2013 - Station dismantled - going undergroundColoured photograph of Mitcham Railway Station looking west towards the city - 2012mitcham railway station, railways

Coloured photograph of Railway Road, looking east towards the Blackburn roundabout - 2012railway road, blackburn

Photograph of an oil painting on paper of the railway gates at Humffray Street North, Ballarat.railway gates, ballarat railway, humffray street railway gates

Photocopy of 54 data sheets published by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company of East Pittsburgh Pa, USA c1920. Consists of plastic cover, header page with Westinghouse logo, contents sheets (2 pages), forward, 67 pages (single side photocopy) and heavy rear card cover bound with a green comb binder. Original material lent by Craig Tooke of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association at Haddon. Photocopied by Warren Doubleday March 2000. List of contents produced 30/6/2000 and then bound. Contains data sheets regarding motors, commutators, brushes, armatures, bearings, field coils, pinions, lubrication, air piping, axle collars, resistance grids, gear cases and other technical information. Westinghouse Railway Operating Data 30/6/2000 List of Contents Page No. Care and repair of commutators 1 Undercutting commutators 2 Railway Motor carbon brushes 3 Brush holders 4 Flashing of railway motors 5 Soldering railway armatures 6 Armature Winding 7 Banding armatures 8 Railway Motor Bearings 9 Lubrication of railway motor bearings 10 How to babbitt motor bearings 11 Oil, grease and waster for motors and gears 12 Saturation of motor bearing waste 13 Testing Polarity of Field Coils 14 Charging of storage batteries on Interurban & street rail cars 15 Precautions to be taken with blower installations on motor cars 16 Putting on Railway Motor Pinions 17 How to take armatures out of box frame motors 18 Dipping and Baking of Railway Motors 19 War time dipping and baking outfits 20 Dipping and baking railway motors will decrease troubles 21 Protection of Motor Bearings from Dust 25 Winter Operation of Railway Motor equipments 26 Installation of Air piping to prevent freezing 27 Maintenance of Traction Brake Equipment 28 Maintenance of controller fingers and contacts 29 Hand operated circuit breakers 30 Railway Motor Testing I 31 Railway Motor Testing II 33 Railway Motor Testing III 35 Railway Motor Testing IV 36 Railway Motor Testing V 37 Removing and replacing railway motor armature shaft 39 Mounting and Maintenance of car resistors 40 Lubrication of control apparatus 41 Maintenance of fuse boxes for railway service 42 Does it pay to dip and bake armatures 43 Dipping and Baking as a financial asset 44 Shop Organisation 45 Tinning Malleable Iron Bearing shells 46 Life of armature bearings or railway motors 47 The assembly of complete sets of commutator segments 48 Electric welding as a factor in reclamation 50 Metal to Metal press, shrink and clamping fit allowances 52 Life of railway motor carbon brushes 54 General information of grid resistance design for the operating man 56 Stopping a car by braking with the motors 57 Railway Motor shafts and their maintenance 58 Axle collars 59 Gear cases 60 Ventilated railway motors 62 Revamping Loose armature bearings 64 Life of axle bearings of railway motors 65 Heat-treated bolts for railway service 66 Document imaged over 7 parts 7-9-2016 - see hi res files. trams, tramways, westinghouse, motors, data sheets, technical information

Written on back of photographs, "Late 1980. Bedford Road railway siding construction."

Written on back of photograph, 'Marquee at opening of East Ringwood Railway Station, 1925.'

Catalogue card reads, 'Map showing Victoria's proposed railway system, 1890.

black and white photograph laminatedRailway tram, corner of Grey and Barkly Sts, St Kilda (looking east)

Black and White PhotographWritten on back of photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station, 1974". View is looking west

Black and white photographWritten on backing sheet, "1963 - Ramp replacing steps at Ringwood Railway Station".

Black and white photographTyped under photograph - Bedford Rd Railway Crossing looking east 1974

Black and white photographs {2 copies - 1 large - 1 small} Written on backing sheet, "Ramp replacing steps at Ringwood Railway Station, 1963".

Black and white photographWritten on backing sheet, "Parcels office, East Ringwood Railway Station - 1975".

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph, "Ringwood Railway Station. Taken on Arbor Day. 1910?"

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph, "Ramp replacing steps Ringwood Railway Station, 1963".

