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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 7, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last weekday of full operations, 20/8/1971
Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - tram 30 arriving at Victoria St with school children and others alighting. 2 - tram 30 waiting to return to Gardens via Sturt St west. 3 - tram 13 at Stones Corner, Bridge and Victoria St on its way to Victoria St. Has buildings / advertisements for Schonell cycles, Gear chemist, Phillip Howard, The Sun, AVCO, ANZ, Roddas, CS Pennant, Top 4, State Savings Bank and H Whitefield Hair dresser. 4 - trams 30 and 13 crossing at the King St loop in Victoria St. 5 - tram 37 in Sturt St arriving at the City stop 6 - tram 43 southbound in Lydiard St crossing Mair St - note the traffic lights, one of the first installations in Ballarat. Has adverts for Peter's, and Speedee cleaners. 7 - track cleaner with broom with tram No. 12 behind, with the destination of City. Has the Chinese cafe, seafood bar, Kodak advert, Town Hall, and tramway shelter in the view.Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, depot, victoria st, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 13, tram 30, tram 12, tram 37, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 9, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last weekday of full operations, 20/8/1971
Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - trams 33, 13, 30, and 12 in the City loop. Has the Dickins food store, Thomas Jewellers, Gear Chemist, Patersons stores in the view. 2 - tram 37 running a Special passing the trams above in the City Loop. Also has the Hartley's and the T& G buildings in the view. 3 - tram 27 descending the Lydiard St hill about to pass the Titanic Bandstand. 4 - tram 35 turns from Sturt St into Lydiard St north with the Town Hall in the background. 5 - tram 27, Victoria St inbound in Wendouree Parade near Haddon St. Has the tram stop shelter in the view. 6 - tram 39 climbing the Lydiard St North hill. 7 - tram 32 in bound in Sturt St west passing a 40mph speed limit sign. 8 - trams 21 and 34 crossing at the Grant St loop on the Mt Pleasant line. 9 - tram 37 inbound in Lydiard St North with the Ballarat Station building in the background and the signal gantry.Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 9 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 13, tram 30, tram 12, tram 37, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 7, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last weekday of full operations, 20/8/1971
Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - Tram 30 running a Special - the hail storm is looming. 2 - Tram 42 - Gardens via Drummond in Drummond St North 3 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, showing a Lydiard St Nth destination. Has a Twin Lakes sign. 4 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, Grey St Sebastopol destination. Has Bowen's Timber Hardware store in the background. 5 - Tram 39 - Hospital Corner, destination Sebastopol, with Marshall battery centre, and Mobil service station in the background. 6 - Tram 33 - Drummond St North, it has been hailing. 7 - Tram 21 at the depot, showing special with a depot worker at the controls.Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, sturt st, tram 30, tram 12, tram 39, tram 21, sebastopol, hospital corner, drummong st nth, depot, tram 42, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 6, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last weekday of full operations, 20/8/1971
Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - tram 31 Wendouree Parade near Depot Junction, on its way to Victoria St. 2 - trams 12 and 31 at Haddon St loop 3 - tram 31 in deep hail. 4 - Scrubber at the depot 5 - tram 41 at depot junction, Gardens via Drummond St Nth. Hail blankets the footpath and track. 6 - ditto - Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, depot, wendouree parade, tram 31, tram 12, scrubber, tram 41 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 8, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last day of the Mt Pleasant line, 5/9/1971
