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Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Wearing face masks on public transport
... Wearing face masks on public transport ...Set of three full colour posters advising passengers to wear face masks on public transport. 1 - must wear face masks on public transport - 2022 2 - similar with all modes of transport represented - 2020 3 - face masks must cover nose and mouth - 2020 4 - must wear face masks while travelling - 2021Demonstrates the methods that Yarra Trams & PTV use to advise passengers to wear face masks on public transport.Set of four A3 size colour posters about Wearing face masks on public transportposters, tramways, passengers, covid-19, behaviour, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Flags for display on trams", 7/09/1960 12:00:00 AM
... "Flags for display on trams" ...Report - carbon copy of 1 quarto sheet on blue paper from the Controller of Stores to the Deputy Chairman dated 7/9/1960, titled "Flags for display on trams" giving details of the purchase of Australian blue Ensigns, costs and that the Board is committed to flying 650 flags for Royal Agricultural Society. Approval was sought to purchase another 100.trams, tramways, flags, royal show, stores department -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Invitation, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Christmas Drinks on Monday 19th December 1977", Dec. 1977
... "Christmas Drinks on Monday 19th December 1977" ...Invitation - printed on 200gsm card - MMTB "Christmas Drinks on Monday 19th December 1977". Has the time and address of the function - at MMTB head office. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, christmas, events -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Notes on Rolling Stock Maintenance Practice", late 1930's?
... "Notes on Rolling Stock Maintenance Practice" ...Memorandum, typed foolscap, 4 sheets, titled "Notes on Rolling Stock Maintenance Practice", undated, late 1930's? looking at MMTB Workshop and depot maintenance practices, for tramcars. Gives details of the shifts, cleaning, motor inspections, grinding, the use of a single truck breakdown tram, grinding of wheels at depots, annual mileages, defect rate, use of roller bearings on armatures, painting of trams, gear shield grease and varnishing or lacquering of seats and interiors,trams, tramways, tramcar components, brakes, depots, workshops, maintenance, motors, rolling stock, bearings, paint -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Lecture Notes, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Notes on Transport", late 1930's
... "Notes on Transport" ...Lecture Notes - 7 carbon copies (poor) on foolscap sheet, titled "Notes on Transport" providing details. World cities that control transport entirely (London, Berlin, Sydney and Adelaide). The MMTB Act (20 years ago), its formation position in transport management in Melbourne, bus service history in Melbourne and poor performance, granting of bus licences, issues with this, Melbourne Brighton bus company, MMTB bus operations. The need for the MMTB to do road maintenance, annual payments for road works, Fire Brigade etc and fare concessions. Notes the VR get reimbursed for blind and incapacitated soldiers. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, berlin, adelaide, london, sydney, buses, bus services, concession fares, bus competition, melbourne brighton bus -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Registrar of Court of Industrial Appeals, "Notice calling upon the Employees of the MMTB to nominated a representative on the Appeal Board", 8/06/1920 12:00:00 AM
... a representative on the Appeal Board" ....1 - Notice - printed on a foolscap sheet, titled "Notice calling upon the Employees of the MMTB to nominated a representative on the Appeal Board", calling for nominations under the MMTB Act 1918 for a person to represent them following the death of Mr. T. K. Partington. Dated 8/6/1920, signed W. H. Gray Registrar of Court of Industrial Appeals. .2 - "Notice of Poll for the election of Employee on Appeal Board" - gives names of two candidates for the election to be held on 20/7/1920 at 15 locations - signed by Vivian Tanner as Returning Officer. Candidates Robert Nathaniel Cooke and Jean Frederick Rigaldi. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, unions, appeals, election -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Prepaid MMTB tickets for use on MMTB services, 1940's?
