Series of four newspaper cuttings about discrimination access to trams and wheel chair users. .1 - The Age 6/11/2006 - "Discrimination bid on historic trams" - about Hazel Smith taking Dept of Infrastructure to court about the use of W class trams on the route 78 line. Notes she had a fall on this tram and suffered injuries. Has comments from the Dept and Yarra Trams. .2 - The Age? undated c2012 - "Tram delays leave disable behind" about the lack of progress in making trams more accessible, Australian Human Rights Commission, Transport, Minister Lynne Kosky and quotes from a wheel chair user, John McKenna and Vic Council of Social Services Cath Smith. .3 - The Age? - undated c2013 - Next trams years away for disabled travellers - similar issues - has a photo of Wendy Brooks in her wheelchair near the Royal Melbourne Hospital. .4 - The Age 10/5/2018 - "Tram traps: wheels not welcome" - looking at disability access tram stops, routes access and the cast of James Carter missing a stop and not able to get off until the tram returned. Has a map of route 96. Also quotes Daniel Bowen of the PTUA and Human Rights Commission.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, disability services, doi, route 78, route 96, superstops

Newspaper clippings - cartoon - titled "Old Melbourne Passes" of the forthcoming closure of the Bridge Road tram route. featuring No. 1, with the destination of Exit. Dated 28-6-1927, published in The Herald.In ink along the bottom edge "in the Herald 28-6-27"trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, bridge road, richmond, last tram, tram 1

Light Rail Timetables from 6 Dec. 1992 for routes 96 East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach and route 111 - Port Melbourne to Exhibition St. Gives frequency of the trams for weekdays and weekends. Has the depot locations and numbers for further information.Demonstrates a set of The Met timetable for routes 96 and 111 for 1992.Timetable - set of two A4 printed sheets.tramways, the met, route 111, route 96, timetables, light rail

Timetable - City - Brunswick St via La Trobe St - gives details of the route, timetable, timing points, and sections - for Monday to Friday's only and notes re the services such as where they start or end their trips. Dated 26/6/1989.Demonstrates a set of The Met timetable for route 30, dated 26/6/1989. Timetable - A4 printed sheets.tramways, the met, timetables, route 30, brunswick st

Set of four documents associated with a planned major Demonstration over COVID-19 lockdowns planned to be held in the city on Saturday 18/9/2021. The actual event took place outside Richmond Town Hall and then in Barkers Road Hawthorn. News stories of the night did show some trams were caught up in the event. .1 - set of 5 pages printed from the Yarra Trams website showing changes route by route and a map. .2 - set of 6 sheets from the PTV website including Metro Trains and regional services. Note many VLine crews were impacted by a COVID outbreak and were isolating. .3 - Yarra Trams Employee Notice Y21653 - digital image copy only .4 - Map of the event - digital image.trams, tramways, covid-19, timetables, tram services, events

.1 - Report Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "Comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams for Kew Depot routes", dated June 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that crew and tram savings would be in excess of 20%. Report - Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "East Preston depot routes - comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams" Dated September 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that for the East Preston route, a 20% saving in crews. Brunswick route would not applicable.In top left hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, speed of services, articulated trams, surveys, east preston depot, kew depot

Black and white print of Z class tram No. 2 at Preston Workshops. Has the destination of West Preston Regent St with a route number "334". Photo possibly at the time around the trams entry to service on 28/6/1975. See reference.Yields information about Z class 2 around the time of its commissioning.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink "Z 2 W'shops"tramways, trams, mmtb, z class, tram 2

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W7 1011 (East Preston, route 88) in Bourke St crossing Russell St, 25-6-1955 In the background is A C Pearl Handbag and Travel goods specialist, Richardson Wine and Spirit store which appears to be closed, Normans, E Watkins? and Bank of NSW. Note the soft top Morris and the men on the street corner squatting.trams, tramways, bourke st, route 88, russell st, w7 class, east preston, tram 1011

Pamphlet - 4 fold DL, titled ""Buses replace trams - Route 58 and Route 78", June 2021 for the installation of a level platform stop at South Yarra Station, cabling from the Daly St substation and trackwork on route 78 as well. Image i2 shows a plan of the stop - source from https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.vic-engage.files/3016/2201/0888/PTVH5474_South_Yarra_Tram_Design_Plan_Map_A1_v8_FA.jpg at the time. Has a map of the replacement services. Has PTV and Victorian Government logos. image i3 - downloaded from the Yarra Trams website - details of the project including upgrading the Power supply. two copies held. .1 - coffee voucher for two days (19/6 and 20/6) while tram stop works were being carried out.trams, tramways, route 58, trackwork, bus replacement, south yarra, daly st substation

