered V10 - with labels for the various tickets and prices. (Camberwell) See also Reg item 124 for other examples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, conductors, outfits -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1960
Black and white print of W7 1003 in front of the Preston tram depot building c1960. Tram has panel edge lining, the logo and number on the saloon panels and has the destination of East Preston - Bell St and route 89. 269.1 - large format print added 18/9/15 - had been on display in main room from Norm Cross - 2009 - record updated 24-10-2015.On the rear has the "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" stamp.trams, tramways, mmtb, tram 1003, east preston depot, w7 class, route 89 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus cover bound into a book form titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. Would have been taken from Drawing No. R3232, See Reg Item 354.Has old pencil notes on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Map and timetable of Melbourne Tram and Bus Services" - May 1956", May. 1956
Fold out map (10 sections), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, municipalities boundaries and location of major places of interest. Titled - "Map and timetable of Melbourne Tram and Bus Services" - May 1956". At base of map - timetable of all night trams and bus services. On rear index to routes, 1st and last services, time of Sunday am services, LaTrobe St. services and photo of Wattle Park. Dated May 1956. Note the inset map shows Bourke St as a bus. Three copies held. 413.1 - as for above but with a pasted over section titled "Time table of all - night bus services" on the base of the map replacing the all night tram and bus services. Dated 3/7/1957. Copy from donation of Gary Butler added 3/12/15. See Reg Item 2300 for the March 1952 version.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, all night services, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Map of Melbourne's Tram and Bus Routes" - January 1967, Jan. 1967
... . 3rd copy added 28/5/15 "Map of Melbourne's Tram and Bus Routes ...Fold out map (12 sections), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, and location of major places of interest. On rear index to routes, 1st and last services, time of Sunday am services, list of suburbs, how to get there, MMTB Offices and depots and timetable list of all-night buses services.. Dated January 1967. Two copies held. 3rd copy added 28/5/15trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, all night services, route numbers, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - Correspondence, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Trolley Buses", 1922-23
File containing correspondence between the MMTB Chief Engineer Mr. Strickland and various companies, including Railless Ltd, Australian General Electric, English Electric / Dick Kerr and its UK consultants Heap and Digby between the period August 1922 and January 1923. Includes drawings, technical specifications and a book titled "AEC Railless Trolley Bus Specification", date stamped 15/8/1922. For a scan of this document see htd535-trolleybus.pdf (imaging not working correctly for this database as at 9-8-14) For a listing of the contents of this file and of Reg Item 535, see Related Documents - htd535-536list.pdf Item 535 - Trolley Buses Listed from top of file, in order found. Letters generally to/from MMTB Chief Engineer. Date Type, contents and notes 18/11/1922 Letter to Metro Vickers from Chief Engineer re Railless trams 12/1/1923 Letter to Aust GE re railless trams Not likely to proceed at this time. 11/1/1923 Letter from Aust GE Co. providing photographs, drawings, BTH, pamphlets, and general information. Includes photo of Tee-side trolley bus No. 17. No other papers with this item. 6/9/1922 Letter to Aust. GE asked for particulars and drawings of motor omnibuses These three items pinned together. 5/9/1922 Letter to Chief Engineer from Aust. GE provided up to date figures on BTH Railless vehicles. These three items pinned together. 31/8/1922 Letter to Aust GE returning folded of data in relation to petrol and petrol electric cars. These three items pinned together. 24/10/1922 Letter to Heap & Digby, thanks for information, but unlikely to use trolley buses due to poor road conditions where they could be used in terms of revenue. 14/9/1922 Letter from Heap & Digby, inclosing photos of Railless Ltd vehicles supplied to Bloemfontein South Africa and testing. These two items clipped together with drawing No. SK 14-8, showing Mexborough gradients. 28/8/1922 Letter from AEC to Heap & Digby re trolley buses, construction costs and practicality of shipping these to Aust. Includes the Mexborough test results. These two items clipped together with drawing No. SK 14-8, showing Mexborough gradients. 