... Prepaid MMTB tickets for use on MMTB services ...Prepaid MMTB tickets for use on MMTB services. Has the conditions of use on the rear. 1 section, dark green card, for an Incapacitated soldier, not numbered. Has not been used.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, sections, soldiers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Orajet, "Melbourne tram network", "Getting around on Melbourne's trams", Jan. 2015
... "Melbourne tram network", "Getting around on Melbourne's ...Large plastic sheet, with an adhesive back and cover protective sheet - titled "Melbourne tram network" and "Getting around on Melbourne's trams" with PTV, Metro, Yarra Trams logos, shows fare zones, ticketing, free tram zone and information about Myki and how to use it.. Published 2015. Printed by Orajet, digital printing media. Has rounded corners along the top edge and square corners in both bottom corners. Two copies held.On rear in felt pen "Camira Orange Fine"trams, tramways, yarra trams, ptv, maps, free tram, melbourne, myki -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "The night network is arriving on 1 January 2016", late 2015
... "The night network is arriving on 1 January 2016" ...Pamphlet - 3 fold DL titled "The night network is arriving on 1 January 2016", giving details of the night services on trains, trams, buses and coaches. Has a diagrammatic map of services. Provides contact details, language phone numbers. Published late 2015, Two copies held.trams, tramways, night trams, public transport, ptv, buses, railways, all night services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), "On request these seats (or this area) must be made available for passengers with special needs", 2015
... "On request these seats (or this area) must be made ...Sign - with an adhesive backing, titled "On request these seats (or this area) must be made available for passengers with special needs", has information about the definition and two symbols.trams, tramways, ptv, tickets, signs, officers, behaviour, disability services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, RMIT, Whitehorse Leader, Progress Leader, "Crisis warning on public transport", 4/2002 to 9/2002
... "Crisis warning on public transport" ...Set of five newspaper clippings collected by Keith Kings in relation to his presentation of the Lecture "Has the wheel turned full circle for Melbourne's public transport system?" 1 - RMIT Media Alert - draft of 23/4/2002. 2 - RMIT letter to Keith Kings dated 15/5/2002 from Assoc Professor, Jennifer Morris thanking Keith. 3 - RMIT Open line June 2002 reporting on the event - whole issue retained. 4 - Newspaper cutting from Progress Leader 16/9/2002 reporting on Keith's presentation and discussing route 109. Has a photo of Keith standing alongside a tram. 'Swift tram rescue is cut to the quick" by Matthew Schultz. 5 - Newspaper cutting, from the Whitehorse Leader, 18/9/2002, "Crisis warning on public transport", by Matthew Schultz. Note: A version of the lecture also appeared in the September 2002 issue of Transit Australia magazine.In ink on both cuttings (4 and 5) date and the newspaper. On item 5 in ink Keith has a handwritten note on the item along with "For Many decades, not just one"trams, tramways, public transport, route 109, rmit, yarra trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Treasure House of history to shed light on millions of museum's secrets", 8/03/2008 12:00:00 AM
... "Treasure House of history to shed light on millions of ...Newspaper clipping from The Age, Saturday 8/3/2008, titled "Treasure House of history to shed light on millions of museum's secrets", reporting on the Museum's intention to show more of its exhibits. Features a photo of the Flying Tram - 2006, that was used in the opening of the Commonwealth Games and other objects. Quotes Museum Director, Dr Patrick Greene and Vegan McMasters of the Museum. Item written by Chee Lung with photos by Andrew De La Rue.Keith has written in ink "This opportunity is not the one we visited in '05 which has a cable tram (front half only)".trams, tramways, commonwealth games, museums, events, w class, tram 2006 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Tram Car Braking on Greasy Rails", 1/05/1975 12:00:00 AM
