Colour slide, 35mm of SW6 class No. 923 painted for the RAAF recruiting campaign, Camberwell Depot 6/12/53. Tram has the destination of Camberwell Junction, route 7A. .1 - Duplicate cardboard slide by Keith with his notes. .2 - duplicate plastic mount slide duplicated by Dr Wilfred Brook of Glen Waverley. Both slides located within a small envelope with Wilfred's card and an apology for the delay. This item stored with Reg Item Document No. 4644. See Reg Item 5180 for another photo.In ink on the rear: "Copy of K(b)(12), MMTB SW6 class tramcar No. 923 painted for RAAF recruiting campaign Camberwell Depot 6/12/53" Has other reproduction notes as well.trams, tramways, camberwell depot, decorated trams, sw6 class, camberwell junction, route 7a, raaf, tram 923

Colour slide, 35mm in a white / black Agfachrome plastic mount of VR 53 at the Elwood Depot with the destination of St Kilda Rly. Maybe a duplicate slide made by Keith but retained.Has numbers "33" and "78" stamped on rear.trams, tramways, elwood depot, vr, vr class tramcars, st kilda, st kilda brighton, tram 53

Collection of Personal Papers regarding a house built using former PMTT tramcars. Comprises: 1 - Auction notice - folded A3 light card, "Moonta 18 School Road Ferny Creek" - giving details of the property, agents, floor plan and auction date of 19/11/1983. Agents R. Woodard and D&S Ham (2 copies held) 2 - Newspaper clipping from the Progress Press with a sketch and article - "Home built from trams" 3 -"Fares please for tram treat" - Herald Sun, 24/9/1983. 4 -Auction notice - 21/11/1983 - property passed in. 5 - hand written note, with plan of the trams and location map - not dated 6 - set of six hand written notes recording conversations with various people regarding a house in Ferny Creek with trams, including the Public Trustee 1976 and 1977. 7 - Auction notice for "Charrawalla" - School Road, Ferny Creek dated 7/5/1977 from The Age. Not all items numbered, See also Reg Item 1356, 1833 and 1518 for related items.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, ferny creek, tramcars, melbourne, houses, sale of land

Collection of Personal Papers regarding the sale and recovery of tram bodies 12 Kilara Road Mentone in 1982. Comprises: 1 - letter to the TMSV dated 28/4/1982, to the TMSV from Duncan & Weller for auction on 29/5/1982. 2 - Newspaper from The Age, 12/5/1982 regarding the forthcoming article 3 - Photocopy of an article from March 1, 1930 The Australian Home Beautiful titled "A House Built from tram cars, by W. A. Somerset 4 - Set of five photographs and negative of the above article, possibly by the State Library. In an orange folder addressed to Mr. Kings. 5 - Newspaper item the Herald, Sat 28/8/1982, "House of the rising tram" reporting on the removal of the tram bodies from this house by the TMSV. Has a photo of the TMSV Chairman, Hamish Haugh removing a shower fitting. Item folded.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, mentone, tramcars, melbourne, houses, sale of land

Poster - printed on heavy card, titled "St Kilda - Elwood Tramway Service", advising that the tramway service would cease as of Sat. Feb 28 (1959). Gives details of the replacement service and combined road/rail tickets. VR Printed 542-59 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways

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. V21 for Camberwell Depottrams, tramways, mta, avm, timetables, buses, trams, inspectors, camberwell depot

Cast triangular brass badge with a single hole in the top, with words "Prahran Tramways Trust Malvern" and "Employees Pass" on one side and on reverse "the number "105" stamped in and the letter "M" engraved. Raised edges with flat sides. Manufacturer unknown. .1 - as above but with the letter "C" and number 80trams, tramways, badges, employees, pmtt, passes

Postcard - full colour, featuring Z2 104 in Flinders St with the Flinders St Station in the background. Tram has the destination of Spencer St, Route 28. On rear, divided back, Australia Post logo, a 22c stamp featuring the same image and postmarked "Centenary Celebrations Moonee Ponds 3039, 30 Oct. 1981"trams, tramways, badges, employees, pmtt, passes, tram 104