Set of 12 Posters - printed on paper with an adhesive backing for: .1 - Tram Diversions - Bourke St - Moomba Mile footrace 28/2/1986 .2 - Moomba Festival Float Parade - gives diversions and alterations - for 10/3/1986 .3 - Anzac Day - 25/4/1986 .4 - Royal Show Parade - 14/9/1986 .5 - North Altona to City Service - Show Day 25/9/1986 .6 - Eastern Freeway - ditto .7 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .8 - William St Shuttle - not operating on nominated days during the Christmas New Year period .9 - LaTrobe St services - ditto .10 - Eastern Freeway - ditto .11 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .12 - North Altona to City Service All issued by Metropolitan Transittrams, tramways, moomba, showgrounds, royal show, anzac day, operations, latrobe st, william st, doncaster, buses, north altona

Set of 6 Colour slides- Anscochrome plastic mount taken on 9-3-1970 of the shunting of trams for the Moomba Parade in Sturt St and City Road, prior to the deviation of the tracks to go around the Arts Centre. .1 - W2 631 in turning into City Road from Sturt St .2 - W2 629 turning from St Kilda Road, in to City Road .3 - W2 639 and 550 in Sturt St .4 - W2 550 - route 64, City in Sturt St .5 - W2 629,SW6 898 and 322, Sturt St. .6 - W2 641, 387 and others Sturt St.Has slide number written on itemtrams, tramways, city road, sturt st, moomba, parades, st kilda road, w2 class, tram 611, tram 629, tram 639, tram 550, tram 898, tram 322, tram 641, tram 387

Poster - "Swanston Trams - Stop 12 Flinders Street" - giving frequency information for routes 3, 16, 1, 5, 64, 6, 67, 72 and 8 - all the Swanston St routes. Has a map insert showing these routes and interchanges with rail lines. Gives The Met information centre contact details, along with Swanston's website. Understood this was a proposal, but not actually used. Demonstrates timetable information board layouts - not actually used.Special size sheet printed in full colour and laminated.tramways, swanston trams, timetables, poster, stop information, signs, swanston st

The list provides a detailed list of destinations and route numbers for trams operated by Swanston Trams and Yarra Trams. Dated Feb. 1999. Gives Route number, including those no used, depot, main route, termini and destination. Includes a list of those routes operated by each depot.Yields information about tram routes and depot operations Feb. 1999.List - 6 A4 sheets, printed double sided.tramcars, tramways, tram routes, routes, yarra trams, swanston trams

Printed - 6 page foolscap, stapled on left hand side, 2 sections, Victorian State Parliamentary Report titled "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the question of the Beaumaris Electric Street Railway." - dated 22 December 1916. References previous reports, Black Rock, Beaumaris, residential development, routes and costs of the proposed tramway, costs provided by the Chief Engineer for Railway Construction, E. Kernot, and Committee recommendations - tempered by the War.trams, tramways, sandringham, black rock, beaumaris, railways, tramways, proposals

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c Dated 1977, says No. 6 on bottom of rear cover. Note shows route 59 being cut back to the highway.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Set of 9 pamphlets about the Neighbourhood ticket system - basically the same with changes for each neighbourhood. .1 - Eight page, A4, colour printed on gloss paper, centre stapled, titled "Announcing the arrival of Melbourne's new Metropolitan Transit system - Ringwood Neighbourhood" Explains the revised ticketing system, known as Neighbourhoods, notes the formation of The Met, uses a cartoon characterisation of vehicles, explains how the system works, boundaries, various options, travel cards, concessions and introductory offers. Pamphlet focused on the Ringwood Zone, has a detailed map of the public transport routes within the zone. 2nd copy added 14-5-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig. .2 - Inner .3 - St Albans .4 - Dandenong .5 - Box Hill - (two copies held) .6 - Frankston .7 - Moorabbin .8 - Greensborough .9 - Werribee - added 26/10/2016.trams, tramways, map, the met, tickets, fares, ringwood