... "MMTB Tram Car Braking on Greasy Rails" ...Instruction - printed on both sides of a sheet cut to fit into Rule Books, titled "MMTB Tram Car Braking on Greasy Rails", signed by R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager 1/5/1975. Gives instructions about braking, use of sand, conditions, skidding, wheel flats and braking distances. See also 3652.1 for another copy.trams, tramways, drivers, braking, instructions, tramcars, training -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Single Men - enjoy a sunny life in a land of opportunity and Earn L23 a week in Australia as Conductors on Melbourne Buses and Trams", 1960's
... and Earn L23 a week in Australia as Conductors on Melbourne ...Photocopy of an advertisement that would have appeared in UK newspapers, advertising for Single Men to come to Australia, titled "Single Men - enjoy a sunny life in a land of opportunity and Earn L23 a week in Australia as Conductors on Melbourne Buses and Trams". Has a lady sitting on a beach chair under an umbrella. Gives contact details for the Agent General in London at Victoria House. No dated - 1960's - based on the $ figure provided as well.trams, tramways, recruitment, conductors, advertisements, immigration -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, Geelong Advertiser, "Jolly pollies in trolley folly", "The tram, the launch, the Premier and his stout", "Trams go a little loop on the new city route", 29/04/1994 12:00:00 AM
... , the Premier and his stout", "Trams go a little loop on the new ...Set of three photocopies of newspaper articles and photographs of the launch of the City Circle tram service and the breakdown of tram No. 1000 on its launch by the Minister for Transport Mr. Brown. Also reports of other incidents involved with the launch of the tram. Quotes Mr. Brown and Jeff Kennett. Also details of the sources of funding - Federal Government Better Cities Program. .1 - The Age - 29/4/1994 - with a photograph of 1000. .2 - Geelong Advertiser - 29/4/1994 - "Jolly pollies in trolley folly". .3 - The Age 29/4/1994 - titled "The tram, the launch, the Premier and his stout" - lists those involved. .4 - The Age, different edition with a different arrangement and headline - titled "Trams go a little loop on the new city route" item written by John Mangan, photo Simon O' Dwyer and John Lambtrams, tramways, city circle, launch, accidents, tram 1000 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, Herald Sun, "Trams put history back on the rails", "Vintage tram rolls back into service", 21/09/1994 12:00:00 AM
... "Trams put history back on the rails", "Vintage tram rolls ...Set of two photocopies of newspaper articles and photographs of the launch of tram HTT 8 by the Minster Alan Brown on 20/9/1994, details of the historic tram refurbishment program and seeking private operators for the operation of the Hawthorn Tram Depot. .1 - Herald Sun - 21/9/1994 - "Trams put history back on the rails" - with photo of Alan Brown changing a set of points. Story by Peter Mickelburough, photo Ian Currie. .2 - The Age - 21/9/1994 - "Vintage tram rolls back into service" - story by Bruce Tobin, features a head on photo of No. 8. .3 - as for .2, but an original newspaper clipping.trams, tramways, launch, htt, heritage fleet, tram 1000 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Route 75 is on the move", Jan. 2014
... "Route 75 is on the move" ...Pamphlet - 2 fold DL pamphlet, full colour, titled "Route 75 is on the move" advising of the re-routing of route 75 to Docklands from 26/1/2014 from the former terminus at the corner of Spencer and Latrobe St. Notes the 5th new E class now in operation. Has contact and general information on the rear. Includes a map.trams, tramways, route 75, docklands, yarra trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Report on Proposed Electric Tramway between Essendon and Williamstown", 1914
... "Report on Proposed Electric Tramway between Essendon and ...Report - 16 foolscap pages, stapled into a brown cover report with a three part fold out map, glued into the rear cover, titled "Report on Proposed Electric Tramway between Essendon and Williamstown". Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers, August 1914. Details the route, estimate of construction costs, revenue, expenditure and engineer difficulties. Also reports on the use of Motor Buses and of Railless Electric Traction (Trolley Buses). Includes a detailed map showing the proposed route, existing cable and electric tramways.Has inked inscription on front cover "H. S. Dix Esq, compliments of F.O. McCarty"trams, tramways, new tramway, footscray, essendon, williamstown rd, trolley buses, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memento, Royal Selangor Pewter, Memento for assistance on the implementation and development of Metcard, c1996
