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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), " Motor Bus Data", 24/02/1927 12:00:00 AM
Set of two drawings titled " Motor Bus Data", .1 - R1912 - dated 24/2/1927 - Gives bus numbers 1-56 - make and type number of vehicles in service, capacity, turning circle, wheel bases, Tare weight, overall length, width and height and engine details. Covers the Tilling Stevens Petrol electric, Thornycroft and Garford models. .2 - R4211 - dated 5/8/1935 - as above, including the Daimler, Tourist Bus, Albion and Leyland buses.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, lists, thornycroft, tilling stevens, garford, tourist bus, leyland, daimler, albion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Westinghouse Air Brake Co, "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service", Jan. 1938
Instruction - 92 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge, titled "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service". Dated January 1938". Has a table of contents, giving details for motor driven compressors, DH, D-EG, D-F, D-K, D-4-P, XQ-27, C. air strainers and installation. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, inspection and maintenance and disorders - causes and remedies.On inside cover "Bob Prentice 13 High Street Prahran Vic 3181" and on top of first page "W. Armstrong"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, instructions, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Yarra Trams, "Safety Alert 2013-001, Insulated Tram", 18/02/2013 12:00:00 AM
.1 - Report - A4 sheet colour copy titled "Safety Alert 2013-001, Insulated Tram", describing the investigation into an incident on 11/1/2013 at the Melbourne University terminus received an electric shock due to an insulated tram as a result of sand build up. Details procedures for such events, the incident, the investigation and recommendations. .2 - Report - A4 sheet, colour titled "Safety Alert Tram to Tram collision" reporting on collisions during 2018, 10 to mid May 2018, compared to 7 for 2017. Has a photo of tram 168 and 226 in collision. Signed by Terry Scott, Director of Lines, issued 18/5/2018.trams, tramways, yarra trams, incidents, melbourne university, sanding equipment, electricity, collision -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, W. A. Agnew, "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 1915
Book - six sections, 134 pages + end pages + heavy card covered with a red stippled paper titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 7th Edition, written by W. A. Agnew, published by H. Alabaster, Gatehouse & Co. Ludgate Hill in 1915. Right hand of sheets rounded. Has a table of contents and index at the rear. Written for Motormen, Inspectors and depot workers. Covers many aspects of the electric circuits for trams, including controller diagrams, tramways, tramcars, controllers, overhead, brakes, on the road and faults and Breakdowns. Would have been a reference guide for training staff. Scanned in three pdf files.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance, tramcars, training, controllers, overhead -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, General Electric, "General Electric - Straight Air Brake Equipment Instruction Book 84564A", Sep. 1919
Instruction - 16 pages + brown covers, centre stapled, cloth binding on left hand side and two punched holes on left hand side, right hand side has rounded corners, titled "General Electric - Straight Air Brake Equipment Instruction Book 84564A", dated Sept. 1919. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, valves, cylinders and governors, safety valves, motorman valves, brake cylinders, rules for operating, emergency stops, sanding of rails and general issues. Has a list of company offices on the last page.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, general electric, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, General Electric, "General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B", Jun. 1921
Instruction - 20 pages + brown covers, centre stapled, and two punched holes on left hand side, right hand side has rounded corners, titled "General Electric - Motor Driven Air-Compressors Instruction Book 84591B", dated June 1921. Includes instructions on GE Centre Gear Type self lubricating compressors, models CP25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 127, 128 and 130. Gives details of the parts, lubrication requirements, photos, drawings including connection diagrams. Last two pages includes notes on the Induction motor-driven air compressors CPT27, 28 and 30. Has a list of company offices on the rear cover.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, general electric, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit Breaker Tramway Type", c1920
Instruction - 12 pages + brown covers, centre stapled titled "Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit Breaker Tramway Type", Style Nos. 5401, 5402, 5403 and 5404. Part list B6009. Shows images of the circuit breaker, lists all parts, shows images of the various parts. Has a list of company offices on the last page and the Westinghouse UK printing bureau logo.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, instructions, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Victorian Railways, "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915", Jan. 1915
