In 1868, with the laying of the foundation stone, a time capsule was placed containing four newspapers of the day (Saturday 25 January, 1868 - The Age, The Argus, The Sun and The Telegraph: St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian), the first Annual report of the Victorian Asylum and School for the Blind (1867), 11 coins from the Victorian regency and an illustration of the proposed building at St Kilda Road. An undated note also describes a piece of parchment in the time capsule, which contained a list of names of committee members and relevant people involved in the construction of the building, such as Crouch & Wilson; however no image of this has been located. In 1991, this time capsule was opened as part of 125 year celebrations and the contents were put on display. The capsule was the size of a house brick and buried underneath the foundation stone. It was made of metal and had to be sawn open to reveal the contents. These images are of the items found inside the time capsule. Additionally there are low res images of these items plus some photographs taken on the day: Brian Howe, Minister for Health, holds the time capsule whilst Trent Willard and Janice Johns, current RVIB students, stand by during the raising ceremony; Miss Molly Miller, the oldest surviving student, and Mr Percy Raufer, great grand nephew of Mary-Ann Raufer who was pupil number 6 and enrolled in the school in January 29th, 1866 look at the items found in the time capsule. In 2005 a new time capsule was buried, including an electronic copy of the 1867 report and drawing of St Kilda Road from the 1868 time capsule.Photographs and scans of items found inside the time capsuleroyal victorian institute for the blind, brian howe, trent willard, janice johns, molly miller, percy raufer, time capsule

The former tramway/railway level crossing at this station was removed during 2023 by lowering the railway line in a trench. The roadway opened on 15 July 2023 (Press Release from the State Government - see media file), and https://tdu.to/m/288561/re-glen-huntly?insearch=1 for a report and photo by Brian Weedon of the new tram stop. The new station opened on 31/7/2023.Yields information about the new Glen Huntly station and the level crossing removal.A5 full colour pamphlet titled "Sey hello to your nrew Glen Huntly Station"railways, tramways, glen huntly road, level crossing

Photographs show the ASEA built control equipment of a Z class tram. 1 - Drivers control stand showing the foot pedals and switches with the ASEA and Comeng names on the panel. 2 - the driver's controller with the cover removed showing the various parts and linkages - photographed at the factory. 3 - Tramiac control cabinet with a technician showing one of the components or cards - see item 6140 for more details.Provides information and detail about the Z class driver's control equipment.Set of three black and white photographsHas MMTB stamp and stamp of R T Grigg of NZ. on rear.trams, tramways, new trams, comeng, z class, asea, controllers, mmtb

Report by the Victorian Parliamentary Public Works Committee on "The Plenty Road, Preston, Tramway Extension Inquiry" - 1967. The inquiry examined the MMTB's proposal to extend the East Preston line 0.7miles or 1.3km. The Committee took evidence from the MMTB, bus operators, the Victorian Railways, residents, La Trobe University, Preston City Council and others. The Committee recommended against the proposal. The report lists those members of Parliament involved. The line was subsequently extended by 1.2 kilometres from Tyler Street to Boldrewood Parade during 1983 and subsequently to Bundoora. Demonstrates the method of holding parliamentary inquiries into new tram lines.Document - report - 9 pages stapled in top left-hand corner, printed with a spirit duplicator.tramways, parliament, new lines, east preston, inquiries, bundoora, plenty road

Newletter published by National Express Melbourne, the operators of M>Tram, M>Train and V/line at the time. Gives details of their companies branding, "Moving Melbourne" for trams and trains, the visit of driver Hugh Waldron to the UK and driving trams in Birmingham, visit of Melbourne staff to Siemens to see the new trams being built for Melbourne and a Q&A, railway news and listing of new staff. Yields information about National Express in Melbourne and their work at the time.Newsletter - 12 pages, full colour centre stapled, printed on gloss paper.national express, hugh waldron, newsletters, tramways, new trams, combino, germany, siemens, railways, branding

Report by Hugh Waldron, Senior Driver Kew Depot on his trip to Birmingham, London, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Hannover, Postsdam and Freiburg July/August 2000 to Bernie Carolan Operations Director Swanston Trams and Bayside trains. Details his visit, and his remarks on passenger information displays, doors, access, combino trams, seating, vandalism, video screens, and the use of the larger Combinio trams on route 69.Yields information about Hugh Waldon's visit to Europe in 2000Report - four pages, stapled in top left hand corner.national express, hugh waldron, tramways, new trams, combino, germany, siemens, overseas tours, swanston trams

