Showing 2738 items matching "tramcars"
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442, c1995
Full colour postcard featuring Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442 with a background of Luna Park, Flinders St station and the Arts Centre with the words " Colonial Tramcar Restaurant". On the rear is a divided back arrangement with space for stamp and an address, the company logo and name and contact details - no web site for the tramcar company, but one for the card designer. Card c1995. See also Reg item 2173 and 5264 for another manufacturer using the same image. Two copies held.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant, melbourne, tram 442 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Scancolor, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442, 1995
Full colour postcard featuring Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442 with a background of Luna Park, Flinders St station and the Arts Centre with the words " Colonial Tramcar Restaurant". On the rear is a divided back arrangement with space for stamp and an address, the Scancolor logo and name and contact details - no web site for the tramcar company, but one for the card designer. Card c1995, may be earlier. Produced by Scancolor - No. SCC 1193 See also Reg item 2173 and 4569 for another manufacturer using the same image.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant, melbourne, tram 442 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Programme, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, "The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant", c1983
Set of two documents, full colour on gloss paper, for the "The Colonial Tramcar Restaurant", Melbourne. .1 - pamphlet with 442 on front cover, advertising the restaurant, the food, seating plan, departure point and the availability of the tramcar. .2 - Menu - full dinner four course menu, including logos. On the rear is a brief history of Melbourne tramways and the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant itself. Has contact details. c1983. Two copies of .1 held. .3 and .4 - similar to .1 with slightly different information and contents.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant, menu -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo, 1967
... Tramcars ...Yields information about the tram car fleets in both Ballarat and Bendigo following a query by letter.Photocopy of two letters from the SEC to K. (Kevin) D Stanes of 17 Acacia St Box Hill, regarding the tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo. .1 - Letter from F. K. White Manager of Mid Western Branch dated 30/5/1967 listing the single truck and double bogie cars. .2 - ditto from A. C. Sandow, Manager of Northern Branch, dated 1/6/1967 listing bogies, single truck and Birney and note the cleaner scrubber tram.trams, tramways, sec, ballarat, bendigo, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, St Louis Car Company Missouri, Now a Reality - The PCC car", late 1930's?
... Tramcars ...Sixteen (16) page booklet or pamphlet, centre stapled, black and white photographs with bold red overprinting in heading and company name. Produced by the St Louis Car Company Missouri. Gives the background to the Presidents Conference Committee (PCC) type streetcar or tramcar, St Louis Car Company involvement, has photos of the first car on the front cover (1001), photos of interior, drawings, doors, copy of letters dated 1936, details of structure, construction, PCC truck, body details, equipment and general dimensions.Has AETA stamp on front cover with the letters "4J31" in ink as well.trams, tramways, pcc, transport equipment, tramcars, usa -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 22/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser, 22/04/1915 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Letter on Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 22/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser regarding acceptance of the construction of nine combination or single truck cars and ten bogie tramcars. Gives prices, delivery and the type of varnish and wood to be used. Has a notation on the side signed by Robert Duncan noting that the letter is referred to the agreement with the Trust dated 22/4/1915 and the Trust Chairman Mr David Dureau. Typed onto watermarked paper.Notation in ink.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, tramcars, construction, duncan fraser -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 20/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser, 20/04/1915 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Letter on Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 20/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser regarding acceptance of the tender construction of nine combination or single truck cars and ten bogie tramcars following a meeting with Mr. Cleveland and Mr Francis McCarty Has a notation on the bottom signed by Robert Duncan noting that the letter is referred to the agreement with the Trust dated 22/4/1915 and the Trust Chairman Mr Dureau. Typed onto watermarked paper.Notation in ink.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, tramcars, construction, duncan fraser -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "Destination City", 1971
... Tramcars ..."Electric Tramway Rolling Stock of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", priced at $1, published by Traction Publications of P.O. Box 438, Canberra City in 1971, 3rd edition with a small corrigenda sheet. Describes Melbourne s tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has W7 1010 with green and black banding and price. On page 1 is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1971, but showing abandoned lines as well. Page ii, inside cover, has a list of Traction Publications. Back cover has a end on photograph of SW6 940. Outside of covers is gloss paper. Corrigenda sheet - 85mm sq has been placed inside its own cover and numbered 1803a. Yields information about Melbourne's tram rolling stock or tramcars.Book - "Destination City" - card covers - 84 pagestrams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Tramcar component - possibly locking key, undated