Photos taken on the last day of the Mt Pleasant tram line 5/9/1971 1 - Tram 43 at the Gardens - trams reversed at this point and returned to Mt Pleasant. 2 - Trams 43, 13 and 14 in Sturt St West at the Russell St loop. 3 - Tram 13 in Sturt St, inbound with an ANZ bank and Miss Heidi? dress shop in the background. 4 - Tram 30 in bound in Sturt near Doveton St with the Queen Alexandra Bandstand in the view. 5 - A busy Sturt St with three trams and people observing on a nice day. 6 - and now with five trams at Tramway or the City Centre - trams 39, 27, 12 7 - Tram 43 pulls into the stop at Sturt and Lydiard St, 8 -Turning into Lydiard St North with 39 behind - a man with a point bar and possibly the Inspector as well. Behind are the Town Hall and the Myer store. Yields information about the last day of the Mt Pleasant tram line in Ballarat.Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, lydiard st nth, sturt st, tram 27, tram 14, tram 13, tram 43, tram 39, tram 30, tram 12, sturt st west, russell st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 6, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last day of the Lydiard St Nth to Sebastopol line, 19/9/1971
Photos taken on the last day of the SECV operated tram services in Ballarat 19/9/1971 1 - Tram 39 running out as Special at corner of Sturt and Drummond St North. Has the Mobil Service station and J A Malpass shop in the background. 2 - Tram 40 waiting at the railway gates. Has the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carrier office in the background and the railway goods shed. Photo taken from the signal box. 3 - Tram 42 in Lydiard St North with Reids Coffee Palace and the Provincial Hotel in the background. The street is very quiet. 4 - Tram 39 at the Lydiard St North terminus. 5 - Tram 40 at the Lydiard St North terminus. Note the shelter and the tram stop pole. 6 - Tram 40 using the Dawson St Crossover with St Patricks Cathedral behind.Yields information about the last day of SEC public operations in Ballarat.Set of 6 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mounts. Sixth one in a green card mount.Have the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, tram 35, tram 34, tram 42, tram 40, lydiard st north, level crossing, dawson st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 7, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last day of the Mt Pleasant line, 5/9/1971
Photos taken on the last day of the Mt Pleasant tram line 5/9/1971 1 - Trams 26 and 27 shunting in Lydiard St North Xover - has the Post Office, Commonwealth Bank, MLC and National Mutual buildings in the background. 2 - as above 3 - Trams 26 and 27 at the Mt Pleasant terminus in Barkly St - note the bus stop sign. 4 - Trams 26, 27 and 43 at the Grant St loop. 5 - Trams 14 and 43 at the Grant St Loop 6 - Tram 13 arriving at the City stop with the National Mutual Building in the background. 7 - Tram 43 passing 26 and 27 in the Sturt St City Loop with the Dickins Food Store, Patersons, Union Hotel, Brashes, Ballarat Gas Co. Gear Chemist in the background.Yields information about the last day of the Mt Pleasant tram line in Ballarat.Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, tram 26, barkly st, level crossing, lydiard st nth, sturt st, tram 27, tram 14, tram 13, tram 43, mt pleasant, grant st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 5, Warren Doubleday, Ballarat - last day of the Lydiard St Nth to Sebastopol line, 19/9/1971
Photos taken on the last day of the SECV operated tram services in Ballarat 19/9/1971 1 - Tram 35 running out of the depot. 2 - Scrubber parked on "0" Road. 3 - SEC Jelbart Roller in depot. 4 - Tram 42 running empty at View Point - corner of Macarthur St and Wendouree Parade. 5 - tram 34 running out in Wendouree Parade.Yields information about the last day of SEC public operations in Ballarat.Set of 5 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, tram 35, scrubber, jelbart, road roller, tram 34, tram 42 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Ultimate ticket machine, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Notice to Conductors & Conductresses", 1951
Circular C 7055, dated 31/5/1951 details the introduction of Ultimate ticket machines by the MMTB, commencing 4 June and their use at some tram safety zones and bus stops in the City area. Details their use, day codes, checking of the tickets by tram conductors, and fares and how many tickets are issued for each fare - for example for a 2d fare, two 1d tickets would be issued. Has example tickets for 7 different fares using 5 different tickets or combinations. Circular C 7150, dated 10/10/1951 advising changes to the tickets issued resulting from an increased fare charge that commenced on 21/10. Shows a 9d ticket instead of a 5d and notes that the 9d is temporary. Yields information about the introduction of the Ultimate Ticket Machine to the MMTB.Set of two documents or notices duplicated with ticket samples glued on the sheet at the base. Both signed by B H Misson, Acting Manager.tramways, tickets, ticket machines, ultimate, machine issued tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph, Horse trams - ESCo line up Wendouree Parade, c1905
