Dyeline print of a perspective elevation of the MMTB Preston Workshops, titled "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Preston Workshops", drawing No. W531. Shows the layout of the buildings, tracks, traversers, Thornbury Workshops, railway line and junction arrangements. In the bottom right hand corner is a draftsman's name "K. V. McGuiness". Scanned in a hi res format March 2016trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, thornbury depot, drawings

Set of four notices regarding trackwork and reconstruction printed on foolscap paper. Signed by R. C. Drummond as Traffic Manager. .1 - Notice No. D1507 "Reconstruction of Burnley Railway Bridge in Swan Street - Sunday 13th April 1969" giving details of tram and bus rearrangements, procedure at the bridge for buses. .2 - Notice No. D1508 - regarding Burnley St rail bridge and the single line working that applied during the bridge reconstruction period - dated 10/4/1969. .3 - Notice No. D1546 about reconstruction of tram tracks in Collins St between Swanston and Elizabeth on Sunday 22 June 1969. Two pages, has been stapled in the top left hand corner. Gives bus and tram rearrangements. Dated 18/6/1969. .4 - Notice No. D1550 about reconstruction of tram tracks in Collins St near King St for 29 June 1969.. Two pages, has been stapled in the top left hand corner. Gives bus and tram rearrangements. Dated 24/6/1969.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, burnley, swan st, signals, collins st

Drawing - A3 photocopy of the "Comeng (Vic) Pty Ltd - Dandenong Plant", showing the layout of the various buildings and Trackwork for the construction of tramcars and other railway rolling stock. Shows the various building numbers but no description of which building is used for what purpose. Shows a double ended tram testing track with two loops, probably at the time of the construction of the Hong Kong cars. Possibly produced for an AETA or similar body tour of the plant, c1985 The Google Earth view, accessed at the time of cataloguing shows that these loops no longer exist, but the tram testing track is still in position.trams, tramways, comeng, commonwealth engineering, tramcar manufacture, hong kong, tramcar construction

Australian Railway Enthusiast Magazine - June 1995, colour front cover containing an article titled "The City Circle", written by William F Scott. Features the story behind the advent of the City Circle tram service, many photos, tram track construction, the vision, launch by Ian Dobbs and Russell Nathan, V214 on the launch day (28.4.1994), map showing future extensions to the new casino, South Melbourne Depot, commissioning event, ticket. Also has an obituary on Eldon Hogan who died on 6/5/1995. See Reg Item 5422 for a newspaper item on the opening day.trams, tramways, city circle, melbourne, launch, south melbourne depot, map, tram 957, tram 728, tram 1000, tram 214, tram 842, tram 470, tram 380

Twenty page booklet on the history, operation and tramcars of Ballarat, produced by the Nth Sydney Boys High School Railway Club in July 1971. Printed on a wax cut stencil process, with manilla colour covers, drawings, maps, track layout, fleet list, gives tentative closure dates, route descriptions, sketches, stapled on edge. Title "The Ballarat Tram". Stapled on the left hand side. pdf image of copy - may not open properly in dbtext. find file and open directly.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, secv, tramcars, ballarat

Book - perfect bound - card covers - 186 pages printed on off white paper + 32 pages gloss paper printed with a mixture of black and white and colour photographs. An autobiography of a Rail Worker (Preston Workshops) and Enthusiast Norman (Norm) Cross. Tells the story of Norm, his work at Preston Workshops, characters, work mates, his travels within Australia and overseas and family. Has photographs of his work, travels and family. Published by Norm Cross 2004.trams, tramways, preston workshops, mmtb, mta, railways, tramways, heritage

Magazine - five Gestener duplication sheets - titled "Tram Tracks - Vol 1 - No. 3 - July 1946" - the Journal of Association of Victorian Tramway Enthusiasts. Has notes on the PCC car, Glenhuntly depot tour, construction of the Latrobe St tram line, C class 36 "dog car", use of T class cars, W3 class trams, U206, Ballarat 16, notes from other cities, Sydney, notes on VR tramcars and details of the Association.trams, tramways, melbourne, t class, w3 class, vr trams, glenhuntly tram depot

Photocopied 140 page document titled "MTA Engineering & Maintenance Change Projects", produced by the MTA, 11/12/1987 setting out the proposal changes to MTA staff, use of contractors, consultation with the unions, consultation with unions, has a table of contents, index. Looks at construction activities, building maintenance and track maintenance, electrical and vehicle maintenance for the rail and tram divisions.trams, tramways, ptc, unions, tramways, railways, mta, workshops