Drawing - "High Street tram terminus at Malvern Road City of Stonnington Traffic Signal Model", drawing No. 6607-01. Shows the proposed layout of traffic markings, traffic signals etc for the new platform stop at High St and Malvern Road, Glen Iris. Prepared by vicroads 2006.Yields information about proposals for the Glen Iris terminus 2006A3 sheet printed in colourtramways, high st, malvern road, traffic control, platform stops, glen iris, route 6

Poster -"Welcome aboard your new look Yarra Trams" showing an artist impression of the proposed livery design scheduled to be implemented from 2010. Tram Z2 113 - not know if this tram was actually painted in this livery. The tram was withdrawn from service during 2015.Demonstrates and artists impression of a Yarra trams colour scheme or livery.A3 size sheet printed in full colour.tramways, tramcars, z2 class, tram 113, artist impression, livery, yarra trams

The photograph, by an MMTB photographer, shows W7 1012 and AEC Mark VI bus No. 751. The photo appeared on the front page of MMTB News March 1965 (Vol 2, No. 3). The bus was new at the time. Item 4614 shows this bus in storage by April 1983. The tram was still in service in 2007.Yields information about W7 class trams and at the new a new Mark VI bus.Postcard - full colour, divided back.Has MMTB stamp on rear.tramways, buses, tram 1012, bus 751, w7 class, route 90, mmtb buses, aec, aec mk.vi class, trams

Photo of the front of the "new shed" or the northern part of Malvern Tram depot with Z and W class trams in the view.Yields information about Malvern Depot in 1994.Colour photograph printed on Kodak paper.melbourne, tramways, tramcars, malvern depot, z class trams

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

Issued by Yarra Trams/MetroLink Victoria as part of the transition from Government to private operation. Dated 20/7/1999. Notes the offers for employment will be finalised by 23/7. Provides notes on "new customer-friendly tram stops" On the second sheet provides questions and answers about the transition and in particular the MetroLink management. This name did not continue in documentation for long.Yields information about the transition from Government to private operation and in particular the name MetroLink.A4 newsletter, double sided printed.yarra trams, metrolink, privatisation, staff, tram stops

The report, undated, by the Australian Electric Traction Association into the provision of tram services for the proposed Docklands redevelopment, mid-1990s. Makes recommendations regarding new tramways, interchanges and services. Signed by Hugh Waldron, W Kingsley, P Brownbill, S Vine and N Gipps.Yields information about the early 1990s proposal to develop Melbourne Docklands with new tramways.Report - 4 A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, aeta, docklands, new tramways

In 1991, the Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) produced 7 different options to provide public transport to the Doncaster area. See reference for background to the proposals. Six of the seven options have been found and collected. Each option provides a summary, costing based in a scope of works. The Options were: 1 - Light Rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 2 - Light rail to Mitcham Road/Springvale Road 3 - High-performance train to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Victoria Park station Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 4 - Heavy rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway to Bulleen Road and underground to Shoppingtown 5 - Heavy Rail to Blackburn Road/George St East Doncaster 7 - Extension of the Camberwell Tram (72) along Burke Road from Cotham Road to Doncaster Road. Out of all the studies, nothing happened.Yields information about the early 1990s proposal to provide public transport to the Doncaster area.Set of 6 reports or options printed on A4 paper, stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, aeta, new tramways, doncaster, railways, light rail

Yarra Trams has employed a small team of security staff in an attempt to improve network safety.Digital image of a newspaper clipping from the Age titled: "New team on trams hopes to keep your safety on track"tramways, safety

Story is about Gabrielle Hartley, a TV actress purchase of W2 599 and repurposing it into a cottage while their house is being built. Located at Myrrhee, converted into a three-room cottage. Has interior photos and one exterior photo. Also has details of her working career.Yields information about tram 599 and its repurpose at a cottagePages 8 & 9 from the 8/9/1979 issue of New Idea magazine.tramways, new idea, scrapped trams, repurposed trams, tram 599, gabrielle hartly

Provided by Alstom / Department of Transport upon visiting their part full size mock-up at Tullamarine. Shows the proposed layout of the body externally.Yields information about the proposed G class tram.Cardboard, punched out, folding model tram - Melbourne G class tram No. 7001, has details of the tram on the base. Showing route 59.new trams, g class, models

Set of two issues of Kew Depot News Vol 2 Issue 3 - April 1996 - notes City Spencer Destination issues, pool table, rosters, tickets, bad flats on trams, uniforms, refresher training and soccer club matches. Vol 2, issue 5 - August 1997 - four pages - disputes, heaters on trams, budget cuts, running into depot, tram faults, rosters, amenities, new conductors, soccer.Demonstrates a set of two Union produced depot newsletters.Set of two magazines - Kew Depot News - printed and finished to A4 size.tramways, kew depot, unions, disputes, issues, depots

