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Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Proposed Box Car", Jan. 1955
Print of drawing R9495, "Proposed Box Car" - with one end and one large central door, high floor - streamliner US PCC approach. Gives side elevation and floor plan. Seats 52 passengers. Prepared 10/1/1955trams, tramways, pcc class, bogie trams, new tramcars, tramcar construction, proposals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Transit Australia Publishing, "Seating Plans", c1990
Set of 6 drawings (photo copies) of seating and door plans along with notes - pencil notes did not scan well - very faint if at all. .1 - W class, W1 and W2 class .2 - C class as built, as modified, E class as built P class as built, N class similar .3 - Adelaide F class (not for use in Destination City) and L class Melbourne .4 - no notes - unmarked - used on .5 .5 - W4 class, W5 class, SW6 (A, B, D), W6 W7 class and SW5 .6 - A classtrams, tramways, bogie trams, new tramcars, tramcar construction, seats, w class, w1 class, w2 class, w4 class, w5 class, sw6 class, w6 class, w7 class, l class, c class, e class, p class, n class, a class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales consisting of two postcards showing cable trams in Elizabeth St, looking north from the Flinders St clock tower and Bourke St looking east from Swanston St. The first shows a bogie trailer being shunted. The second has the Myer store in the view. The first photo is dated between 1933 and 1935 based on the construction of the building next door to Hosies in 1933 and the closure of the cable lines in 1935. See 7-9 Elizabeth St - see https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.com-participate.files/8215/9494/3548/PROPERTY_103166_7TO9_ELIZABETH_ST.pdf - accessed 7-5-2022Has "TMSV 332 Flinders St Melbourne 3000" stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, shunting, elizabeth st, bourke st, bogie cable trailers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - set of 3 Black and White photographs, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Series of three Black & White Photographs of a postcards made by the TMSV Sales of: .1 - Bourke St, looking east with the GPO in Elizabeth St in the view, along with many vehicular traffic - has the Myer building. c1920? .2 - Bourke St looking west from Swanston St prior to the construction of the Myer building. c1910. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the view and one motor car. Coles Book arcade on the south side. .3 - Similar to .1, but c1910 - has L Cohen & Co, Tailors and Outfitters. in the view. All views have cable trams in the view.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st, gpo, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & white, James Moore & Sons, Tram body 273 - James Moore's yard, late 1925
Image shows the body of W class tram No. 273 loaded onto a two horse drawn jinker in the yard of James Moore & Sons of South Melbourne where it was built. The name of the company is on the gantry behind the horses and on the jinker side. The tram entered service during Dec. 1925.Yields information about the construction and delivery of new W class trams by James Moore & Sons of South Melbourne.Black and White photograph "Photo received 15/4/65"tramways, trams, james moore, w class, tram 273, new trams, horse drawn jinker -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Retirement event - James Hacker Brownlie, 16/5/1960
Set of two digital images of the retirement event for James Hacker Brownlie, coachbuilder Preston Workshops, Construction Department, 16/5/1960. Demonstrates the work clothing and formal suits of the time.Demonstrates a retirement event at Preston Workshops.Digital image of a set of two photographs.mmtb, tramways, preston workshops, retirement, j h brownlie -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Minute Book - Digital Image, Melbourne & Brunswick Coburg Tramway Trust, 1914 to 1917
