Postcard featuring Y class tram 469 turning from William Street into La Trobe Street during the 1985 cable car celebrations. Tram showing destination of Football. Flagstaff station was under construction at the time. Photo by Earl Ewers. Postcard produced by Association of Railway Enthusiasts ARE No. 10/06. Has Railcard copyright and phone number of rear, ARE shop details and hours, space for small message, address and stamp. This tram is on display at the Museum's Hawthorn Depot - see reference.Yields information about Y class trams and the intersection of William and Latrobe Streets.Postcard - Tram Y 469 - La Trobe St 1985 - produced by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts.trams, tramcars, y class tram, tram 469, william street, la trobe street, are

Postcard Bourke St looking east from about Queens St towards Parliament House. Has six W class trams in the view, including W7 1026 (East Preston Route 88). Photo prior to the construction of the Bourke St Mall which commenced in 1978. Possibly mid 1960s. Has the State Savings Bank of Victoria, London Stores, Leviathon, Duncklings, Coles stores and the Odeon Theatre in the view. National View by Murfett Card number 1084-4.Yields information about a busy Bourke Street Melbourne during the 1960s.Postcard colour - Bourke St looking east from near Queen Street - National View - Murfett publishingtrams, tramways, w7 class tram, tram 1026, bourke street

Copy negative of a photograph of Flinders St station building, at Swanston St with two W class trams crossing Flinders St, a cable tram in Flinders St and a horse drawn cab. The Station is advertising Dried Fruits Week and Pasteurised Milk is "Safe" Milk. The top of the negative has written in ink "Flinders St Stn Melbne 4-9-26" . The Swanston cable tram was replaced by an electric tram in Jan. 1926 and Flinders St cable trams during 1927.Yields information about Flinders St station during 1926.Copy negative of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, flinders st station, flinders st, swanston st, w class, cable trams, milk, dried fruit

Rose Series postcard No. P 4287, titled "Looking across Princes Bridge to St Kilda Road, Melbourne" taken from the Flinders St station clocktower. The photo looks down to the Shrine of Remembrance. Has two W2 class trams in St Kilda Road, a W2 in City Road, and a Maximum Traction type C or E class tramcar at the Batman Ave terminus. Includes some horse-drawn vehicles and possibly an overhead tower truck at the intersection with City Road. Yields information about St Kilda Road mid to late 1930sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.trams, tramways, w2 class, swanston st, batman ave, st kilda road, shrine of remembrance

Titled "Metropolitan Tram Network" published by Public Transport Corporation with a drawing of an A class tram on the cover along with a The Met logo. Provides information in map form on each tram route in a large print format, contact numbers and some general information as a disability service. Gives details of Met customers services, office hours and Legend. See also item 1181 and 6000 for other examples. Possibly late 1980s as the Port Melbourne and St Kilda Light rail lines are detailed.Demonstrates the provision of information about Melbourne's tram routes at the time.Book - wire bound, 34 pages + card covers.tramways, ptc, the met, maps, disability services, tram routes, routes

Valentine's postcard titled "Swanston Street, Melbourne", Number V1, looking north from south of Flinders Street. A W2 class tram with dash canopy lighting bound for East Bright on Route 64 is at the Flinders Street tram stop in Swanston Street. There are people standing in the north bound safety zone. Has Young & Jacksons Hotel advertising Protex and shows at the Tivoli Theatre. In the background is a sign for Aspro on the Nicholas Building. To the right is part of the awning leading into the Princes Bridge Railway Station.Yields information about Swanston Street during the 1940s.Postcard - printed, unused, Valentine Seriestrams, tramways, swanston st, princes bridge station, flinders street, flinders st, w2 class, route 64

Article written by Garry Jones and photo by Norman Brown, titled "Guess how they spent last night", "They road a tram for 84 Miles" describes a TMSV arranged, all-night tram tour. Has a photo of some of the participants standing alongside Y class tram No. 469. Describes the tour group, where they stopped for food and their trip. The page includes notes on counterfeit $10 dollar notes, armored cars after a TAB robbery, and bush fire relief funds for Tasmania.Yields information about an all-night tour by the TMSV in 1967.Page 5 and 6 from The Herald, 11/2/1967.tramways, timetable, tours, tmsv, y class, tram 469

