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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Yarra Trams, "Tram Service Changes", Sep. 2013
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Form A4 - white paper, printed with a yellow back and black stripped borders with a "!" sign, titled "Tram Service Changes". Has Yarra Trams contact call numbers at the base. Has date of 04.12 on right hand side. Has been used for the advice to service changes for the AFL Grand File Parade - 27/9/2013. Advised on trams affected by the closure of Swanston St and Collins St for the parade. Base sheet - see Reg Item 769trams, tramways, yarra trams, timetables, melbourne, information -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Ballarat trams back on track", 12/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
... "Ballarat trams back on track"...Trams ...Cartoon by Burns of The Courier Ballarat of 12/12/1995, titled "Ballarat trams back on track" in the Letters to the Editor section. On the back of the cutting, taped on is the paper title, date and page number.trams, tramways, cartoons, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Ballarat' Living History- Vintage Trams", Sep. 1984
... "Ballarat' Living History- Vintage Trams"...Trams ...Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and the BTPS.Double side paper advertising BTPS with photo of tram 26 (front on prior to reconstruction) printed in green ink on one side, and map and details printed in black ink on reverse side.trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, NSWT Steam Trams, 1950's
... NSWT Steam Trams...Trams ...Some 143 black and white photographs of steam trams in Sydney, Newcastle, Broken Hill and Maitland. Also has some photos of Toronto, Burrinjuck, Bryon Bay, and Kurri Kurri For details of each photograph and layouts see file - WJ Sydney steam trams listing - btm5004.pdfHas a strong association with Wal Jack and his collecting of tramway history/developments until 1964.Light brown folder with a red binding strip brown coloured heavy paper inside covers holding some 25 brown colour sheets of light card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in white ink. trams, tramways, steam trams, sydney, newcastle, maitland, tramcars, wal jack, broken hill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Yarra Trams, Photo Dec 1972
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Black and white photograph, printed using a laser printer onto off white paper of some 34 men standing in front of the frame or body of tram 1041 at Preston Workshops Dec. 1972. Shows the structure of the tramcar and has the workshops building in the background. Tram body is on transport No. 1 trucks. The group of men includes the workshop manager and most likely those who worked on the tram. Not known who made the print or when.In ink on the top of the sheet "Proto type Z 1041 @ PWS Dec 1972"trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, personnel, 1041, prototype tramcar -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "HAIL TRAMS HERE"
... "HAIL TRAMS HERE"...Trams ...Semi circular sign with mild steel metal strap for use at tram stops and fixed around a pole. Painted on heavy metal sheet. Red band top and bottom, smaller band at top with words HAIL TRAM HERE in black paint on a white background. Used on Ballarat system until 9/1971. Has a black back. See original worksheet for sketch and dimensions. Two copies held.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, secv, street furniture, tram stops -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tourist Trams for Bendigo", 24/10/1972 12:00:00 AM
... "Tourist Trams for Bendigo"...Trams ...Newspaper Clipping possibly from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/10/1972 about questions to be asked in the Legislative Assembly today by Mr. Floyd (Labour Williamstown) about the running of the trams in Bendigo for tourists and running of trams in Ballarat. Item notes that approved the service between the North Deborah mine and the Chinese Joss House. Item possibly from the Courier as it has Ballarat people funeral notices on the rear."24/10/72" in top right hand corner in black ink.trams, tramways, bendigo, parliamentary questions, mr. floyd, mr. v. wilcox -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses.", Nov. 1989
... "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or...Trams ...DL colour pamphlet on gloss paper - 7 fold - titled "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses." Explains the 3 zone ticket system, including weekly tickets, scratch tickets, commuter pass, short trips, costs, including the tourist oriented Met Pass. Has maps of the train and tram systems and the Neighbourhood area. Effective 1/12/1989. Two copies held.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, scratch tickets, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams can still pull the crowds", "Trams make way back to Ballarat", 26/09/2005 12:00:00 AM
