Set of two instructions, duplicated foolscap sheets. Both signed by H. A Wilcox, General Manager. .1 - "Rules and Instructions for Gripmen and Conductors re Electric Lighting of cars and dummies", notes care for lamps, battery leads, failure, electric shock (7 volts) and cautions. Two sheets, Two copies held. Dated 1/3/19. .2 - "Edison Car lighting system - rules for the guidance of employees" - 4 sheets with brass pin in top left hand corner, giving details of connecting the batteries for charging, charging, battery car, methodology of using the rheostat, cleaning, jumper cables, reports, faults and contact electrical foreman Mr. T Dawe. Not dated.trams, tramways, lights, cable trams, batterymen, equipment

Book - 84 pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 3rd Edition, written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd of 2014. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, and preserved tramways. Includes notes on the authors. See Reg Item 1136 for 2nd Edition and 3362 for the 1st edition.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history

Book - 80 pages, A4 landscape format pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "Destination Waterfront City" written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd of 2014. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, depots, ticket machines, maps, principally looking at the then current Melbourne fleet. Includes notes on the authors. Has a photo of E6003 on the front cover.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history, e class

Instruction - approx. 250 A4 photocopied sheets, loose, titled "General Electric Equipment for Double End Presidents' Conference Committee Type Car furnished Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Australia". Has a table of contents. Gives a very detailed description of the equipment's, its maintenance including trouble shooting. Has some duplicate copy of static tests at the end of the document.Has the stamp of "Electrical Running Sheds Branch Hanna St" on some sheets.trams, tramways, pcc, controllers, general electric, tram 980

.1 - handwritten notes - small sheet giving notes on the agreement with Mr Westcott and a letter dated 20/11/1923 from Mr Westcott to Mr Strangward giving his estimate of commission for the sale of adverting on tramcars and tickets. .2 - Report - single foolscap sheet titled "Electric cars and Northcote Cable cars", looking at the commission Mr. Westcott earns from the sale of advertising on tramcars and on the back of tickets it appears. Gives current position, Mr Strangward's and Mr Westcott's estimate based on the number of electric cars in service. Gives a recommendation as to future arrangements. Initialled "WOS 26/11/23". Also notes a Mr King at the top of the sheet.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, advertisements

Newspaper clipping, from The Herald, 17/6/1916, 2nd Edition - titled "Five Million blocks to pave city streets - Big contracts begin" about the repaving of St Kilda Road with wood blocks . has three photos of the work, using concrete foundations. Notes the future electric trams in the last paragraph.trams, tramways, cable trams, track, wood blocks, st kilda rd

Comb bound (white plastic) specification or tender document, approx. 180 pages, with glossy card orange covers, titled "Tender Schedule for Electric Trams" and "Contract 3000". Compiled and published by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, closing Monday 10 May 1977. 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. Includes an Alphabetical Index. Includes a drawing for a single ended version of the tramcar. Became the Z3 class. Only the table of contents and the drawings scanned. See Reg Items 1583 and 2266 for other similar documents. See Reg Items 337 and 338 for a report on the operation of single ended tramcars 2 copies held.Has in ink written on front cover "J Armstrong" with a stamp blacked out and other copy of the same signature.trams, tramways, z3 class, specification, tenders, mmtb, melbourne, single ended tramcars

Pamphlet - 11 pages, printed, folded quarto sheets, titled "Fifty Questions and Answers about trams in Australia", published by AETA, late 1940's. Has a photo of Brisbane tram 483 on the front cover. Looks at the various trams/vs bus/vs motor car arguments of the era. Dated on the basis that it refers to the AETA "Tram Tracks" magazine the fore runner of Electric Traction. Possibly reprinted from a UK version.trams, tramways, aeta, tramways, marketing

Set of two tickets for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram tours: .1 - 40 Mile Tram Tour - 15/2/1947 - leaving Glenhuntly Depot - P. W. Duckett Secretary and L. Marshall-Wood - President. Ticket No. 33 on Manila cardboard. .2 - 30 Mile Tram Tour - 29/11/1947 - leaving Camberwell Depot - C. L. Busch - Secretary and L. Marshall-Wood President. Ticket No. 31 on Blue cardboard. On the rear of .2 is an advert for Coles and Garrard, Optometrists Bourke St.trams, tramways, aeta, tours

.1 - Manual - 116 pages centred stapled - titled "MAN Buses - Driver's Handbook". Has a table of contents, item reference list and electric circuit diagrams. Covers the operation, equipment, driving, cold weather operation, maintenance, lubrication, fuels, general car and maintenance. .2 - newspaper clipping from The Age ""Gearbox flaw cripples bus fleet", dated 26/3/1987, by Tony Harrington, Transport Reporter reporting on the withdrawal of 20 buses from North Fitzroy - replacement parts no longer being manufactured. Also has a loose note about the radiator capacity.trams, tramways, buses, maintenance, man, manual, gears