3/8/1922 to 31/10/22 Correspondence between MMTB and H&D regarding the Bloemfontein vehicles. Pinned together. 17/11/1922 Letter from Metro Vickers to MMTB providing details (no photos or drawings) of trolley buses – four pages. 18/1/1923 Letter to H&D thanking him for information and a paper ready by a Mr. Munro. 31/8/1922 Letter to Metro Vic – Melbourne asking whether Westinghouse had developed standard lines of motors for railless cars. 4/10/1922 Letter to Aust GE thanking for info. 2/10/1922 Letter from Aust GE providing two cuttings about railless vehicles in Birmingham and the cost of tram track construction. Papers Contained within a green strip of cloth. 26/9/1922 Letter from H&D providing info from EE – Dick Kerr Preston works equipment used by Railless Ltd. EE Specification for DK 26B Trackless trolley motors 18/9/1922 Letter from EE to H&D providing info on 20HP motors, 40HP, and other information. Blueprint – drawing 2810 – DK 26 Motor Performance curves for above motor Blueprint – No. 1312D – controller diagram Pamphlet – EE – tramcar Type D automatic circuit Breakers. Publication No. 230, dated 9/1920. Ditto, Form A, drawings No 3565, 1/1/19. Performance curves – blueprint – Type DK85A Blueprint – 4449 – outline of controller DK, Type D, form B. Blueprint – P2002M034 – DK85 Motor. EE specification for Traction Motor DK85 Modified from a tram motor. EE blueprint P2102F021, traction control wiring for form D controller. EE blueprint P2103F033 – outline of controller type SE1, form C and D. EE blueprint P2102Z011 – wiring diagram for type SE1 form controller. Performance curves for DK85A motor. EE blueprint – P2102F025 – diagram of connections (wiring) for Type SE1, form D controller. Blueprint – EE drawing – P2002M036 – DK85 motor with ball bearings. Single documents. Date Type Notes 27/9/1922 Letter to H&D acknowledging AEC Trackless trolley bus specification. 15/8/1922 Letter from H&D forwarding above specification String bound book – AEC Railless Trolley Bus Specification – stamped 15/8/22 Scanned as a separate document. 4/9/1922 Letter from Metro Vic. Melbourne advising that they have no information on Westinghouse Motors for use in railless cars, but seeking same.trams, tramways, trolley buses, melbourne, mmtb, aec, heap and digby, english electric, railless, dick kerr, general electric -
Melbourne Tram Museum
drawing - Folder with papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "PCM Tram Equipment", 1970's?
Foolscap Manila Folder titled "PCM Tram Equipment" with the following papers secured with an Arnos binder. Many of the documents seem to have been copied onto heat sensitive paper. Have tissue paper separating them. 1. Wiring Diagram - GE PCM Control Equipment - R4284B. 2. Westinghouse - Load test on Repair Railway Motors 3. Letter to Chief Engineer MMTB from Australian General Electric - 23/7/1935 - re delivery of 15 cases of PCM Equipment by ship and attaching drawings. 4. Drawings and maintenance notes for above - includes field shunts, magnet valves, cases, 5. GE Specification Ry-5313 - General Electric PCM Control for 4-40HP 600Volt Motors with Shunted FieldsOn rear cover in ink "To Norm Cross"trams, tramways, electro pneumatic, pcm, controllers, general electric, mmtb, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Press Release, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Press Statement", Jun. 1982
Set of four MMTB Press Statements or Press Releases with MMTB letterhead. Photocopied onto A4 paper. 1. Renewal of tracks - Caulfield North - 20/5/1982. 2. Maintenance of railway crossing - Riversdale Road - 15/6/1982. 3. Maintenance of Bridge Rd and Church St Richmond - 1/6/1982 4. Maintenance work in Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds - 16/6/1982Item 4 has a handwritten note in ink "NB now half a "Grand Union" at Sydney Road & Moreland Rd"trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, road works, news broadcasts -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - By-Law 28, Tolls, Fares and Charges", 1/07/1980 12:00:00 AM
Document comprising two large manila sheets, 15 full size foolscap paper (432mm x 343mm) stapled into the manila covers and the left hand edge covered with a black adhesive tape. Carbon copy of document. Document titled - "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - By-Law 28, Tolls, Fares and Charges", dated 1st July 1980, rescinding By-Law 27 of 4/9/1979, providing details of all tickets, tolls, fares and charges of the Board to apply from that date. Gives details of all the sections. Notes concession fares, pensioners, special trams, substituted services and passengers over-riding. On the last page has the formal seal of the Board signed by D. Snell as Chairman and W. Aird as Secretary.trams, tramways, mmtb, fares, by laws, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Malvern Depot", c1938
Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheets of "Malvern Depot" - 15-3-1937 .1 - P7873 - Plan showing details of car sheds .2 - P7894 - Plan of Land showing overall site plan .3 - P8342 - showing details of buildings, including offices, Club Rooms in Stanhope St, No. 28 Stanhope St and sub-station.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, substation, malvern depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB By-Laws, 1949 - 1951 & 1976
Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - 16 pages - side stapled - 4 foolscap sheets folded and printed both sides - By Law No. 9 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 2-9-1949. .2 - as for .1, By Law No. 10 - dated 15/2/1950. .3 - printed document - 4 pages - 1 foolscap sheet folded printed both sides - By Law No. 11 - General - regarding passenger behaviour, conduct, eg offensive language, smoking, alcohol, spitting, payment of fares etc. - dated 14-6-1951. .4 - photocopied A4 sheet - By Law 11 - (General) Amendment No. 2 - dated 25-10-1976 - increasing the penalty to not exceeding $50.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, wattle park, fares, tickets, passengers, behaviour, smoking -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB By-Laws, 1951 - 1955
Printed documents - MMTB By-Laws. .1 - printed document - 2 pages - single foolscap sheet - By Law No. 12 (Lost Property) - dated 14-6-1951 .2 - 16 pages - side stapled - 4 foolscap sheets folded and printed both sides - By Law No. 13 - detailing Tolls, Fares and Charges - dated 15-10-1951 .3 - as for .2, By Law No. 14 - dated 6/8/1952 .4 - as for .2 - By Law No. 15 - dated 15/10/1955 - printed by Sands & McDougalltrams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, fares, tickets, passengers, lost property -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Tram Timetables", 1980 - 1984
Set of 13 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets, 10 sections, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. .1 - Route 72, 32 and 73 - Camberwell City via Swanston St (72), via William St (32) and Camberwell Junction (73) printed on yellow paper, dated April 1981 .2 - Route 88, 14, 89 and 90 - East Preston via Bourke St (88), via Latrobe St (14), East Preston Bell St (89) and Northcote Dundas St (90) to the city, printed on yellow paper, dated September 1980. .3 - Route 67, 37 and 66 - Carnegie - City via Swanston St (67), via William St (37) and Glenhuntly Depot (66) - printed on yellow paper, dated Jan. 1984 -has the Metropolitan Transit Logo. .4 - Route 70, 71 and 76 - Wattle Park - Nov 1979 .5 - Route 77, 78 and 79 - Prahran - City, Prahran - North Richmond - Nov 1979 .6 - Route 82 and 223 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - tram and bus - Jan 1981 .7 - Route 1, 2, 4 - South Melbourne Beach - Feb 1981 .8 - Route 5 and 35 - Malvern - April 1981 .9 - route 70, 71, 76 - Wattle Park - April 1981 .10 - Route 15, 16, 53 and 55 - St Kilda Beach - Feb 1981 .11 - Route 6, 36. 7 - Glen Iris - July 1981 .12 - Route 59, 49, 51, 52, 82 - Essendon Airport March 1982 .13 - Route 48, 24, 40, 41, 29 North Balwyn - March 1982trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, route 1, route 2, route 4, route 5, route 6, route 7, route 14, route 15, route 16, route 24, route 29, route 32, route 35, route 36, route 37, route 40, route 41, route 48, route 49, route 51, route 52, route 53, route 55, route 59, route 66, route 67, route 70, route 71, route 72, route 73, route 76, route 77, route 78, route 79, route 81, route 82, route 88, route 89, route 90, route 223 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Tram Timetables", 1970
Set of 12 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets, 10 sections, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. .1 - Route 4 - Carnegie - City - Feb. 1970. .2 - City Route 4D - East Malvern - April 1970 - notes a bus route on Sundays only .3 - Routes 55 and 56 - West Coburg - City via Domain Road and William St - Sept. 1970 .4 - Route 65 and 64 - East Brighton - City - April 1970 .5 - Route 1, 2, 15 and 16, St Kilda Beach, South Melbourne Beach and City - March 1970. .6 - Route 5 - Malvern Burke Road - City - April 1970 .7 - Routes 48 and 74 - North Balwyn - Burwood - City September 1970 .8 - Route 59 - Essendon - city - July 1970 .9 - Routes 88 and 96 - East Preston - East Brunswick - City - March 1970 .10 - Route 82 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - Feb 1970 .11 - Routes 48 and 74 - North Balwyn - Burwood - City September 1970 - Saturdays and Sundays, printed on pink paper. .12 - Routes 88 and 96 - East Preston - East Brunswick - City - March 1970 - Saturdays and Sundays, printed on pink paper.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, route 4, route 4d, route 55, route 56, route 64, route 65, route 1, route 2, route 15, route 16, st kilda beach, carnegie, east malvern, west coburg, east brighton, south melbourne beach, route 5, route 48, route 74, route 88, route 59, route 96, route 82 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Tram Timetables", 1971 and 1973