Set of four newsletters, issued by Camberwell Depot staff: No 2 - April 1979 - looking at issues with Z class lifeguards and their effectiveness, driver training - Z and Ws, running times, a song titled mess Room" and a poem "Six Days on a Broken" - looking at the issue of working Broken shifts and "The Wattle Park Blues" by Barry Humphries dated 1974. No. 3 - May 1979 - notes on depot Committee meeting - Z class trams issues, V214, shifts, Warragul Rd cars, working at other depots, autumn leaves, defective cars, heaters, sandstorms in Swan St, 50 years of Camberwell depot No. 4 - June 1979 - change over to an all Z depot, loss of the Camberwell line from the depot, depot meeting resolutions, new rosters and shifts as a result of the change to all Z depot, training of new drivers, what to do if blocked by a motor car. No. 5 - July-August 1979 - Rosters/Transfers etc, track dispute, service cuts, depot committee, Princes Bridge and Z class trams, shifts, accidents and the polilce, running times, and workers compensation.Yields information about the effective of Z class protective bars instead of lifeguards and two poems and other issues at Camberwell Depot when it became an all Z class depot.Foolscap duplicated sheet titled "Camberwell Depot Newsletter" No. 2 tramways, newsletter, camberwell depot, lifeguards, z class trams, safety, poems, broken shifts, wattle park, barry humphries, sand, sanding equipment, princes bridge, shifts, disputes

Comprises 12 photos of Melbourne, mid to late 1930s. Produced by Rose Stereograph of Armadale. 1 - Botanical Gardens and Government House Melbourne. - 2 - The MacRobertson Fountain Melbourne - Both the Fountain and the Shrine of Remembrance were completed in 1934. Government House tower features in the background. Also note the absence of any mature trees. See reference - completed 1934. 3 - Flinders Street Railway Station with a "W" class tram in Flinders Street and "Y" class tram in Swanston Street in the view 4 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south with the Queen Victoria Gardens in the left of the photo. 5 - Collins Street Melbourne - Showing the Regent Theatre, Manchester Unity Building and the Town Hall. 6 - Princes Bridge and city Skyline Melbourne - Shows; Princes Bridge, Yarra River, Excursion Ferry, Princes Walk, Flinders Street Railway Station, the Nicholas and Manchester Unity Buildings in Swanston Street and the Sargood Gardner building in Flinders Street. 7 - The Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - 8 - The Cathedral Corner Melbourne - shows; Young & Jacksons Hotel, St Paul's Cathedral, The Gas & Fuel building, Ball & Walsh Department store and The State Theatre plus several "w" class trams in Swanston Street. 9 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from Nolan Street. Note trees still present at the entrance area to the Shrine of Remembrance. 10 - Looking across Princes Bridge to St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from the roof of the Nicolas Building showing; Princes Bridge, St. Kilda Road, The Shrine of Remembrance and the Victoria Barracks in the distance. 11 - Parliament House Melbourne - in Spring Street 12 - Captain Cook's Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - Erected in the gardens in 1934. Yields information about Melbourne city views and new attractions mid 1930s. Paper envelope folder with 6 photos on each side of a foldout section titled "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" melbourne, photo folders, postcards

Image shows a newspaper photo of the new W Class 284 tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from railyards. This tram body was built in Adelaide.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of MMTB Tram W 284 being delivered by horse drawn jinker from railway yards. The tram was built in Adelaide.tramways, trams, w class trams, tram 284, horse drawn jinker

Set of two Newspaper clippings from The Courier, Ballarat, 8 July 2021 .1 - titled "Congratulations to the Ballarat Tramway Museum on receiving $1.2m from the Andrews Government for track replacement.". Item sponsored by Juliana Addison MP. Has a photo of 10 people alongside Geelong No. 2 at the time of the announcement. .2 - "First Nations Art on the move" - featuring a photo of a B class tram, by Deanne Gilson (local Ballarat artist) and Thomas Marks. Photo by James Morgan.art work, transporting art, b class

Copy photograph of a small photograph contained within item Reg. No. 587. Photograph is of an M class tram ex Melbourne, sitting on a railway truck within Ballarat Railway yards, prior to unloading. Caption on 587 says "Melbourne No. 112 arrives at Ballarat Railway Stn". However Kings,"The Ballarat Tramways" and "Destination City", say No. 112 did not come to Ballarat. Kings p36 gives dates as May or June 1930. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011trams, tramways, ballarat, new trams, m class, railway station

