Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways at the end of the 2nd world war - when the tramway traffic was still high. Gives details of working hours, rosters for the week for conductors. Shows the additional trams to the basic service on Weekdays and hours of one man operation.Single large typed sheet of paper, titled SECV, Ballarat Tramways, "Conductors' Runs with daily roistered hours". Arranged with four main columns, Monday to Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and within each main column 9 further columns giving Run No, Take Up, Relief times, Ord Rate (hours), One Man Rate, Spread (always "-" except for two on Saturday). Sign On and Sign Off - either 10 or 15 and the Total Hours. Columns vertically ruled in red ink. Runs align with Motorman's, but have the run number with the letter "C" afterwards. In top right hand corner is date "11th October 1946" and initial "W.M." On front in bottom left hand corner and on rear in black ink "B.T.P.S. Cat No. 801".trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways at the end of the 2nd world war - when the tramway traffic was still high. Gives details of rosters arrangements for crews and shows how the roster system worked at the time.3419.1 - Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "Motorman/Conductors' Rotation Roster", dated July 1946. Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the run number that an employee would do for a particular week and day of the week. Has dated of "July 1946" and initials "M.M." in top right hand corner. 3419.2 - ditto, but for Conductors. Runs end in letter C. See also Reg. Item 2293 and 2294 for 1970's versions.In right hand corner of 3419.1 - "BTPS 804" and 3419.2 "BTPS 805" in black ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways at the end of the 2nd world war - when the tramway traffic was still high. Gives details of working hours, rosters for the week for crews. Shows the additional trams to the basic service on Weekdays and hours of one man operation.Set of two copies of Table or Run sheets for the Ballarat Tramways c1945. Each set comprises 45 small typed sheets held together by a brass clip for Weekdays and Saturdays. Numbered Runs 1 to 33. Some Runs comprise two sheets. Each run details where the driver/conductor would sign on, time, the trips, meal breaks, finish time. Some hand alterations made on a few of the sheets. Some have a large purple pencil mark giving the run table number. Shows the tram operations with many short workings. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019.On front of folder in black ink " BTPS Cat No 806"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways management system of Traffic Inspector rosters and that they worked a 38 week. Gives two different arrangements.Typed sheet, carbon copy, giving two forms of rosters for Traffic Inspectors. Titled "Traffic Inspectors Duty Rosters" and dated 30/9/1953 has rosters for (A) - four traffic inspectors - twelve week rotation and (B) for three inspectors - three weeks rotation. Shows the hours of work (all 38 hour week), starting and finishing times, for each day of the week. Did it change with the number of inspectors available? That is with one of the four being on leave. See also Reg. Item 3422 for the 1966 arrangements.On top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS No. 807"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, inspectors

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways management system of Traffic Inspector rosters and that they worked a 38 week. Gives two different arrangements.Typed sheet, two carbon copies, giving two forms of rosters for Traffic Inspectors. Titled "Traffic Inspectors' Rotating Duty Rosters" and dated 29-8-1966, has rosters for four traffic inspectors - four week rotation and for three inspectors - three weeks rotation. Shows the hours of work (all 38 hour week), starting and finishing times, for each day of the week. Note under heading says "As from 17 May 1954". Did it change with the number of inspectors available? That is with one of the four being on leave. See also Reg. Item 3421 for the 1954 arrangements. Two copies held. 3rd copy added 12/3/2009Both copies marked in top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS 808"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, inspectors

Each sheet or run details where the driver/conductor would sign on, time, the trips, meal breaks, finish time. Shows the tram operations with many short workings with some very detailed instructions, including running specials to schools.Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways at the end of the operations prior to closure. Gives details of working hours, rosters for the week for crews. Shows the additional trams to the basic service on Weekdays and special instructions for picking up school children etc.Set of Table or Run sheets for the Ballarat Tramways. Two tables per sheet, punch along top edge, with ring protectors on top sheet. Groups of sheets have been stapled centrally along the top edge. See Reg Item 3424.1, 3424.2 for Saturday and Sunday. 3423.1 - Weekdays (Monday to Fridays), Motorman - dated 19th January. 1969. Has runs 1 to 28. 3423.2 - Weekdays - Conductors - dated 13th January 1970. Has runs 1C to 17C. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019. On front of folder in black ink " BTPS Cat No 809" (3423.1) and "810" on 3423.2.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews

