Notice or Flyer or Pamphlet - printed on a yellow A4 sheet titled "Notice to Passengers - Support Tram workers' Action to Save the Footscray - Moonee Ponds Trams" about a stop work meeting to be held at Essendon Tram depot 23/10/1985 and that services will not be running - apologise and ask for public support. Authorised by the ATMOEA Essendon Depot.trams, tramways, essendon depot, atmoea, unions, footscray, moonee ponds, closure, services

Notice or Pamphlet - photocopied onto an A4 sheet, double sided titled "The Port Melb and St Kilda trains may be gone .... They won't be forgotten", inviting people to attend the formal opening of the Light rail - Ribbon cutting - by the Minister (grim) Roper, for the new light rail service, Friday 20/11 (1987). Authorised by the Public Transport Workers Association. Has notes on the cost of the project, future development, use of wheelchairs, communities, boom gates along the route, and a cartoon about service frequencies and timetable and time take to get to Flinders St and the CBD. See Reg Item 602 for an actual ticket and date.trams, tramways, opening day, light rail, st kilda, port melbourne, services, unions, southbank depot

Pamphlet, letter or notice - duplicate on a single A4 sheet - dated 6/4/1988 by Jim Baillie of South Melbourne Depot advising of his views on The Met's actions regarding Connies who had been sacked, the union's actions, stop work meeting, jobs, future of conductors and other reactions. Notes various names in the item. Recruitment of conductors. See Reg Item 602 for an actual ticket and date.trams, tramways, conductors, the met, unions, south melbourne depot

Pamphlet, letter or notice - photocopy onto an A4 sheet, both sides, titled "An Open Letter to Victor, our DM". Victor appears to be the depot manager at South Melbourne Depot c1992-1996, mentions Alan Brown as the Minister of Transport. Complains about his actions, relations with workers etc. Authors unknown. See Reg Item 602 for an actual ticket and date.trams, tramways, conductors, the met, unions, south melbourne depot, management

Pamphlet, letter or notice - photocopy onto an A4 sheet, both sides, titled "Cross City Linking - A plan for the future or another PTC Fiasco????", looking at the proposed project , relationships with the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), route changes, union actions, impacts of proposals and asking members to be involved in the proposal at South Melbourne Depot - c1992 See Reg Item 1535 for a report on this project.trams, tramways, the met, unions, south melbourne depot, management, ptc, routes, w class, operations, buses, ptua

Yields information about The Met tram routes and their timetables..1 - Route 55 - West Coburg - Domain Interchange via William St - dated Nov. 1994 .2 - Printed 28-page book stapled timetable for "West Maribyrnong - City Route 57" tram service, dated Nov. 1994. The "The Met" logo, was published by the Public Transport Corporation. Document No. TT011 Provides a map, description of route, time points, timetable, ticketing information, some ticketing information, introduction by the Manager Essendon Depot, including a photo - Chris Hatzis and an image of a single truck (No. 8) tram available for hire as a party tram and a adverts for the City Circle Tram and Queen Victoria Market. .3 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray - dated Nov. 1994 .4 - Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick - dated March 1994trams, tramways, tickets, the met, tram services, timetables, route 57, city circle, route 55, route 82, route 96

Set of hand written notes, plain paper, stapled together, 12 sheets listing: Tram Number - date to Preston, Lowered onto trucks, truck number, mobile allocated to depot and notes Fault list on trucks, Dimension and other notes Tram destination roll for East Preston. Condition poor.trams, tramways, z class, comeng, commonwealth engineering, preston workshops, bogies, destination roll, new trams

Sheet of paper with a hand written listing of trams at North Fitzroy depot 26-7-1975 at 10am and 11.30 listing trams at depot and in Traffic. At the time of the introduction of the Z class tram, lists up to Z9 and W class trams.trams, tramways, z class, north fitzroy depot, w class

Form, four page foolscap sheets, photocopied stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Engineering Department - Running sheds Branch - Changeovers - Z class trams - Summary for Period". Lists the types of faults that could occur, fault summary, changes and number of trams allocated for each of the depots operating Z1, Z2 and Z3 trams.In top right hand corner in ink "Depot Use Z and Z3 Fault reporting"trams, tramways, z class, z3 class, faults, depots, forms

Form - printed on card (approx. 200gsm), either brown or manila paper, titled "Car Inspection Record", form 3/588, for tramcar maintenance personnel (pitman, mechanics, electricians) to record what work they undertook on a tramcar and that it was left in a fit condition. Records date, depot, signed, number and shift. Multiple copies held of both varieties.trams, tramways, tramcars, depot, personnel, pitmen, maintenance