Set of five photographs of the loading of SW2 644 at Preston Workshops in the body shop, placing on a semi trailer for transport to the TMSV Bylands 16/12/1987 (date from the TMSV Website) In the background at Preston Workshops is W6 973 in the background. Photographs show the lifting method and crane at the workshops.trams, tramways, tmsv, preston workshops, preserved trams, transport, tram 644

Black & White Photograph of L class No. 106, possibly during the 1960's in Victoria Parade at night. Has the St Vincent's Hospital in the background. Tram has the destination of Kew Cotham Road, route 46 display. Has adverts for Cheney's used trucks and Kings "Old style" smoked Strasbourg meat.trams, tramways, l class, victoria parade, route 46, kew- cotham road, tram 106

Material sample - rubber boot and associated notes: 1 - rubber extruded section that was secured around the base and sides of the rail and held in position with metal clips. Made for 41 kg/m tramway rail. 2 -Note printed on A4 paper about the section, its use, where and who - John Holland 2002, between Union Road and Box Hill, enables some track resilience and electrical isolation. 3 - Envelope addressed to Keith Kings from Ken Hall of Preston Workshops with a hand written note about the product and its use. Received August 2003trams, tramways, trackwork, box hill, track construction, rails, civil engineering, tram 106

Fare tokens - 1 1/2d - 22mm diameter - dark brown celluloid - with words "Melbourne & Metropolitan" on circumference and "Tramways Board" in centre of token. On reverse in large font "1 1/2" and a small font "D" at to the right - indicating token had a value of one and a half pence. Both sides have a edge lining border about 1mm from the outer edge. Record updated following a query and being advised of an article in The Argus 1-4-1924 - see Reg Item 3359 for a copy. Item probably dates from c1920, phased out 1924. News item says made from "Paper Mache". See also Reg Item 1635 and 1660 for another example.trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, mmtb, melbourne

Specification or Tender Document - titled "Design, Manufacture and delivery of 100 only all-electric trams", and "Background Information and Preliminary Specification", dated June 1965. Bound into a brown foolscap card cover. Details the conditions of tender, conditions of contract, notes, specification, gives background information about Melbourne, dimensions, performance, drivers and conductors, trucks, wheels, brakes, electrical equipment, control panels and drawings. The drawings give a map of the system, typical city route, Glenferrie Road route (grade diagram), concrete track construction, min. radius curves, loading gauge, all-electric tram and mounting details for the trolley base, schedule of prices, tender form, form of contract, schedule of information to be provided by the tenderer. Comprises: 1 - Conditions of Tendering - 1 page 2 - Conditions of Contract - 4 pages 3 - Contents - 3 pages 4 - Notes for prospective tenderers - dated June 1965 5 - General nature of contract - 21 pages 6 - Appendix A - climate data - two sheets 7 - List of 14 appended drawings 8 - O.6887A - cross section of trolley wire 9 - P.13855 - Glenferrie Road, Longitudinal Section 10 - P.13856 - Wattle Park Route 11 - P.13857 - East Preston Route 12 - P13858 - Concrete track construction 13 - P13859 - Open track construction 14 - P.13860 - Paved ballast track construction 15 - P.13887 - Tram Route - locations of substations and section switches 16 - P.13888 - Minimum radius service curves to give minimum clearance between tramcars 17 - P.13889 - Grooved Rail - 102 pounds per yard and tire profile 18 - R10-301 - Loading gauge, proposed electric tramcars 19 - R9706K - Rolling stock data, tramcars 20 - R10306 - Collins Points Shifter - Wiring diagram. 21 - Schedule of data to be supplied by the tenderer 22 - notes on Automatic Points shifters - 2 sheets 23 - Tender prices and delivery periods - 2 sheets. See Reg Item 2266 for the 1972 version and 1583 for the August 1966 version. See Reg Item 4049 for associated newspaper cuttings. See file htd4667i1.pdf for scans of the drawings.In ink in top right hand corner - "Lees"trams, tramways, specification, tenders, z class, mmtb, melbourne