Minute book of the Trust, scanned in 10 parts - 187 pages along with many typed pages of accounts, The minutes detail the various events, contracts and construction of the various tram lines and issues encountered such as trackwork problems. Part 1 - 21/3/1914 to 21/8/1914 Part 2 - 16/9/1914 to 29/1/1915 Part 3 - 12/2/1915 to 4/6/1915 Part 4 - 18/6/1915 to 1/10/1915 Part 5 - 8/10/1915 to 11/2/1916 Part 6 - 15/2/1916 to 23/5/1916 Part 7 - Yields information about the activities of the MBCTTDigital image - scan of the Melbourne & Brunswick Coburg Tramway Trust Minute Book. tramways, trams, mbctt, minutes, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - Miscellaneous images, 1982 to 2011
Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 10 double-sided album sheets of miscellaneous photos. Includes photos of 1041, W2 512 in Seatlle, tram 969 at Arts Centre, Colonial stadium, Z2 108 drivers panel, Docklands, Domain Interchange, internal photos of C class, A2 and Z3 class, Collins St, St Vincents Plaza, Port Melbourne, Melbourne Tennis centre track under construction, signs, tram recovery vehicle, tram 1040 monument at Flinders St, A2 driver's control panel and Harbour Park extension.Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1982 to 2011Set of 10 album sheets generally with four photos within a bound album, with many blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, tram 1041, tram 512, seattle, tram 969, driver's panels, internal photos, port melbourne, docklands, st vincents plaza -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Jungle Scrapbook, "MMTB #2", 1987 to 2003
Collection of newspaper clippings pasted into the scrapbook by the donor. Covers the period 1987 to 2003 when the Melbourne tram system underwent large changes. Contains the following cuttings: 1 - Our trams keep rolling along - Herald Sun 9/8/1991 2 - Old trams will stay on track - The Sun - 8/8/1991 - featuring Joan Kirner at the front of tram 3 - Getting our bid on track - Olympic bid tram - Z4, - The Sun 9/3/1990 4 - Tram tours lead tourist bid - using a Y class - The Sun, 8/6/1992 5 - Spring St - city circle trackwork - The Sun 17/9/1993 6 - Track tokens mark tram trial - Bendigo battery tram - Bendigo Advertiser 11/4/1990 7 - $184 million commitment to build new vehicles - B2 class, 130 trams, Comeng 8 - The light rail project - Gail Moody - The Sun 1/7/1987 9 - Bet and shop on trams - Trust - Herald Sun 17/8/1993 10 - A clean sweep by star Paul - Paul Hudson and X 217 - Herald Sun 20/11/1991 11 - Tramway lines up 75th Anniversary - Progress Press 20-11-1991 12 - Public Notice - Spring and Bourke track works - The Met - Herald Sun 17/9/1993 13 - in the Heart of Hawthorn - Progress Press March 1993 14 - Peak hour boost pledge - Alan Brown - Herald Sun 9/7/1993 15 - Photo of Gas and Fuel buildings under construction - 1966, Herald sun 31/12/1993 16 - Drive brings comic relief - Victor Borge - Herald Sun 19/2/1994 17 - City circle tram loop - two cuttings - 28/4/1994 18 - Trust slams new-look trams - Herald Sun 8/2/1994 19 - Public notice - track works - Nicholson and Victoria - Herald Sun 18/2/1994 20 - Free trams draw fire - Herald Sun 12/4/1994 21 - Tram launce chaos - 29/4/1994 22 - Life and love as the tram trundles on - Ted Hopkins - Weekend - 15/4/1995 23 - Tram city Dan McDonnell - Weekend - 15/4/1995 24 - Favorites out for tram day - three associated cuttings tram parade - Herald Sun 19/4/1995 25 - The A to Z of Melbourne's trams - Herald Sun 19/4/1995 26 - Trams out for a night on the town - Box Hill testing - Whitehorse leader 23/4/2003 27 - Trams rolling - Box Hill opening - Whitehorse leader 7/5/2003 28 - Bracks launches tram route and residents riled about bottleneck - Whitehorse leader 7/5/2003 29 - A century of trams in Bendigo (Kym Smith) - Bendigo Advertiser 14/4/2003 30 - MP calls for fair go for old tramways (Medicals) - Bendigo Advertiser - 12/4/2003 31 - House of the rising tram - Mentone tramcar bodies 32 - Back on track - Sydney trams - Daily Telegraph 11/8/1997 33 - New look trams just the ticket - Sydney - Daily Telegraph 11/8/1997 34 - Dark ages end for light rail - Daily Telegraph 1997 35 - A trip down memory lane - Sydney - The Age 21/8/1997 36 - End of the Line - sale of Elwood bus depot - New Home 6/12/1996 37 - Bidders line up for tram and train - The Age 17/5/1999 38 - Holding the line - The Herald Sun 8/3/1998 39 - Advert - Who will be Melbourne's tram museum operator - Weekend Australian 16-9-1995 40 - Trams take to sport - new Melbourne park route - Herald Sun 4/6/1999Yields information about the Melbourne tram network in the 1990sScrap book - Tudor - 32 plain sheets + printed card covers, centre stapled.tramways, melbourne, bendigo, newspapers, tram 4, olympics, joan kirner, tourist tram, city circle, w class, tram, box hill, elwood bus depot, tmsv, museums, tram museums, batman ave, victor borge -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Framed Document, Noyes Bros, 1923
