Set of three Black and white photograph of a MMTB Leyland double decker bus No. 221 after striking the Vere St (Abbotsford) bridge on Saturday 19-6-1948, during a Collingwood - Fitzroy Football match. All photos taken at the Central Bus Garage, North Fitzroy. Bus has the destination of FootballWritten on the rear of each photo in pencil "Collided with Vere St Railway Bridge Sat 19th June 1948" tramways, buses, north fitzroy, accidents, leyland, double deck buses, football, td5c class, mmtb buses, bus 221

File containing correspondence between the MMTB Chief Engineer Mr. Strickland and various companies, including Railless Ltd, Australian General Electric, English Electric / Dick Kerr and its UK consultants Heap and Digby between the period August 1922 and January 1923. Includes drawings, technical specifications and a book titled "AEC Railless Trolley Bus Specification", date stamped 15/8/1922. For a scan of this document see htd535-trolleybus.pdf (imaging not working correctly for this database as at 9-8-14) For a listing of the contents of this file and of Reg Item 535, see Related Documents - htd535-536list.pdf Item 535 - Trolley Buses Listed from top of file, in order found. Letters generally to/from MMTB Chief Engineer. Date Type, contents and notes 18/11/1922 Letter to Metro Vickers from Chief Engineer re Railless trams 12/1/1923 Letter to Aust GE re railless trams Not likely to proceed at this time. 11/1/1923 Letter from Aust GE Co. providing photographs, drawings, BTH, pamphlets, and general information. Includes photo of Tee-side trolley bus No. 17. No other papers with this item. 6/9/1922 Letter to Aust. GE asked for particulars and drawings of motor omnibuses These three items pinned together. 5/9/1922 Letter to Chief Engineer from Aust. GE provided up to date figures on BTH Railless vehicles. These three items pinned together. 31/8/1922 Letter to Aust GE returning folded of data in relation to petrol and petrol electric cars. These three items pinned together. 24/10/1922 Letter to Heap & Digby, thanks for information, but unlikely to use trolley buses due to poor road conditions where they could be used in terms of revenue. 14/9/1922 Letter from Heap & Digby, inclosing photos of Railless Ltd vehicles supplied to Bloemfontein South Africa and testing. These two items clipped together with drawing No. SK 14-8, showing Mexborough gradients. 28/8/1922 Letter from AEC to Heap & Digby re trolley buses, construction costs and practicality of shipping these to Aust. Includes the Mexborough test results. These two items clipped together with drawing No. SK 14-8, showing Mexborough gradients. 3/8/1922 to 31/10/22 Correspondence between MMTB and H&D regarding the Bloemfontein vehicles. Pinned together. 17/11/1922 Letter from Metro Vickers to MMTB providing details (no photos or drawings) of trolley buses – four pages. 18/1/1923 Letter to H&D thanking him for information and a paper ready by a Mr. Munro. 31/8/1922 Letter to Metro Vic – Melbourne asking whether Westinghouse had developed standard lines of motors for railless cars. 4/10/1922 Letter to Aust GE thanking for info. 2/10/1922 Letter from Aust GE providing two cuttings about railless vehicles in Birmingham and the cost of tram track construction. Papers Contained within a green strip of cloth. 26/9/1922 Letter from H&D providing info from EE – Dick Kerr Preston works equipment used by Railless Ltd. EE Specification for DK 26B Trackless trolley motors 18/9/1922 Letter from EE to H&D providing info on 20HP motors, 40HP, and other information. Blueprint – drawing 2810 – DK 26 Motor Performance curves for above motor Blueprint – No. 1312D – controller diagram Pamphlet – EE – tramcar Type D automatic circuit Breakers. Publication No. 230, dated 9/1920. Ditto, Form A, drawings No 3565, 1/1/19. Performance curves – blueprint – Type DK85A Blueprint – 4449 – outline of controller DK, Type D, form B. Blueprint – P2002M034 – DK85 Motor. EE specification for Traction Motor DK85 Modified from a tram motor. EE blueprint P2102F021, traction control wiring for form D controller. EE blueprint P2103F033 – outline of controller type SE1, form C and D. EE blueprint P2102Z011 – wiring diagram for type SE1 form controller. Performance curves for DK85A motor. EE blueprint – P2102F025 – diagram of connections (wiring) for Type SE1, form D controller. Blueprint – EE drawing – P2002M036 – DK85 motor with ball bearings. Single documents. Date Type Notes 27/9/1922 Letter to H&D acknowledging AEC Trackless trolley bus specification. 15/8/1922 Letter from H&D forwarding above specification String bound book – AEC Railless Trolley Bus Specification – stamped 15/8/22 Scanned as a separate document. 4/9/1922 Letter from Metro Vic. Melbourne advising that they have no information on Westinghouse Motors for use in railless cars, but seeking same.trams, tramways, trolley buses, melbourne, mmtb, aec, heap and digby, english electric, railless, dick kerr, general electric