Each sheet or run details where the driver/conductor would sign on, time, the trips, meal breaks, finish time. Shows the tram operations with many short workings with some very detailed instructions.Demonstrates SEC crew timetables or sheets for tram operations.Set of Table or Run sheets for the Ballarat Tramways. Two tables per sheet, punch along top edge, with ring protectors on top sheet. Groups of sheets have been stapled centrally along the top edge. See Reg Item 3423.1, 3423.2 for Weekdays Motorman and Conductors. Both items dated January 1970. Ring protector hides actual day. 3424.1 - Saturdays - Runs 1 to 16, some carbon copies, mostly typed originals. 3424.2 - Sundays, Runs 1 to 20 (even numbers only) and run 21. All carbon copies. No matching conductor sheets. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019. On front of folder in black ink " BTPS 810" (3424.1).trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews

Gives a list of names of people who worked on the Ballarat trams in the final 19 months of operations, some personal information and grade.Carbon copy of a typed list of SEC Ballarat Tramway traffic list dated 5 Feb. 1970, with hand alterations. Titled "SECV - Mid Western Electricity Supply Branch - Tramways Traffic Personnel (Wages)", gives a list of names, traffic number, position, date joined, date of birth, date passed as motorman, long service leave (taken or entitlement?) and whether a returned soldier - using letter "R.S." Three shown as "D.S." - disabled solider? List broken up into three components - "A" Motormen/Conductor Seniority List - Engaged prior to 1 Nov. 1952, - 9 Number, "B" engaged subsequent to 1 Nov. 1852 - 8 Number and "C" engaged since 30 May 1962 - 38 depending on the time. List A L Walker H Knight J Smerdon - crossed out A Turnbull - crossed out A Mercer R. Courtney W. Ward R. Williams D. Kellett - (also T/Insp.) A. Jeffreys List B D. McGregor D. Thomson I Willis D O'Leary - underlined J. Maher A. Morris D. Domaschenz R. G. Knight List C E Lake W. Maes I. Tierney B Munn N Cahill N Reynolds - crossed out W. Davies N. Hamilton L. McMahon - crossed out and (W/C) after name. J. Billman W. Nancarrow H. M. Van Oorschot W. Newell L. Bird D. Chambers H. Van Rooy H. Mannion N. Robe C. Harding - crossed out and (S/L) after name E. Van Rooy F. Edmonds - crossed out M. Blackman N. K. Alan - crossed out H. Hall J. Mason S. Davies W. F. Segrave J. F. Bolton - crossed out N. D. Hunt K. Butler - crossed out J. F. O'Brien - ruled out V. L. Gill R. K, Morris D. Everett T. Williams A. Reed R. Herauville - crossed out B. Melville I. Trenfield R. Walker - crossed out V. Thorne - crossed out B. Biddington - crossed out K. Jeffs - crossed out Hynos - in pen and crossed out Power - in pen W. Tuddenham - in pen See also list given in Reg Item 3462.1 and 3462.2 - difference in spelling for Willis = Wallis, and Power = Powell. No additional names, but not all this list names appears in the list in 3462.1Numerous crossings out of names as people left, and three additional names and numbers within circles giving sub totals and totals.personnel, sec, ballarat, crews

Gives information on the rostering of the tramcars themselves, how many miles per day , the number of trams required and the total week operation and a comparison to previous services.Typed sheet, carbon copy, titled "Mileage and Order out of Depot", dated 3-1970. Gives the run number order of the tramcars out of the depot, the time out and the number of miles for the day (would have other runs within it), for Weekdays, Saturday and Sundays. Also gives the total miles, the largest number of trams in traffic for each day and a comparison of the number of miles in the previous roster and the one of March 1970 - a 15.55% reduction. 2nd copy added 29/07/2012.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, tramcars

Form used to provide information to the depot about defective trams when motormen signed off at the city centre office. Thought to be used in final months of the tramway system.Duplicated typed form, S.118, titled "Sign off cars at City Centre", for signing off defects in trams that Motorman signed off when signing off at the City Office in Sturt St. Form made out for weekdays, has date in top right hand corner. Has Run Number and Time in pre-printed, then space for car number, defects, motorman's signature, repairs made and Foreman's Signature. Some runs detailed twice. Runs line up with Reg. item 3426, possibly the form used after 3-1970.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, tramcars