Poster - A3 size on a plasticized rubber? backed of the colour scheme for M>Tram, Swanston Trams new livery for Z class trams and saying that this tram had been refurbished. Has details of the key features of the refurbishment. Has tram 200 on the side of the tram, but Vicsig has a photo of tram 200 in 2004 in The Met colour scheme with the Met logos covered. VicSig.net accessed 9/7/2019 states that Z3 185 was the first tram to receive the livery early 2002.trams, tramways, m>tram, livery, swanston trams, national express, overhauls

Framed Photograph of the HTT staff c1918 sitting in front of the first four roads of the depot. Includes salaried staff and uniformed crews. The second tram from the left is a "P Class" tram fitted with a circular destination roll rather than the Malvern type on the other trams. Has on the rear a framers stamp - Framed and Hung, 250 Warragul Road Burwood - see image htd2978i3 No manufacturer details on rear - donation ex Ron Scholten? For an unframed image see Reg Item 121.trams, tramways, htt, staff, group photo, hawthorn, hawthorn depot, crews, uniforms

Book of forms titled "Transportation of Cars" printed with brown card covers, stapled on the left hand side, with white, pink and blue copies for providing advice to Preston Workshop of the tramcars being sent to the workshop and the defect to be attended to. Has the tram car number, depot, date, signature etc. Used by North Fitzroy depot, the first to have Z class trams. First use was for Z1. Each form has been handwritten using carbon paper or ink.Has various notes on the front cover about times, etc.trams, tramways, tramcars, z class, north fitzroy depot, maintenance, preston workshops, rolling stock

Two page foolscap document stapled in the top left hand corner, photocopied titled "New Trams for Melbourne", draft document? as it has a number changes in pencil to the text. Dated 30/4/1975. Gives details of the Z class trams, equipment, safety features, dimensions and details of builder and suppliers. See also Reg Item for the 2258 for a document headed "Press Release". See Reg Item 86 for the newspaper item for the launch of the tram on 30/4/1975.trams, tramways, z class, launch, press release, new trams, tram 1

Newspaper clipping from Beat magazine about Justin Hazelwood and his music / CD / "The Bedroom Philosopher", dated 29/9/2010. The cover has a colour photo of Justin in a tramway uniform standing in front of a W class tram at Docklands. Page 26 - an article written by Leigh Salter, along with a photo of Justin, about the presentations of his music and others on their "Live On the Tracks" tram performance. Includes an interview with Justin. See Reg 789 for the poster and 1289 for the CD itself.trams, tramways, route 86, theatre, music, northcote

A4 photocopied sheet prepared for the use of W class trams fitted with blinds, ex Sth Melb. Depot, particularly for BTM No. 671, during visit of 3 & 4/96, covers controllers, safety, motor cut outs etc. Dated 1/3/1996. Prepared by M. Drew, Senior Depot Trainer South Melbourne Depot. Has a number of hand written notes on the car, including being found in tram, its colour scheme, and destination curtain titles or list.See Above.trams, tramways, w4 class, instructions, south melbourne depot, w class

Photocopy of a two page letter to Mr. J. Halfpenny of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, dated 20/2/1990 on PTC letter head titled "Past and future manufacture and installation of modified tram doors", providing information on the a request for information providing information on the supply and installation of new doors to Z class trams, contractors, manufacturers. Problems with modification program, in house work and may require further discussions. Signed by Bruce Shaw, General Manager, Industrial Relations.Has various notations and numbers in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, preston workshops, z3 class, motors

Children's story book - 4 sections sewn into heavy card covers, with glued self end papers, 36 pages colour printed on gloss paper, titled "The Great Tram Race", written by Lowen Clarke, with illustrations by Alan Masterman-Smith. Features the story of a race between two A class trams as part of a world tramway conference organised by Sam the Tram (See Reg item 2557). The two contenders - Monique and Turbo. Includes "Sam's Tram Museum" = Hawthorn.trams, tramways, melbourne, comics, children, stories, children's books

Coin dispenser or change holder, provided for use on Z class trams - holds 6 types of coins, spring mounted equipment. Has a top entry point and a spring mounted lever that dispensed one coin at a time. Has two lugs on rear to enable it to be clipped to the conductors desk. See Reg Item 4543 for the photographs of an MTT Adelaide set up and Reg Item 4619 for the ticket clip. Two copies held. On the rear of the two items are numbers 1602 and 1614 scratched in.trams, tramways, tickets, conductors, ticket machines, coins

