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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "Lament and Reverie on Passing of Melbourne's Cable Trams", "Cable Trams .... Clang Into History", 1940
... Tramcars ...Newspaper clippings contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 11 and 12. Cutting on page 11 titled "Lament and Reverie on Passing of Melbourne's Cable Trams", written "By a Former Traveller", with date of 26-10-1940 in blue pence. Notes that the person was glad not to know of the last run of the Melbourne cable trams, the previous Saturday. Laments their passing, rides, crews, St. Kilda Road, the tramcars and the services provided. At the base of the cutting has a photograph of cable trailer No. 1 being off loaded in Lonsdale St. to go into the Museum. Cutting on page 12, titled "Cable Trams .... Clang Into History" written by Hugh Murphy. Appears to have been written prior to their withdrawal in Melbourne but noting their closure at the end of the year. Notes the construction, the costs, Mr. F.B. Clapp, G. S. Duncan, operations, the various routes, the services and the gradual deterioration of the track. Has the Melbourne Punch cartoon of 10/12/1885, titled "Bail Up". Cuttings have been cut out from a sheet and pasted into the book. Note Item Not formally Numbered.melbourne, tramcars, cable trams, cartoons, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Model - Model Melbourne / Bendigo tram and presentation case, Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd, 2008
... tramcars ...Detailed in Bendigo Tramways livery of their Restaurant Tram "Ninesevensix". Demonstrates an operable model of a former Melbourne W6 tram as a Bendigo Restaurant tram.Model of Melbourne Melbourne tram W6 976 dressed as the Bendigo Tramways Restaurant / Cafe tram "ninesevensix", electric model, made by Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd in China. The model is packaged in a wooden presentation case with a black felt base, contained within a cardboard outer case. The cardboard cover or case has a printed sheet giving details of the model and the history of the tramcar. The wooden case has a brass plate detailing the contents. Scale 00 or 1:76. Model made from plastic and metal, with operable lights and motors with operable trolley poles, swiveling bogies, a destination of "Special" and showing route 01. Headlights function in the direction of travel. The package has a manufacturing date of 2008 printed on it. Contains a plastic cover strip, a plastic holder for the tram, and a plastic lift-out strip.models, tramcars, cooee, cooee collectables, bendigo tramways, tram 976, restaurant tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 21 - Sebastopol Terminus, 11/1/1954
Tramcar 21 at the Sebastopol Terminus, alongside the Royal Mail Hotel. The conductor looks to the photographer as he is walking around the tram, turning the trolley pole. Yields information about SEC tramway operations.Black and white photograph on plain paperballarat, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, 1971
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - No. 43 westbound in Sturt St. .2 - No. 43 at Gardens Loop showing Mt Pleasant on the destination roll. .3 - Scrubber on 0 road at the depot. .4 - night photo of a bogie tramcar. .5 - No. 43 at the Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade .6 - night photo of a bogie tramcar .7 - Sturt St West, with tram following? and Parker St Loop? .8 - Night photo of a single truck tramcar at the Sebastopol terminus .9 - Night photo of a bogie tram at Gardens Loop .10 - Night photo of No. 30 at Sebastopoltrams, tramways, sebastopol, sturt st, depot, wendouree parade, gardens loop, sturt st west, night lighting, tram 26, tram 27, tram 14, tram 39, tram 13, tram 43 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramcar Sound Levels - External", 30/03/1950 12:00:00 AM
... Tramcars ...Report - typed carbon copy - 31 foolscap sheets with three graphs and drawings within a brown card folder bound with adhesive tape and fold back clips. Titled "Tramcar Sound Levels - External", dated 30/3/1950, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. N1/1/38. Gives details of the purpose of the test, procedures, results, discussion and conclusions. Includes various classes of trams (including W3 and W4 class trams), appendices with sound levels, location plan for testing. Testing done on ballasted track in St Georges Road. Signed by D. H. Eakins. Two copies held.trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, specification, wheels, tramcars, track, noise -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12A", 1916