Set of three Black and White photos of unknown date and photographer: 1 - Photo shows MMTB AEC Mk III bus, on a Footscray route late 1970's doing the U-turn at the intersection of Queen and Flinders Street Melbourne. These bus chassis were built by AEC in the UK between 1951 and 1953 and bodied by Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng). This particular bus was tendered for sale in July 1980. 2 - Three MMTB Mk 4 buses stored at Clifton Hill depot prior to their sale Numbers 618, 604 and 607. All showing Clifton Hill. 618 has an advert for Bosch. The chassis for these buses were built in 1956 with the bodies by Lawton Pty Ltd of Adelaide. Buses 604 and 607 were offered for sale during July 1980. 3 - three Mk III buses, numbers 583, 584 and one other at a depot during the early 1980's which had been converted to ambulances for use during state disasters. Based on the reference 3rd reference document, there were four buses converted - 581 to 584 and were sold during 1980. (See Metlines -3/1990 - Reg Item 1185 for possibly a later conversion) Yields information about the buss that were used in Melbourne during 1960's and 1980's.Black and white photograph of: 1 - MMTB Mk III, AEC bus No 348 in Queen St Melbourne. 2 - Three MMTB Mk 4 buses at Clifton Hill depot 3 - Three Mk III buses that had been converted to Ambulances.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, aec mk iii, footscray, commonwealth engineering, comeng, aec mk 4, bosch, clifton hill depot, ambulances, queen street

Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements., Has a strong association with a BTPS organised tour and yields information about the tour arrangements.Spirit duplicated, handwritten Special Table" or timetable for a charter tram tour. Issued by the MMTB for a BTPS special charter on 4/12/1975, Driver volunteer, Mr. Winspur, out of Hawthorn Depot. Gives time and route arrangements. Second copy from donation of the Tom Murray Estate added 20-11-2016.trams, tramways, btps, charters, special trams

Notice - photocopy of a printed on foolscap paper, MMTB Notice to Traffic Staff, D 3395, issued by R. C. Drummond Traffic Manager, 18/5/1982, "Batman Avenue Vintage Tram Winter Recess", advising of the operation ceasing on 30/5/1982. Noted the Zoo tram will continue to operate each Sundaytrams, tramways, vintage trams, hawthorn, zoo tram

Drawing, folded sheet to A4, titled "Burwood Highway Warragul Rd to Middleborough Rd - Preliminary Layout" showing the proposed layout of the tramway that was later built by the MMTB. Shows track alignment, cross streets, schools, the RSPCA, and a track into a proposed shopping centre complex where a bus interchange was noted. Part of a larger report.trams, tramways, burwood, burwood highway, new tramway, middleborough rd, buses

Tender document - MMTB - 5 sheets - some pre-printed and some typed with hand written notes titled "Supply and Delivery of Hard Drawn Cadmium Copper Trolley Wire", for Contract No. 107. Stapled top left hand corner. Document has not been filled in and has several notations written in blue ink.trams, tramways, trolley wire, tenders

Instruction - 5 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "Pitman Duties" Details duties of Pitmen at depots, in adjusting brakes, oiling bearings, training, responsibilities, inspections, packing of bearings, inspections, hot axle boxes, changing of trucks and general maintenance. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, pitmen, instructions, procedures, brake rigging

Black and white photograph of W4 class tram No 670. MMTB Builders photograph. The tram was built in 1933 and is currently preserved by the MTPA at Haddon. The tram's destination displayed as City with Route No 99. .1 - as above - from the Keith Kings collection - added 4/4/2019. See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.On rear of .1 in ink, M&MTB W4 670, Keith Kings collection stamp - S-A0944, and 1933(?). Photographers stamp - Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, 366 Bourke St, corner of Elizabeth St.trams, tramways, w4 class, route 99, tram 670

Advertising Poster for use in Tramcars printed on heavy cardboard that was positioned in the driver's exit door - "Drivers Exit Door - Travel Safely", showing a lady boarding and leaving a tram. The MMTB Minute book No. 35, meeting of 29/2/1968 - identified the lady as Mrs. L Balodis and was granted 15 pounds. See htd5559i1.jpgtrams, tramways, posters, safety, passengers, drivers