... "Trams can still pull the crowds", "Trams make way back to ...Two newspaper clippings from The Courier, Ballarat, 26/9/2005 of the BTM's 100th Anniversary celebrations on 25/09/2005. Photos by Eugene Hyland. 3149.1 - Top part of front page featuring newspaper banner and a part photo and caption "Trams make way back to Ballarat" leading to item on page 3. 3149.2 - Photo of Roger Salen standing by door of 28 with headline ""Trams can still pull the crowds", and smaller photo of Clydesdales Darcy and Prince on the horse tram. Quotes President Stephen Butler about the celebrations. Under the item has a item on the Ballarat line fast rail service and level crossings that help to improve safety.btm, horse trams, 100 years of electric trams, level crossings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Table Cards (Sheets), State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Geelong Trams Runs, 1950's
... Geelong Trams Runs...Trams ...Table cards gives details for the Motorman and Conductor, starting times, meal times, relief and taken by details. Not known when made - 1950's? .1 - Run 7 - City - West .2 - Run 33 - City - East - handwritten .3 - Run 33 - City - East - typed .4 - Run 161 - City - West ,5 - Run 170 - detailed instructions, relieving runs, typed and pasted over a former run of the same number. See also Reg Item 3155, 6270 and 9690 for other examples and 8135 for a Bendigo example.Demonstrates the method of advising tram crew their shift work. Set of five Typed table card or run card, for Geelong Trams Runs glued and varnished onto a sheet of three ply timber - plywood boards. trams, tramways, secv, forms, timetables, geelong, btm -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Calendar, Yarra Trams, 2012
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Printed A4 calendar on matt paper, full colour providing dates for 2013 including public and school holidays, Australian Open, Grand Prix, Pay weeks and Daylight saving, phone numbers for contacts at each depot, Yarra Trams logo and a symbol for the "Year of the snake". Has an image on the calendar of an E class tram prior to the application of its PTV logos.trams, tramways, yarra trams, calendar -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "50 Questions and Answers about Trams", 1950's
... "50 Questions and Answers about Trams"...Trams ...693.1 - 8 page pamphlet centre stapled, titled "50 Questions and Answers about Trams", mid 1950's, providing questions and answers about trams , transport, fares, riding, traffic, buses, motorists, rails, streets, noise, comfort, rates, scrapping, public views. Issued by the Light Railway Transport League, (LRTL), printed in London, refers to the London underground in one point. 693.2 - 12 page pamphlet, centre stapled into a green card cover, titled "50 Questions and Answers about Trams in Australia" similar in wording to the LRTL edition but with some changes. Has a photo of Brisbane FM 483 on the top of the front page. Issued by the AETA, who note the original version at the base of page 11. Published by Traction Publications, Caulfield. Title of publication hand written on green card cover.693.1 - In top right hand corner - written in red ink "Melb Library", blue ink "LRTL edition" and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on front cover. 693.2 - On cover stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" and hand written "AETA Edition" and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on top of the first page and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on rear cover.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, aeta, lrtl, pamphlets, uk, brisbane -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Your new Collins Street Tram Platform Stop", Sep. 2005
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Pamphlet - DL two fold, full colour titled "Your new Collins Street Tram Platform Stop" at the intersection with Elizabeth St, gives details of temporary stop, timing, and program. Part of the Think Tram project with VicRoads. Work was to commence 16/9/2005.trams, tramways, tram stops, collins st, elizabeth st, construction, platform stops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Yarra Trams, "Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick", Sep. 2002
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Printed 24 page book, blue green cover stapled timetable for "Route 96 - St Kilda Beach - East Brunswick" tram service, dated September 2002. Provide details about Yarra Trams, Metcards, route map, timing points and route description.trams, tramways, tickets, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 96 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Malvern Tram Depot 1910 - 2010", May. 2010
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Pamphlet - A4 size, printed on both sides of gloss paper titled "Malvern Tram Depot 1910 - 2010" outlining a brief history of the depot, its services, routes and the current including a photo of the depot entrance and some of the staff. Produced by Yarra Trams May 2010. Two copies held.trams, tramways, malvern depot, centenary, pmtt, yarra trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Transcript of Interview, ABC Radio, "Rear Vision - on ABC Radio National - Trams: Australia", Oct. 2006
