Yields information about the early use of the Ballarat horse trams and condition of the roadway - lots of rocks on the road surface. Also shows an all male loading of passengers.Black and White copy photograph of a State Library of South Australia SLSA B34585 of an well loaded, only male passengers on a Ballaarat Horse Tram - Grenville and Sturt St. Two horse with many men, Wilson's Bucks Head Hotel in background. Condition of the road surface very rough - can't see the rails. Photo taken in early days, as no modesty boards on upper deck - say 1887. Possibly a trial trip. Collected by Alan Bradley from the State Library of South Australia early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 28.tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, bucks head hotel, horse tram

Black and White copy photograph of a Gold Museum photograph - of the removal of the old horse tram rails in Sturt St as part of the work to install new rails for the electric trams. Shows the nature of the rails, the workmen and onlookers. Original photograph (not in book) has a handwritten note "Removing the old horse tramrails prior to the running of the electric trams in Sturt St West" Has some pins hole showing in the original print. c1905. In the background are Hall bootmakers shop and other shops near the western end of Sturt St.. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Gold Museum early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 36. Hi Res scan added 16-12-2015.tramways, trams, sturt st, electrification, horse trams, trackwork

Yields historical notes about the method of track construction in Bendigo, the poor condition of the rails at the time of the report and the need to do work at Charing Cross.Typed foolscap sheet note or report titled "Bendigo Tramways - Tracks". Gives notes on the track construction methods of ESCo and reconstruction by the SEC. In the section titled 'Present Condition of Tracks". Note says need to obtain photographs and comments as for Ballarat. Also mentions that the CRB is anxious to re-deck the bridge running under Charing Cross - written date? Probably written for a report into the tramways by the SEC as part of a recommendation to close them. Appears to have been written in Ballarat, no mention of Geelong, so assume sometime in the 1960's.'BTPS 410" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, esco, history, track, charing cross

Has strong association with the event of laying the track across Wendouree Parade during Nov. 1975, an essential task to enable the re-opening of the tramway by the BTPS.Black and white photograph of rails being laid to cross Wendouree Parade to access the new BTPS depot access track. Excavation done. Date of photographs late November 1974. Depot Junction in background. BTPS Annual report states that site work began 22/11/1974. Has date stamp of "8.1.75" on rear of photograph. .1 - prior to first main curve rail being positioned using a crane. .2 - after first curved rail laid - see also Reg Item 1633. See also Reg Item 1633 for another photograph on the same day.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, track laying, depot junction

Yields information about the transportation of horse tram No. 1 for display elsewhere.Series of two colour prints by Carolyn Dean of the offloading of cable tram No. 1 after being displayed at the Central Highlands Historical Association fair on 9 October 1994. See 1994 - 1995 Annual report for the use of one of these photographs. .1 - just about to reach the tram rails again .2 - as it arrived on the truck. Printed on Kodak paper For additional photographs see Reg Item 4124.1 to 4124.6On rear in ink "9.10.94, C. Dean"btm, horse tram, chha, wendouree parade, tram 1

Yields information about the removal of the tram track and consequences of poor practices that led to the injury of a person.Photocopy of an article in The Courier, 10-2-1972, titled "Man Injured", regarding the injury of James Wood of Wendouree, when a rail partially slipped from the crane and trapping him during the removal of the rails at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St corner the previous day. Has a photo of the ambulance vehicle and people looking on..trams, tramways, closure, demolition, track removal, sturt st

Clipping from SEC News Feb 1987, page 8, titled "Old No. 11 is back on the rails", reporting on the recommissioning of Birney No. 11 in Bendigo. Has a photo of No. 11 breaking the ribbon after leaving the depot.birney, bendigo, commissioning