Colour print of Z class No. 2 at the corner of Nicholson and Albert Street Melbourne, c1975, offloading passengers at the tram stop. Has the destination of "East Brunswick Nicholson and Blyth St corner", route 96. In the background is the ICI (now Orica) building. MMTB Photograph - used in 1974-75 Annual Report. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, z class, albert st, nicholson st, tram 2

File containing correspondence between the MMTB Chief Engineer Mr. Strickland and various companies, including Railless Ltd, Australian General Electric, English Electric / Dick Kerr and its UK consultants Heap and Digby (H&D) between the period August 1922 and August 1936. Includes drawings, technical specifications, some of which are duplicated in the Reg Item 535 file. For a listing of the contents of this file and of Reg Item 535, see Related Documents - htd535-536list.pdf Item 536 - Trolley Buses Listed from top of file, in order found. Letters generally to/from MMTB Chief Engineer. Date Type Notes 7/8/1936 Letter from TE Barnes – re Bremen Germany Steam Omnibus. Three pages. On foolscap paper – rest quarto. Has been damaged. 3/2/1926 Letter from Bruce Henderson re transport in the Glen Eira Rd area – poor private bus. 25/10/1925 Letter to G. Higgins, regarding a paper he had presented and printed in Australian Municipal Journal about transport around Melbourne, predicted the demise of trams, trains. Notes Spencer St bridge. Copy of paper is pinned with letters. 28/819/22 Copy of letter to H&D from AEC (see above) Includes the Mexborough test gradient drawing. Undated Pamphlet from Railless Limited about Birmingham’s new trolley buses. 16/3/1923 Extract from Electric Railway and Tramway Journal – wages of trolleybus drivers not getting paid extra in Bradford. Two copies pinned together. 9/4/1923 Letter from H&D re pamphlet exchange You should have had it! 23/2/1923 Letter to H&D asking for information. Has a note re the Board’s attitude towards motor buses. 28/8/1922 to 24/23 Series of letters pinned together with L. de Koenneritz regard trolley buses and Paris. Noted that the MMTB did not have the legislative power to run trolley buses. 15/2/1922 to 10/4/23 Series of letters pinned together with the Aust. GE regarding trolley buses and references to their operation in journals. 10/1/1923 Letter from H&D re request for information on driving gear of Railless Ltd. vehicles 23/2/1923 Letter to H&D re above. 23/2/1923 Sheet of paper on “Steads Review” paper – pamphlet not yet to hand. 8/11/1922 to 10/1/1923 Series of letters with H&D pinned together asking for Railless driving gear – reluctant to provide. 26/9/1922 Letter from H&D, with copy of letter from English Electric enclosing materials regarding Trolley Bus equipment. Note much of this material is the same as that in Reg Item 535 contained within the green cloth tape. Performance curves for DK 26B motor Blueprint – 4449 – outline of controller DK, Type D, form B. Specification for DK 26B trolley motor. Blueprint – drawing 2810 – DK 26 Motor Blueprint – No. 1312D – controller diagram Pamphlet – EE – tramcar Type D automatic circuit Breakers. Publication No. 230, dated 9/1920. Ditto, Form A, drawings No 3565, 1/1/19. Performance curves for DK85A motor Blueprint – P2002M034 – DK85 Motor. EE specification for Traction Motor DK85 Modified from a tram motor. Blueprint – EE drawing – P2002M036 – DK85 motor with ball bearings. EE blueprint P2102F021, traction control wiring for form D controller. EE blueprint P2103F033 – outline of controller type SE1, form C and D. EE blueprint P2102Z011 – wiring diagram for type SE1 form controller. EE blueprint – P2102F025 – diagram of connections (wiring) for Type SE1, form D controller.trams, tramways, trolley buses, melbourne, mmtb, aec, heap and digby, english electric, railless, dick kerr, general electric

Map - 10 fold printed on heavy paper, three colours - black, green and yellow - shows 13 different routes. MMTB Routes printed in green ink. The route through Abbotsford St North Melbourne has been hand coloured in. Gives a table of route numbers. On rear gives a description of each route, departure times, fares, and list of fares. Has a photo of the Wattle Park Chalet, and a list of green fees of the golf course. On the front when folded, has MMTB logo, photo of bus, dated to operate from 16th or 17th Feb. 1957. 2 copies held. 1539i2 - low res tiff file. 1539i3 - high res tiff file - 71MB 1539i4 and i5 - scan of rear of sheet - jpgstrams, tramways, all night services, buses, wattle park, routes, fares