Set of pamphlets associated with the Metcard rollout and one Metcard ticket issued on 16/12/1996 on route 75. The envelope from the donor notes first Metcard (auto ticketing) and Associated brochures. .1 - Five folded to DL size - full colour pamphlet - "The Met is changing - automated ticketing is coming to your neighbourhood! - explains how the system works, purchasing of tickets and their use.] (Second copy added 3/12/2016) .2 - four fold to DL size - full colour pamphlet - "Metcards are on sale today at selected retail outlets" - providing on information on the purchase of Metcards and a map with associated addresses of outlets along route 75. .3 - single DL size sheet - black and white - explaining full field trials on route 75 and the use of Metcards. .4 - small pocket size 6 fold full colour sheet explaining how the Metcards could be purchased on the trams and validated. .5 - Metcard No. 00383158 - with the Metcard logo, The Met logo, validated at 1242pm on 16/12/1996. .6 - five fold DL - as for .2, for tram routes 3,64, 67, 78 and 79. .7 - five fold DL - similar to .1, more general document. .8 - 3 fold DL - "Everything you need to know about automated ticketing in three words" - What, When and How - explains Metcard. Could be a very early pamphlet.trams, tramways, tickets, metcard, ptc, the met, neighbourhood tickets, route 75, route 3, route 64, route 67, route 68, route 79

Printed form on off white paper title "Passenger Count", form 3/201 enabling the recording of passenger counts on tramcars - has space for count number, route, where taken, taken at, counted by and date. Each count done by Run Number, route, time, passengers arriving and passengers departing. Two further copies added 5-4-17 from G. Young. pad of forms added, source unknown 11/6/2022trams, tramways, mmtb, passengers, forms, routes

Set of 15 issues of Yarra Trams Magazine "Tramlines" All folded A3 unless noted otherwise. 1 - Issue 1 - August 2004 - staff event, message from CEO Hubert Guyot, new control centre, route 96, Olympic torch relay, tram 431, new livery, meet Johnpaul tram attendant. .1A - Issue 2 - December 2004 - customer satisfaction, tram attendants, remembrance day, CEO message, new routes, Camberwell depot, staff profile and tramways band. .2 - issue 3 - May 2005 - Fleet operations control centre opens, (photo), Balaclava Junction upgrade, grand union, Melbourne Uni superstop, fund raising. .3 - issue 4 - August 2005 - Congratulations to Lenny Bates 50, departure of Hubert, route 75 extended to Vermont South, fare evasion, trackwork and Superstops in Flinders St and Bourke St, East Preston Depot and think tram project. .4 - Issue 5 - December 2005 - folded A3 sheet, plain paper, colour photos - with articles on congestion, advertising campaign success re fare evaders, new platform stops in Flinders St, Network improvements and getting ready for the 2006 Commonwealth games featuring a cartoon poster of a tram in a race (see Reg item 1235 for the actual poster). Has a message from Dennis Cliche - new CEO. .5 - Issue 6 - May 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, items re Commonwealth games, Karachi W-11 tram, Remembrance day, network improvements, Grand Prix, good Friday appeal, and the forthcoming centenary celebrations. Centre page spread has a large number of photos of staff during the Commonwealth Games. .6 - Issue 7 - October 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the Centenary Art Tram (5006), Myki, network improvements, memories of 1906, Luna Party Tram (1011) with centre page spread of a photo of 5006 outside Luna Park, and the various tram images featured on the tramcar. See also Reg Item 864 for details of the making of the art work. .7 - Issue 8 - December 2006 - folded A3 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the "Tram It 2006" event, light rail, TramTracker being launched, Essendon, Centenary celebrations and "for the love of trams". .8 - Issue 9 - May 2007 - six pages - traffic condition, green depots, Joyce Barry, plaque at Brunswick Depot, fund raising, platform stops, trackwork, TramTracker, Police tram. .9 - Issue 10 - September 2007 - MSO tram, students travels, Transport Challenge 2007, website, TramTracker by SMS. .10 - Issue 11 - Melbourne trams a heritage icon, fund raising, TramTracker, cable tram tracks in Abbotsford St, route 86 to the Waterfront City Docklands, hailing trams. 11 - Issue 12 - Mulhouse tram, Bumblebee, on the docks, fundraising, St Kilda Road upgrades, TramTracker. .12 - Issue 13 - Bumblebee C2 class trams, traffic congestion, wind power tram, Flinders St trackwork. .13 - Issue 14 - Silver Paralympians on tram, green wind powered trams. .14 - Issue 15 - TramTracker Jake, film festival, Public Transport Ombudsman - Simon Cohen, Operations Centre, .15 - Issue 16 - 6 pages - tram performance, TramTracker at tram stops and iPhones, Mike Talks, Myki. All have the Yarra Trams logo on the front cover.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, commonwealth games, flinders st, grand prix, karachi w-11 tram, construction, luna park, essendon depot, centenary, tramtracker, olympic games, control centre, balaclava junction, trackwork, grand union, melbourne university, superstops, vermont south, route 75, flinders st, bourke st, brunswick depot, cable trams, docklands, mulhouse, c2 class, flinders st, environment, ombudsman, myki, tramways band