Book - 16 A4 pages, centre stapled, to A5, titled "A brief history of the Tramways of Footscray", by Keith Kings, based on an original article published in Electric Traction June 1962. Published by the "Melbourne Tramway Museum" TMSV, 2012. Covers the formation of the FTT, includes a map by Liam Davies, economics, trams used, the WW1, Post Way years, traffic, photos, the declining years, closure, references."KS 24-3-62" on top right hand corner in ink.trams, tramways, ftt, footscray, x1 class, x2 class, world war 2, closure

Ticket - light brown paper, "Combined Fare Ticket" - MMTB, over printed with a red 5d, and Ticket Number A B 425191. with conditions of travel on the front. On the rear is printed in red ink is an advert for B. Matthews Pty Ltd, with head office at 102-110 Toorak Road, South Yarra, advertising a Motor Funeral Service. Dean Filgate advised 24-12-2020: Unfortunately an un-used example, from the same block that most collectors obtained one for their collection ! There are genuine used examples of similar 6d (purple overprint) tickets, however I cannot find my "files" about these: there were at least two places this type of ticket was used in the early to mid-1930s. One was a "Combined Fare Ticket to and from the City via The Coburg Electric and Brunswick Cable Cars", the other was used on the Glen Huntly lines to enable passengers to pay only once for their journey to the City, as until 1934 trams from Glen Huntly Depot did not run direct to the City - you had to transfer trams at Elsternwick or Ripponlea.trams, tramways, melbourne, tickets, mmtb, advertisements

Set of three black and white prints of Bourke St, early 1950's with extensive traffic photographed in the afternoon. Photos have the cable tram track, GEC Australia (General Electric), BGE, Coles and Garrard, Myer, Post Office, Berger Paint, London Stores, Foys .1 - Looking east from about Queen St at 4pm, with two Mk 3 buses. - PTC H188 .2 - ditto with a double deck bus east bound at 215pm, PTC H189 .3 - ditto at 3pm, nearer to Elizabeth St with multiple double deck buses in the block between Elizabeth and Swanston St and extensive motor vehicle traffic. This print has been photographed from an image - has a screen. Photos maybe MMTB origin to show traffic levels in the streets. Photographed prior to the removal of double deck buses in Bourke St by January 1954. All have PTC Copyright Stamp on rear.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st, buses, double deck buses, post office, traffic control

Black and white photograph of a newspaper item featuring No. 1 tram of the Box Hill - Doncaster Tramway and notes on its operation and a sketch of the Kew Horse Tram - see Reg Item 5154. .2 - enlarged print of the electric tram No. 1.In ink on rear "Melbourne clipping from a periodical in R. W Green collection showing Box Hill to Doncaster electric Tram No. 1 and a Kew Horse tram at the Cemetery"trams, tramways, horse trams, kew, box hill, doncaster, tram 1

Black and white photograph of a cable tram set in Lonsdale St at William St with the Supreme Court or Melbourne Court houses in the background. The electric tram has been built in William St. late 1925 and 1931In ink on rear. "Lonsdale & William St / West Melbourne cable tram taken by Miss H Fergus between late 1925 and 1931. Harry Williams Family Collection"trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, william st, supreme court

Black and white postcard of the "Opening day of the Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway - 14 October 1889" of the open cross bench tram. Has a detailed description on the rear along with the event details - see image i2. Divided Back with place for a stamp.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster, centenary, opening

Black and white postcard of the "Second Tram car used on the Box Hill - Doncaster electric tramway - December 1890" Shows the saloon tram. Has a detailed description on the rear along with the event details - see image htd5218i2. Divided Back with place for a stamp.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster, centenary

Set of two Christmas Cards prepared by Peter and Patti Duckett and sent to Keith Kings Printed photo on exterior with red printed ribbons, photo corners on inside with another photo and gold block print and the Duckett's address. Photographs by Peter Duckett or from his collection. Items not dated. .1 - card details the development of electric tramways, in particular Richmond Virginia USA and Hobart as early examples. Cover photo involves re-railing a derailed electric tram and the inside photo of shearing and punching rail for Hobart in 1893. .2 - similar to above, illustration of the Richmond Virginia USA tramway or street railway and a photo of Julien battery tram being demonstrated 16/11/1888 at Toorak. See also Reg item 5086 for another photo."To Keith" in ink.trams, tramways, christmas cards, hobart, electric traction, derailments, richmond, battery tram, duncan fraser

Christmas Card prepared by Peter and Patti Duckett and sent to Keith Kings Printed photo on exterior with red printed ribbons, photo corners on inside with another photo and gold block print and the Duckett's address. Photographs by Peter Duckett or from his collection. Item used for 1997 Christmas Cover photo features an Electric Supply Company tram hauling a well loaded trailer in Sturt St Ballarat, c1906. Inside photo is of the Ballarat Tramway Museum horse tram No. 1 on the access track."To Keith" in ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, trailers, btm, tram 1