Set of papers - handwritten onto plain quarto paper of extracts from the PMTT reports for 30/9/1910 to 1919 quoting various reports, issues, land acquisitions, traffic, payments to councils, issues with the Victorian Railways, Car depots, including report appendices. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, reports, routes, track, malvern depot, opening, kew depot, financial statements

Original and carbon copy of "Extracts from the Minutes of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust which was constituted under Act of Parliament No. 21030 in 1907", 10 foolscap sheets. Includes depot purchase, regrading of High St, extension to Burke Road, relocation of water mains, surveys, starting of construction, tenders for track and buildings, opening, extension, F. A. McCarty & Co., Dandenong Road lines, railway bridges, extension of High St to St Kilda Road, MMBW, finances. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, routes, track, surveys, malvern rd, tenders, construction, opening, dandenong rd, mmbw, finances

Nine foolscap sheets, 7 pinned together - track layout and general notes on the Northcote Cable tramway showing track layouts, depot location, railway crossings, Queens Parade, Dundas St. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, railways, queens parade, dundas st

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

Folder of Memos and directions (htd3207i1> htd3207i8) - Air raid precautions, covering painting, respirators, sheds, tools, kits, shelters, stacks , blackouts, trenches, emergency, air raid shelters (htd3207i9> htd3207i16) - Accidents, covering accidents and derailments, (htd3207i17) - Bridges – inspection of Victoria St bridge (htd3207i18) - Cable tracks, covering tarring, patching, top dressing of cable tracks (htd3207i19> htd3207i21) - Cartage, covering hired trucks, cartage of wood blocks, spoil, sleepers (htd3207i22> htd3207i23) - Contracts, blank page (no image) - Councils, covering track opening, storm water drain, bad roads (htd3207i24) - Costs, covering maintenance costs, construction costs, wet weather (htd3207i25> htd3207i26) - Depots, covering inspections, storage, paving, telephones, mail (htd3207i27> htd3207i30) - Derailments, covering controls, reports (htd3207i31) - Drainage (htd3207i32) - Eastern Lines, covering loading platforms, crossovers, work orders (htd3207i33> htd3207i34) - Eastern Lines Reconstruction (htd3207i35> htd3207i37) - Eastern Line Maintenance (htd3207i38> htd3207i40) - Estimates (htd3207i41) - Employment (htd3207i42) - Footscray Lines (htd3207i43) - Instructions (htd3207i44) - Journals, covering Engineering Journal and magazines (htd3207i45) - Materials – General, covering frames & covers, unloading stores, packing plates, petrol allowance, ashes at Preston workshops, electrodes, sleepers (htd3207i46> htd3207i50) - Maintenance – General, covering loading platforms, inspections, work orders, paving (htd3207i51> htd3207i57) - Northern Lines, covering greasing of curves, crossovers, loading platforms (htd3207i58> htd3207i61) - Northern Lines – Reconstruction, covering crossings, welding machines (htd3207i62> htd3207i64) - Northern Lines – Maintenance, covering repairs, crossings, lifting programme, fencing, curves, track inspection, repairs (htd3207i65> htd3207i70) - New Lines (htd3207i71> htd3207i80) - Plant – General (htd3207i81> htd3207i94) - Plant – Concrete Mixers (htd3207i95) - Plant – Motor Vehicles (htd3207i96> htd3207i100) - Plant – Rollers (htd3207i101> htd3207i103) - Plant – Grinders (htd3207i104) - Plant – Grinders & Scrubbers (htd3207i105> htd3207i110) - Plant – Compressors and Tie Tampers (htd3207i111) - Plant – Cleaner Cars (htd3207i112> htd3207i114) - Plant – Loaders (htd3207i115) - Plant – Tools (htd3207i116> htd3207i117) - Plant – Miscellaneous (htd3207i118) - Per Way – General (htd3207i119> htd3207i121) - Public Utilities (htd3207i122> htd3207i123) - Reconstruction – General (htd3207i124> htd3207i126) - Railways (htd3207i127> htd3207i129) See \dbtext\hawthorn\photo_collections\3207_Folder for scanned images.trams, tramways, instructions

Pamphlet titled: "Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street" Produced by the Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, features photo of a Melbourne tram owned by them. “Historic Cars of the Trolley Festival”, Melbourne Marathoners (1928-30), former MMTB trams #496 and #648. Tram #648 has since been sold to Sacramento Western Railway museum Trolley Festival ran from 1983 to 1987 due to cable tram track replacement.trams, tramways, usa streetcars, usa trams, usa tramways, w2 class, w5 class, tram 496, tram 648