Set of 4 run number plates used at North Fitzroy Tram/bus and Footscray depot - plastic sheets off white or cream painted with the letter N of F (to indicate the depot) and a number to indicate the run number. Would have been used on buses as well. Letters in either red or black, some plates have a single hole in the top. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews. Question - were these used on Z class trams prior to the introduction the AVM system rather than metal run numbers. Note AVM system introduced mid to late 1980's. .1 - N61 - red letter .2 - N172 - AVM plate .3 - N68 - black letter .4 - F1 - AVMtrams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors, north fitzroy, footscray, buses, avm

Set of 3 run number plates used for the vehicle identification system used in the AVM. Item was pushed into a slot of a reader which then recognised the identification through the series of holes on the left hand side. Fitted with metal strips, riveted on, to enable the card to be slotted into the holder by the crew member and then withdrawn when not required. Understood that the tram carried one of these at one end and then another without the holes at the other end. Number has been engraved into the plastic sheet and then painted in black. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews. System introduced by the MTA during the second half of the 1980's. .1 - E25 (see also 6020 for another version used for transporting trams to and from Preston Workshops) .2 - B21 .3 - D37 Essendon Depot E25 added 21/6/2017 from donation of Neil Elphic. See Reg Item 4660 for V21.trams, tramways, mta, avm, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors, essendon depot, brunswick depot, doncaster depot

Pressed metal plate with corners trimmed and rounded, top section partly folded with two slotted holes, four with sides folded to give strengthening to the plate, painted with a white background and the letter "M" and numbers painted in red, to give a Run Number Plate for Malvern Depot. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate. Used by Malvern Depot until they were phased out and replaced with the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system c1990. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews. M74 See Also Reg Item 189 and associated item for other examples of Malvern plates. Strengthening of the plate was the result of damage by crews to the plain sheet type.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors, malvern depot

Photograph, copy print of an old photograph of conductor John McMahon in cable tram uniform with tickets pinned to his jacket along with other items alongside another cable tram crewman (grip man or another conductor - has large pins on his uniform and has the same bag over his shoulder) with a Brunswick depot / route cable tram set in the background. Advised by the donor that the photograph was taken c1923 at the Haymarket - thought to actually be at the Brunswick depot - the iron bars of revenue office. Printed AGFA photo Sensatis paper.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, conductors, brunswick, haymarket, uniforms

Framed presentation of the "Port Melbourne Bus Depot - 1937 - 1966 Honor Board", listing the bus drivers, conductors and conductresses whose name appeared on the Yard Sheet on the last day of the depot - 30/6/1966. It opened on 9/12/1937. Includes some of the known Officers and one of the revenue clerks. Prepared by Kevin Stanes 2016. Framed with a commercial black plastic frame with a light wood back, glass sheet and various clips and suspension points. Listing of names and other information provided by Kevin Stanes by email: Port Melbourne list - see htd1443 - Port Melbourne Bus Depot Employees List.doc in the documents file. For email and recollections in particular about Doncaster - see htd1443email.pdftrams, tramways, port melbourne, buses, drivers, conductors, officers, depots

Framed presentation of the first bus drivers at Donacaster and the companies they worked for prior to working at Doncaster. Prepared by Kevin Stanes 2016. Framed with a commercial black plastic frame with a light wood back, glass sheet and various clips and suspension points. Listing of names and other information provided by Kevin Stanes by email: Doncaster list - see htd1444 - Doncaster Bus Depot Employees [First Day] For email and recollections in particular about Doncaster - see htd1443email.pdftrams, tramways, doncaster, private bus companies, buses, drivers, conductors, officers, depots

Lapel Badge in a sealed plastic bag - with the front image of the top of the fence posts in Miller St Preston - a fleur-de lys-is, with the words "New Preston Tram Depot - Heritage for the Future". Issued at the time of the Open Day at the new Preston Tram Depot/Workshops - 17-4-2016. On the rear with embossed words "Opened 1928, Redeveloped 2016 - Melbourne Australia" Has a press clip pin on the rear to enable to be fixed to an item of clothing. Four (4) number collected.trams, tramways, yarra trams, badges, preston workshops, preston depot

DL size full colour brochure / pamphlet - 3 fold - titled "New Preston Depot", produced for the open day at the former Preston workshops - gives details of the works, a site plan, safety for 17 April 2016. has the Victorian state, Yarra Trams and PTV logos. Three copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, plans, preston workshops, preston depot

A4 colour printed copy of "Yarra Trams Preston Depot & Workshop - Site Layout", produced prior to the formal opening of the depot on 17/4/2016. Shows the various buildings, tracks, locations. Provided by John Prideaux form the site induction document - notes that some of the eastern and western fans track layout various.See image for notes.trams, tramways, yarra trams, plans, preston workshops, preston depot

Printed form No. 3/135- title "Pay In Slip", dated March 1988 - used for conductors to pay in cash to the Revenue Clerk with space for Table Number, Name, outfit No., totals, depot date stamp, and Revenue Clerk signature. The Met, PTC. Six copies held. See Reg item 809 for a 1973 issue.trams, tramways, the met, mta, ptc, forms, conductors, revenue clerks