Set of 20 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets, generally 10 sections, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All printed on yellow paper unless noted otherwise. .1 - Route 8 and 38, Toorak - City - August 1973 .2 - Route 9, 10 and 11, West Preston, Northcote - City - July 1973 .3 - Route - 1, 2, 4, 15, 16, 53, 55 - St Kilda Beach, south Melbourne Beach - City - September 1973 .4 - Route 1, 21, 15, 22 - Moreland, East Coburg - City - August 1973 .5 - Route 77, 78, 79 - Prahran - City, North Richmond, St Kilda Beach - October 1973 .6 - Route 88, 89, 90, 97 - East Preston, East Brunswick - City - October 1971 .7 - ditto - printed on green paper for Saturdays and Sundays. .8 - Route 59 - Essendon - City - June 1961 .9 - Route 8 - Toorak - City - Oct 1961, printed on yellow paper .10 - Routes 48, 40, 41, 37 and 74, 75, 76, 28 - North Balwyn or Burwood to City - March 1972 lists all the short routes by name and printed on yellow paper. .11 - Route 55, 56 and 68 - West Coburg - City or Domain Road - March 1972 - printed on yellow paper. .12 - Routes 48, 24, 40, 41, 29, 74, 75, 76 and 28 - North Balwyn or Burwood to City - March 1976 - printed on yellow paper. .13 - as for .12, Saturdays and Sundays - printed on green paper, ,14. - Route 19, 20 and 18 - Coburg - March 1972 - includes connecting bus to Upfield ,15 - Routes 1, 21, 15 and 22 - Moreland and East Coburg - March 1972 .16 - Routes 64, 65, 62 and 61 - East Brighton - June 1973 .17 - Route 3 - East Malvern - June 1973 ,18 - Route 5, 35 - June 1973 .19 - Route 82 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - Oct. 1974 - bus Saturday afternoons and Sundays .20 - Route 67, 37 and 66 - Carnegie - June 1973trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, upfield, fares, route 1, route 2, route 3, route 4, route 5, route 8, route 9, route 10, route 11, route 15, route 16, route 18, route 19, route 20, route 21, route 22, route 38, route 35, route 37, route 53, route 55, route 66, route 67, route 77, route 78, route 79, route 88, route 89, route 90, route 96, route 97, route 59, route 48, route 40, route 41, route 37, route 74, route 75, route 76, route 82, route 28, route 55, route 56, route 68, route 29, route 24 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1972
Set of two black and white photographs - .1 - showing a PCC truck or bogie at Preston Workshops, possibly at the time that 1041 was being prepared for service, as it used the trucks or bogies from tram 1980. .2 - showing the PCC Truck or bogie with a MMTB No. 15, suspended over the top of the PCC truck as a comparison.trams, tramways, preston workshops, minister for transport, bogies, trucks, tram 1041, st. louis b3, 15 trucks, mmtb, pcc class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Music for the People, Jan. 1946
Music for the People Sunday 3 February 1946, 3:15 PM Memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to Mr McCutchan / McLean and Mr Mazoletti. Memo dated 30 January 1946. Letter to Hector Crawford regarding signage on trams advertising the concert.Notations written in red pencil on memos and letter.trams, tramways, events, hanna st depot, malvern depot, botanical gardens -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Preston Workshops truck shop 1946 with No. 15 trucks under construction, 1946
Digital Image of the Preston Workshops truck shop 1946 with No. 15 trucks under construction and No. 1 trucks in the background undergoing repairs. Image made from a published print.trams, tramways, preston workshops, bogies -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Types of Electric Cars", c1939
... Cable Trams Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus blue print ...Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus blue print covers bound into a book form titled "Types of Electric Cars" with the MMTB name in black ink on the top edge of the cover sheet. Secured with a cardboard cover strip and two brass clips. Contains the following drawings of a Outline of each tram, front elevation and internal seating arrangements. R2459 - Class W2 R3071 - class W3 R3812 - class W4 R4678 - class W5 R4646 - class SW2 R4771 - class SW6 - noted as "New car" on the drawing. R2462 - Class X R2463 - Class X1 R3080 - class X2 R2464 - class Y R2465 - class Y1 R3799 - Cable train - dummy and trailer Only the cover has been imaged. See the R drawing file for each tramcar. Two copies held.trams, tramways, drawings, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, w5 class, sw6 class, sw5 class, x class, x1 class, x2 class, y class, y1 class, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Press Release, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tram and Bus Fares", 3/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Press Release or Statement - single foolscap sheet, typed, dated 3/8/1971 titled "Tram and Bus Fares", announcing new fares to commence 29/8/1971, giving details of new fares compared to old ones, basis for change and that children fares will now apply to under 15 years rather than 14 years. On MMTB Letterhead.trams, tramways, tickets, concession fares, mmtb, children -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Parliamentary accounts committee - The Secretary of the Board (MMTB), Mr. W. O. Strangward, Dec. 1926