Black and white photograph of the Ballaarat Tramway Co. horse tram fleet massed for a group photograph within the Gardens, at one of the loops. May have been taken on the same day as item 800. About the same number of horse trams. Close up of some the trams. The first has "CONVENT" destination and "Havelock Tobacco" advertisements. By the first tram is person dressed in an overcoat and hat. Conductor and driver on either side. Print made from a photograph held by the Ballarat Historical Society - original photo had drawing pin holes on bottom edge. See Reg Item 1121 for another reproduction of the photograph and item 9656 for a hand coloured good quality version. 2nd copy added 9/11/2005.trams, tramways, horse trams, wendouree parade, gardens, electrification -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Manual - PTC, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "One person operation training program for tram depot trainers", 11/2/1993
Manual titled "One person operation training program for tram depot trainers", dated 11/2/1993, setting out the program for the two-day course. Used at the time of the introduction of one-man tram operation following the progressive removal of conductors in the early 1990s.Demonstrates a PTC driver training in one man tram operation.Manual - approx 50 A4 sheets, black comb bound, with clear plastic cover and fawn rear card cover.ptc, driver training, manual, the met, one-man trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 40 - last tram sign, B. Prentice, 19/9/1976
Photograph of tram 40 at St Aidans Drive featuring the sign recording it was the last tram or trip on 19/9/1971. See item 9664 for the actual sign. Photo by Bob Prentice 19/9/1976.Yields information about the sign made by the BTPS to mark the tram that made the last trip. Used on the tram at the official opening on 1/2/1975.Black and white print with photographers notes on the rear in ink.In ink "Sunday 19th Sept. 1976. Sign placed on St Aidans Drive end of MT No. 40. Car in Service all day. Bob Prentice photo"tramcars, trams, btps, tram 40, last tram, signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Caution Day in Cars", c1960
Sign used at tram depots to indicate which tramcars were scheduled for the "Day In" for maintenance and inspection purposes. These cars were not to be used for service that day. See Notes for background story of this sign.Demonstrates a MMTB depot sign used by tramcar maintenance staff.Sign - metal painted sheet with round corners, fitted with a steel ring and spring clip. Painted in yellow and black.mmtb, signs, camberwell depot, tramcars, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Running Timetable and Locations of Recording Clocks", 1973
Set of 7 timetable information sheets titled "Running Timetable and Locations of Recording Clocks" for various tram routes - signed R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager. Gives running times for sections during various parts of the day, early am, am peak, mid period, pm peak, weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and evening and the location of Bundy Clocks. See items 1442 and 5530 for other examples. 1 - Toorak - City - June 1973 2 - Prahran - North Richmond and St Kilda Road and North Richmond - August 1973 3 - Prahran - City - August 1973 4 - Camberwell - City via Swanston St - Oct. 1973 5 - Camberwell - City via William St - Oct. 1973 6 - Burwood - Spencer St - Nov. 1973 7 - Wattle Park - Princes Bridge - Dec. 1973Demonstrates a MMTB Employee timetable information.Set of 7 small printed sheets.tramways, timetables, schedules, bundy clock, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice to Passengers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), British Commonwealth Youth Sunday, May 1961
Notice to Passengers about the change of services for the British Commonwealth Youth Sunday and May Day Marches on Sunday 7/5/1961. Trams in Swanston St did not run between LaTrobe St and City Roads and cross streets stopped before Swanston St or were diverted by LaTrobe St. Buses were also affected. Signed by B H Misson Traffic Manager. These notices were displayed in the tramcars.Yields information about the closure of Swanston St for marches or processions during 1961. A typical notice and arrangements for such an event.Notice - printed two colours with a sheet of paper glued to the base of the item.Has on top edge "320" in ink.tramways, swanston st, notices, mmtb, procession -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Bendigo - Adelaide 302 in Melbourne, 25/1/1982