Instruction - 12 off white or light brown pages + white cloth card cover centre stapled titled "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915". Gives changes to a previous issued rule book, bell signals, air brake orders, operating orders, operation while running and instructions cancelled. Issued under the name of W. Stone Chief Electrical Engineer and T. B. Molomby General Superintendent of Transportation.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda brighton, rules, employees, safeworking -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Parts of Westinghouse Type 1C Tramway Controllers", May. 1913
Instruction - 5 sheets or 10 pages titled "Parts of Westinghouse Type 1C Tramway Controllers" style number 15948, catalogue no. 6551A, published may 1913. Gives images and a list of all the parts including smaller images in the controller and their prices along with the part number. Published in the UK by The British Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. London and Manchester.trams, tramways, westinghouse, instructions, maintenance, controllers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Westinghouse Magnetic Brake", c1905
Instruction - 3 sheets of a former 8 or 12 page document titled "Westinghouse Magnetic Brake" describing the mechanism for magnetic and clamp brakes on 21E trucks, bogies, 22E, trailers. Lists the advantages of the Westinghouse Magnetic Brake. Has a note on the last pages that 2000 Westinghouse Magnetic Brakes have been sold in Great Britain along up to Nov. 1904. Presumed published in the UK by The British Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. Ltd. London and Manchester.trams, tramways, westinghouse, instructions, maintenance, brakes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Eugene C Parham, John C Shedd, "Miscellaneous Tests on Car Equipment", 1910
Book - 170 pages, 10 sections sewn and bound into heavy green card covers cloth covered with glued end pages. Title "Miscellaneous Tests on Car Equipment" for electric street car or trams written by Eugene C Parham and John C Shedd, published by McGraw Hill Book Co. of New York, dated 1910. Has a table of contents, index at the rear, and index of Rules for determining sizes of electrical equipment and tramcar horsepower and kilowatts, traction and speeds. Cover sheets, table of contents and indexes scanned to a pdf file.In a number of places "The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited" stamped throughout the book.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, tramcars, maintenance, motors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Tramcar Allocation as at 1st July 1978", Jul. 1978
Foolscap duplicated document, 1 sheet printed both sides, titled "Tramcar Allocation as at 1st July 1978", listing the class of trams allocated to each depot in Melbourne, MMTB, workshops, storage, training trams, summary of allocation and a list of transfers. Published by the AETA as a supplement to the August 1978 Electric Traction and a list of sales item on the bottom of the 2nd page.In ink on the rear sheet "Depot Master"trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, mmtb, depots, depot allocation, aeta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, c1956
Negative (120) of the intersection of Moreland Road and Sydney Road, Brunswick, during the 1920's. In the view is a cable tram set shunting. A tramway employee and two boys at the front of the grip car seem to be manipulating something. Saloon car is No. 183 with the conductor pushing the car. The grip car has the destination of Brunswick and the saloon Flinders St? Note the two steel tramway poles and overhead for the North Coburg electric tram service from Moreland Rod into Sydney Road. In the background is the Moreland Hotel, Clarkson chemist and the Commercial Bank of Australia. An low resolution A4 laminated was received with the negatives. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3589large.jpgtrams, tramways, brunswick, cable trams, sydney rd, moreland rd, tram 183 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Electric Tramways Sections and Fares", 1926
Green Rexene cloth covered book, 24 pages + covers and end pages, "MMTB Electric Tramways Sections and Fares" dated 1/5/1926 and authorised by A. D. Murdoch. Details the various section stages and fares for each electric tram route, General instructions, scholars concession fares, round trip excursions, luggage, swimming classes and post office prepaid tickets. Book consists of one section, sewn with end papers part of the covers.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Westinghouse S6A and S6B Electric Compressor Governors", 1916
Set of two different books, but with the same content about the Westinghouse Traction Brake Company, pamphlet 2412, titled "Westinghouse S6A and S6B Electric Compressor Governors" (known as Beetle back Governors). Each book contains 4 typed sheets on instructions and the working of the governor and six photograph illustration sheets. .1 - has been copied possibly from .2 and bound into a manila folder with a large "W" and "Westinghouse Traction Brake" labels stapled to the right hand side. .2 - is an original Westinghouse document dated 1916. Document Re typed by the MMTB 1955..2 - has C. Hodgson Trams Sheds" on the inside of the front cover.trams, tramways, westinghouse, compressors, governors, tramcars, air compressors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Motor Omnibus Service Rules and Regulations", 1925
Book - 48 pages, single section sewn with end papers into a grey Rexene covers titled "MMTB Motor Omnibus Service Rules and Regulations" dated 1925, and number "851" written into the book number on the first page. Gives details for both drivers and conductors, 197 rules, no table of contents or index. Provides General Rules for both drives and conductors, special rules for drivers, driving both gear driven and petrol electric buses, Conductors and Accidents.trams, tramways, buses, rules, drivers, conductors, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Cheatham Electric Switching Device Company, "Cheatham Electric Switching Device Company - Manufacturers of the Cheatham Switch", 1926