Map - pocket - 28 fold - showing walking, cycling and public transport in the City of Darebin, using a Melway Map base along with public transport information, Metcard, cycling and walking groups. Produced by the Dept of Transport June 2010.trams, tramways, city of darebin, maps, public transport, metcard, metlink

Newspaper clipping printed from the on-line version of The Age, titled "Nostalgia validated as myki steams over tickets to ride", 28/12/2012 with a photo of Gary Davey holding some Metcard tickets. Article records the end of the Metcard system and the use of tickets. Written by Vince Chadwick. Also quotes Bernie Carolan CEO Transport Ticketing Authority.trams, tramways, metcard, myki, tickets

Photograph - copied from an original print using a scanner and then printed on an A4 sheet of HTT 9 (could be 8) at the Highfield Road terminus, Wattle Park, 1925. The conductor is placing the trolley pole. A photocopied caption with the print notes as "The first tram along Riversdale Road to Highfield Road" See image i2 for further notes. Photo from Mrs Doris Turnbull of Essex Road.In pencil on the print "Keith Kings"trams, tramways, wattle park, highfield road, opening, conductors

Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-573 in the top right hand corner of MTTB No. 124 at the Burwood Road, or Norwood terminus in Toorak Road, at Boundary Road. Copied from a Real Estate brochure. Photo courtesy of the TMSV. Photo shows a number of shops or stores, including a Tea Merchant and the single line tramway on the south side of the roadway. See image i2 for a scan of the photograph.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings 2002: and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, burwood, toorak road, tram 124

Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-574 in the top right hand corner of MTTB No. 138 at the intersection of Riversdale and Warragul Road intersection Wattle Park. Has in the background the Tea Rooms and notes that they were on the South West corner of the intersection. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for a scan of the photograph.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings 2002: and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, wattle park, riversdale road, tram 138

Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-576 in the top right hand corner of Whitehorse Road looking west near Yerrin St, c1920. Shows the single line that was duplicated in 1923. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for the actual photograph. 4673.1 - loose print of the photograph with the words on the rear: "Melbourne / Whitehorse Road, Balwyn / Single Truck tram on original single track line. Probably about 1920 or so (Opened 30/9/16 and duplicated 14/2/23 from Burke Rd to Talbot Ave)On rear in ink "Reproduced C No. 1450, ?? Original photo now have Negative" and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp. On the front under the number "Original Neg No. 2106"trams, tramways, whitehorse road, balwyn

Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-575 in the top right hand corner of Whitehorse Road Balwyn, looking east from near corner of Balwyn Road in 1926. Notes that the image is courtesy of the TMSV. See image i2 for the actual photograph. 4673.1 - loose print of the photograph with the words on the rear: "Melbourne / Whitehorse Road, eastwards at Balwyn Road, Balwyn (Building at left with domed tower is on north west corner). Probably early 1930's.On rear in ink "Copied for Keith Kings, Nov. 2002" and the "Surrey Hill Neighbourhood Centre" stamp.trams, tramways, whitehorse road, balwyn

Photograph - mounted onto a heavy card, numbered 65-1347 in the top right hand corner of PMTT No. 23 in High St Prahran, c1912 to 1914. Tram has route number "2" in one front window, indicating it is on the Glen Iris to St Kilda Road route. This tram later became MMTB O class No.129 In the background is W Klenert Coach builder premises, which from a Trove search was at 271 High St Prahran between 1910 and 1914. c1912-14trams, tramways, o class, high st, prahran, route 2, tram 23, pmtt

Illustration of a Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd. Bus, No. 21, possibly at Spring St, on a bus route that operated via Bourke, Spencer and Collins St. Has the destination of Spencer St. The conductor is in a uniform. The bus operated by F. Leslie Bruford, of 352 Collins St. The bus has adverts for Hoyts Olympia and Abbotsford Ale. The buses ran in competition with the tram services. The illustration is part of an Order for the Book, Victoria Illustrated, published during 1984.trams, tramways, buses, collins st, bourke st, competition, tram 21