Photocopy of an article from the Electric Railway Journal, pages 10 to 12 of the 7 July 1917 issue, Vol 50, No. 1 titled, "A Recent Australian Tramway", describing the construction, tramcars and equipment for The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramway Trust written by Struan Robertson. Has photos of the track, sub-station. type of tramcar and depot with tramcars. MBCTTtrams, tramways, mbctt, new tramway, depot, thornbury depot, brunswick, coburg

Set of five photographs of the first Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) tram tour of Melbourne on 15/2/1947. See page 8 of the March 1947 issue of "Tram Tracks" for details of the tour and the MMTB Crew. 1 - SW6 881 about to leave Glen Huntly Depot 2 - Crossing Balaclava Junction 3 - Crossing the Kooyong railway level crossing in Glenferrie Road - has the railway signal box and gates in view. 4 - Turning into Riversdale Road from Glenferrie Road with the Stotts Business College building in the background. 5 - Just to the east of Yarra River Bridge in Swan Street with the Burnley Gardens on the right.Yields information about the first AETA tram tour in 1947Set of 5 Black and white photograph on paper. Two copies of each held.Each one of the set has a photographers file stamp on the rear, but no details filled in.trams, tramways, aeta, tram tours, tram 881, sw6 class, glen huntly, kooyong level crossing, glenferrie road, riversdale road, burnley, hawthorn, balaclava junction, glen huntly depot, hawthorn road, swan st

Copy negative of a photograph of tram W5 811 turning from the railway underpass at the Caulfield Railway Bridge into the former Railway Avenue. Part of this track was removed during1983 and changed arrangements provided for Caulfield Race traffic. An inspector is standing behind the tram on the left hand side of the photo. On the right side is the Caulfield Marketing Emporium. Based on depot listings and a Glen Huntly run number in the back cab, photo is dated to the late 1940s.Yields information about the Caulfield Racecourse loopCopy negative of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, w5 class, tram 811, racecourse, caulfield, dandenong road

List provides the miles or kilometres of Melbourne tramlines length for the MMTB - Cable, Electric both double line and single line, and horse tramways from 30/9/1910 to 30/6/1982. The Victorian Railways lines are excluded. Yields information about the Melbourne tram lines and their total length to 1982.Two page A4 photocopy stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, mmtb, melbourne, tram tracks, length, cable tramways, horse tramways, electric tramways, single line

List provides the opening dates of electric tram lines in Melbourne from 1906 to 1983 - gives date, road or street and the location within that street. Includes the Victorian Railways lines.Yields information about the Melbourne tram lines and their opening dates.Five page A4 photocopy stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, mmtb, melbourne, tram tracks, electric tramways, opening, tram lines

Plan shows the layout of the Preston Workshops facility during The Met era, c1990. Shows tracks, buildings and overall land dimensions. Prepared prior to the duplication of the track over the railway line in Miller St. Yields information about Preston Workshops during The Met era.Photocopy - foolscap sheet of a Plan of Preston Workshops - The Met c1990tramways, preston workshops, drawings, plans

Tender document - MMTB - 7 sheets - some pre-printed and some typed with hand written notes titled "Supply and Delivery of Blue Stone Screenings and 1.5 inch metal", for Contract No. 107. Stapled along the left hand side. Only the first page and the schedule of Prices have been scanned. Has the Conditions of tendering, contract etc. \ Total material to be tendered for was 4050 tons, to be delivered to either Burley, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Tooronga or Malvern railway sidings at the rate of a total 345 tons per week. Authorised by S. Dix, 12/1/1921.trams, tramways, ballast, tenders, trackwork, track repairs

.1 - Agfa colour slide, blue and white plastic mount, photo by Keith Caldwell 1/11/1978 - of Z3 turning from Flinders St into Spencer St, route 75. Has the Flinders St over pass, over King St and the railway viaduct in the background. In the background is the Great Southern Hotel. .2 - Kodachrome cardboard mount, same date of Z12 southbound in Spencer St passing Bourke St with the Mail Exchange in the back and Z 97 standing in the Bourke St terminus with another Z arriving. Taken from the 2nd floor of Spencer St station building. .3 - as above with Z23 northbound in Spencer St. The cable tram track in Bourke St, can perhaps just been seen.In red ink "1-11.78" and in pencil "MLB 10/78 BX".trams, tramways, spencer st, flinders st, z class, bourke st, tram 3, tram 12, tram 97, tram 23