Pamphlet, 8 pages, bound with brass clips into a manila coloured cover, embossed cover with company's name and details titled "Cheatham Electric Switching Device Company - Manufacturers of the Cheatham Switch", giving details of the electric point switching equipment manufactured by the company based in Louisville Kentucky USA. Has illustrations of the equipment parts, details of the boxes and types. On the rear sheet has an illustration of a driver of Birney tram changing a set of points with a very long bar while passengers are boarding. Dated 1926.On top right of front cover in ink "GJ Special Work"trams, tramways, points, trackwork, electrical equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Route Map showing location of special work and pole numbers" "Electric Tramway Routes - showing routes in colours and numbers", late 1941
Map of the system shown at two inches = 1 mile. Drawing No. P5799. Shows crossovers, track layouts at junctions, signal cabins roads, railways and stations. Originally signed by Perway Engineer - 20/12/1940, though originally drawn in 1922. Has been marked up in coloured pencil to show the routes and route numbers. The plan shows the lines to Maribyrnong Munitions works along Cordite Ave and Wests Road and the track from Moonee Ponds to Union Road, which opened in July 1941, but not the extension to Essendon Airport built-in 1942. See Reg Item 1561 for a 1963 version and 1683 for a 1987 versionDemonstrates the use of a MMTB drawing to show tram routes and their route numbers at the time.Drawings - dyeline cloth backed print - titled - "Route Map showing location of special work and pole numbers" and subtitled - "Electric Tramway Routes - showing routes in colours and numbers". trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map, world war 2 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation", c1985
Instruction - 27 A4 sheets, photocopied with multiple staple holes in the top left hand corner, titled "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation" with a Metropolitan Transit Authority heading. Does a Question and Answer format. Undated, possibly c1985. Written for W class trams. 3652.1 - duplicated 20 Foolscap sheets stapled with "Tram car braking on Greasy Rails" on front cover - see Reg Item 2913. Printed most likely by the MMTB - mid 1960's.3652.1 - has "0466' in blue ink on rear sheet.trams, tramways, training, drivers, instructions, w class, mta, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, M>Tram, "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation", Sep. 2003
Form - printed on manila A4 coloured card, folded in half to form an A5 sheet, titled "M>Tram Training Card on-the-job training record". Has space for the trainee, trainer, tram class, details and a tram driver check list of items to be checked. The inside part allowed for training details to be recorded. Has a possible date 02SE03 in the bottom right hand corner - 2/9/2003.trams, tramways, training, drivers, records, m>tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Types of Electric Cars", c1939
... Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...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
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1926
Black and white photograph of MMTB No. 58 in Wellington St. St Kilda, about to enter St Kilda Junction and continue to St Kilda beach via Fitzroy St St Kilda, late 1925 or early 1926 - Wellington St electric line opened 27/12/1925. Note the sign on the left hand pole about travel to Malvern and St Kilda Beach, the workmen and that another tram has left heading outwards. On the right hand side is part of a sign advising people to catch cars to the Esplanade. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H102. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. See Image 3673i2 for a digital image of the card photograph at the PRO on 7/1/2019 that this photograph comes from. Further notes from Rod Atkins: Note the Electrical box at base of the pole on left hand side of the photo. No section insulators yet as power would have been stretched from Dandenong Road / Chapel Street right through to Fitzroy Street to run the first services. Great shot of the "H" car. Malvern bound is a another Californian combo car, but with original destination boxes and PPTT style "No" on the left side of the apron but cant make out the number.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 102" in ink on rear and "2-3"trams, tramways, mmtb, st kilda junction, wellington st, trackwork, st kilda beach, tram 58 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Victorian Government, "Act of Parliament", 1/12/1978 12:00:00 AM
Act of the Victorian Parliament to authorize the construction by the MMTB of an electric tramway in the City of Preston and the Shire of Diamond Valley and the Shire of Whittlesea in Plenty Road, to Settlement Road. Dated 5/12/1978trams, tramways, mmtb, acts of parliament, new tramway, east preston, plenty rd, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Dec 1925 or Jan 1926
Black and white photograph of the conversion of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric trams. Note the signs advising passengers to go to Princes Bridge for buses, horse drawn vehicles with excavated spoil, air compressor, the cable tram slot rail supporting yokes. In the background is the Flinders St Station. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H243" in ink on rear and "2-4"trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Jan. 1926