Bound folder - A4 sheets - clear plastic cover, black rear card cover, comb bound, containing the location of tramcars Tram fleet allocations from 19-2-1993 to 16-10-1996 bound in reverse date order. Gives tramcars for Brunswick, Camberwell, Glenhuntly, Kew, Essendon, Sth Melbourne, Malvern and Preston Workshops and totals for depots and type or class of tramcars. Prepared by the PTC.trams, tramways, tramcars, depot allocation, lists, public transport corporation, ptc, depots

Sign, painted onto a MMTB auxiliary destination board of the type that could hang on the front of a Melbourne tram car with the words "Fitzroy Football Ground" and "Sth Melb Football Ground" Black letters on a yellow background. The bottom right hand corner of the Sth Melbourne face has the letters "E.P." indicating the depot that it belonged to - East Preston. South Melbourne Football Ground Metal sign, fitted with metal hanging brackets, riveted to sign on both sides. Manufactured by rolling the outer edges over a 4mm diameter steel rod.trams, tramways, football, fitzroy, south melbourne, signs, auxiliary board

Sign, painted onto a MMTB auxiliary destination board of the type that could hang on the front of a Melbourne tram car with the words "St Kilda Football Ground" Black letters on a yellow background. The bottom right hand corner of the St Kilda has the letters "G.H." indicating the depot that it belonged to - East Preston. The reverse side has been painted in black and a "Shop early" for Christmas sing has been pasted onto it. Metal sign, fitted with metal hanging brackets, riveted to sign on both sides. Manufactured by rolling the outer edges over a 4mm diameter steel rod.trams, tramways, football, st kilda, christmas, signs, auxiliary board

Reports - photocopied, A4 sheet, titled "Tram Availability" for two specific dates. Lists each depot, the class type, the AM peak, depot stock, at or for Preston Workshops, defective and the number availability and the change since the last report. Also lists the tram fleet by class, and type and a summary of the out of service tramcars and the reason. .1 - For 17/11/1992 .2 - 27/1/1993.trams, tramways, tram failures, tramcars, lists, depot allocation, depots

Report or List - photocopy of original document printed on A3 sheet - titled "Destination Signs Cable Lines", listing the type of signs and destination names for each of the 8 depots. Notes the type of signs fitted to the both cars and dummies, whether canvas rollers or board and where fitted. Dated 5/8/1932.trams, tramways, cable trams, destination roll, destination indicators, mmtb

Set of three lists hand written on ruled paper, foolscap, with red vertical line, taken from a preprinted record or report book, listing the destinations on specific trams. .1 - Footscray Tram ex 675 .2 - Essendon Depot - Destination Rolls - ex 228 .3 - Melb Tram side roll scrapstrams, tramways, destination indicators, destination roll, footscray, lists, essendon

Quarto Sheet Gestener printed notice titled "Australian Electric Traction Association Member's Excursion by Railway Electric Tram - Elwood Depot - St Kilda - Vaulter St - Elwood Tram Depot", advising of the tour on 29 Nov. 1958. Gives times, tram No. 52, and ticket details. Signed by T. R. Collier, Chief Traffic Manager, 24 November 1958.trams, tramways, aeta, vr, tours, special trams, st kilda, elwood depot, tram 51

Ticket for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram tour - 3rd MMTB special tram - 40 mile tour, for Saturday 13th November (no year given), leaving from Hanna St. depot (Sth Melbourne). C. L. Busch Secretary. Two copies held. A calendar check shows that 1948 was a Saturday 13/11. See Dec 1948 Tram Tracks for a tour reporttrams, tramways, aeta, tours, ticket, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot

Illustration from the centre page spread of "Vintage Driver No. 332 - March 1985" of the construction of St Kilda junction electric tram track with work on the paving and overhead being completed. Has tram 571 in the photos along with the Colas motor tank (tar?) , workmen sweeping the roadway, a road roller and the Ballast Motor 11 with a trailer being pushed. Photo c1930. Has the St Kilda Junction service station in the background. Photo possibly shows the resurfacing of the junction. Has a number of parked motors cars in the image. Reference Timeline History of Melbourne Tramway gives trackwork completed at St Kilda Junction, but the Ballast Motor being completed 1927, tram 571 entered service August 1929.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, ticket, south melbourne depot, hanna st depot, tram 571, tram 11

Tours notes for the ""Shifty Tours - Cavalcade of Trams Tour - October 24, 1987", giving the programme for the tour from Essendon Depot. Details the Light Rail system that is about to open. Provides notes on the trams to be used (L 106, S 164, Y 469, W2 600 and X2 676), the crews, locations of five hotels, notes on some the local rail and tramway organisations and notes for the safety and smooth running of the tour. Tour Organiser Max Coxhead, notes compiled by Peter Carwardine.trams, tramways, shifty tours, tours, tour guide, melbourne