... Tramcars ...1580.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12A". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Document originally printed for the first contract for tramcar bodies. This document has been changed as a result of negotiations by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT, which have been initially by both parties. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 8 bogie and 7 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets - from Duncan & Fraser dated 10/7/1916 advising of changes in materials and equipment that was being offered, partly due to availability due to World War 1. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item referred to in the tender document. .3 - copy letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets, dated 26/7/1916 to Robert Duncan of Duncan & Fraser c/- of the Grand Hotel in Spring St., advising of the acceptance of the tender, the price, modifications to bogie trams and combination trams. .4 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser - dated 5/8/1916, concerning the payment of the contract deposit.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, A M Goodwyn, "The Evolution of the British Electric Tramcar Trucks", 1976
Book - 44 A5 pages + yellow card cover, centre stapled, titled "The Evolution of the British Electric Tramcar Trucks", by A, M Goodwyn. Published by the Tramway and Light Railway Society 1976 as part of the Walter Gratwicke Memorial Lecture. Has illustrations, discussed the history of the tramcar truck (or wheel sets or bogies), manufacturers and associated equipment. Has a list of acknowledgements, and a list of manufacturers (including overseas), type, date and UK locations where used. trams, tramways, trucks, bogies, manufacturing -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction Book, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "Driver Operations Manual", 2009
Yields information about the operation of the BTM and the management of tramcar operations. Demonstrates how information within tram crews and shed staff was distributed.Thirty Six page document within grey card covers, folded A4 paper to form an A5 booklet titled "Ballarat Tramway Museum Driver Operations Manual, November 2008". Provides details of the manual, index, details of tramcar equipment, tramcar braking, fault finding and Operating Instructions. Issued to existing workers and new workers at the time. See memo in back of worksheet for Reg item 4440 for details and mailing list.trams, tramways, btm, operations, instructions, procedures, drivers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1936
... Tramcars ...Demonstrates an aspect and yields information about the reconstruction and presentation of the tramcar fleet during the reconstruction by the SEC of the Ballarat Tramway system.Set of six black and white prints of the reconditioning of the tramcars during 1936 mounted onto a grey light cardboard sheet. Each photo about 65 x 90. Marked as "Series D3" in ink and a label - in on white paper - "Ballarat Rolling Stock / Reconditioning & Types" at the top of the sheet. Produced by the SEC c1936. Photographed at the depot. See Reg Items 1359, 541, and 1360 for larger prints of these photographs. Features trams 21, 22, 29 and Adelaide 69 prior to reconditioning and after. See Reg Item 4289 for a separate photo of No. 69 See image i2 for tram 21trams, tramways, depot, reconstruction, tramcars, adelaide, tram 21, tram 22, tram 29, tram 69 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Beaumaris Horse Tram Sandringham terminus, Rose Stereograph Co, c1900
Photo of a double deck horse tram, at the Sandringham - Beaumaris Tramway terminus c1900. Shows a very loaded horse tram and the company's name on the side of the tramcar.Shows a double deck horse tram on the Sandringham to Beaumaris tramway.Reproduction print of Rose Series postcard P953 on paper.trams, tramways, horse trams, sandringham, hotels, beaumaris -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Yarra Trams, Clarendon Street Junction - Driver's Booklet, Jan. 2016
Produced by Yarra Trams with diagrams, maps and instructions for the use by drivers at Clarendon St junction, following the introduction of an additional loop track for the Tramcar Restaurant tram. Demonstrates a set of Yarra Trams instructions for a complex junction.Booklet - 20 A5 pages, centre stapled full colour on recycled paper.tramways, clarendon st, clarendon st junction, instructions, yarra trams, colonial tramcar restaurant -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Wal Jack, 6/01/1963 12:00:00 AM
Bendigo, Scrubber tramcar in depot yard on blocks after truck and motors have been removed, 6-1-1963, with SEC electricity depot yard in background. Tramway offices on side.'SEC Bendigo, scrubber without truck, at depot Sunday 6/1/63'tramways, trams, bendigo, scrubber tram, scrubber -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Tram Learner driver "L" plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1969
Two of these plates were produced to be used on trams for drivers undergoing their first day of training from the Hawthorn Tram Depot. The 6th Image is of a cutting from The Sun 5 Dec 1969 shows the purpose of the L plate in position on tram 603. Advised that by 1974, this plate was not in use,Demonstrates the MMTB advising other road users that the tram driver was under training.Metal sign, fabricated steel sheet and tube with rolled edges, with a hook welded onto the rear to fit into the tow bar hole of a tramcar. Painted yellow with a large black "L" on the front.signs, drivers, driver training, l plate, trams, tramways, tram 603 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, "Upfield Update", c1989