Black and white photograph of the conversion of the intersection of Domain Road, St Kilda Road, Domain Junction from cable tram to electric tram. Shows the Toorak Road Tram remaining trackwork, the temporary track for the electric trams with 276 inbound with the destination of North Coburg and another W class tram outbound to St Kilda Beach. Note the temporary platform and the temporary board crossing. Has "The Foundation Company Engineers and Contractors" sign in the view and the petrol? powered roller. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H513" in ink on rear and "2-5".trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The British Westinghouse Electric & MFG Co. Ltd, "Parts of Westinghouse No. 46 and 46M Tramway Motors”, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 49B Tramway Motor”, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 200 Tramway Motor”, “Parts of Westinghouse Nos 90 and 90M Controllers”, “Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit breaker tramway type”, 1900's
3700.1 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6004, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 46 and 46M Tramway Motors” – 2nd Edition – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.2 - British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6005, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 49B Tramway Motor” – 2nd Edition – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.3 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue B 6006, “Parts of Westinghouse No. 200 Tramway Motor” – Oct 1904 – 20 pages centre stapled. 3700.4 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue, “Parts of Westinghouse Nos 90 and 90M Controllers” – 12 pages from a 24 page document, has Electric Supply Co. stamp on the cover. 3700.5 - 3700.2 – British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co – Parts Catalogue, “Parts of Westinghouse Automatic Circuit breaker tramway type”, 8 pages centre stapled of a larger document...4 - has the stamp of the "Electric Supply Company of Victoria"trams, tramways, westinghouse, instructions, maintenance, controllers, motors, circuit breakers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The English Electric Company Limited, “Specification for DK 29, 30, 31 and 32 Ventilated Traction Motors”, “Specification for ventilated traction motor DK34 – box frame for 24” or 27” car wheels”, 1921
... Trams tramways English Electric Specification Maintenance Motors ...3701.1 – English Electric Co. Ltd – “Specification for DK 29, 30, 31 and 32 Ventilated Traction Motors”, publication No. 288 – 4 pages. Includes motor performance chart for the DK 30B motor and 2 images of Ventilated traction motors, one box frame and one split frame type. Publication No. 223 and 224 respectively. 3701.2 – English Electric Co. Ltd – “Specification for ventilated traction motor DK34 – box frame for 24” or 27” car wheels”. Publication No. 263, March 1921 – 4 pages. Includes Two photographic images for this motor, showing complete motor and significant parts – publication numbers 283 and 284 respectively. Traction Motor curves for DK34A motor, publication No. 295..1 - has "40HP motor" in pencil in top right hand corner. .2 - ditto for "30HP motor"trams, tramways, english electric, specification, maintenance, motors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1926
Black and white photograph of the construction of track and paving at St Kilda Junction during the conversion of the cable trams system to electric trams. Shows the temporary trackwork that was built to facilitate this during early 1926. Has two W class trams at the intersection with many motor vehicles. Shows many wooden blocks being laid. In the background is the Powell's Conner Hotel and the Junction Hotel. There is a sign on the Corner Hotel advertising the Palais theatre and its pictures. Image from a series held by the PRO, refer Reg Item 3774. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H106. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. Two copies held.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 106" in ink on rear and "2-7"trams, tramways, st kilda junction, conversion, trackwork, w class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Statement by the Chairman (MMTB) to the Committee of Public Accounts of the Parliament, c1927
Report - duplicated - 12 foolscap sheets pinned with a brass clip in the top left hand corner, titled "Statement by the Chairman (MMTB) to the Committee of Public Accounts of the Parliament of the State of Victoria", not formally dated, but c1927. Report looks at the establishment of the Board, operation of the cable tram system, failures, accidents, comparison with the electric system, costs, conversion of the cable car routes, a summary of the cable stoppages, issues with cable trams, shunting, ropes, accidents and operational matters.trams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses, cable trams, conversion, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Illustration, c1925
Black and white photograph of a illustration of the Royal Park Tramway reproduced from a report The photo is titled: "Section of West Brunswick Electric Tramway Through Royal Park" The newly constructed permanent way viewed from just south of the Melbourne to Fawkner railway embankment (c1925). Note the clean ballast under the track, the guard rail provided on the curves using non grooved rail, the new platform stop and the timber picket fence around the Zoo. Refer to article "A Winding Road" on the Melbourne Tram Museum website for more details. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/westcoburg-2.htmtrams, tramways, royal park, west brunswick electric tramway, track laying, rails, reserved track