Contains full colour photographs of Melbourne trams in other locations such as Edmonton, Auckland, Christchurch, Seattle, Memphis, New Orleans, San Francisco, Denmark, San Jose, and Dallas. Also contains photographs of Adelaide, Brooks Oregon, Kennebunkport, Okayama, Demonstrates production of calendars featuring tram photographs, containing many historic photographs and Melbourne Ws in overseas places.Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 28 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2009" with a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use.tramways, melbourne, adelaide, san francsico, w2 class, sw 6 class, edmondton, denmark

Contains full colour photographs of Australian & New Zealand trams - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Hobart, Dunedin, Christchurch Trolley bus, Brisbane. Includes photos of trams that visited Melbourne - Porto 018, Lisbon C008, and Adelaide Flexity 111 on test at Preston Workshops. Also includes a photo of two of C2 class trams, in their Bumblebee livery/Demonstrates production of calendars featuring tram photographs, with photographs of trams on test in Melbourne.Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 28 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2010" with a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use.tramways, melbourne, adelaide, sydney, dunedin, christchurch, brisbane, hobart, c2 class

Contains full colour photographs of Australian and New Zealand - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Bendigo, Brisbane, Ballarat, Bendigo, Launceston, Fremantle, Perth, Christchurch, Victor Harbor, Demonstrates production of calendars featuring Australian tram photographsWall Calendar - heavy card covers, 28 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams - 2013" with a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use.tramways, melbourne, adelaide, sydney, brisbane, bendigo, ballarat, perth, launceston, christchurch

Collection of newspaper clippings pasted into the scrapbook by the donor. Covers the period 1979 to 1990 when the Melbourne tram system underwent large changes. All from The Herald Sun or The Sun, unless noted otherwise. Contains the following cuttings: 1 - New tram link proves popular - Progress Print 12/12/1979 2 - Extension for tram? Standard 28/11/1979 3 - Ban trams from mall call - Herald - 14/12/1979 4 - Its war on tram yobbos - Sun 25/4/1980 5 - A bus drivers' dream sale 6 - Art lovers in transport of delight - The Bulletin 3/4/1979 7 - Your turn: Our Red cars are gone and all but forgotten - Los Angeles Herald Examiner 21/6/1978 8 - Push for tram line - Eastern Standard - 3/12/1980 9 - Photo of the opening of Bundoora line - 19/5/1983 10 - From cable cars to electric trams - Reg Baird - City Extra 13/11/1985 11 - Louie fears he'll soon be history - Sun 12/11/1985 12 - The first tram rolls unofficially of course - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 13 - Then and now - Board looks back to 1916 - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 14 - Blockade - trams buses choke city - 20/7/1987 15 - What a clangers - Tranquil city of trammies, and a City of the Rails - 21/7/1984 16 - Trammies on the buses - 24/7/1984 17 - A tram voted a winner - Progress Press 17/10/1984 18 - A class trams - Eastern Standard 23/10/1984 19 - Danton Carson - ex cable trammie - 12/11/1985 20 - Tram line upgrade - 10/9/1985 21 - Launch of B1 2001 - 16/11/1984 22 - Home built from trams - Progress Press - 9/11/1983 23 - A shortcut on the Brunswick line - Malcolm tram on Miller St bridge - 22/8/1985 24 - Stone and brick and cable tram - The Age 2/11/1985 25 - Danton Carson article by Lahey at Large - The Age 9/11/1985 26 - Why not a City tram loop? - 21/11/1986 27 - tram route ruling angers commuters - (route 82) - 4/1/1986 28 - History back on the tracks - photo o W1 612 - 3/8/1987 29 - The last number 77 - The Age 8/1/1986 30 - Art on wheels (tram 336) - Progress Press 10/12/1986 31 - Ban on Trams - Kew Depot - Progress Press 10/12/1986 32 - The Ghosts of Brisbane Past - Brisbane Courier Mail - 9/10/1987 33 - Trammies had to be tough in the days of cable cars - The Herald - 11/11/1985 34 - Catch a vintage tram at Bylands - 11/11/1985 35 - Aboard the trams home - 26/8/1987 36 - The end of the line for a private tram fleet - 28/3/1989 37 - Jim's tram plan clangs to a halt 38 - Red nose trams in a class of their own 39 - PTC Statewide Open Day - 17/10/1991 40 - Trams a vital part of city's transport - 18/5/1988 41 - Fun tram just the ticket -15/3/1988 42 - Desire is a streetcar for Jim, a collector obsessed 0 8/3/1988 43 - Tram crash 31 hurt - 7/2/1989 44 - Tramway exhibition to roll - Progrss Report - 18/10/1989 45 - Business on the right line - Restaurant tram - 30/10/1989 46 - Experience the 'real' tram museum on a shaky ride - 17/6/1989 47 - The start of electric trams - progress press 18/10/1989 48 - Trams Back - fights erupt as trammies vote - 2/2/1990 49 - Tram row legacy to linger on - 2/2/1990 50 - Trams back, but travelers aren't - Progress Press - 14/2/1990 51 - advert by The Met - Trams operating today - 8/2/1990 52 - Trams roll - rebe;'s rage still a threat - Z33 3/2/1990 53 - An early tram catches a few passengers - Month before all trams back - 5/2/1990 Yields information about the Melbourne tram network in the 1990sScrap book - Olympic - 32 plain sheets + printed card covers, centre stapled.tramways, melbourne, newspapers, box hill, tram museums, unions, tram blockade, a class, east burwood, bundoora, cable trams, b class, route 82, route 77, danton carson, brisbane, restaurant tram, adelaide

