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Victorian Railway History Library
Houghton, Norm, The Onion Line: A History of the Colac to Alvie Railway 1923-1954, 2012
A brief history of the railway from Colac to Alvie in Victoria from 1923 to 1954.ill, maps, p.20.non-fictionA brief history of the railway from Colac to Alvie in Victoria from 1923 to 1954.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Naylor, Andrew, Victorian Goldfields Railway Souvenir Guide, 2017
... Preserved locomotives - Victoria - history tourist railways ...A souvenir guide book for the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Castlemaine to Maldon in Victoria.ill, maps, p.47.non-fictionA souvenir guide book for the Victorian Goldfields Railway from Castlemaine to Maldon in Victoria.preserved locomotives - victoria - history, tourist railways and museums - victoria -
Victorian Railway History Library
Glen Eira Historical Society Inc, Alone the line: Caulfield to Oakleigh rail stories, 2019
A history of the Caulfield to Oakleigh railway line in Melbourne Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.196.non-fictionA history of the Caulfield to Oakleigh railway line in Melbourne Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Ballan Shire historical Society, Direct Line Centenary 1889-1989 the opening of the Ballan-Bacchus Marsh Railway, 1989
... Ballarat railway - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Ballarat railway ...A history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.ill, p.23.non-fictionA history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.railroad construction - victoria - history, ballarat railway - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, Rails to Williamstown, 2001
... Geelong railway - Victoria - history...Railroad construction - Victoria - history Geelong railway ...A brief history of the railway to Williamstown in Melbourne Victoria.index, ill, p.60.non-fictionA brief history of the railway to Williamstown in Melbourne Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, geelong railway - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Cauchi, Mark, Rails by the sea, 2021
The remarkable story of Kilcunda's railway history on the Nyora to Wonthaggi branch line in Victoria.index, ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionThe remarkable story of Kilcunda's railway history on the Nyora to Wonthaggi branch line in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad bridges - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Harper, Gary, The Warburton Train: A Railway of Yesterday, 1997
... Yarra Valley railway - Victoria - history...Yarra Valley railway - Victoria - history Railroad ...A brief history of the remains of the Warburton railway from Lilydale in Melbourne.ill, p.27.non-fictionA brief history of the remains of the Warburton railway from Lilydale in Melbourne.yarra valley railway - victoria - history, railroad construction - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Larsen, Wal, The Mayday Hills Railway 1st edition, 1976
A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.ill, maps, p.75.non-fictionA short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - wangaratta - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Larsen, Wal, The Ovens Valley Railway, 1983
A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Bright in Victoria.ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionA short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Bright in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - bright - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Larsen, Wal, The Mayday Hills Railway
A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.ill, maps, p.84.non-fictionA short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wangaratta to Yackandandah in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - wangaratta - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, The North East Railway A Lineside Guide Melbourne to Wodonga, 1973
A lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.ill, maps, p.51.non-fictionA lineside guide to the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria, for the North East Railway Centenary Special Train Tour on the 24th November 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith, Six and a Half Inches From Destiny, 1973
A history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.index, ill, maps, p.133.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's North East Railway from Melbourne to Wodonga in Victoria from 1873 to 1973.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroad operations - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Newton, Robert T, From Train Tracks... ...to Rail Trail, 2022
A history of turning disused railway lines into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.index, ill, maps, p.270.non-fictionA history of turning disused railway lines into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.railroads - victoria - history, rail trails - victoria - history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - NOTES ON THE VICTORIA QUARTZ MINE
Three typed and one handwritten copies of notes on the Victoria Quartz Mine. Notes include Size of Lease, Depth of Shaft, Locality, P;lant, Early History, Leading & Prominent, Best Gold and Gold Yield.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on the victoria quartz mine, goldmines hotel, mr william rae, lansell's 180, mr e j dunn, geological branch of the mines department, new chum railway mine, new chum drainage association, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo, a richardson -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, The Met, Public Transport Corporation, "Express - News from The Met - Autumn 1995", "Express - News from The Met - Summer `1995/96" and Autumn 1996", March 1995 to Autumn 1996