Instruction - 27 A4 sheets, photocopied with multiple staple holes in the top left hand corner, titled "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation" with a Metropolitan Transit Authority heading. Does a Question and Answer format. Undated, possibly c1985. Written for W class trams. 3652.1 - duplicated 20 Foolscap sheets stapled with "Tram car braking on Greasy Rails" on front cover - see Reg Item 2913. Printed most likely by the MMTB - mid 1960's.3652.1 - has "0466' in blue ink on rear sheet.trams, tramways, training, drivers, instructions, w class, mta, mmtb

Set of three Colour prints of Brunswick Depot. 27/1/2002 .1 - General view across the yard with Z3 and B class trams (appear to be 2006 and 2098) .2 - View with Z3 129 on the grinder siding and other trams in the background. Has the Depot Allocation Screen showing the location for tram 183. .3 - Looking north along Cameron St, with Z3 183 with the destination Moreland, running in. In the background is the Upfield Railway line. Photos shows the two signals in the street.On rear in ink "Brunswick Depot Melbourne 27/1/02" and (Col's 1st Aussie job) M&MTB 27/1/02"trams, tramways, brunswick depot, z3 class, b class, moreland, cameron st, signals, tram 129, tram 2006, tram 2098, tram 183

Newspaper clipping from the Age, 17 December 99, titled "On the line of duty", written by Paul Norris, based on research and content from Tram People (1999, Norris Media Productions, a 160 minute video documentary produced and directed by Norm Morris". Includes interviews with Norm Cross, Mario Sirianni, Graham Jones, along with photos of cable trams, W7 and a Z class tram. The year of the cutting - 1999 - has the letters "99" in the top left hand corner.In top left hand corner, "Friday 17 December The Age"trams, tramways, yarra trams, films, tram crews

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 16/1/2010, titled "Back to the days when trams stood still" about the 1990 Tram blockade, changing the ticketing system and industrial issues about the Conductors dispute. Quotes Jim Kennan about Scratch tickets who was the Minister at the time. Also Lou Di Gregorio, Roberto D'Andrea, and Marin Cikes. Has a photo of D class tram with Roberto D'Andrea, Helen Said, Marin Cikes, Eddie Tuncer and Joe Pitisano.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, conductors, unions, tram blockade, scratch tickets

Black and White photographs of Bill Evans (as noted on a sheet of paper in the envelope in which the photo was contained) holding a model of a Z class trams photographed next to Z 50. One of the equipment doors has been opened which may relate to the person. Photo may have been taken at Preston Workshops. Note on the sheet of paper with the photograph is 157-7 - Bill Evans & 50-50 Photo date related to Reg Item 6056 - early 1977?Has the Keith Kings photo stamp on the rear, but no number or details.trams, tramways, z class, models, tram 50

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c Has a bus, silver train and a Z class tram on the cover. On bottom of outside cover, "No. 5 1976"On front cover in ink "5" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33 " along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

.1 - Printed and folded card to give a ticket holder or wallet, with the title "Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium", at Stop 124, with Yarra Trams and PTV logos. Includes a reference to the new E class trams, "Catch the new attraction on Route 96". Has various cartoon images of sea creatures on a blue back ground. .2 - as for above, but brown background advertising the Melbourne Museum at Stop 12. Has images of the Museum. .2 - added 20/11/2015trams, tramways, yarra trams, route 96, tickets, melbourne museum, museums

Plastic laminated poster titled "Tramways 1885 - 1985" featuring drawings of cable tram set with a bogie trailer (472), horse drawn tram black and white drawings of A, F, J and S class trams, though the last one printed with a Z. SW6 940, horse, U 205, W2 348, Z 223 and A 233. Has two Metropolitan Transit Authority tram tickets and an Inner Travel Card, with the MTA logo in the bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, posters, melbourne, mmtb, mta

Report, manila covers, A4 paper, white comb binder, 30 pages, 1 photograph page of Nicholson St, looking north with a Z class tram in the distance, tables of traffic timing, looking at the impact of concrete barrier kerbs laid along the eastern side of Nicholson St Fitzroy between Alexandra Parade and Victoria Parade, 12 month trial. Report dated November 1976. Includes impact on traffic and tram services. 2nd copy added 23/10/2014.Marked number "85" in top right hand corner and stamped on cover and inside cover page "Discarded from PTC Library 22 Oct 1989". 2nd copy ex AETA marked "4E13" in top right hand corner of cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, nicholson st, fitzroy, traffic control