... Tramcars ...Tramcar component - possibly locking key - made from two pieces of cut steel and welded together and finished. A known unknown! Kym Smith advised - "11/6/2020 - It looks familiar, but I can’t recall exactly. I think is used as a locking pin to hold an internal panel in place, possibly the internal panels/frames that are on the interior side of the sliding doors, with the pin going through the top sill into the internal frame?" and 13/6 " I remember somewhere seeing a panel that has pins in the bottom that locate in holes in the floor, then the panel is pushed into place and the securing/locking pin used to hold it in place, with the panel having a square saddle that the pin goes through. I’m wondering if it is a kick panel under a seat? "trams, tramways, tramcars, components -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Equipment - 600 Volt tram line breaker switch - faulty, 1998
Type of switch fitted to Melbourne W class trams for switching the line breaker on or off. This switch controls power to the line breaker activated by the tram controller. Had been fitted to the Restaurant tram No. 3 or Cuthberts 939. Was found to be defective - the power was available to the controller even when switched to the OFF position, that is, failed unsafe. Was replaced 4/11/2015 from a spare. Has the name of the manufacturer on the cover. Demonstrates a switch that failed unsafe.Tramcar equipment - line breaker switch - fibre material box and cover containing electrical switch and 10Amp Cartridge fusew class trams, cuthberts 939, switches, line breakers, faulty equipment, safety -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, Tramways of Plymouth & District UK, c1950
Wal Jack maintained lists of Australian tramcars and information on tramways, often provided by his correspondents. This document provides a short history of the Plymouth and District tramways which had closed by 1945 along with a list of routes, and tramcars.Yields information about Wal Jack's records.Typed document - foolscap sheet, quarto and part of a cut foolscap sheet about the Tramways of Plymouth & District UKletters, wal jack, trams, lists, plymouth uk -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Tramcar history, "Car 21"
Sheet lists the work undertaken on SECV Ballarat tramcar 21, from its receipt from Adelaide as No. 10 from 12/1937 to 6/1953. See other tramcar records eg item 9145 as well.Yields information about the maintenance history of tram 21 in Ballarat.Typed quarto sheettramways, tramcar maintenance, records, secv, ballarat, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1936
... Tramcars ...Demonstrates an aspect of tram operations and yields information about the accidents that some trams suffered and how this was presented following the reconstruction era by the SEC of the Ballarat Tramway system.Set of eight black and white prints of accidents to trams 16 and 14, mounted onto a grey light cardboard sheet. Each photo about 65 x 90. Marked as "Series D4" in ink. Produced by the SEC c1939/40 having the accident of 14. The tramcar body card shows it was repaired following an accident June 1939. (Note added 2-2-19). See Reg Items 580, 1019, 1365 and 1366 for larger prints of these photographs of these photographs and further details. trams, tramways, tramcars, accidents, collision, tram 16, tram 14 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, Keith Kings, A. J. Antcliff, "Destination Valley", 1954
... Tramcars ...1308.1 - Book - 20 pages including cover, printed on semi gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers (blue and black) titled "Destination Brisbane", providing details of the Brisbane tramcars or rolling stock. Published by Traction Publications, in 1956, edited by Jack Richardson with A. J. Antcliff and K.S Kings. Provides details on the trams that operated in the city. Has a map of the city tramways on the rear. See image htd1308i1.pdf 1307.2 - Book - 48 pages + card cover, printed on semi gloss paper, centre stapled, with two colour covers - as for .1. Printed 1964. See image htd1308i2.pdf.2 - has "Technical Books and Magazine Co. Swanston St Melbourne" stamp on page 3.trams, tramways, brisbane, tramcars, depots -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Numbers and Particulars of Trams" - Ballarat, 5/08/1964
... Tramcars ...Yields information about the dimensions and equiipment on Ballarat Tramcars operated by the SEC.Typed List of tramcars and their details for Ballarat dated 5-August-1964, titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams". Prepared by Les Denmead, typed by PB. Ballarat - typed carbon copy - two sheets, are taped together. Gives details of where purchased from , date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, condition of tram, trolley base, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheel base, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons and details of advertising space in racks. At base has typed (original) list of trams of the two types, single truckers and bogie trams. List of trams includes the scrubber and No. 20 which was scrapped prior to system closure. See also 8721 and 8722 for other versions - different dates and 8690 for a Bendigo list. Note: Framed copies of both Ballarat and Bendigo are held in the depot. Some changes have been made to the tramcars since the preparation of this sheet and there are some errors and differences. See also Reg Item 6879 for an annotated version.In black ink, top right hand corner - "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Cat No. 613"tramcars, ballarat, equipment, lists, data -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Manuscript, Keith Kings, The Tramways of Ballarat, 1964