.1 - Newsletter, large format, special size titled "Express - News from The Met - Autumn 1995", four pages. Has stories about the Cranbourne electrification, female traffic staff on the buses and trams, refurbishment of W class trams, METROL, punctuality, history dates, railways, CSE's and a list of Melbourne events. .2 - as above - Express - News from The Met - Summer `1995/96" - rail timetable changes, night rider buses, police, fares and a list of Melbourne events. .3 - as above - Express - News from The Met - Autumn 1996"- Grand Prix, Franklin St terminus replaced by Melbourne University Superstops, railway power supply and a list of Melbourne events.trams, tramways, the met, women, cse, customer service employees, railways, w class, buses, fares, police, security, franklin st, victoria st, melbourne university, grand prix -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Ministry of Transport, "Transport in Victoria - Yesteryear and Today", 1980
Pamphlet or Book - 20 pages, full colour printed on gloss paper, centre stapled titled "Transport in Victoria - Yesteryear and Today", published by the Ministry of Transport giving an outline of Victoria's transport history from 1834. Provides a short history of the state transport system, railways, roads, trams, Metropolitan planning, the Bland report, social changes, the underground loop, transport interchanges, West Gate Bridge, Roads and Freeways, transport inquiry of 1980 and environmental changes resulting from motor cars. 2nd copy added 14-5-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig.trams, tramways, minister for transport, railways, trb, crb, murla, planning, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Electrical Engineering in the PTC 1906 - 1991", Oct. 1991
Report or Programme for the Sunday 20th October 1991, PTC Open Day 23 A4 photocopied sheets + A3 folded drawing stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Electrical Engineering in the PTC 1906 - 1991". Describes the history of electric traction systems and engineering in Victoria for both rail and tram operations, overhead wiring systems, lighting and power supplies, with photos of Newport Power Station, Jolimont, Camberwell, Preston tramway substations. The last sheet has a drawing, poor quality of the 1500V DC railway traction system.trams, tramways, ptc, overhead, substation, electrical engineering, electric traction, open days -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Salute to the Cable Tram", Oct - Nov 1940
Series of letters between Frank Shennen, Managing Editor of the Transportation Magazine of Sydney and Lewis Russell regarding cable trams. This information may have formed the basis of an article, "Salute to the Cable Tram" that appeared in the July 1948 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation - see Reg Item 2578. Letters were held with a paper and consisted on the following documents: Letters are in reverse date order. image i1 - item 1, image i2 - letters, image ia - the rear of item 1. 1 - two sheets of paper with cable car numbers and values - written in pencil on sheets torn from old MMTB tender documents - see image htd3908a for the rear of these sheets. 2. - Letter - 2 quarto sheets to Frank Shennen from Lewis Russell dated 7/11/1940 - advising difficultly in getting hold of all the details re cars and details re the inventory of the trams. 3 - Letter - 2 quarto sheets to Mr. Russell from Mr. Shennen, dated 4/11/1940 looking for records on car numbers in particular, notes Nicholson St shops. 4 - Letter - 1 foolscap sheet to Mr Shennen dated 18/10/1940 - draft of a letter regarding a Mr. Greig and MTT reports. 5 - Letter - 1 quarto sheet to Mr. Shennen from Mr Russell re a Mr Greig's history of the cable tram system, Chairman's reports of the MTT. 6 - letter - 1 quarto sheet to Mr. Russell, 16/10/1940 asking for a copy of Mr. Greig's report. 7 - letter - 2 quarto sheets to Mr. Shennen dated 12/10/1940, advising that many of the records have been destroyed when the MMTB moved out of the old head office. Refers to a history by Mr. A. W. Greig of the Historical Society of Victoria some 20 years ago and MTT lines. 8 - letter - 2 quarto sheets to Mr. Russell, dated 8/10/1940. asking for information on cable trams, to be produced in the Railway Historical Society Bulletin, asking for records from Nicholson St workshops, in particular actual car numbers and re-numbering. Attaches a list of material sought. 9 - 2 quarto sheets - listing the information for powerhouses, routes, route signs, car numbers, has notes that some depots numbers were individually assigned - trailers.trams, tramways, cable trams, reports, records, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", October 1985 - December 1985
Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of L. A. Strouse as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1058 "Met Lines" - printed in an A3 version, Now a monthly version printed in an A4 size. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway and bus names only listed, not railway. .1 - Vol 1 No. 5 - August 1985 - 20 pages - announcement of trams for Hong Kong, Minister Tom Roper, tram posters, an article on the work of the TMSV with photos. Retired tramway employees association, Minister visiting Brunswick depot, Melbourne Brighton Bus Lines joins the Met - has photos of staff. .2 - Vol 1 No. 6 - September 1985 - 20 pages - tram emergency crew - derailment of 34 at Russell and Burke and Emergency crew at work and in front of truck, Joe Saccasan foreman at South Melbourne and artist, Doncaster Bus depot, The Met Transporter at the Royal Melbourne show. .3 - Vol 1 No. 7 - October 1985- 20 pages - front page Emery Worldwide courier Elizabeth Sciberra with driver John Edwards, competition to detail a photo of cable tram conductor with very large safety pins (for the bell punch tickets), Hong Kong Kowloon-Canton KCRC inspection tour of Preston Workshops, new tram track construction, Essendon depot Soccer Club premiers winners, Malvern Depot photos and story, Norm Cross and making of Malcolm, Conductor training at Hawthorn depot, photo of enthusiast Paul Jordan, Bus and Coach Society of Victoria article with photos of MMTB Double Decker 244 and a Thornycroft bus No. 14. Article on MMTB uniforms - cable trams, PMTT with photos. .4 - Vol 1 No. 8 - November 1985 - 20 pages - front page cable sketches of cable trams - Met Annual Report, Personnel management, 100 years of Melbourne's tram - many photographs, history timeline for trams, Marketing new posters (See Reg Item 585), tram tours, the Outer Circle Railway - bike path, Essendon depot to be redeveloped, lunch at Hawthorn Training School, tram wheel grinding - James Hajjar. .5 - Vol No. 9 - December 1985 - 20 pages - MTCO Conductor competition - Ray Marsh, Met Posters, Footscray Bus Depot, Scrubber trams, calendar, tram centenary celebrations a success, old Bourke St head office plaque unveiling by Tom Roper and Keith Kings of TMSV, Eric Hobday MMTB Relieving Depot Master remembers the cable trams last day, Alan Jennings retirement, lists personnel movements within The Met. For next year 1986 - see Reg Item 1086trams, tramways, mta, the met, cable trams, conductors, bell punch, hong kong, tram track, malcolm, training, hawthorn, bscv, buses, uniforms, pmtt, mmtb, annual reports, personnel, 100 years of electric trams, posters, outer circle railway, footscray depot, scrubber tram, tmsv, posters, melbourne brighton bus, brunswick depot, r10 vehicle, emergency, derailments, tram 8w, tram 11w, tram 34 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MEN OF FAITH AND VISION, c1989