... "Rear Vision - on ABC Radio National - Trams: Australia"...Trams ...Transcript of an Interview on "Rear Vision - on ABC Radio National - Trams: Australia", dated 8 October 2006, with Annabelle Quince, Robert Lee, Paul Mees, Michelle Zeibots, Frank Kirby - 10 A4 sheets. Looks at the history of trams in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne in particular. Had sound effects. Obtained from the ABC website, 9/7/2007.trams, tramways, abc radio news, tramways, sydney, melbourne, history, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Science Museum of Victoria, "Cable Trams", Apr. 1975
... "Cable Trams"...Trams ....1 - Book - 4 pages, (brown paper) + card covers (brown printed matching brown on one side) - side stapled, titled "Cable Trams", published by the Science Museum of Victoria, Swanston St, at the time of the launch of the No. 1 cable tram set in the glazed display case 1/5/1975. Gives a description of cable tramways, a map, summary history, winding houses (power), the trams, cable, bell punches, grips, crews and "mind the curve". .2 - Program for the launch event and a list of speakers - Judge R. J. Leckie, F. R. Kirby, R. J Hamer and R. H. Fowler of the Museum. Also contains a pamphlet for the Science Museum of Victoria. Two copies held.trams, tramways, cable trams, science museum, displays -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Biscay Greetings, "Trams of Victoria", mid 1980's
... "Trams of Victoria"...Trams ...Colour postcard divided back - Biscay Greetings, series of 6 photographs of trams, card titled "Trams of Victoria", featuring W6 977, Les Twentyman's cable tram set, Z3 160, Bendigo 17, W7 1024 (Lufthansa - March 1980 - see http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=trams&article=adtrams access 20-12-17) and Ballarat 38. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Biscay Greetings, possibly mid 1980's. Card No. BG193 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, cable trams, advertising trams, bendigo, ballarat, w6 class, w7 class, z3 class, tram 977, tram 160, tram 17, tram 1024, tram 38 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Monash University Civil Engineering, "Do Trackless Trams need stronger roads? - the "weight" of evidence", Dec. 2021
... "Do Trackless Trams need stronger roads? - the "weight" of...Trams ...Print of a digital report - 13 A4 pages titled "Do Trackless Trams need stronger roads? - the "weight" of evidence", by James Reynolds. David Pham and Graham Currie of the Department of Civil Engineering of Monash University, dated Dec. 2021. Looks at the road pavement impacts of large heavy electric buses (known as Trackless Trams" and concludes that stronger road pavements would be need for them to operate on. Includes tables, photos of rutting in the Zhuzhou China example,trams, tramways, buses, trackless trams, monash university -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Notice to Passengers - Conditions Governing the Carriage of Small type baby carriages, shopping pushers, golf club buggies on trams during Certain Hours", Feb. 1953
... buggies on trams during Certain Hours"...Trams ...Poster - white sheet of paper, titled "Notice to Passengers - Conditions Governing the Carriage of Small type baby carriages, shopping pushers, golf club buggies on trams during Certain Hours". Signed by F. G. Wraith as Manager. Dated Feb. 1953. Provides details of times, fares and where on the system. Poster has been adhered to a sheet of glass that was backed with a sheet of brown paper. The glass was used in the driver's bulkhead of a W class tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, prams, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Sydney and Melbourne trams
... Sydney and Melbourne trams...Trams ...Tear out of a magazine - approx. quarto size of two sepia toned illustrations: Top: Railway Square Sydney - approx. 20 trams and horse drawn vehicles. Lower: Collins St. Melbourne, east, looking west from about Exhibition St. - has two cable trams and horse drawn vehicles. C1900? On rear has series of 5 ink drawings of Australian explorers, Sturt, Leichardt, Mitchell, Eyre and Burke - titled "Australian Explorers"trams, tramways, sydney railway sq., melbourne, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Truck and Bus Transportation, "Trams to Replace buses in Melb's Bourke St Lines", Sep. 1943
... "Trams to Replace buses in Melb's Bourke St Lines"...Trams ...Magazine cutting or photocopy of an article titled "Trams to Replace buses in Melb's Bourke St Lines", from the September 1943 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation. Quotes MMTB Chairman Mr Bell, Premier Mr. Dunstan. Notes problems with the extra war time traffic, not coping with maintenance issues, problems with double deck passengers, passengers not wanting to use upstairs, trams superior for the short haul, Fisherman's Bend services, number of buses and that the Board is building new trams, the SW6. Notes service schedules to Northcote, could operate Bourke St with 55 trams instead of 74 buses. Notes the work to consider replacement done by Mr. Simpson, the Acting Manager. Has photo of Mr Bell and the exterior and interior of an SW6 class tram. Has adverts for General Motors Holdens making bomber parts, Better Brakes and Hastings Deerings. 2nd copy added 8/4/2021trams, tramways, bourke st, sw6 class, buses, double deck buses, conversion, northcote, services, general motors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Ron Scholten, Ballarat - Wendouree Parade - special trams