Provides details of the rails used by the SEC and ESCo in Ballarat.Yields information about the rails used by the SEC.Heavy cardboard folder with advertisement for Yeaston yeast tablets on outside of both covers, containing eight SEC drawings, Ballarat Branch, of rail cross sections and dimensions. Secured into binder with metal folding clips. Cannot be removed without dismantling the folder. Brown tape covers the edge of the folders and the centre. Rail size Drg No. Date 1. 70lb Tee BA6756 23/3/1953 2. 80lb Tee BA6748 27/6/1951 BHP Section 801 3. 80lb Tee BA6755 18/3/1953 BHP Section 803 4. 83lb Tram BA6759 8/4/1953 Has been taped together at about 3/4 length. 5. 87lb Tram BA6760 9/4/1953 6. 90lb Tram BA6758 31/3/1953 7. 90lb Tram BA6746A 29/7/1955 BSS No. 1 Rail 8. 96lb Tram BA6761 21/4/1953 1c rail Drawings all finally signed off 3/8/1955 by Ballarat Branch Manager, H. W. Linaker.tramways, trackwork, rails, yeaston

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958. Has slide No. "5" stamped in black in top corner. Photo of the SEC Ballarat Ford welding truck, at the intersection of Macarthur St and Wendouree Parade, View Point Junction. Note tram stop signage. Three SEC workers in view, with road signage set up and truck connected to the overhead for welding work. Note bicycle leaning against truck. Welder - Weld For high resolution scan see btm2864.tif See Reg Item 7700 for another photo of the truck in the Power Station yard. "Drummond St. and View Point Junction Ballarat" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, rails, welding, trucks

Yields information about the type and presentation of books or information folders that were sent to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria about tramway products available on the market and the company the produced them.Folder with 24 pages of advertising pamphlets bound into it with two metal clip binders advertising products available from the Railway Track-Work Company and titled ""Railway Track Equipment - Track Grinding Machines, Welding and Bonding Machines - Bonds, Welding Steel, Grinding Wheels and Blocks". Has brochures or pamphlets for: . The Universal Rotary Track Grinder . Reciprocating Track Grinder . The Atlas Rail Grinder . The Ajax Electric Arc welders .Vertical Rail Lifter . The Jackson Electric Tie Tamper. Generally the lead page of each pamphlet has been imaged. Provides a description of each item, along with method of operation and parts listing generally. The folder has on a number of pages and the back cover, a sticker from Frank R. Perrot (Now Perrot and Adams Ltd), Machinery Merchant of 394 Kent St Sydney. Railway Track-work Company , Clementine, Thompson and Mercer Sts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. For a full scan of the document see the hi res file.Numerous: Front cover sticky label "1620" in top left hand corner, "Mr Pringle" on front cover and stamp with words "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 10" in ink on front cover. Inside front cover has a pencil note, behind the crease in the bottom right hand corner. On the first pamphlet "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 10" in ink on top right hand corner. On parts page for the Reciprocating Track Grinder has the "Perrot and Adam Ltd" company stamp.trams, tramways, trackwork, equipment, rails

Yields information about the way work was authorised by the SEC in Ballarat and how costs were then charged and recorded. Demonstrates that the ESCo steel poles were not earth to the tramway rails.Single sheet, foolscap form, pre-printed and given running number 766, titled "Local Authority to Proceed - Departmental", sent to the Tramway's Inspector, dated 30/5/39 for the earthing of steel poles to tram rails - and costs and materials used (on page 2) for the work.Has been filled in using ink and penciltrams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire, poles

Yields information about newspaper articles about the problem of cyclists and the tramway rails at depot junction.Two sheets from The Ballarat Courier, regarding issues with the tram tracks at Depot junction and cyclists. .1 - Front page with headline "Tram track rider woes" of The Courier, Ballarat, 19/3/2011 written by Kim Stephens, photo Dominic O'Brien, and on page 2, GP Phillip Dover who was injured after falling off his bicycle. Page 3 - The Courier, 22/3/2011 - "I have the answer", about Kelvin England with a suggestion of a rubber tube in the flangeway, including a photograph. Article by Pat Nolan, Photo Lachlan Bence. depot junction, cyclists

Photocopy of a four page document, onto two A3 sheets, titled "Tramway Construction and Equipment", produced by Duncan and Fraser, c1887 as it notes Ballarat's horse tramways . Promotion document detailing Duncan and Fraser's premises, Adelaide, track, economics, horse tramcars, depots, horses, rails, sleepers and tram route.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, duncan fraser, ballarat