Letters from Victorian railway authorities containing information and publication extracts forwarded to Mr. J. Rodaughan, 26 Old Lilydale Road, Ringwood East in response to requests for information associated with Lilydale Railway Line history.The line from Hawthorn to Camberwell opened on 3 April, 1882, Camberwell to Lilydale opened on 1 December, 1882. Box Hill, Ringwood and Croydon stations opened on 1 December, 1882. Croydon was originally called Warrandyte station until the name was changed to Croydon on 1 August, 1884. Nunawading was originally called Tunstall and opened on 4 June, 1888. The name was changed to Nunawading on 1 November, 1945.

Coloured photograph of a Venture bus pulling into the bus stop on the south side of Mitcham Railway Station.Behind the bus is a building which is the start of a large industrial estate that runs alongside the railway line to Rooks Road, Nunawading - 2012mitcham railway station, transport

The Heidelberg and Eltham Railway Trust arranged a dinner to be held to celebrate the opening of the railway line to Eltham. A "few" invitations were issued by subscription. i.e., those desirous of being present may obtain tickets on payment of a sum of money to attend.Photocopy of invitation cardinvitation, eltham railway station, heidelberg & eltham railway construction trust, heidelberg-eltham railway extension, opening ceremony

Sepia postcard with a view of Yarra Glen taken from the east on the railway line adjacent to the Healesville Rd. The view extends from the railway station to Point Pleasant and includes Victoria Hall, the Grand Hotel and Mrs Roberts' house.On back of postcard at the top "POST CARD". On the left hand side "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR PRINTED OR WRITTEN MATTER". On the right hand side "ONLY THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE". In a box in the right hand corner "A HALF-PENNY STAMP TO BE PLACED HERE". Along the left hand margin "Ajax series. Printed in England". COPY 2: Also has handwritten on back "March 5th 1929 Mount Wise, Yarra Glen. Our dear Lorna Lesley, Melbourne. Just a [few]lines to wish you a happy birthday, fancy tomorrow you will be nine years old. It only seems like nine months since you were a wee baby. When you are just as old again you will be a young lady, quite grown up. Thank Mum for her letter this morning. It is very good to take the ladies out. Lots of love to you from all of us; Love to Dad & Mum too, Your loving Aunt F..." COPY 3: Also has handwritten on the back "To Dear Aunt Charlotte, Martha. Lottie & all the boys with love & best wishes for a Happy & prosperous New Year from Cousin. (In another hand and ink) G Keets Yarra Glen.hotel, yarra glen, railway line, point pleasant, grand hotel, victoria hall, post and rail fence, mt wise, mount wise

Pamphlet - double sided A4 sheet on semi gloss paper, titled "Alstom Ballarat Railway Service Centre", detailing Alstom Ballarat workshops at the former Victorian Railways Ballarat North Workshops. Has a number of photographs of their work.trams, tramways, alstom, ballarat north, vr, workshops

View of bluestone railway bridge built as part of the 1858 project to link Ballarat to GeelongThe building of the railway between Ballarat and Geelong contributed to significant change within the districtView of the bluestone railway bridge near ClarendonBlue Bridge 1988landscape, clarendon, railway, transport

On 29 March 1893 the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was formed. This Tasmanian mining company was often referred to as Mount Lyell. Mount Lyell, and was the dominant copper mining company of the Tasmanian West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania. After consolidation of leases and company assets at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mount Lyell was the major company for the communities of Queenstown, Strahan and Gormanston. It closed in 1994. The Mount Lyell mining operations produced more than a million tonnes of copper, 750 tonnes of silver and 45 tonnes of gold since mining commenced in the early 1890s – which is equivalent to over 4 billion dollars worth of metal in 1995 terms.Copy of a plan of a locomotive.mount lyell, locomotive, mount lyell railway, quuenstown, tasmania, strahan, gormamston, railway

Georgies Bus was a converted bus that was used as a mobile information, counselling and referral service for 12 to 25-year olds. The bus moved to various locations on a regular basis after school hours.Black and white picture of a decorated bus with four people standing in the centre of the photograph. This photo was taken at the Mitcham Railway Station in 1994.counselling services, georgie's bus

Coloured photo of the old Railway Station at East Ringwood taken from north side.

photographed outside the Birregurra Railway Station 5 coaches and horses preparing for the trip to Lornebiregurra railway station, horses and dray, horse drawn coaches

Black and white photograph of railway line near Eltham trestle bridge c.1960.railways, bridges, eltham, diamond creek, george w bell collection