... Ballarat - Wendouree Parade - special trams...Trams ...Colour photograph, printed on a postcard back format of SEC Ballarat of a line up of about 9 trams, lead by No. 41 in Wendouree Parade, Gardens area, early 1960's for a special tour.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "The Ballarat Trams", 11/1/1888
... "The Ballarat Trams" ...A colourful description of the Ballarat horse trams, printed in the South Bourke and Mornington Journal, 1888, titled "The Ballarat Trams"horse trams, esco, newspaper clippings -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Yarra Trams, "Melbourne by tram - Staff Guide 2008", 2008
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Book, 146 pages, including card covers, white spiral bound titled "Melbourne by tram - Staff Guide 2008", with a photo of two employees on the front cover. Has a message from Trevor Greer as Manager Customer Services and on page 3, a list of contents. Gives emergency procedures, location and trams stops for Melbourne's facilities, eg churches, consulates, list of route destinations, tram stops by route with TramTracker ID's. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, yarra trams, routes, melbourne, tram stops, staff -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), "ARHS Bulletin No. 441, July 1974", "The Cable Trams of Sydney and the Experiments leading to final electrification of the tramways", 1974
... "ARHS Bulletin No. 441, July 1974", "The Cable Trams of...Trams ...Magazine - 24 pages, printed on off white paper, centre stapled titled "ARHS Bulletin No. 441, July 1974", containing an article "The Cable Trams of Sydney and the Experiments leading to final electrification of the tramways" by R. F. Wylie. Looks at the both the North Sydney and Kings St cable lines, from which the body of ESCo tram operated on, the winding houses, route maps, depots. trams, tramways, arhs, sydney, cable trams, north sydney, king st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, David Frost, "A Short History of the Black Rock Trams", 2001
... "A Short History of the Black Rock Trams"...Trams ...Single sheet of A4 white paper, printed both sides and folded to A5 size titled, and a A3 version, folded to A4 "A Short History of the Black Rock Trams", written by David Frost, 1st Edition, 2001. Printed by photocopying process. Published by the Sandringham and District Historical Society, has photographs, drawings, map and history of the tram line. The line was operated by the Victorian Railways.trams, tramways, black rock, vr, sandringham, melbourne, beaumaris -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "More of the same a rail, trams go into meltdown", 17/01/2014 12:00:00 AM
... "More of the same a rail, trams go into meltdown"...Trams ...Newspaper clippings from The Age, 17/1/2014, titled "More of the same a rail, trams go into meltdown", about the disruption to Melbourne transport services due to a heat wave, predicted 44 degrees for the day of publication. Notes that services on route 82 to allow for trams that had broken down or failed. Also notes the work or impacts of the heat wave on hospitals, MFB and power supply.trams, tramways, melbourne, weather, tram failures, route 82, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Adhesive label, Yarra Trams, c 2003
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Adhesive Label or Signs with about the behaviour on Yarra Trams, printed on a vinyl based paper - No Smoking, No feet on seats, No fare evasion, No Alcohol, No indecent language and No forcing doors, No Animals, No Bicycles with the Yarra Trams logo in the bottom right hand corner. Sign of the type with an adhesive back.trams, tramways, yarra trams, signs, tramcars, passengers, by laws -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Train Astride Crossing Trams Delayed Hour", 2003
... "Train Astride Crossing Trams Delayed Hour"...Trams ...Yields information about the operation of the tram system when a delayed occurred at the Lydiard St Level crossing, how it was overcome. Also gives information about the Councils view of the level crossing itself.Photocopy, of an item in the Ballarat Courier, 5/5/1951 titled "Train Astride Crossing Trams Delayed Hour", following the delay in the crossing when a rail broke under a goods train. Held up trams and others for about an hour and half. Notes the SEC used a replacement bus service. Gave the City of Ballaarat space to complain about the crossing and its need to be replaced. Quotes the Town Clerk, Mr, Maddern.trams, tramways, railway crossing, lydiard st nth, railways, city of ballarat