Set of destination indicator equipment that was fitted to Z3 and A class trams. Each item consists of various electronic parts contained within a metal case that could have been cabled together. Equipment manufactured by (Carl) C. Brose of Wuppertal Germany and maintained by Font Electronics of Melbourne - some items have the manufacturers details on them along with the details of the maintenance company and serial numbers etc. Photo .1 - shows the set of equipment as placed on display in the training room. .1 - set of two route number boxes, three individual controlled blinds, driven by a motor and control gear. Has a Fluro light fitted internally. See images .2 to .5 .2 - Small side destination indicator, with driven blind, electronic equipment with motor on the underside of the box - for use in Z class trams - see images .6 to .9 .3 - as for .2, but with motor mounted right side, used in A class trams, see images .10 to .12 .4 - set of two control panels with selection equipment for selecting the destination (by number) and route number with indicators and start button - see image .13 to 14 .5 - set of two long main rolls indicators, with control gear and Fluro light internally, driven by an internal electric motor - see images 17 and 18 .6 - set of two linking mechanism for the various boxes with large cables cut off for each of the four tram boxes. Would have been control panel item .4 - see image 15 and 16. See e-mail from Simon dated 17/11/2014. See reg Item 4617 for a small side destination roll.trams, tramways, destination indicators, a class, z3 class, transport equipment

Research Report or Overseas Tour report, Half bound in green and black Rexene with mottled end papers, 222 pages (Gestetner printed single sided), typed report - titled "Report of H.H. Bell Chairman of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board on his overseas trip March - October 1938". Dated 31/1/1939. He was accompanied by Mr. R. A. Spencer the Board Secretary. Reg Item 3875 indicates that their wives travelled as well with them. Has an index, notes on his visits to five cities on his voyage to England, visits to 10 UK cities, Berlin, Paris and 12 USA and Canadian cities. Includes notes on buses, gas-producer engines, PCC trams, closure of tramways, technical notes, trolley buses, conversion of Bourke St cable tram routes, overhead, motors, engines and many other topics. Note pages scanned in particular have reference to Bourke St conversion and driving habits in the UK compared to Melbourne (road hogs). Inside front cover has a label from "Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd" about the job number and date of binding "6-3-1939" See Reg Item 3846 for a copy of the report re conversion of the cable tram routes and 3906 for an Oct. 1938 report on the PCC car to the Board.trams, tramways, mmtb, bourke st, conversion, double deck buses, tours, overseas tours, pcc, buses, trolley buses, uk, usa, canada

Set of six decimal currency paper tickets for use on MMTB or MTA services. Printed on off white paper unless noted. All numbers in black. .1 - 7c, over printed City Section, printed with mauve ink Aa004858 .2 - 7c, mauve paper, black ink, Ar 793553 .3 - 12c brown ink Bc461410 .4 - 17c, green paper, black ink, An 679882 .5 - 22c, black ink Aa 560222 .6 - 75c - green ink, K417602, printed by the MTA, noted on ticket that it was available for a journey on two sections on one route. Each ticket has section numbers on either side for In or Out trips.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section, mta

Orange cloth covered book, 116 pages + covers and end pages, "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated August 1975. 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. Third copy added 14-12-2015 from donation of Norm Cross 11-10-2009. Full pdf scan of book (with some difficulty) added 29-5-2019.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

