Memo dated 25/1/1962, to Acting Engineer and Manager from the SECV Secretary with a copy to Manager Ballarat Branch providing a draft notice or statement regarding the closure of the SECV Ballarat and Bendigo systems. This was pending a Government decision. Gives details of the tramways to be abandoned, reasons, background history, details of the proposal, change to bus services, existing employees, road reconstruction, overhead, depots and disposal of tramcars. Has initials AVM/SM in top left hand corner. Demonstrates a draft notice to abandon the Ballarat and Bendigo systems in 1962. Memo half foolscap sheet and 9 foolscap sheets - carbon copies.secv, closure, bendigo, ballarat, abandonment, notice

Set of notes prepared before the 1954 conference by the Ballarat office. Notes actions on the 1952 and 1953 conferences, rail profile survey, bitumen paving, painting of tram, blinds, removal of sun blinds, lights fitted to trams, brake blocks - hardness and allowable wear, side bearing clearances, castings, track and depot workshop hours, costs, trolley wheels, lubrication products used, alterations to Maximum traction tramcars, and failure of pony wheel axles.Yields information and demonstrates SECV meeting notes prepared prior to a joint meeting.Four foolscap sheets - carbon copy.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees

Set of notes for the Provincial Tramways Maintenance meeting to be held in Ballarat on 26/45/1954 and Melbourne on 3/5/1954. Has a summary of actions from the 1952 and 1953 conferences and Agenda for both meetings. Topics covered included tyres, special work, record keeping, brake parts, point blades, rails, rules for employees, windscreen wipers, lighting, testing of brake equipment, tramcar painting, trolley wheels, cash bags, limit marks at crossing loops, 22E weight distribution, employees oral questions, work hours, car tail lights, bumper bar heights, tracks, tramcar renovation, disinfection of tramcars, blinds, electrical systems, truck maintenance, castings, maintenance costs, oils and greases, and spare parts for 22E trucks. See item 9902 for Ballarat's notes re this conference.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Twenty five foolscap typed sheets stapled in a landscape format to a folded manila card and two loose typed foolscap sheets.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees

Set of draft notes or points for the training of motormen. Covers tramcar electrical equipment, defects, cutting out motors, tramcar braking, failure of brakes, emergency braking, automatic braking (dead man controls), electric signals, general instructions running in trams, tram stops, preparing trams, derailments and track cleaner tram. Dated 29/9/1947, has initials "AVM:VM"Yields information and demonstrates a set of draft training notes for tram motormen in Ballarat.Twenty foolscap typed sheets and one handwritten quarto sheet.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, sec, tramcar equipment, motors, employees, training, motormen