Men of Faith and Vision. Archdeacon Archibald Crawford, Dean John Christian MacCullagh. Publisher Keith Cole Publication. Printed by D G Walker Pty Ltd, Railway Place, Bendigo Victoria 3550. 52 pages. Photographs and illustrations. Signed by Keith Cole. With Indexchurch, history, anglican church, archdeacon archibald crawford, 1815-1890, ministry in ireland, migration to australia, castlemaine, john maccullagh -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Turton, Keith et al, The Ararat Railway Centenary 1875-1975, 1975
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history Railway services ...A history of the Ballarat to Ararat railway in western Victoria and a lineside guide to the stations on the line. The book was issued by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the opening of the railway to Ararat on the 5th April 1875.ill, maps, p.60.non-fictionA history of the Ballarat to Ararat railway in western Victoria and a lineside guide to the stations on the line. The book was issued by the Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division on the occasion of the Centenary Celebrations of the opening of the railway to Ararat on the 5th April 1875.railroad construction - victoria - history, railway services: ballarat-ararat railway. victoria. ararat region -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, James, Ken et al, A History of the Redesdale Railway Line 1891-1954, 2014
A comprehensive history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Kyneton to Redesdale in Victoria from 1891 to 1954.index, ill, maps, p.238.non-fictionA comprehensive history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Kyneton to Redesdale in Victoria from 1891 to 1954.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads -- victoria -- redesdale -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Sigley, John, All Aboard The Railway in Numurkah, 2002
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history Numurkah ...A history of the Victorian Railway's line to Numurkah and its branch line to Picola in Victoria.ill, maps, p.65.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's line to Numurkah and its branch line to Picola in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, numurkah -- railways -- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Anchen, Nick, A Railway To Cudgewa, 2013
A history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wodonga to Cudgewa in Victoria.ill, maps, p.122.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wodonga to Cudgewa in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - cudgewa - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Holmes, Lloyd, The Branch Line: A History of the Wodonga - Tallangatta - Cudgewa Railway, 2013
A short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wodonga to Cudgewa in Victoria.ill, maps, p.104.non-fictionA short history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Wodonga to Cudgewa in Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - cudgewa - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Thompson, John E, Focus On... Victoria's Narrow Gauge Whitefield Line, 2002
A Pictorial history of the Victorian Railways narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Wangaratta to Whitfield and a tribute to the late Edward A. Downs, Railway Historian.ill, maps, p.41.non-fictionA Pictorial history of the Victorian Railways narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Wangaratta to Whitfield and a tribute to the late Edward A. Downs, Railway Historian.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - whitfield - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Mansfield Historical Society, Mansfield at last! Mansfield's Railway History, 1994
A brief history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Tallarook to Mansfield.index, ill, maps, p.29.non-fictionA brief history of the Victorian Railway's branch line from Tallarook to Mansfield.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - mansfield - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Thompson, John E, Wangaratta Working Woes, 2018
A reproduction of pages from a Victorian Railways loco repair book from 1945 to 1954.ill, p.97.non-fictionA reproduction of pages from a Victorian Railways loco repair book from 1945 to 1954.railroads - victoria - wangaratta - history, steam locomotives - victoria- history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Fiddian, Marc, The Iron Road To Walhalla, 1981
... railways - Victoria - history A history of the Victorian Railway's ...A history of the Victorian Railway's narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Moe to Walhalla.index, ill, maps, p.100.non-fictionA history of the Victorian Railway's narrow gauge 2'6" branch line from Moe to Walhalla.railroad construction - victoria - history, vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Patrick, Joan, Mornington Peninsula Railway and their communities, 2004
... Railroad construction - Victoria - history Mornington ...A history of the Mornington Peninsula Railways in Victoria, including to Mornington, Red Hill & Stony Point.ill, maps, p.74.non-fictionA history of the Mornington Peninsula Railways in Victoria, including to Mornington, Red Hill & Stony Point.railroad construction - victoria - history, mornington peninsula - railways - history