Yields information about rails and demonstrates the type of rail used in tramways.Section of flanged tramway rail - saw cut from rail, finished and stamped "102" along the foot of the rail. Shows saw cuts.102trams, tramways, rail, rail section, btm, ballarat tramways

Yields information about the Phoenix foundry and tramway crossing in Sturt St in 1950.Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, 12/2/1950 titled "Rail Lines link with Old Phoenix Foundry", about the uncovering of the rails left in Sturt St at Armstrong St, part of the former Phoenix Foundry line - uncovered during rail replacement activities. Has a photograph showing the two exposed ends of workers replacing the rail line and gauging the track. Gives a short history of the Phoenix Foundry. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. sturt st, trackwork, phoenix foundry

Handwritten letter from Jim Goodman of 43 Jackson St Long Gully, dated 1/12/1942, to Wal Jack. Gives details of the new line to North Bendigo, issues with construction, sources of rails, timetable services on the line, colour light signals. Also has notes regarding NSW and VR steam locomotives. Letter consists of three pages on light grey ruled or line paper. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.trams, tramways, bendigo, north bendigo, timetables

Book - Foolscap size, approx. 100 pages, duplicated and bound into grey card folders, stapled and binding tape on the left hand side, titled "Structures of Permanent Way for Rail Bound Traffic", published by Krupp - Stahl AG 1981. Published by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Written by Dipl-Ing Gunter Claus, shop manager, Krupp Stahl AG Switch department. Has an index, many drawings, photographs, types of track structures, rails, turnouts, points, geometry.trams, tramways, trackwork, points, tramways, rails

Set of 6 technical data sheets, published by the British Standards Institution in 1959 / 1960 providing information about the standards for various railway products in a summary sheet form. Each sheet has been folded into 8 with the title and other sheets on the outside when folded. .1 - Sheet 3A - Flat Bottom Railway Rails, fishplates and Steel sleepers - PD 3876 - August 1960. .2 - Sheet 3B - Axles, Tyres, Solid Rolled Steel Wheels and disc wheel centres - PD3277 - December 1959 .3 - Sheet 3C - Steel billets, blooms, bars and forgings for railway rolling stock - PD 3361 - April 1959 .4 - Sheet 3D - Steel slabs, plates, sections, bars and rivets for loco boilers, locomotives, carriages and wagons - PD 3387, May 1959. .5 - Sheet 3E - Laminated springs and spring steels - PD 3365 April 1959 .6 - Sheet 3F - Helical and Volute Springs and Spring Steelstrams, tramways, steel, wheels, springs, specification, materials

Newspaper clipping from "The Weekly Review" titled "Off the Rails", noting it is nearly 60 years since Geelong trams stopped running and their passing is still mourned. Written by Kevin Norbury, features photographs of Moorabool St Geelong, Paddy and Maria McMahon, David Angus, Joan Peachy and Jim Fidge providing memories of the trams, a souvenir bell presented to the Mayor Fidge at the time of closure and details of the closure and what happened to the trams. geelong, closure

Yields information about the construction of the tramway in Ballarat from a newspaper viewpoint of 1904 and compares the construction with that of Bendigo.Photocopy of an extract and article from the Ballarat Start, Friday 16 September 1904" titled "The Electric Tramway System - What it will be in Ballarat - A revolution in street traffic". Describes the tramway system that is planned for Ballarat, including the power station, the routes, rails, gauge, overhead, tramcars, with comparison with the Bendigo system. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, ballarat a power station, opening, newspaper clippings, bendigo

Yields information about newspaper articles about the problem of cyclists and the tramway rails at depot junction.Pages 5 and 6 sheets from The Ballarat Courier, regarding issues with the tram tracks at Depot junction and cyclists, dated Wednesday 13 June 2012. Page 5 with headline "On the wrong track" of The Courier, Ballarat, 13/6/2012 written by Fiona Henderson, photo Lachlan Bence about Stephen Stewart who was injured after falling off his bicycle. depot junction, cyclists