Set of two reports by Keith Kings, titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle? for the Second Annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture. See Reg Item 4679 for the first lecture by Graeme Turnbull. .1 - 12 A4 pages - Keith notes that it was the actual handout of the presentation. Two copies, one stapled. 2 - 20 A4 pages, single sides - copy of the initially drafted document. Both copies have handwritten notes about their origin and use. The lecture looks at early railway development in Melbourne, private operators, development of horse drawn buses in Melbourne, competition, bus chassis, body builders, operators, private suburban operators, tramway buses, cable tram MTOCo, tramway trusts, Government involvement, formation of The Met, PTC, V/Line, corporatisation of public transport, franchising, passenger expectations of public transport, Yarra Trams and the future.trams, tramways, buses, cable trams, mto co, public transport, competition, yarra trams, franchising, the met, ptc, tramways

Digital Image of Sydney Road, Coburg, looking south from near Bell St, showing the track repair work to remove bricks from the rails that were resulting in damage to the track foundations by letting water into the track. Photo supplied for identification purposes May 2020, by the Editor, Australian Railway History - see htd4680doc for email correspondence. Image belongs to the ARHS NSW Div. Rail Resource Centre No. 117413 Was used in the June 2020 issue of Australian Railway History - see Reg Item 4684. In the background are the Commercial Bank of Australia, A. M. Hadden Chemist, Walkers Stores, Joblings Boots, a Lending Library with advertisements for "The Age", "The Argus" and "The Herald".trams, tramways, sydney road, coburg, track repairs, trackwork

Scratch ticket - black printing on yellow /white printed card and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Gives an example of how the five pack cards were sold, a further four tickets attached to the right hand side. 2 hour adult- Zone 1, No. C01188280 - used for 5pm, 22.7 A stub from another five pack collected at the time. Part of a box tickets that were selected from the donation ex AETA. See Reg Item 4699 for a sample of five tickets. See Reg Item 5393 for other samples.trams, tramways, tickets, scratch tickets, the met

Set of 3 Pakon white plastic mount slides of a visit to the TMSV Bylands, late 1970's, prior to the start of electric tram operations. Photos by Roy Mitchell. .1 - X1 467 on display with a W2 behind. Tram has destination of "Glenhtly Depot" .2 - Horse tram - Zoo - No. 263 with Rebekah standing alongside. .3 - Ballarat 42 on blocks, possibly soon after delivery given its position on the site..1 - "circa 1980's (photo taken) by Roy Mitchell .2 - "1983 tram - unknown adult and Rebekah" .3 - "Tram 1983 by Roy Mitchell"trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, x1 class, tram 467

Map - 36 fold - 9 x 2 x 2- colour map of public transport including buses, titled "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", published by the Public Transport Corporation, Effective June 1992. Gives rail and tram maps, information on tickets. Has The Met contact details. 2 copies held .1 - as above but a 6 fold DL, dated Jan 8, 1995trams, tramways, map, ptc, melbourne, the met

Pamphlet - 6 fold - titled "City and Suburbs Travel Guide", providing details on The Met ticketing zones, rail and tram maps, including the City Saver area. Extensive details on The Met ticketing system, effective 1/1/1993. .2 - ditto - 7 fold undated - based on fares 1994. 2 copies heldtrams, tramways, ptc, travel promotion, the met, maps, metcard

Colour print - of VR 41, in Bridge St Bendigo 13/3/2005, shortly after its reconstruction at Bendigo and re-commissioned for the MTPA - see note.In ink on the rear - Keith Kings stamp and "501-32", and "Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association, Ex VR Tramcar 41 on an Exhibition trip in Bridge St Bendigo 13/3/05, shortly after it had been "launched" / recommissioned. Most of the restoration work was out by Bendigo Trust staff, under contract, with the not insignificant balance done by MTPS members"trams, tramways, mtpa, bendigo, bridge st, restoration, vr trams, tram 41