Notice to crews about a free shuttle tram service between Port Melbourne and to Lonsdale St at Spencer St, following the opening of the Port Melbourne line. Applicable for Friday 18/12/1987 and Saturday 19/12. Services between East Brunswick and Port Melbourne commenced on Sunday 20/12/1987. Signed by Dennis Griffiths Manger tram operations western.Yields information about the opening of the Port Melbourne line in 1987.A4 sheet - Notice No. D 5042tramcars, tramways, port melbourne, opening, new tramway, free tram

Set of Notices to crews associated with the opening of the Port Melbourne Light Rail Line, following its conversion from a Heavy rail line. Signed by Dennis Griffiths, Manager Tram Operations - Western. C5043 - gives details of the route, tram stops, route numbers, traffic signals and T lights, running times, toilet facilites, time clocks and track telephones. Dated 16/12/1987 C5044 - details the new types of automatic points at Flinders and Spencer Sts and Clarendon and Whiteman streets - their operation, associated signals and a layout plan. Dated 22/12/1987 C5046 - Installation of automatic points - Whiteman St Y Junction - later known as Port Junction - St Kilda - Port Melbourne lines - dated 22/12/1987 Interoffice memo to Conductors - Preston and North Fitzroy depot routes - regarding section points on the Port Melbourne and St Kilda light rail routes. Dated 25/6/1987 - signed by Ray Stock, Manger Revenue Systems.Yields information about the opening of the Port Melbourne line in 1987.Set of 7 A4 sheets stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, port melbourne, opening, new tramway, points, operations, fares, signals

The document details the tender conditions, specification, schedules for both the vehicle and tender - for a "4-5 Ton Chassis for motor bus breakdown truck". Notes that the existing truck's crane and towing gear would be removed from the existing truck and fitted to this new vehicle. Tenders were to close on 2/7/1945.Yields information about the MMTB breakdown truck for buses.Document - 3 Foolscap sheets - duplicated, stapled in top left hand corner.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, workshops, buses, breakdowns

Colour slide of a new Z class tram at Preston workshops on stands being fitted out. TMSV duplicate slide - MP175.Yields information about PCC car 1041, a prototype all electric tramcar Kodachrome colour slides, duplicate cardboard mount.tramways, z class, new tram, preston workshops

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

Two pamphlets, both dated August 1980 introducing the Metro Card - applicable from 1/8/1980 - introduction of new fares. Both have Ministry of Transport logo at the base of the first sheet. .1 - "How to Save Fares with MMTB" - 8 page centre stapled with a sketch of Z77 and a Volvo bus on the front cover, giving description of the Metro Card, and other tickets available on the MMTB including concession travel. 2nd copy added 14-5-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig. .2 - "How to Save Fares with VicRail" - 12 pages with a fold out rear sheet - with a sketch silver Hitachi train on the front cover giving description of the Metro Card, other tickets, discounts, country tickets, students, concession tickets, zones for the various stations and map showing car parking. Has a VicRail logo at the base. Printed by the Victorian Railways - VR Print 1350-80.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, vr, vicrail, tickets, fares, metrocard

Fold out pamphlet - 8 sections, titled "The new Train, Tram and Bus Ticket system made Simple (Almost)", explaining the new fare zone system - Central, Zones 1 to 3, with maps, explanations how it works, and the various travel cards issued by the Tramways Board and private buses and Vic Rail. Provides fare details of Travelcards, with pictures of them, rail singles, tram concessions, and rail weekly. Dated for introduction on 4/10, does not provide a year - see Reg Item 1645 for year - 1981. 2nd copy added 16-6-2015.trams, tramways, map, mmtb, vicrail, tickets, fares