Magazine cutting - form an unknown magazine - approx. A4, titled "Upfield update", giving an outline of the proposal, map, elevation of the proposed tramcar, and "benefits". Has an article about graffiti on the rear.trams, tramways, upfield light rail, railways, conversion, sydney rd, light rail -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Argus, "Latest Model Tramcar", Apr. 2022
Newspaper clipping from The Argus, titled "Latest Model Tramcar" with a photo of VR No. 43 entering service after being built at Newport Workshops. Cutting not dated, sometime April 1922.trams, tramways, victorian railways, st kilda brighton, newport workshops, new trams, tram 43 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - City Traffic Congestion, Various dates September 1954
Six photographs showing traffic congestion that detains progress of trams in city streets. Road traffic congestion that detained tramcars in the city centre and on selected suburban roads had been a major concern to tramway operators dating back to the early 1900s. During the 1960s, and perhaps earlier, the Tramways Board regularly proposed ways of keeping motor traffic off the trams tracks, but little progress was achieved.Yields information about the perennial issue of motor traffic detaining trams. Incomplete series of photographs showing street traffic congestion in Flinders Street and Spencer Street5. Date 10/9/54, Time 1355 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking West over Degraves St. General traffic clear of tram tracks. 7. Date 17/9/54, Time 1355 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking West near Degraves St. 2 cars, 1 truck & 1 van parked & unattended. All moved within ten minutes. 8. Date 17/9/54, Time 1359 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking East towards Swanston St. Two utilities parked & unattended outside SEC. (Note policeman directing traffic.) See also Photo No 9. 9. Date 17/9/54, Time 1417 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Buildings looking East towards Swanston St. Progressive view to No 8, two utilities in same position after 18 minutes. 12. Date 17/9/54, Time 1431 hrs, Flinders St, from Railway Building, Safety Zone at Swanston St. Progressive view to No 11 (missing from this album). Front truck about to leave after 10 minutes, rear truck remained parked. 11. Date 28/9/54, Time 0910 hrs, Spencer St, from roof of J S Gordon's near Flinders Lane, looking South. Three Northbound & 2 Southbound tramcars held up by truck caught in Southbound traffic when turning into lane. congestion, flinders st, spencer st, motor traffic -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, "Self Lapping Brake Valve Details", c2010
Photocopy of a handwritten document on the operation of a Westinghouse Self Lapping brake valve Type W. This valve was the type fitted to virtually all Melbourne tramcars. Includes drawings. Yields information about the operation of type W brake valves fitted to W class trams.Eleven A4 pages - hand written and photocopied - stapled in top left hand corner.btm, brake valves, westinghouse -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1935
... Tramcars ...Black and white photograph, copy print, of ESCo tram No. 14 in the depot, c1935. Original photograph taken by the SECV and a typed caption added "Original Brill Truck Type Rolling Stock (1935), Ballarat Electric Tramways. Blinds on No. 14 have been rolled down. Shows step arrangements and condition of tramcar paintwork. Copy 2 - print made from negative N201. Record revised 22/04/2000 Copy 3 - from display boards 5/2000 when replaced by a laminated photocopy of the photograph - see image i2. Copy 4 - mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) - Record revised 15/8/2004. See Reg Item 3001 for original print of this photograph. Scan from negative held see image i1 - added 15/5/2020. trams, tramways, esco, secv, tramcars, ballarat , tram 14 (esco) -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, Carolyn Dean, c2006
Has a strong association with BTM staff, Neil Lardner c2005.Laminated A4 colour print of BTM Conductor Neil Lardner giving a ticket to a passenger on a single truck tramcar, c2006, Begonia Festival, Carolyn Dean. Used in the 2005 - 2006 Annual Report.trams, tramways, btm, conductors, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Radcliffe, 11/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Geelong 1in Ryrie St during the mid 1930's.Black and White Photograph of Geelong No.19 at the depot, with the destination of Chilwell. Shows the tramcar in detail, such as the trolley rope. Photo by John Radcliffe, 11/1/1956, three days after the first closures.In hand writing on the rear "Geelong Pengelly car 19 on depot forecourt 3 days after the fist closures." In the bottom left hand corner "11-1-56" and in the bottom right hand corner "WFS Collection / J. C. Radcliffe (Adelaide)" trams, tramways, geelong, depot, pengelly, tram 19 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, Menu, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, Plating instructions - tramcar restaurant, c2011
Laminated colour printed sheet showing how menu items were to be served by the Tramcar Restaurant on tram 939. Gives pictures of 8 food items, including entrees, main course and sweets.trams, tramways, restaurant tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Medibank, "Medibank Private", mid 1980's
Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard advertising Medibank Private health cover, with their logo and phone number./ Image file is a small version of the large pdf file, on file as hte5569i.pdftrams, tramways, posters, medibank, advertisements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Seating Plan 48 passenger box car (Hopper Windows)", Aug. 1937
Print of drawing R4661, "Seating Plan 48 passenger box car (Hopper Windows)", showing a side elevation and floor plan of a tramcar like a SW6 but with two large central sliding doors.trams, tramways, sw6 class, bogie trams, new tramcars, tramcar construction, proposals -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 6 COTMA 2000 Visit to MTPA Haddon, David Verrier, 22-11-2000
Set of six slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association depot on 22-11-2022 1 - Victorian Railways tram 41 awaiting reconstruction. 2 - W2 357 on the MTPA Depot fan 3 - W3 663 and W4 670 on the depot fan 4- Overall site view from near the entry 5 - MTPA Tower Truck and Mk III bus No. 592 at Haddon 6 - Notice and tramcar allocation boardDemonstrates part of the COTMA Conference 2000 activities.Set of six Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, mtpa, haddon, tram 41, tram 670, tram 663, mk iii bus, bus 592, tower wagons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - MTPA tramcars - Haddon - Set of 4, Norm Cross, c1978
Set of four colour photographs of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association's Haddon site, late 1970s. 1- Trams VR 41, W3 class 663, and W4 class 670 in the first stage of the main depot building. This was later extended forward. 2 - W2 class trams 357 and 499. Tram 499 was subsequently dismantled for spare parts. 3 - General view of the Haddon site showing five tramcars 4 - View of W3 class tram 656 being converted into accommodation.Yields information about tram as the MTPA site at Haddon, mid to late 1970s.Colour print with plain back, rounded corners - set of four.trams, tramways, mtpa, haddon, w2 class, w3 class, w4 class, tram 357, tram 499, tram 656, tram 41, tram 663, tram 670 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Mike Brown tram 336 - Official Launch photo, 1978
Official launch photograph of W2 336 as part of the Transporting Art project of 1978. For the principal pamphlet using this photograph featuring the first 15 tramcars see item 404. Yields information about the Mike Brown Transporting Art tram of 1978.Colour print with remnants of mounting paper on rear.tramways, transporting art, w2 class, tram 336, mike brown, trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Rosemary Ryan tram 502 - Official Launch photo, 1981
Official launch photograph of W2 502 as part of the Transporting Art project of 1981. For the principal pamphlet using this photograph featuring the first 15 tramcars see item 404. Yields information about the Rosemary Ryan tram 502 of 1981Colour print with remnants of mounting paper on rear.tramways, transporting art, w2 class, tram 502, rosemary ryan, trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Film - DVD - Audio-Visual, Efftech, "The Footscray Local Tramways", 2010
The DVD tells the story of the Footscray local lines, the Footscray Tramways Trust (FTT), the tramcars used and their closure in 1962. Produced and narrated by Roger Greenwood of Efftech Pty Ltd.Yields information about the tramways operated in Footscray.DVD compact diskette in a black plastic box with covers, titled "DVD - "The Footscray Local Tramways" with photos of Geelong on the front and rear cover. Produced by Efftech in 2010.films, tramways, trams, efftech, roger greenwood, ftt, footscray, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Report on PCC type car No. 980", April and May 1951
... Tramcars ...Two reports on PCC type tramcar No. 980, contained within one bound document. Pages 1-9, Drum Brake Characteristics - April 1951 (B15/1/22) and pages 10 - 16, Dynamic Brake Service Test - May 1951 (B15/1/23). Documents stapled on left hand side and bound with adhesive tape. First report looks at the braking of the tram and problems with getting smooth stops, issues and what changes could be made, signed by the Testing Engineer D.H. Eakins 4/7/51. Second report - further testing following the first report, gives methodology, analysis and results - no significant improvement over those previously obtained.trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, tramcars, pcc, braking, tram 980, tram 959 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Co, Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442, 1985
Full colour postcard featuring Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442 with a background of Luna Park, Flinders St station and the Arts Centre with the words "Tramcar Restaurant - Tripping the Light Fantastic". On the rear is a divided back arrangement with space for stamp and an address, the company logo and name and contact details - no web site. Card c1985. See Reg Item 3955 for the same image on a poster. See also Reg item 4569 for another production using the same image.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant, melbourne, tram 442