Loose leaf book, 110 black and white photo pages plus covers titled "The ABC of Tramways", "Amusing Beautiful, Curious." as a subtitle, published 1959 compiled by B. Willemsen, Doetinchem, Holland. Provides some 182 photos of tramway systems and tramcars primarily in Europe, but some UK, Melbourne and Japan. Provided in alphabetical order. See page 66 for Melbourne. H. Ballment photo. Printed on glossy paper. Has a "Technical Book Co. 295-299 Swanston St, Melbourne FB 3951" sticker on the inside front cover."39/6" in pencil on top of front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, routes, cable trams

1 - Issue 1 - March 2007 - with photo of the Police Tram (2109) - Welcome message from the CEO Dennis Cliche, Good Friday appeal, Burwood highway works, new sub-stations at Coburg, Royal Park, Brunswick depot, Camberwell depot, East Preston, Essendon, Bundy Clock, Glenhuntly, Kew Depot, Malvern, Southbank,, Safety, events, Lunar Festival .2 - issue 2 - June 2007 - 18 pages, Malvern Depot (a green depot), Paul Matthews profile, trackwork at Glen Huntly and Essendon depots, Depot news, Joyce Barry tribute, Hawthorn depot museum, fund raising. .3 - issue 3 - Octr. 2007 - 16 pages - fund raising - Melbourne city romp, Des Davies retirement, CPR rescue of a collapsed driver, depot news, retirements and a chemical and fire incident on the Vermont South line. .4 - issue 4 - Jan. 2008 - 12 pages - fundraising, family events, depot news, retirements, TramTracker Jake .5 - issue 11 - Winter 2010 - 16 pages - St Kilda Road Superstops, Michel Mason - CEO, Malvern depot centenary, Transformation, new maps on trams, fundraising, the leadership team, depot news, uniforms, South Caulfield Junction upgrade. .6 - 20 pages issue 12, Summer 2010, published soon after Keolis took over operations of Yarra Trams. The first 10 pages, look at Trams on the Fringe, Feedback, Football trams, staff matters, and features a story on page 10 of the Hawthorn Tram Depot museum and Driver Shaun McCarthy wearing the brown uniform in front of tram 1041. Fully Scanned. The second ten pages are reversed (upside down) and titled "Le Pantographer", featuring a Bordeaux tram on the cover. Provides details of Keolis operations such as Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Le Mans, Caen, Angers, Dijon and other operations. .7 - issue 6 - Spring 2008 - Meerkats, fleet operations, training, Art Alive, Kew depot - new inspection pits, Long Lay Malvern, Did You Know campaign, and looking for Cricket players - part scanned. .8 - issue 13 - Autumn 2011 - Michel Masson CEO, visit of French Media, Ron Scholten Retirement, photo of Geoff Dean of Camberwell, - part scanned. .9 - issue 5 - June 2008 - Tram works Swanston and Flinders, tram 111, cricket .10 - issue 8 - Autumn 2009 - Good Friday appeal, public transport ombudsman, Malvern centenary, my friend Mike .11 - issue 9 - Spring 2009 - Chris Cairns safety campaign, route 48, Myki, Tramtracker, Jake.Demonstrates Yarra tram staff newslettersEleven issues of Yarra Tram's internal newsletter "The Pantograph", all A4, center stapled. Issues not fully scanned, unless noted.trams, tramways, keolis, yarra trams, fohtd, hawthorn, uniforms, coburg, substation, royal park, burwood highway, fund raising, bundy clock, environment, glenhuntly depot, essendon depot, malvern depot, south caulfield, tram 2109, tram 84, route 48, tram 111, good friday

Four page research report, A4 sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Swanston Trams / Malvern Depot" giving details of the history of Malvern Depot and its tram routes. Produced in 1988 under the banner of Swanston Trams. Describes routes 5 (Malvern Burke Road), 6 (Glen Iris), 8 (Toorak), 16 ( St Kilda Beach), 69 (Kew Cotham Road), 72 (Camberwell), and the main problems from a safety view for each of the routes. Two copies held.trams, tramways, swanston trams, malvern depot, routes

Full colour poster, titled "The Bedroom Philosopher - songs from the 86 Tram" giving dates for a show and album launch. National album launch tour - with his band The Awkwardstra. Has locations, dates, support bands and reviews. See Reg Item 1289 for the CD and 1624 for an article on the CD. Cartoon - digital image - by David Blumenstein - Nakedfella Productions added 12-6-2016, accessed from google. His website at 12/6/17 - http://nakedfella.com/blog/trams, tramways, route 86, theatre, music, northcote, cartoons

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