Framed invoice No. E.1675 dated 30/4/192? (assumed 1923), from Noyes Bros (Melbourne) Pty Ltd. to the MMTB for the supply and delivery of one(1) Brill double ended safety car with a Brill 79E truck, excepting wheels and axles. Provides details of price, and customs charges dated 9/1/1923. Has an accounting stamp with initials in blue pencil. Provides details of Noyes Bros contact details, order numbers and phone numbers. Framed in a wooden frame, glazed and card board back and hanging cord.trams, tramways, birney, mmtb, noyes bros, tramcar construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramcar location Preston Workshops", "Daily tram summary Friday 9 December 1988", Dec. 1988
.1 - A4 photocopied sheet providing the location of tramcars at Preston Workshops, dated 8-12-1988 .2 - "Tram Maintenance and Construction Department Daily Tram Summary Friday 9 December 1988" - showing class, depot, peak, allot, available, spares in workshops, and number of unserviceable cars. Also lists trams for transport, stock, and total number of cars.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Metropolitan Transport Committee, "MTC - Melbourne Prospect - Australia's First Road-Rail Complex", 1972?
Folded gloss full colour sheet to quarto size, pamphlet titled "MTC - Melbourne Prospect - Australia's First Road-Rail Complex", the Doncaster - Eastern Freeway. Front cover article reports on the construction of the freeway which will later have a railway to Doncaster. Reports also on flexibility of the MTC (Metropolitan Transport Committee) planning for transport, new suburban trains (Silver), the Underground loop, flyovers at Richmond Station and freeways in general.trams, tramways, melbourne, traffic control, transportation, doncaster, railways, mtc, metropolitan transport committee -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Bob Prentice, Dean Filgate, "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", 1999
... Trams tramways MBCTT Tramways Band Coburg Tramcars Construction ...Book - 24 pages including heavy card covers centre stapled - titled "A Brief History of The Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", MBCTT, written by Bob Prentice and edited by Dean Filgate. Published by Tramway Publications 1999. Provides details on the formation of the Trust, appointments, financials, track and overhead construction, power supply, street lighting, depot and offices, opening, map, tickets, staff, operation statistics, extensions, rolling stock. Illustrated with many photographs including a photograph of the Trust Tramways Band.trams, tramways, mbctt, tramways band, coburg, tramcars, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Victorian Parliament, "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Proposed Kew to Doncaster Electric Railway Extension", Dec. 1930
Printed - 12 page foolscap, stapled on left hand side, 2 sections, Victorian State Parliamentary Report titled "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the Proposed Kew to Doncaster Electric Railway Extension", together with minutes of evidence, book of reference, plan and map, dated 4/12/1930. References a 1928 document, looks at construction costs, sites for railway stations, estimated revenue and expenditure, existing Kew line financials, town planning, bus services, MMTB input, tram services, alternatives, committee views, recommendations and a map of proposed routes, showing roads and tram services. Includes references to the Kodak estate and APM proposals at Fairfield. See Reg Item 2102.3 for the 1928 report.trams, tramways, doncaster, railways, public transport, kew -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Victorian Parliament, "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee re the Beaumaris Electric Street Railway.", Dec. 1916