Report - duplicated - 4 foolscap sheets pinned with a brass clip in the top left hand corner, titled "Parliamentary accounts committee - The Secretary of the Board (MMTB), Mr. W. O. Strangward examined on 15 December 1926", detailing a response to Question 20, about the operation of private buses and their financial situation. The report looks at 10 bus companies. and has a table comparing private owned bus lines compared to the MMTB's and their performance.trams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Interim Report - Nicholson Street Safety Bars", 1978c, 1973
Report and photographs of various mechanisms to identify and check clearances for Safety Zones on tramways. .1 - Report - 4 pages stapled in top left hand corner - titled "Interim Report - Nicholson Street Safety Bars", dated 20/6/1978 signed by R. G. Vanselow. Describes the work involved in providing a type of "jiggle bars" leading up to the safety zone. Many photographs of the various types of safety zone marks were included within the folder. The photos of 912 are related to the clearance testing carried out during 1973 for the Z class. See also Reg Item 480? .2 - tram 912 fitted with a wooden device to measure clearances - with a concrete safety zone being checked. .3 - tram 1040 in Bourke St with a Safety Zone sign on the left - King St? .4 - tram and traffic at the Bourke St terminus. .5 - not used. .6 - tram 1000 at ditto on a wet day .7 - as for .2 .8 - ditto .9 - ditto .10 - side on view of W2 447 with a concrete prow fitted with a set of flashing lights. .11 - to .15 - series of large prints of enlarged 35mm negatives of night testing of safety zone sign taken at South Melbourne Depot and in St Kilda Road. .16 Bourke St - looking west at Russell St? with caption "prow replacing type 2 (Hairpin sign) with both original (white) and new MCC (Yellow) line marking on approach". .17 - Bourke St - looking west at Kings St and caption "Prow replacing type 2 (Hairpin sign) with original line marking on approach. .16 and .17 taken on Polaroid Instamatic cameras.Some of the photos have captions written on the rear.trams, tramways, tram stops, bourke st, safety zone, testing, z class, safety, tram 912, tram 1040, tram 1000, tram 447 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Act 1918 - By-Law No. 1", 20/02/1920 12:00:00 AM
Notice - printed foolscap sheet titled MMTB Act 1918 - By-Law No. 1" detailing the sections of cable tram routes that a cash fare of 1d would be charged for - details 14 such points. Dated 13/2/1920, to come into effect on 15/3/1920 2 copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, acts of parliament, fares, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing, Victorian Railways, Ears Female Tramway, 1958
Gives the design details of the device or fitting known as a trolley wire ear that holds a tramway copper trolley wire in position. Notes that the drawing was traced in 1958 from a MMTB drawing.Yields information about the design of trolley wire fittings and how they were fabricated. Interesting that the drawing is dated 15-8-1958, given that on 1-3-1958 the last street tramways operated by the Victorian Railways closed. May have been used for electrically powered gantry cranes or overhead travelling cranes used in Workshops and railway yards.Dyeline print of Victorian Railways drawing - F6236 - Ears Female TramwayHas number "7515 D.33" in black pen in bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, overhead, victorian railways, trolley wire, engineering, electrical engineering -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List of SEC Ballarat Trams - 1967
Provides a list of active Ballarat trams operated by the State Electricity Commission of Vic, dated 7-11-1967. Notes that there are 15 ST's (Single trucks or four wheel trams) and 10 bogies - all larger trams. Also records that all destination rolls were black on white, changed over from white letters on a black background. Not known who produced the list.Prepared for personal or for providing information to another person on what trams were active in the Ballarat depot at the time.List of SEC Ballarat Trams - dated 7-11-67 hand written on a foolscap sheet of plain paper.ballarat, trams, tramcars, secv, destination rolls, lists