Yields information about the track removal during early 1972 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets and the equipment used.Digital image (and copy print) of track removal at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts, Feb. 1972 with the National Mutual and other buildings in the background. Has a "dragline" type excavator, crane and truck carrying rails in the photograph. Possibly originally a Courier Photograph. See Reg Item 2214 for work at this intersection 2/2/1972. From the Victoria Collections website - sourced by Ron Scholten July 2014.trams, tramways, road works, track removal, lydiard st north

Has a strong association with Tony Smith of the MTPA who assists the BTM in its work.News paper clipping from the Herald Sun, Melbourne 3 April 2014, titled "Old Rattlers still on the rails", with a top heading of - "Tony's love affair with trams keeps alive city's history". Has a photo of Tony (Anthony) Smith of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association holding a spanner with VR 41 in the background. Gives details of Tony's work at Haddon and the conservation of Melbourne trams. Article written by Aaron Langmaid, with photo by Tim Carrafa. mtpa, melbourne, haddon, vr

Yields information about the reconstruction of horse tram No. 1.Colour print of Horse Tram No. 1 on No. 5 road, Feb. 9, 1992. Printed on Agfa paper. Photo by Lloyd Rogers. The stairs of the trams have been completed, but the hand rails are yet to be installed. High Res image added 20-8-2016.Details on photo in felt text pen - see image 2trams, tramways, btps, horse tram, reconstruction, restoration, tram 1

Yields information the appearance of the SEC tramcar No. 23, which was often decorated in 1949 and the streetscape.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of trams No. 23 in Sturt St climbing the hill enroute to Gardens. Shows how the barrier rails were arranged. In front of the tram area a number of angle parked cars. In the rear are Patersons Furniture, Taylor and Taylor Chemists, Ballarat Fish Supply, Ritzy Cafe and Grill Rooms and a book store. The tram itself is looking shabby. Photo taken 20-3-1949. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeon rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat, No. 23, in Sturt St, Ballarat 20-3-1949" and in top right hand corner Wal Jack copyright stamp with number "T99" written.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 23

Yields information about the early use of Ballarat's bogie trams and the curve from Main Rd into Barkly St on the Mt Pleasant route following track work.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 35 turning into Barkly St Mount Pleasant route from Main Road, 21-10-1951, Wal notes say testing new outside curve following renewal. Wal gives time as 3pm Sunday. Note the hotel behind the tram, rare to see this in a photograph and the young lady with a large pram. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative See Reg Item 7740 for a photograph of the work.On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 35 as special testing new outside curve (96lb rails), Main Rd into Barkly St, Ballarat East, Sunday 3pm 21st October 1951" In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with negative number "T24/PC" written in.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st, main road, trackwork, tram 35

Yields information the construction of the depot fan and access track to Wendouree Parade and has a strong association with the workers in the photograph.Black and white print of the laying out of the rails that formed the access track, taken from the level crossing looking east, mid to late 1973. Featured in the photograph are Gavin Young, ? Bounds, Geoff Cargeeg, Noel Gipps. Photo by Bob Prentice.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, trackwork

Yields information the construction of the depot fan and how it was used on open days etc.Black and white print of the laying out of the rails that the start of the depot crossover between No. 2 and 3 roads, Dec 1972. Photo by Bob Prentice. No. 40 looks on. See BTPS Annual Report - 1972 - 73 list of dates.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, trackwork, tram 40

Yields information the construction of the depot fan by the BTPS and the various stages of the work.Black and white print of the laying out of the rails that the between the end of the crossover and the level crossing - Bob Prentice Photograph, early Feb. 1973, prior to swapping the trams between tracks. Features Gavin Young, Loddington's and others. See BTPS Annual Report - 1972 - 73 list of dates.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, trackwork

Length of horse tram rail, reportedly used in Ballarat. Has been oxy cut. See \dB text\Archive Document files\Reg item 4700\Horse tram rail1.doc for notes on the time of acquisition and a copy of an email from Alan Bradley concerning this rail. Also printed versions with the worksheet.trams, tramways, horse trams, rails