Printed - 6 page foolscap, stapled on left hand side, 2 sections, Victorian State Parliamentary Report titled "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the question of the Beaumaris Electric Street Railway." - dated 22 December 1916. References previous reports, Black Rock, Beaumaris, residential development, routes and costs of the proposed tramway, costs provided by the Chief Engineer for Railway Construction, E. Kernot, and Committee recommendations - tempered by the War.trams, tramways, sandringham, black rock, beaumaris, railways, tramways, proposals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Comeng, John Dunn, "Comeng", 1987
Spiral comb bound folder, with silver card covers, titled "Comeng" providing details of the Comeng rollingstock manufacturer. Details their locations, company structure, locations, engineering and design work and Comeng products in Service, trains, trams, buses and other equipment. Includes design details and photographs of Z, A and B1 class tramcars. Produced by John Dunn of Comeng in 1987..trams, tramways, commonwealth engineering, comeng, tramcars, construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Minister of Transport, "Transport Victoria", 1977 and 1978
453.1 - Sixteen page, full colour printed on glossy paper, centre stapled pamphlet, titled "Transport Victoria", with part of the Harold Freedman on the front cover, detailing the structure and the authorities of the Ministry of Transport, c1977. Foreword by Hon. J. Rafferty Transport Minister (1976 to 1978 - State Parliament website biography). Provides information on: MMTB Victorian Railways - VicRail Railway Construction Board Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority - MURLA Country Roads Board - CRB Transport Regulation Board - TRB Westgate Bridge Authority and who's who in the transport in Victoria - Board members - with photos. 453.2 - as above but with foreword by Robert Maclellan MLA as minister (see image 9) and revision of the "Who's who" on page 15 - see image 10. Maclellan was the Minister was 1978 to 1982 - parliamentary web site. Not imaged..trams, tramways, mmtb, minister for transport, vicrail, crb, murla -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Ministry of Transport, "Moving Victoria", 1986
Thirty two page book/booklet titled "Moving Victoria", providing information on the 1986-1987 Victorian Government Transport Budget and Capital Works Program. Has the Victoria Transport logo on the base of the front cover. Foreword by Tom Roper, Minister, details new initiatives, eg Jolimont Decentralisation, Port Melbourne - St Kilda light rail, Overseas initiatives, Transport funding, costs, industry, employment, the Ministry and its authorities, including Ports and Grain Elevators Board and the State Bicycle Committee. Information provided for: Metropolitan Transport Authority - The Met Road Construction Authority State Transport Authority Road Traffic Authority See Reg Item 1774.5 for the 1987 - 1988 version..trams, tramways, minister for transport, metropolitan transit authority, state transport authority -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Friends of the Earth, "Getting on the Right Track - The public transport crisis in Australia", mid to late 1970's
Book - 104 pages printed on newsprint, stapled with two colour light card cover, titled "Getting on the Right Track - The public transport crisis in Australia". Produced by the National Action for Public Transport, largely transport union based (see page 104 for contacts), looking at the lack of investment into public transport and the construction of freeways, roads and the growth of motor cars. Has a table of contents and many sketches, cartoons and tables. See inside front cover for sources, names and who produced the document, Friends of the Earth. Appears to have been produced mid to late 1970's. Two copies held.Has a "$1.50" Angus and Robertson price sticker on the front cover, top right hand corner.trams, tramways, public transport, unions, motor vehicles, road transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Metropolitan Vickers, "Cam Operated Contact Type Tramcar Controllers", Jul. 1936
