Laminated A3 poster or sheet titled "General Scheme for Future Tramways", prepared by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts in 1998 extracted from the MMTB Annual Report for 1923. Has comments on the scheme, new lines, proposals and shows the lines proposed. Map shows cable lines, existing electric lines, tramways proposed to be abandoned (Rathdowne St), Domain Road, alternative routes, railways and railway tram routes. Includes a photo of tram 105. 2nd copy - not lamined - folded into three vertically. See also Reg Item 2089 for an original of this document.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, new track, closure, construction, routes, tram 105

Book - with sub title "Electric Tramway Rolling Stock of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", priced at $1, published by Traction Publications of P.O. Box 438, Canberra City in 1971, 3rd edition with a small corrigenda sheet. Describes Melbourne s tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover, has W7 1010 with green and black banding and price. On page 1 is a map of Melbourne tramways drawn in 1971, but showing abandoned lines as well. Page ii, inside cover, has a list of Traction Publications. Back cover has a end on photograph of SW6 940. Outside of covers is gloss paper. Corrigenda sheet - 85mm sq has been glued inside its own cover. See item 8604 for a marked up copy by Norm Cross in preparation of the 4th edition.Book - "Destination City" - card covers - 84 pages - centre stapled.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb

Plate fitted to W class trams built at Preston Workshops by the MMTBDemonstrates a MMTB Preston Workshops builders plate that were fitted to Trams built at the Workshops.Builders Plate, sign - cast brass with raised letters within two raised lines and four screw holes in each corner. Black painted background. "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramways Board Workshops Preston" Three copies held. See Reg Item 5041 for replica plate.Has on the rear in black text pen "239". Copy 2 has chalk marked "417" on rear and Copy 3 has with a label on the rear "Off W2 549 Burnt" trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramcar bodies, mmtb, new trams, w2 class, tram 459, tram 417

Shows an accident between a Pengelly tram and an AEC solid tyre truck, possibly carrying sacks of coal. Reg Item 8321 shows an accident damaged tram of the same type - tram 22Provides information on the consequences of an accident between a larger heavy truck and a Pengelly tram on 9-2-1927.Mounted Black and White photograph mounted on a grey cardboard, embossed with lines and a decorative pattern of a Geelong Pengelly type tram in collision with an AEC solid tyre truck carrying bagged materials, possibly coal. Has a photographic studio stamp in the bottom right hand corner "C. V. El??". 2nd copy held - on a black plastic copy format.In pencil written under the print "9-2-27 Wed 4.10pm c/o Yarra & Ryrie Sts car going east".geelong, accidents, tram 22, ryrie st, aec trucks, tramways, trams

Photograph of Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust (FNPTT) R class tramcar No.1 northbound on single track in Plenty Road, Preston approaching a double track loop south of Bell Street. The photograph looks southward showing an unsealed road surface with a few horse drawn carts, span poles and overhead wires, tramways overhead light above loop turnout and low density shop fronts. While this tramcar and track were constructed for the FNPTT, the line was only operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1920. This car would soon be renumbered 151 and relocated to other lines Melbourne.Yields information about commencement of the Preston tram line and the Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust. Black and white photograph with nothing on rearfnptt, r class, plenty road, preston, span poles, track loop, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, fnptt number 1, tram number 151

Used on tramcars to advise passengers of the duty of the Conductor to collect their fares. Has the words "NOTICE It is the Conductor's duty to issues a Check for every fare received. This Check denotes the destination to which the Passenger is entitled to travel, and must produced on demand, or another fare paid.". Sign has a black enamel backing, with marks from the enamelling process and holes in each corner. On the second copy, the words "NOTICE" and "produced on" and "another fare" have been chipped off. Two copies held. On rear is a manufacturer's notice (A. Simpson and Son Limited Enamellers of Pirie St Adelaide) regarding fixing the sign and possible damage to surface. In bottom left hand of rear is words "No. 3 O?? No. 3"Demonstrates how the SEC used enamel signs to convey instructions to passengers or to confirm the advice of the conductor and how enamel signs were made.Enamel sign, black capital letters and lines on white background. Two copies held.trams, tramways, signs, sec, conductors, fares

Folded map (5 x 3) by Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, c1927, of Melbourne tramways, showing tram routes (cable, electric and VR), railway lines, major points of interest and major streets. Titled "Routes and Time tables showing first and last cars". On rear shows maps of lines for the Eastern, Southern, Connection to Beaches and the Essendon, Maribyrnong and West Coburg lines. Dated c1927, shows the St Kilda Road lines to electric. On the bottom right hand corner has a reference to the Tramway Tourist Car - and the tours it does. (Reg Item 800 dated March 1927, shows the tram under construction). Second copy from Keith Kings Collection - in poor condition - added 10/8/2017The VR line has various hand written notations indicating it.trams, tramways, map, mmtb, tourist trams, y class, vr, cable trams, routes, timetables

Photograph shows a rear view of X1 class tram No. 467 southbound turning from Irving St into Nicholson St, operating a service to the Williamstown Rd and Somerville Rd terminus.The destination blind shows 'Williamstown Rd' and many passengers are aboard. A number of shops and motor cars can be seen either side of the double tracks. This photograph was taken about six weeks before all three Footscray lines were closed on 10 March 1962.Yields information about X1 class 467 and the final weeks of the Footscray lines/Black and white print with note on rear.In pencil: "G Rush photo. 30 Jan 1962. Nicholson & Irving Street [sic] Footscray."destination blind, x1 class, williamstown rd, nicholson st, somerville rd, irving st, 467

Set of 5 - Timetables - Geelong buses that were introduced following the closure of the Geelong tram system. 1 - Trans Otway - Eastern Park and West Geelong dated 23/1/1956 - gives route and times. Printed - 111x142mm 2 - Benders Busways - Chillwell - gives times, fares, bus stop locations and route details - tri fold foolscap - 210 x 111 3 - ditto - for Newtown 4 - Corio bus lines - Belmont - City from 26/3/1956 - gives sections, fares, routes, times and route details - folded quarto - 205 x 164 - two copies 5 - Benders Busways - North Geelong, leaving from Maples store to Pilington's factory. printed on pink paper, 330 x 209. All other than item 5, note that folded pushers carried at any times, unfolded between 9.30 and 3.30, no prams. See item 6812 for the Transport Regulation Board poster of 1956 and two other bus operators.Yields information about the bus timetables following the closure of the Geelong tram system.Set of five printed or duplicated documentstramways, geelong, closure, bus, buses, bus replacement, timeables, trans otway, corio bus lines, benders busways

Set of 11 Photographs by Ron Hood show tram 34 climbing Lydiard St North to the terminus, at the terminus and then at the Sebastopol terminus, and on its return journey before crossing Albert St. The last slide has the person who accompanied Ron on his trip - Doug Robinson walking over to the tram.Yields information about the use tram 34 on the Lydiard St and Sebastopol lines.Set of eleven colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts."Ballarat" in ink on some of the slides and December 1970 on one. All are numbered in ink. Slide 11 has "December 1970 and Doug Robinson" written in.tramways, trams, tram 34, lydiard st nth, albert st, sebastopol