... tramcars ...Manuscript titled "The Tramways of Ballarat", prepared by Keith Kings during 1964 based on the text in the last paragraph. Provides a short history of Ballarat, the construction and operation of the horse tram system, the take over and construction of the electric tramways by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria, and operation of horse tram trailers. Includes the takeover by the SEC, replacement tramcars, Lydiard St Nth extension, exchange of cars with Bendigo, Geelong, attempts to close the system and operations during the mid 1960s.Yields information about the history of Ballarat Tramways written in 1964. Has a strong association with the author who prepared a larger work when the tram system closed in 1971.Manuscript titled - The Tramways of Ballarat - four foolscap typed pages, carbon copy.Has a number of corrections to the text.ballarat, trams, tramways, manuscript, history, horse trams, esco, sec, tramcars, ballarat tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Braking Tests - car 140 - March 1952", 2/04/1952 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Report on G class tramcar No. 140, 19 pages including appendices and charts, titled "Braking Tests - car 140 - March 1952"". Dated 2 April 1952. Report looks at the braking characteristics of the tram under varying conditions.. Testing done in Miller St Preston. Document bound within a manila cover stapled with adhesive tape binding on the left hand side. Original copy marked "Chief Engineer's Copy"trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, tramcars, g class, braking, tram 140 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, Tram No. 1 how the dining-room looked in its heyday", 26/08/1987 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Newspaper cutting from The Sun, Wednesday 26/8/1987 of MMTB tramcar No. 1 with two crew standing alongside. Possibly in relation to when No. 1 body was recovered with the caption noting "Tram No. 1 how the dining-room looked in its heyday". See also Reg Item 1356 for another newspaper cutting which identifies the other tram as No. 1. and 1518 for other photos of the building it was located in.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, ferny creek, tramcars, melbourne, houses, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "The Melbourne Tram Fleet (Service Trams), 5/07/1999 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Digital image of a report titled "The Melbourne Tram Fleet (Service Trams), listing trams sorted by Tram number with a table giving the age of the tram for tramcars operated by the Colonial Tram car restaurant, privately owned, Public Transport Corporation, Swanston and Yarra trams. Gives the number, class, operator, in service date and age in years. Does not give the actual depot. Dated 5/7/1999.trams, tramways, tramcars, swanston trams, yarra trams, lists, depots, depot allocation, restaurant tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White - Tram 21 as Santa's Showboat - depot 30-11-1968, Keith Kings, 16/3/1962
The tramcar was subsequently re-painted for the 1969 Begonia Festival Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 21 decorated for Myer, 1968 ChristmasBlack and White photograph of SEC Ballarat tram 21 decorated as Santa's showboat for Myer, Christmas 1968. Photo by Keith Kings, 30-11-1968.On rear has the photographers file number 54-18ballarat, christmas, myer, depot, tram 21, trams, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, H.P. James, "Notes re old trams", 1930's?
... Tramcars ...Handwritten notes loose that were within Reg. Item 2488, opposite page 99, titled "Notes re old trams" written on a piece of paper about the origin of the original ESCo tramcars: "Number of trams in 1905 - 20 Nos. 2, 3, 7, 9 came from Sydney with two 35HP Gen Elec motors and leads connected The bodies of some were those of the saloon carriages used by a cable tramway concern Sydney (cable) Saloon 21 22 23 Brush" (item within plastic folder within book container)Written notes in pencil.trams, tramways, esco, tramcars, sydney trams, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, SKF Ball Bearing Co, "SKF Bearings in Tramway Service", Aug. 1939
... Tramcars ...Sixty page book - gloss paper, plus end papers and heavy card covers, titled "SKF Bearings in Tramway Service". Published by the "The SKF Ball Bearing Company Ltd" in August 1939, gives details of the type of ball bearings available for tramcars - axle boxes, tramway motors, current collection - trolley poles and pantographs. Has drawings, illustrations, photographs etc. Photographs include Hobart 8 and a Wellington Fiduca tram. Address of Melbourne office given as 539 Bourke St, also addresses for Sydney and Brisbane. Printed in Sweden.$20 inside front cover.trams, tramways, tramcars, bearings, skf ball bearings, hobart -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Details of Ballarat Trams - marked up