Set of 12 flags collected by the donor, unused, manufactured during the late 1980s. 1 - Australian flag - see also item 790 for a used example 2 - Support Legacy 3 - March is Red Cross calling month. 4 - 100 years of trams - see also item 2608 5 - Victoria 150 6 - Architecture Week 7 - Energy Week - May 1987 8 - Spoleto festival - blue background 9 - Spoleto festival - purple background 10 - Women 150 art festival 11 - Girl Guides 12 - ESTO '88 Melbourne - ESTO is a world-wide cultural festival for expatriate Estonians which has taken place every four years since its beginning in 1972Demonstrates the type of flags that were made for use on Melbourne trams during the late 1980s.Set of 12 flags made for use on tramcars - unused - nylon woven fabric and printed on various coloured cloths. Sewn with a loop at the left hand end to enable a wooden dowell to be fitted and secured and flown on a W class tramcar.trams, flags, melbourne, tramways, legacy, festivals, 100 years of electric trams, 150th anniversary victoria

Used by General Electric Company of the USA to show that they manufactured the controller. Have been worn and "bashed" with possibly a controller key. One has been stamped "686" or "989".Demonstrates a General Electric Manufacturer's plate.Set of two brass manufacturer plates from the top of a General Electric tram controller. Each with four holes. tramways, trams, general electric, controllers

Bound set of the Australian Tramway Employees Association "The Tramway Record" Vol 33 No. 1 to No. 13 for 1928. Details the issues of the day, union matters, has many advertisements for both Sydney and Melbourne, personnel issues, and reports from the depots.Yields information about the activities of the AETA in 1928Book-bound journals - heavy green covers, with gold block title on spine."Railway & Tramway Record 1928"tramways, trams, unions, aeta, tramway record

Bound set of the Australian Tramway Employees Association "The Tramway Record" Vol 36 No. 1 to No. 13 for 1931. Details the issues of the day, union matters, has many advertisements for both Sydney and Melbourne, personnel issues, and reports from the depots.Yields information about the activities of the AETA in 1931Book-bound journals - heavy green covers.tramways, trams, unions, aeta, tramway record

The book titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated March 1960. Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares, and photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. See item 879 for a version of the same date but different cover sheets. Not known which one proceeded - one could have been a reprint.Yields information about the March 1960 Fares and Sections for the MMTB.Black cloth covered bound book, 124 pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers. Book consists of four sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. Two errata pages have been glued in on top of original page - pages 13 and 47.tramways, tickets, fares, sections

The book titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated 14 Feb. 1966, the day of the introduction of decimal currency to Australia - all fares in cents. Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares, and photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Yields information about the Feb 1966 Fares and Sections for the MMTB at the time of the introduction of decimal currency.Green cloth covered bound book, 108 pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers. Book consists of four sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. Dated 14 Feb. 1966, the day of the introduction of decimal currency to Australia - all fares in cents.tramways, tickets, fares, sections, decimal currency

List prepared by Bob Lilburn of tramcars that were assigned to Hawthorn and Coburg tram depots at the time of closure as electric running sheds. Would have been compiled from tramcar allocation sheets. Also lists the depot locations for W3 and W4 class trams. Hawthorn depot closed on 13/2/1965 and Coburg on 11/10/1952Provides information about trams allocated to Coburg and Hawthorn depots at the time of their closure and W3 and W4 class tram depot allocations.Handwritten list on quarto ruled paper - blue and red ink.trams, tramways, mmtb, notebooks, personal papers, coburg depot, hawthorn depot, closure, w3 class, w4 class

Set of two photographs showing parts of the mockup for the future All Electric tram. The first photo looks at the passenger compartment with the conductor's desk and seats. The second photo shows the side view of the driver's compartment with the foot controls, windscreen and seat. The mockup was built at Preston Workshops, 1971. See also items 2502 and 4540 for other photos.Yields information about a mockup at Preston Workshops of an all electric tram body.Photograph black and white printed on plain paper, one with MMTB stamp.melbourne, tramways, mmtb, new trams, mockup, 1041 mock-up

Copy photograph of a postcard featuring Victorian Railways Tram No. 2 at Elwood Depot. Based on the photo on page 6 of The Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall Wood, it is one of the original fleet which destroyed by the depot fire on 7/3/1907. See item 1351. Has the driver and possibly a conductor on the platform. Shows both destinations of St Kilda and Brighton. Yields information about the first VR tram No. 2 at Elwood DepotBlack and white copy photograph of a postcard with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear.tramways, vr trams, elwood depot, st kilda brighton, tram 2

Photograph of W7 1024 decorated and illuminated for the Centenary of Kew. See March 1961 Electric Traction - "W7 1024 was decorated and illuminated for the centenary of the City of Kew, and was scheduled to run between December 4 and December 16, 1960, from Kew Depot on the Mont Albert and North Balwyn lines. Its term was extended to mid-January and it was still running in early February. It was similarly decorated for the centenary of the City of Fitzroy in 1958 (see illustration E.T. 10/60). Has the MMTB stamp amd number on the rear of the print.Yields information about tram 1024 decorated for the centenary of the City of Kew in 1960.Black and white print with remnants of mounting paper on rear.tramways, city of kew, decorated trams, tram 1024, illuminated trams, w7 class, centenary celebrations