Folder - blue covers, foldback clips containing technical information on Metropolitan Vickers, "Cam Operated Contact Type Tramcar Controllers" dated July 1936, and given number Q.69975. Gives a general description of the equipment, sizes available, types, small and large controllers, enclosures, regenerative controllers, circuit breakers, notching regulator, air brake attachment and line switch attachment, along photographs of the equipment, construction specifications, for the OK38B. Also includes outline drawings. Folder includes four folder blueprints of wiring diagrams - note these have not be scanned."Spare / 102" on front cover in ink and date stamp "2 July 1936" on many of the documents.trams, tramways, controllers, metropolitan vickers, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, P. Sohns, "Melbourne Tram Track map (June 2006)", 2006
Poster - titled "Melbourne Tram Track map (June 2006)", line drawing on white paper, showing a detailed track map of junctions, depots, cross overs, route numbers, Preston Workshop, track out of service but overhead still in place, routes under construction of planning. Prepared by P. Sohns with Research by H. Waldron. Dated 8/4/2006. Has a detailed inserted of the city area. One unlaminated and one laminated copy held.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tramways, depots, workshops, tram routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Yarra Trams, "Tramlines", 2004 - 2009
Set of 15 issues of Yarra Trams Magazine "Tramlines" All folded A3 unless noted otherwise. 1 - Issue 1 - August 2004 - staff event, message from CEO Hubert Guyot, new control centre, route 96, Olympic torch relay, tram 431, new livery, meet Johnpaul tram attendant. .1A - Issue 2 - December 2004 - customer satisfaction, tram attendants, remembrance day, CEO message, new routes, Camberwell depot, staff profile and tramways band. .2 - issue 3 - May 2005 - Fleet operations control centre opens, (photo), Balaclava Junction upgrade, grand union, Melbourne Uni superstop, fund raising. .3 - issue 4 - August 2005 - Congratulations to Lenny Bates 50, departure of Hubert, route 75 extended to Vermont South, fare evasion, trackwork and Superstops in Flinders St and Bourke St, East Preston Depot and think tram project. .4 - Issue 5 - December 2005 - folded A3 sheet, plain paper, colour photos - with articles on congestion, advertising campaign success re fare evaders, new platform stops in Flinders St, Network improvements and getting ready for the 2006 Commonwealth games featuring a cartoon poster of a tram in a race (see Reg item 1235 for the actual poster). Has a message from Dennis Cliche - new CEO. .5 - Issue 6 - May 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, items re Commonwealth games, Karachi W-11 tram, Remembrance day, network improvements, Grand Prix, good Friday appeal, and the forthcoming centenary celebrations. Centre page spread has a large number of photos of staff during the Commonwealth Games. .6 - Issue 7 - October 2006 - folded A2 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the Centenary Art Tram (5006), Myki, network improvements, memories of 1906, Luna Party Tram (1011) with centre page spread of a photo of 5006 outside Luna Park, and the various tram images featured on the tramcar. See also Reg Item 864 for details of the making of the art work. .7 - Issue 8 - December 2006 - folded A3 sheet, gloss paper, colour photos of the "Tram It 2006" event, light rail, TramTracker being launched, Essendon, Centenary celebrations and "for the love of trams". .8 - Issue 9 - May 2007 - six pages - traffic condition, green depots, Joyce Barry, plaque at Brunswick Depot, fund raising, platform stops, trackwork, TramTracker, Police tram. .9 - Issue 10 - September 2007 - MSO tram, students travels, Transport Challenge 2007, website, TramTracker by SMS. .10 - Issue 11 - Melbourne trams a heritage icon, fund raising, TramTracker, cable tram tracks in Abbotsford St, route 86 to the Waterfront City Docklands, hailing trams. 11 - Issue 12 - Mulhouse tram, Bumblebee, on the docks, fundraising, St Kilda Road upgrades, TramTracker. .12 - Issue 13 - Bumblebee C2 class trams, traffic congestion, wind power tram, Flinders St trackwork. .13 - Issue 14 - Silver Paralympians on tram, green wind powered trams. .14 - Issue 15 - TramTracker Jake, film festival, Public Transport Ombudsman - Simon Cohen, Operations Centre, .15 - Issue 16 - 6 pages - tram performance, TramTracker at tram stops and iPhones, Mike Talks, Myki. All have the Yarra Trams logo on the front cover.