... Memento for assistance on the implementation and ...Memento for assistance on the implementation and development of Metcard presented to Kevin Tierney. Introduced c1996. Consists of: Blue box with a internal sliding tray, folded cardboard formed with black eyelets. Black foam wrapper with a yellow string. Memento in the form of a key with a gold finish featuring a Metcard at one end and the handle featuring a train, tram and bus. On rear inscribe on the key end "This Memento is in recognition of your contribution to the development and implementation of Melbourne's new Automated Ticketing System". On the handle end is inscribed the name of the manufacturer - Royal Selangor Pewter.trams, tramways, metcard -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "By gum, the bush leaves its mark on city trams", 1/03/2000 12:00:00 AM
... "By gum, the bush leaves its mark on city trams" ...Newspaper cutting from "The Age Wednesday 1 March 2000, titled "By gum, the bush leaves its mark on city trams" reporting on the new colour scheme for A class trams, which features a gum leaf on the side and Yarra logos. Has a photo of the tram at the Preston tram depot. Quotes John McPherson the vice president of the Public Transport Users Association and Steven McDonald, Chief Executive of Yarra Tramstrams, tramways, colour schemes, livery, yarra trams, preston depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Pre-paid 2 sections printed on blue card, MMTB printed for the PMG, c1970
... Pre-paid 2 sections printed on blue card, MMTB printed for ...Ticket - Pre-paid 2 sections printed on blue card, MMTB printed for the PMG, punched for "IN" at the 2 section mark. Has the conditions of travel on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, pmg, sections -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, MX, Herald and Weekly Times, "Art on the Right Track", 17/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
... "Art on the Right Track" ...Newspaper - MX - Melbourne local newspaper, handed out free at Railway Stations in the city area for 17 Oct. 2018 with an article titled "Art on the Right Track", featuring a Transporting Art tram No. C3003 and Artist Oli Ruskidd. The newspaper has little snippets, news about Melbourne's public transport and events. Whole newspaper retained.trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, c class, tram 3003 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Drivers Beware", "Getting Around Safely on Trams", "Travel Happy Share the Road", "Beware of Sudden Stops", c2013 to 2015
... "Drivers Beware", "Getting Around Safely on Trams", "Travel ...Set of four pamphlets folded to DL size regarding safety on trams, public transport. .1 - "Drivers Beware" - asking motorists to beware of trams, uses the Rhino image - 30 Rhinos. .2 - "Getting Around Safely on Trams" = 3 fold DL - giving safety tips for travelling on trams - dated May 2013. .3 - "Travel Happy Share the Road" - 3 fold DL - VicRoads - giving advice on sharing the road for all types of transport. .4 - "Beware of Sudden Stops" - hanging pamphlet - advising passengers to hang on and beware around trams - features the Rhino image. Have the Yarra Trams, Public Transport Victoria or VicRoads images and logos.trams, tramways, safety, yarra trams, rhinos, ptv, vicroads -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Victoria (PTV), Explore Victoria on Public Transport", Dec. 2014
... Explore Victoria on Public Transport" ...Pamphlet in a small book form - 24 pages - centre stapled - .Explore Victoria on Public Transport" - January - to June 2015 - with a table of contents, outlining the various events in Melbourne, Suburbs and some Regions and how to get thee by public transport. has details of the Myki suburban fares on the inside of the rear cover. Produced by Public Transport Victoria.trams, tramways, public transport, events -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, Mal Rowe, Destination Signs on Munitions Factory Extras, 1942