... Tramcars ...Demonstrates the source of the tramcars for both Ballarat. Gives details on equipment, sizes and seating capacity of the tramcars as at August 1964 with hand written notes about the acquisition and disposal of some of the tramcars.Printed List of trams and their details for Ballarat Trams ( similar to item 3430.1), dated 5-September-1966, titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams". Handwritten notes have been made for the acquisition dates for the tramcar and disposal details of the vehicle along the top edge. 3430 - Ballarat - typed carbon copy - two sheets, were taped together. Gives details of where purchased from , date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, condition of tram, trolley base, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheel base, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons and details of advertising space in racks. At base has typed (original) list of trams of the two types, single truckers and bogie trams. List of trams includes the scrubber and No. 20 which was scrapped prior to system closure. Handwritten notes have been made for the Acquisition dates for the tramcar and disposal details of the vehicle along the top edge.tramcars, ballarat, sec, disposal, sale of trams, acquisitions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, ATMOEA Militant Group supporters, "Save Conductors! and our Union in Victoria", 1/06/1981 12:00:00 AM
Pamphlet - A4 photocopied sheet, two sided titled "Save Conductors! and our Union in Victoria", asking Union members to vote for a Militant Secretary. Gives date of election of 23/7/1981. Written around the Brisbane FM tramcars that require two men to operate. Describes the tramcar and why it is better than a Melbourne tram. Also notes the Lonie Report and one man bus depots. Includes photograph of the Brisbane tramcar. Published by "ATMOEA Militant Group supporters", dated 1/6/1981.trams, tramways, atmoea, unions, elections, lonie report, brisbane, conductors, tram 506, tram 541 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White copy photograph, "Shoppees Square Sturt Street looking South"
... tramcars ...The photograph used in a postcard appears to be taken from the hotel balcony (Golden City) on the corner of Sturt and Dawson Streets, looking northeast. The tram is towing a former horse-drawn tram shortly after opening as no roof destination boxes on the tramcar in Sturt St. Many people promenading in the median strip with covered awnings over the seats, indicating summertime with two horse-drawn vehicles adjacent to the tram, one going either way in Surt St. south side, indicating traffic arrangements at the time. Has a Furniture Crockery store, Lesters Hotel and George Crocker Draper Hotel. Yields infomation about Sturt St and Shoppees Square c1905Black and white print with negative (N149) of an ESCo tram hauling a trailer.ballarat, tramcars, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square, trailers, horse trams, dawson st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, "Shoppees Square Sturt Street looking South"
... tramcars ...The photograph used in a postcard appears to be taken from the hotel balcony (Golden City) on the corner of Sturt and Dawson Streets, looking northeast. The tram is towing a former horse-drawn tram shortly after opening as no roof destination boxes on the tramcar in Sturt St. Many people promenading in the median strip with covered awnings over the seats, indicating summertime with two horse-drawn vehicles adjacent to the tram, one going either way in Surt St. south side, indicating traffic arrangements at the time. Has a Furniture Crockery store, Lesters Hotel and George Crocker Draper Hotel. Yields infomation about Sturt St and Shoppees Square c1905Postcard - coloured - Sturt St, card printed in Germany and number B377 10, with light brown ruled lines on rear.On rear is a letter to a lady in Adelaide with a 1d Victorian stampballarat, tramcars, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square, trailers, horse trams, dawson st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Jack Richardson, Keith Kings, "Destination City", 1971
... Tramcars ...Book - with sub title "Electric Tramway Rolling Stock of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", priced at $1, published by Traction Publications of P.O. Box 438, Canberra City in 1971, 3rd edition with a small corrigenda sheet. Describes Melbourne s tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has W7 1010 with green and black banding and price. On page 1 is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1971, but showing abandoned lines as well. Page ii, inside cover, has a list of Traction Publications. Back cover has a end on photograph of SW6 940. Outside of covers is gloss paper. Corrigenda sheet - 85mm sq has been glued inside its own cover. See item 8604 for a marked up copy by Norm Cross in preparation of the 4th edition.Book - "Destination City" - card covers - 84 pages - centre stapled.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb -
Bendigo Tramways (managed by the Bendigo Heritage Attractions)
Book, Brush Tramcar Engineers, Brush Electric Street Cars, Early 1900's
This book contains examples of various types of electric tramcars for street services, they are presented in the pages, together with some illustrations of standard trucks. The Tramcar Works of the Brush Electrical Engineering Co. at Loughborough was the largest in the United Kingdom during the early 1900's.Only copy of this book known Burgundy with Gold embossed lettering on a hard cover book, printed paper pages.The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Ltd.tram, bendigo, brush, tramcar. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1980's?
Black and White photograph of two W2 class tramcars at Wattle Park, mid 1980's? No identification of date or trams on rear.trams, tramways, scrapped trams, wattle park, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), mid 1970's?
Black and White photograph of Fred Turner (left) and ?? standing in front of a tramcar, mid 1970's?? Preston Workshops?? Photographer unknown.trams, tramways, personnel, preston workshops