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, commonwealth games, flinders st, grand prix, karachi w-11 tram, construction, luna park, essendon depot, centenary, tramtracker, olympic games, control centre, balaclava junction, trackwork, grand union, melbourne university, superstops, vermont south, route 75, flinders st, bourke st, brunswick depot, cable trams, docklands, mulhouse, c2 class, flinders st, environment, ombudsman, myki, tramways band -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder of Track crossections drawings, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1928
The document provides cross sections of track used from c1920 to 1928. The folder is marked "H Bell" most likely the son of the later Chairman, Mr Hector Bell who was a civil engineer with the MMTB. 1 - P3948 - Camberwell Road - 1926 2 - P2789 - Camberwell Road reconstruction - 1920 3 - P3753 - Chapel St - 1926 4 - P60 - Expansion joints Church St bridge - 1924 5 - P3686 - Commercial Road reconstruction - 1926 6 - P4024 - Cotham Road reconstruction - 1927 7 - P4699 - Droop St duplication - 1927 8 - P2384 - Flemington Road conversion - 1925 9 - P1187 - Flemington Road tramway - undated c1920 10 - P4131 - Flinders St conversion - 1927 11 - P4132 - Flinders St conversion - special track drains where subject to flooding - 1927 12 - P3603 - Glenferrie Road east track - 1926 13 - P2608 - Glenferrie Road reconstruction - 1925 14 - P3577 - Glen Huntly Road extension - 1926 15 - P3745 - Glen Huntly Rd duplication - 1926 16 - P4655 - Gilbert Rd duplication - 1928 17 - P2472 - Hannah St at Crossings 1925 18 - P2459 - Hannah St in plantations - 1925 19 - P2582 - High St Prahran reconstruction - 1926 20 - P1594 - High St Prahran reconstruction - 1925 21 - P3611 - High St Malvern reconstruction - 1926 22 - P3900 - Lygon St - 1926 23 - P3689 - Malvern Road reconstruction - 1926 24 - P3951 - West Coburg Route - sleeper spacing - 1926 25 - P4703 - Nicholson St Coburg - duplication - 1928 26 - P4470 - Norwood Road duplication - 1927 27 - P2473 - Park St tramway - 1925 28 - P3707 - Riversdale Road reconstruction - 1926 29 - P4630 - Riversdale Road extension - 1927 30 - P4497- Riversdale Road duplication - 1927 31 - P1387 - South Melbourne Road - special boxed in Construction for Albert Road (parking loop) - 1924 32 - P4691 - Swan St reconstruction - 1927 33 - P3640 - Victoria St part - 1926 (2 copies) 34 - P4522 - Wallen Road reconstruction - 1927 35 - P3939 - Wallen Road reconstruction in front of depot - 1927 36 - P4702 - Trial types of track - 1928 37 - P4254 - Wattletree Road reconstruction - 1927 38 - P4531 - Wattletree Road connection to Glenferrie Road - 1927 39 - P4708 - Wellington Rd siding - 1928Yields information about the various tramway track cross sections used by the MMTB including cable tram conversions.Folder - heavy card cloth covers fitted with two interscrews containing some 39 plus one duplicate folded blue prints. Covers made by Swinnerton Bros of Melbourne - see image 6 for their logo/trademark.Has "H Bell" in ink on rear cover.tramways, mmtb, tram tracks, rails, civil engineering, cable conversion, new tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record - Contract documentation - Z class, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Contract No. 2500", 1972 to 1974
Folder prepared by the MMTB Engineering and Stores department to document the tender, the formal tender response from Commonwealth Engineering and then the many letters or clarifications that would form the final contract document for construction of 100 Z class tramcars. See item 2266 for the Tender Schedule.Demonstrates the degree of the negoitation with Commonwealth Engineering and responses for the contract for the Z class tram.Plastic folder with three interscrews containing the contract documentation for the Z class tram. Includes a copy of the Tender Schedule for "100 All-Electric trams" in a back cover pocket. Has "MMTB Contract No. 2500" in gold block on the front. Folder by Arnold's plastics of Sydney."2011.016" in pencil on first sheet.tramways, mmtb, z class, tenders, new trams, comeng, commonwealth engineering, contracts -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tour Notes, Alf Twentyman, "A Brief History of the Cable Tramways of Melbourne", Nov. 1975