... Destination Signs on Munitions Factory Extras ...Printed copies of a digital copies of Instructions issued by the MMTB regarding World War 2 notices to crews. .1 - Notice C4608 - Destination Signs on Munitions Factory Extras - dated 24/2/1942 to Essendon, Footscray and Central Bus Garage crews - when the various signs and route number letters were to be used on Explosives Factory, Ordnance Factory and Ammunition Factory to be shown on trams. .2 - Notice C4551 - "Running to and from Explosives and Ordinance factories - Instructions regarding destination signs to be shown for trams from Brunswick, Malvern, Glenhuntly and Hanna St depots.trams, tramways, world war 2, footscray, destination roll, maribyrnong, west maribyrnong, explosives factory, ordnance factory, ammunition factory -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "City's charm on the line!", 29/05/1987 12:00:00 AM
... "City's charm on the line!" ...Newspaper clipping from The Sun, 29 May 1987, titled "City's charm on the line!" about the place of trams in Melbourne at the time, The Met, Hong Kong tramcars, tourism, Light Rail development, Art Trams. Written by James Hutchinson, notes that it was taken from Singapore Airlines magazine "Silver Kris"trams, tramways, melbourne, restaurant tram, tourism, public transport, the met, hong kong, tram 793 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Flemington Kensington News, "1900s Racecourse Rd lives on", Original photo c1906
... "1900s Racecourse Rd lives on" ...Newspaper clipping from the Summer issue of Flemington Kensington News titled "1900s Racecourse Rd lives on", featuring a photo of a NMETL enclosed tramcar east bound in Racecourse Road at the intersection with Wellington St Flemington showing the centre poles and buildings in the street. In the background is the railway overbridge. On the corner is a Tailor and Hatter shop. Item written by Melissa Montang, mainly about the Bendigo Community Bank relocating from Racecourse Road. Source of the photograph - Images of Yesteryear.trams, tramways, racecourse rd, nmetl, flemington -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, D. H. Eakins, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, "Report of the Chief Engineer on his tour of America and Europe 1957", 1957 - 1958
... "Report of the Chief Engineer on his tour of America and ...Report - set of seven bound volumes titled "Report of the Chief Engineer on his tour of America and Europe 1957". Each volume, contains foolscap stencil duplicated sheets with some folded drawings and many pages of photographs. Each volume has a printed title sheet, table of contents bound with glue end sheets into a green and black leather hard cover. Each set of sheets have been sewn into the volume with cut sheets to allow for folded drawings and photographs. Each volume has the MMTB name, logo and report title in gold block on the front and on the spine. The spine has the volume number as well. 1 - Report Vol 1 - Introduction, Architectural and Civil Subjects 2 - Baltimore, Birmingham, Blackpool, Boston, Brussels, Cleveland, Copenhagen, \Detroit 4 - Glasgow, Gothenburg, Hamburg-Berlin, Liverpool, London 5 - Los Angeles, Manchester, Milan, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia 6 - Rome, St Louis, San Antonio and San Francisco 7 - Stockholm and Toronto. Dated report 30 June 1958. Photographs generally taken by Ken Hall who accompanied Mr Eakins on the tour. See Reg Item 4522 for additional prints of the Scandinavian Section of the trip.trams, tramways, tours, overseas tours, chief engineer -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Time to backtrack on Connies", 28/07/2008 12:00:00 AM
... "Time to backtrack on Connies" ...Newspaper clipping - titled "Time to backtrack on Connies", The Age 28/7/2008 written by Lisa Martin with a photograph of a Connie on a tram by John Woudstra. Part of the Education section. Looks at Who were tramcars, What happened to them Why should they return, Recent headlines, What the Age says and what people say - fore and against.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, conductors, ticket machines, education -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "On the line of duty", 17/12/1999 12:00:00 AM
... "On the line of duty" ...Newspaper clipping - from The Age, 17/12/1999 with an article on tramway workers and video documentary - Tram People (1999 Norris Media Productions), a 160 minute by Paul Norris. Includes quotes from Graham Jones, Norm Cross, Mario Sirianni. Includes a photo of the front of W7 1008 along with other tramway images.trams, tramways, trams, melbourne, preston workshops, employees, mmtb, tram 1008