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways management system of Conductors rosters interfacing with Drivers during the last full period of operation of the tramway from March 1970. Shows the services and how the various run or crew tables were arranged in relation to the overall timetable.Handwritten sheet on graph paper for Weekdays and Saturdays Rosters for the arrangement on Mt Pleasant - Gardens, Victoria St - Gardens and Lydiard St Nth - Sebastopol routes. Gives the various run numbers, sign on location, trip take times, notes on what to do with trams, sign off times, interface with other runs. Shows the full service where conductors were used and how the various run or crew tables were arranged. See Reg item 3429 for Drivers table. Undated, but the sign on times for the conductor at the depot line up with the run times out of the depot for the Sebastopol route (See Reg Item 3426 and 2296.1) for March 1970. .1 - Weekday sheets - two sheets - orange ruled graph paper on white paper. .2 - Saturday sheets - two sheets - light blue ruled graph paper on white paper. See Reg Item 7131 for another item.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, conductors

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways management system of Motorman's' rosters interfacing during the last full period of operation of the tramway from March 1970. Shows the services and how the various run or crew tables were arranged in relation to the overall timetable. Missing Sebastopol sheets and all sheets for weekends at as 7/2006.Photo copy of a handwritten sheet on graph paper for the arrangement of the Weekdays Rosters on Mt Pleasant - Gardens and, Victoria St - Gardens routes. Gives the various run numbers, sign on location, trip take times, notes on what to do with trams, sign off times, interface with other runs. Shows the full or basic 20 min service during the day and 30 mins at night. Show how the various run or crew tables were arranged to provide the service overall. See Reg item 3428 for Conductors tables. Dated 3/1970. Note missing at 7/2006 Sebastopol, sheets for Sat and Sun.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews

Yields information about the dimensions and equiipment on Ballarat Tramcars operated by the SEC.Typed List of tramcars and their details for Ballarat dated 5-August-1964, titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams". Prepared by Les Denmead, typed by PB. Ballarat - typed carbon copy - two sheets, are taped together. Gives details of where purchased from , date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, condition of tram, trolley base, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheel base, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons and details of advertising space in racks. At base has typed (original) list of trams of the two types, single truckers and bogie trams. List of trams includes the scrubber and No. 20 which was scrapped prior to system closure. See also 8721 and 8722 for other versions - different dates and 8690 for a Bendigo list. Note: Framed copies of both Ballarat and Bendigo are held in the depot. Some changes have been made to the tramcars since the preparation of this sheet and there are some errors and differences. See also Reg Item 6879 for an annotated version.In black ink, top right hand corner - "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Cat No. 613"tramcars, ballarat, equipment, lists, data

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new fares to apply from a specific date and the scale of the increase.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of fare increases to apply from Thursday 1 Sept 1966. Gives details of route fares, one to four sections, special city sections, scholars' monthly tickets, newspapers, packages and parcels and chartered trams. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 615"trams, tramways, fares, sec, ballarat

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new fares to apply from a specific date and the scale of the increase.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of fare increases to apply from Sunday 26-1-1969. Gives details of route fares, one to four sections, special city sections, scholars' monthly tickets, newspapers, packages and parcels and chartered trams. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 616"trams, tramways, fares, sec, ballarat

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new timetable to apply from March 1970, reduction in services prior to closure, due to reducing crew numbers and to save money.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of timetable changes for Ballarat, commencing 16-3-1970. Gives details of service frequencies. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager. 21 copies held. See Reg Item 2474 for a mounted version of this poster.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 617"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat

Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for the Forest City signalling system that was operated by the tram's trolley pole. Details of the locations and crossing loops where used, primarily around the loop and through Bridge St. and how it operated. Prepared and printed by the SEC during 1965.Five page, foolscap duplicated document, stapled in two locations along the top edge, titled Forest City Signals, and dated 20-1-1965, giving details about the Forest City signalling system installed in Ballarat. Explains how the system operates, gives instructions, details of the system, location of the loops, trams following each other, power failure. Also gives details of how the Bridge St system operated and the switch at Grenville St. Gives instructions for running out of the depot. Note: The locations of the signals are not as detailed as in the Driver Training Manual - See Reg Item 3486 See also Reg Item 5373 for another similar copy and fully scanned copy.trams, tramways, signals, crossing loop, forest city signals, grenville st, wendouree parade

Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for the tramcar braking system, emergency braking, what to do if things went wrong. Also has questions and answers concerning the braking system. Relates to the driver training system at the time. A later version of that of Reg item 271.Set of six foolscap sheets duplicated, titled "Tramcar Emergency Braking", giving instructions for emergency braking of tramcars for Ballarat and a set of relevant questions and answers, subtitled "Tramcar Braking". Gives description of system, the various means of what to do if the system fails - dated 2th January 1965. The Questions and answers concern the braking system. Sheets stapled twice along the top edge. See Reg Item 261 for an earlier version, 3520 for a 1950 instruction on the same subject and 5370 for an undated version. See Reg Item 5372 for another copy and scanned images of the questions and answers.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv instructions, braking, operations

Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for punching tickets for various sections and journeys on the Ballarat system. Gives details for each fare type. Issued following a fare increase.Set of two foolscap sheets duplicated, titled "Sections - Increased Fares and Check Identification", dated 1 September 1966. Gives details of the increased fares details and how it applied for each section on the tramway by fare value. Gives details of what punch destination number to punch on the tickets, in bound and out bound. See Reg Item 4123 for the 13/10/1965 photocopied version - pre-decimal and Reg Item 4134 for the original. trams, tramways, ballarat, tickets, fares, conductors

Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for parking trams, hand overs, relief, responsibility for the security of the tram, including leaving the tram unattended. Regrettable incidents have happened. Issued 1965. Follows on from Reg item 261 an earlier version, but with less detailed instructions and no explanation.Two foolscap duplicated sheets titled "Special Order to Motormen (49/1)" giving instructions regarding 1) Responsibility (for trams), 2) Relief on the road, 3) Controller key, 4) Air brake handle, 5) leaving tram unattended with definition, general precautions, special precautions - such as parking the tram at Lydiard St North, parking trams at City Loop and 6) an explanation on the braking system at either end of the tram. Dated 25 January 1961. Printed from wax stencil and stapled along the top edge. Signed by F. K. White Manager. See Reg Item 261 for 9-1961 issue and 5371 for an undated issue.trams, tramways, ballarat, trams, secv, instructions, operations, lydiard st nth, city loop, braking

Significant in being a roster rotation sheet that was corrected and reissued a short time later. Shows how the crews were organised in relation to their work and total times worked.Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "Rotation Roster S.134/ R.1 25/8/70". Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the run number that an employee would do for a particular week and day of the week and the total hours mins worked that week. Has a number of pin hole in the corners and centrally showing that it was used on a board. Has minor changes in ink at the bottom of the sheet that lead to Reg item 2294. See also Reg. Item 2293 for 3/70 version of this document. See Reg Item 2294 for the 14-9-1970 version following changes as shown on this sheet in ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts

Form used to provide information to the depot about defective trams when motormen signed off at the depot. Thought to be used in final months of the tramway system. Also used by Ray Hall as a sheet of paper to write out the details of No. 9 run for Sundays as a reference document.Duplicated typed form, S.163, titled "Sign off cars at Depot - Weekdays", for signing off defects in trams that Motorman signed off when signing off at the Depot in Wendouree Parade. Form made out for weekdays, has date/time in top right hand corner. Has Run Number and Time in pre-printed, then space for car number, defects, motorman's signature, repairs made and Foreman's Signature. Some runs detailed twice. On rear, Ray Hall has used the sheet to write out Sunday No. 9 run details, Mount Pleasant and Victoria St trips - gives sign on, meal and sign off times and notes that the trams pass at Pleasant St.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, tramcars

Form used to record a summary of the working hours of crews, showing the total hours and the hours worked when one man operation. Gives a list of names at the time when the form prepared. Also used by Ray Hall as a sheet of paper to write out the details of No. 9 run for Sundays as a reference document.Duplicated typed form, foolscap sheet, titled "Summary of daily time sheets - Traffic Department", giving name, total time, one man rate time, and spread of hours. Has a list of employee names in two columns. 3462.1 - Dated 9-5-1971 - has written out on rear of sheet, details of Sunday No. 5 run and details of shift for following week. 3462.2 - Dated 26/6/1971 - Sunday - On rear of sheets, Ray Hall - has used the sheet to write out Saturday 15 run details. On bottom of run note has written "My work for next Saturday" and "Could you be ready to go out the paper mill some time in the future at about 7pm" Names on the sheet are: (in alphabetical order on the sheet) L Walker H Knight J Smerdon A Turnbull A Mercer R. Courtney W. Ward R. Williams A. Jeffreys D. McGregor D. Thomson I Willis D O'Leary J. Maher A. Morris D. Domaschenz R. G. Knight E Lake I. Tierney N Cahill N Reynolds W. Davies N. Hamilton L. McMahon J. Billman W. Nancarrow H. M. Van Oorschot W. Newell L. Bird D. Chambers H. Van Rooy H. Mannion N. Robe E. Van Rooy M. Blackman H. Hall J. Mason S. Davies W. F. Segrave N. D. Hunt K. Butler V. L. Gill R. K, Morris D. Everett T. Williams A. Reed B. Melville I. Trenfield See above.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, shifts, times