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

Set of two Photographs printed on A4 sheet, photocopy - of the rail tram level crossing at Glenferrie Road, Kooyong showing the rubber inserts and the level crossing - taken from the cab of a train in either direction. Shows the level crossing, platform and track, along with part of the signal box and boom barriers.1 - "Looking away down track from Melbourne - Glenferrie Rd Kooyong Station - 2009" 2 - "Looking towards Melbourne up track - Glenferrie Rd Kooyong Station - 2009"trams, tramways, kooyong, level crossings, glenferrie road, tramway square, railway squares

Drawing - hand coloured - not formally titled - "Footscray - City Tram Schemes - Perspective Overview", shows existing tramways, proposed conversions, four different schemes or proposals and the length of double track. Shows roads, bridges, railway lines, docks, industry location, road cross sections and other planning features. Dated 4-12-1947, drawing No. P10868. Note pdf version of this drawing on the images file, but will not open with dbtext works pdf viewer. Converted to a jpg which does open.On left hand edge on the rear has in pencil - "Footscray - City Tram Schemes - Perspective Overview" P10868 1947 Spare (dup)trams, tramways, footscray, new tramway, north melbourne, spencer st, victoria st, bridges

Copy photographs . Photograph, Black and White of MMTB probably an "O" class tram about to pass under the Swan St railway bridge early 1920's. Shows the original bridge beams, the track layout and dips in the roadway. Shows the bluestone bridge pillars.In ink on the rear: " Melbourne Probably an "O" class car in Swan St. Richmond, looking west at Railway bridge." Has KSK number LWR7 and ADV320trams, tramways, o class, mmtb, bridges, swan st, richmond, railways

Set of 16 colour prints of tram depots and/or associated land holdings. All dated May 1991, unless noted otherwise. .1 - Brunswick depot looking from Sydney Road. .2 - ditto - car parking area adjacent to depot .3 - ditto - from railway line looking at the depot car shed .4 - East Preston depot from the south east. .5 - East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. .6 - Building adjacent to the car park, BTR automatic Transmission specialists which was owned by the PTC. .7 - House at 63 David St Preston, assumed owned by the PTC - dated 13-3-1986 .8 - Camberwell depot - car shed. .9 - ditto - entry and office. .10 - Office from the depot side. .11 - Malvern depot - No. 1 shed and office .12 - Malvern depot - No. 2 shed .13 - Coldblo road with tram track .14 - House at 28 Stanhope St which was PTC owned. .15 - rear of above. .16 - Stanhope St tramway hall.1 - .3 -"Brunswick Tram depot May 1991" in ink on the rear. .4 - "East Preston Tram Depot May 1991" .5 - "East Preston depot car park cnr. David St and Plenty Rd. May 1991" .6 - "Factory at 261 - 267 Plenty Rd Preston Tramways owned building" .7 - "63 David St Preston 13-3-86 (1pm) .8 - 10 - "Camberwell Depot May 1991" 11 - 13 "Malvern Depot May 1991" .14 and .15 - 28 Stanhope St Malvern May 1991" .16 - "Stanhope St Hall Malvern May 1991"trams, tramways, camberwell depot, east preston depot, malvern depot, brunswick depot, property, stanhope st

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

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 colour pencil to show the all-night routes and the individual services. The plan shows the lines to Maribyrnong Munitions works along Cordite Ave and Wests Road and the track from Moonee Ponds to Union Road, opened in July 1941, but not the extension to Essendon Airport built in 1942.Demonstrates a detail drawing of Melbourne tramways, junctions and pole numbers.Drawings - dyeline cloth-backed print - titled - "Route Map showing the location of special work and pole numbers" and subtitled - "All night tram routes in colours". trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map, world war 2, night trams

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. The plan shows the lines to Maribyrnong Munitions works along Cordite Ave and Wests Road and the track from Moonee Ponds to Union Road, opened in July 1941, and the extension to Essendon Airport built in 1942, but not the Queen St North Essendon substation. Shows underground cables, tram and bus depot, workshop locations, and substation locations and their priority.Yields information about the MMTB substation locations in 1942.Drawing - dyeline cloth backed print - titled - "Route Map showing location of special work and pole numbers" and subtitled - "Substations". trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map, world war 2, substation