Set of two colour prints of ex Adelaide Birney No. 302 (former Bendigo tram 29) in Melbourne for the 1982 Australia Day Transport Pagent. The first photo is at Swanston and Flinders St with Young and Jackson Hotel in the background and the second at Flinders and Market Streets with a Hitachi Silver train on the railway viaduct. Not known who took the photographs. See Feb. 1982 issue of Electric Traction for a note regarding this tram in Melbourne for the Pagent.Yields information about Bendigo No. 29 as Adelaide 302 in Melbourne Set of two Colour prints - on plain papertramcars, tram 29, bendigo, birney tramcars, flinders st, swanston st, pageant -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 661 Wendouree Parade, 11-10-1980
Colour print of W3 class tram 661 in Wendouree Parade possibly on its first day of operation, 11-10-1980 for the BTPS. Tram 671 is in the shadows. Photographer unknown.Yields information about BTPS W3 671 in Wendouree Parade on its first day of operation.Colour print - on plain papertramcars, btps, wendouree parade, w3 class, tram 661 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 671 Wendouree Parade, 11-10-1980
Colour print of W4 class tram 671 in Wendouree Parade possibly on its first day of operation, 11-10-1980 for the BTPS. Photographer unknown.Yields information about BTPS W4 671 in Wendouree Parade on its first day of operation.Colour print - on plain papertramcars, btps, tram 671, w4 class, wendouree parade -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - BTPS Sebastopol offsite store - W3 and W4, June 1975
Colour prints of the BTPS Sebastopol store following the arrival of W3 class 661 and W4 class 671, about June 1975. Possibly taken on the day of arrival. The No. 9 truck purchased at the same time can be seen in front of No. 661. Photographer unknown.Yields information about BTPS trams stored at Sebastopol June 1975.Set of two Colour prints on plain paper.tramcars, tramways, ballarat, btps, sebastopol, offsite store, tram 671, tram 661 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat 14 at BTPS Sebastopol off site store, June 1979
... . 1979 Australia Day Parade. Alongside is tram 661.... 1979 Australia Day Parade. Alongside is tram 661. Photographer ...Black and white print of BTPS 14 stored at the Sebastopol offsite site store following its return from Melbourne in Feb. 1979 Australia Day Parade. Alongside is tram 661. Photographer unknown.Yields information about tram 14 stored at the Sebastopol offsite store during June 1979Black and white print on Kodak paper dated June 1979tramcars, tramways, ballarat, tram 14, btps, sebastopol, offsite store -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - BTPS Sebastopol offsite store, late 1978
Colour print of the BTPS Sebastopol store late 1978 with trams 11 (part outside), 671, 661 and 33. Tram 33 was taken to the depot on 11/12/1978 when 14 was taken to Melbourne for the 1979 Australia Day Pagent. Photographer unknown.Yields information about BTPS trams stored at Sebastopol late 1978.Colour print on plain paper.tramcars, tramways, ballarat, btps, sebastopol, offsite store, tram 11, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Old tram comes home for spare parts", 8/04/1986
Newspaper clipping titled "Old tram comes home for spare parts". About the return to the BTPS from Maryborough of Ballarat tram No. 32 the previous day. Quotes Richard Gilbert about the tram and the Museum. Has a photo of tram being unloaded in Wendouree Parade.Small item about the BTPS recovering tram 32 from Maryborough in 1986. Notes the history of the tram and the purpose the tram brought home at the time.Newspaper clipping, from The Courier, 8-4-1986.btps, maryborough, tram 32, transporting trams, tram acquisition -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Topmill Pty Ltd, Australian trams through the ages, volume 1, 2015
Travel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.Ill, maps, p.160non-fictionTravel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.tramways - australia, light rail - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Topmill Pty Ltd, Australian trams through the ages, volume 2, 2015
Travel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.Ill, maps, p.160non-fictionTravel through the Australian history of Trams. From the very beginning of tram travel in Australia to the latest acquistions of 2014. Detailed historical maps and news from the day, an abundance of photograph's in black and white and colour from collectors around the country are also included.tramways - australia, light rail - australia -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket punches, "Dates & Months of the Year"