Four page duplicated document on Quarto paper titled "A Brief History of the Cable Tramways of Melbourne", prepared by Alf Twentyman, stapled in the top left hand corner. Written for a TMSV RHS tour of 8/11/1975. Covers the formation of the cable tram system, construction, some opening dates, the vehicles, colour schemes, engine houses power, cables, fare collection, MMTB takeover, and conversion or closure.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, John D Keating, "Mind the Curve", 1970
Hard bound book, 172 pages, including end covers, 10 sections, title "Mind the Curve", with subtitle "A history of the Cable Trams", stitch bound to hard red Rexene covers with gold block title on the spine only. Dust cover has the title, author, drawing of Bourke St and details of the book and author on the returns. Written by John D Keating, published by the Melbourne University Press in 1970. Has index, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of illustrations and references Looks at the establishment, construction, operation and demise of the cable tram system in Melbourne. Provides location details of the engines houses, tramcars, ticketing, management, politics, the Northcote line and the workers. 2nd copy added from the collection of Colin Jones - title page signed by John Keating - see image i5/trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Kevin O'Reilly, Royal Park looking east over the Royal Park Hospital, mid 1920's
Image from CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) - see Reg Item 135. Image titled "Royal Park 2" on CD, of looking east over the Royal Park Hospital in the north west corner of the Royal Park itself. Has the West Coburg tram line in the photograph in the top quarter. The Royal Park railway station and cutting can be seen in the top right hand corner of the photograph. Possibly late 1920's given the construction of the Royal Park tram line was completed through the park in 1925.trams, tramways, royal park, west coburg -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Minister of Transport, Transport in Victoria", late 1970's
Full colour poster, single sided, printed on gloss white paper, titled Transport in Victoria", giving details of the functions and the various authorities and boards reporting to the Ministry of Transport. , Country Roads Board, Victorian Railways Board, Westgate Bridge Authority, Melbourne Tramways Board, Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority, Transport Regulation Board, Railway Construction Board Has photos of the various activities of the Boards, including an aerial photo of Melbourne CBD from the south east, showing the Flinders St rail yards. Photo of Z class tram, but number has been removed. Has the Ministry logo in the bottom right hand corner. See also Reg Item 1352 for a book of the same title.In ink in top left hand corner "4J40" - AETA Library location.trams, tramways, minister for transport, railways, trb, crb, murla -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Comeng - Commonwealth Engineering, mid 1990's
... Trams tramways Comeng A class Construction Commonwealth ...Illustration from a printed document of the construction of four A class trams at the Comeng factory, Dandenong. Shows them being in the fit out stage, with windows, wiring, but no trolley poles. From a Comeng publication.trams, tramways, comeng, a class, construction, commonwealth engineering -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, William F Scott, "Australia's First electric Tramway", Mar. 1990
Australian Railway Enthusiast Magazine - March 1990, colour front cover containing an article titled "Australia's First electric Tramway", written by William F Scott - reviewing the Box Hill to Doncaster Tramway. Looks at its development, the Centennial exhibition, construction, service, closure, memorials, the centenary. Has a number of photographs. On the rear cover is the timetable poster of the tramway.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster, history