Letter used to provide information on leave entitlements and payment of retiring gratuity changes to the SEC staff in 1967. Signed by the SEC Secretary and SEC logo on top. Has R. Hall's name on top.Printed letter on foolscap paper - double sided - to SEC Staff from the SEC Secretary advising staff of changes to the SEC "Wages Employees Regulations and Information" to Long Service Leave Regulations, leave entitlement, termination of employment, retiring gratuity regulations and service grant regulations. Letter dated 7 April 1967, with effect from 21st Oct. 1966. Signed by F.P.Chipperfield. Has "R.F. G. Hall" in ink on top right hand corner. Has SEC logo on top of letter.Has "R.F. G. Hall" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, sec, employees, employment forms, leave conditions

The drawing is very detailed showing streets, cross streets, route, loops, schools, woollen mills, ovals, sections, track phones, stops, route and track miles, pedestrian crossings, railway stations and notes on through route mileages.Print of a drawing showing in very good detail, the schematic layout of the Geelong Tram system. Produced in 1953 and sent to Tramway Supt. in 1970 for his records. Gives very detailed information on another SEC tramway system.Dyeline print of SEC Drawing No. GE-T13-8829, titled "Schematic Diagram Geelong Tramway Routes". Drawing prepared 27/8/1953. Stapled to the top right hand corner of the sheet is a SEC memo form from finance section, distribution services to the Dept. Tramway Superintendent, Ballarat, dated 6-2-1970 forwarding Les Denmead the plan. Was unstapled during the 1/2008 copying of the drawing. On top right hand corner of drawing, "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 605" in ink and on rear in two places "Geelong Tramways" and one "BTPS 605"geelong, map, track layout, tram stops

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways crewing arrangements, when standby's were available to cover crews who did not report in or left early or unavailable or running late. Allowed the inspectors to know when crews were available to cover late running etc. Produced for the Sept. 1966 rosterLarge format carbon copy typed sheet - titled "Stand by" dated 29th August 1966. Gives Run and time along the top heading and then broken up into each run for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays showing in a line chart form the standby times for each run, including conductors. Shows starting and finishing time of each standby shift.In the top right hand corner " BTPS 812" in black ink.trams, tramways, rosters, crews, stand by, ballarat, timetables

Consists of formation history, track and route dates, operator, SEC takeover and route lengths. Three pages of statistics - Income, Expenditure and loss 1935 to 1936, - includes car miles., operational statistics, expenditure breakdown of the SEC era. The last three years of operational statistics have been filled in by hand. Probably prepared late 1960's by Les Denmead (assumption here - See Reg item 3289 and 3483 for Bendigo version)Yields historical notes and statistics on the Geelong Tramway system - the statistical information being the most important. Shows the financial situation of the Geelong system was never satisfactory.Four sets - original and three copies - foolscap typed documents, five pages each, titled "Geelong Tramways Early History". 'BTPS 402" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, geelong, sec, mesco, history, statistics

Notes give history of the SEC's operation of the tramway, the reconditioning, their condition, lack of capital expenditure, rolling stock and track age, possible abandonment, but finally, we must solider on. Appears to have been written for staff and explain the lack of capital expenditure on the system, but we must continue to run a safe and reliable system.Yields a information about the history of the SEC in Bendigo. Almost apologetic in its tone in not spending enough money on the tramway system. Gives notes about the overall engineering status of the system.Typed statements (1 to 11) on two foolscap sheets, carbon copy, titled "Bendigo Tramway Service - Notes" about the Bendigo Tramways, the SEC's position and status. Dated 27-7-1959, with initials ACS.VMcC in top right hand corner. In top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS 405"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, maintenance, reports

Gives historical notes about the Bendigo trams, battery trams, steam, and then electric trams. Has a note about the early tracks and upgrading by the SEC, track relocation, overhead rehabilitation and rolling stock. Gives notes about acquisition of the trams ex MMTB, the Birneys and max traction trams.Yields a information about the early history of the trams in Bendigo. Gives information about the track, overhead and tramcars - 1947.Two page, typed notes on foolscap paper, titled "Bendigo Tramways", dated 10-10-1947, with initials "TT/DAS" in the top left hand corner. In top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS 406"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, mmtb, track, overhead, rolling stock