"Surburban tickets of the Victorian Railways - H K Atkinson" published 1991 notes on page 123 "Edmondson tickets issued from trams were held in small pouches in the conductor's bag and were punched with a special date punch (ie. 1 to 31) to denote the day of issue." It is thought that the month would have been used as well, otherwise people could recycle tickets for each day of the month. No punch for these yet seen by the Museum. Three envelopes of months held, two of them have not been opened and checked.Yields information VR Ticket systems.Two sets of steel punches with days and months of the year expressed in two letters. Months contained within three paper envelopes each marked "VR Elwood conductors ticket punches and Months of the Year"trams, vr trams, railways, tickets, elwood tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, M>Tram, "Service Alterations April 2002", Apr. 2002
Poster - A3 size heavy paper, published by M>Tram titled "Service Alterations April 2002" listing service changes for running events and ANZAC day.trams, tramways, m>tram, services, events, anzac -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Transport for Scrubber 8 to Ballarat, Carolyn Dean, 10/09/1999
Photographs of the loading, transport and off loading of ex MMTB/Metropolitan Transit scrubber tram No. 8W (8) from Preston Workshops to Ballarat on 10/9/1999. All on Kodak Royal paper. Most feature a number of people in the photograph. 1. Loading tram at Preston 2. ditto 3. ditto 4. tram loaded 5. Ready to leave Preston with articulated tram No. 2121 alongside. 6. ditto 7. Arrived in Wendouree Parade, rainy day. 8. ditto at Windmill Drive North - L.Arthur truck 9. Moving to off loading position at Old loop, with tower truck in background 10. Barry James crane about to lift. 11. Lifted off truck 12. About to be lowered onto the ground 13. ditto 14. On the track 15. Crane being packed up. 16. Waiting to be towed. 17. W3 661 being coupled up. 18. ditto 19. Group photo - from left to right - Paul Mong, Mark McKay, Alastair Reither, Stephen Butler, Carolyn Dean, John Phillips, Simon Jenkins, Warren Doubleday and Alan Snowball. 20. Being towed into the depot 21. Crossing Wendouree Parade 22. Being pushed by 671 into 7 Road. Note image 19A used by Museums Australia in a display - collections and people, 9/2001 - display boards. - similar image to 19, photo by Carolyn Dean on Warren Doubleday's camera. Added 2/2002. See item 9623 for other two photographs.Yields information about the BTM Acquisition of the scrubber tram No. 8Set of 22 colour photographs taken by Carolyn Dean. All have "10.9.99" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean" on rear.scrubber tram, delivery of tramcars, unloading, btm, tram 8, tram 8w -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket - Ballarat tram tour for 5-10-1969
... Melbourne for a Ballarat Tram tour in association with the South... Melbourne for a Ballarat Tram tour in association with the South ...Ticket produced by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts Melbourne for a Ballarat Tram tour in association with the South Pacific Electric Railway (Sydney Tram Museum) for Sunday 5 Oct. 1969 The tour covered all the Ballarat tram lines. Was run in conjunction with the Vintage Train to Ballarat that day. See reference. Used trams 35 and 41.Yields information about the type of souvenir ticket issued to participants.Ticket - printed on heavy yellow card with green inkballarat tramways, tours, association of railway enthusiasts, are, vintage train, sper, sydney tram museum -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 26 Mt Pleasant, 5/9/1971
Set of two photos of "The Last Tram" - Mt Pleasant - 5/9/1971 1 - Tram 26 outbound in Barkly St Mt Pleasant, Mt Pleasant 2 - Interior of a single-truck tram Yields information about the last day of the Mt Pleasant liine.Set of two black and white photographsBoth images have on rear in red ink "Last Ballarat Tram"tramways, closure, trams, tram 26, mt pleasant -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Nu-color-Vue - Flinders St Station, Nucolorvue Publishing, Bustling Flinders St Station, Early 1970's
One of a series of postcards produced by Nu-color-vue. Shows W2 327 in Swanston St crossing Flinders St. The station building has the area above the clocks promoting Flinders Gate, a future project that occupied the former Princes Bridge station site. As well adverts for Mitchells Brushes, the Arts Centre fund raising, a five day east coast tour and Astoria Rent-a-carYields information about the appearance of Flinders Station building in the early 1970's and shows a busy or bustling intersection prior to the construction of the City Rail Loop.Postcard - Nu-color-Vue - Flinders St Station early 1970's - serrated edges of Flinders and Swanston St. ML 138swantson st, flinders st, w2 class, tram 327, nucolorvue, postcard, souvenir, trams, tramways