Heavy brass sheet, engraved with the words "NO SMOKING", within rectangular box and screw holes in the corners. The engraved components have been filled with black enamel paint. From a Melbourne tram. Has varnish on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, signs

Three page hand written list titled "M&MTB Rolling Stock Data - 1/10/38 with additions:- bringing data up to 27/4/1940" , listing each class, car numbers, number in service, type, seating capacity - seats, crush, truck, wheelbase, motors, Horsepower, Tare Tons, Controllers, Compressors and Length over bumpers. Author lined foolscap paper in landscape format, carbon copy Extends to SW5 889, includes cable trams. Author unknown, written in CapitalsIndividual captions for each photo.mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, lists

Pre-purchased ticket with conditions of travel on rear - includes omnibuses or buses. Could be used for a part payment of a fare. Lettered V.Demonstrates a Melbourne tram or bus ticket issued by the MMTB.Ticket - printed on light blue card with red ink, from a perforated strip of tickets.trams, tickets, melbourne, mmtb

Document - "Prepaid Tickets" with 7 samples stapled along the bottom edge. Circular No. 3058, issued 28/7/1980 giving details of the tickets, costs, colours, where they could be purchased from and use.Yields information about the issuing of prepaid tickets by the MMTB.Document - single quarto sheet with two punched holes on left side and two tickets stapled to the sheet.tramways, mmtb, tickets, prepaid tickets

Melbourne tram ticket - 3d printed on pink paper with a Bushells coffee advert on the rear, featuring a lady holding a cup and saucer. Bushells advertised on many products.Demonstrates various a 3d ticket used by the MMTB.Ticket - pink paper with black printing No. 767867tramways, mmtb, tickets, bushells

Melbourne tram ticket - 5d printed on pink paper with a Bushells coffee advert on the rear, featuring a lady and a man formally dressed about vacuum-packed coffee. Bushells advertised on many products.Demonstrates a 5d ticket used by the MMTB with a Bushells advert.Ticket - pink paper with black printing No. 085501tramways, tickets, mmtb, bushells

Booklet - promoting tram travel and walking trips or "tramps" between various tram terminus. Includes notes on the Board's services, its tourist tram with notes and fares on specific walks. Includes a map and some photos for each walk. 1 - Brighton Road to Hawthorn 2 - Burwood to Mont Albert 3 - Carnegie to Darling Road 4 - Whitehorse Road to East Kew 5 - Glen Iris to Darling Road 6 - Maribyrnong River to Mt Alexander Road 7 - Gardiner or Glen Iris to Burwood 8 - Wallen Road Bridge to Glenferrie Road 9 - Johnston St Bridge to Victoria Bridge At the time, some of these walks would have been through largely undeveloped land and parks.Demonstrates a promotion of the MMTB tram services and leisure activities.Booklet - 16 pages, two colours on light fawn paper, centre stapled.tramways, showgrounds, william st, mmtb

titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Gratuities (New Scheme) Long Service Leave (All Employees) Sick Leave, / Medical Examinations and Employees' Register". Dated 1 March 1957 with a reprint date of 2nd May 1977 and a further reprint date of Dec. 1982, following an amendment of 24/4/1981. Signed by W. Aird, Secretary. See items 67 and 741 for other versions.Yields information about the MMTB retirement (gratuitities), medical and sick leave arrangements.Booklet - 28 pages A5 side stapled.tramways, mmtb, personnel, procedures

Form - printed on off white paper, form Number 3/172, MMTB, "Weekly Change of Shift or Day Off". Form to advise the Depot Master that crews had agreed to a shift change with another crew member, with spaces for details, numbers and signatures etc. Two copies held. Note the word "he" in the document - could be older than 1970c.trams, tramways, forms, drivers, shifts, conductors

Instruction - 3 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes -Tradesman's assistant procedures" Details electrical work to be done on the rostered day in for RC1 and RC2 remote control unit boxes by the Tradesman's assistant for the Electrical Mechanic. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, electrical equipment, instructions, procedures, controllers

Instruction - 9 pages - duplicated foolscap sheets - headed "MMTB Engineering Department - Workshops and Running Shed Branch" - titled "Electrical Faults on Tramcars". Details trouble shooting electrical faults, fuses, controllers, defects, tramcar driving faults, line breakers, use of bridging sticks. Prepared by R. J. Tippett, Senior Foreman. Dated May 1970.trams, tramways, depot, safety, workshops, tramcars, repairs, instructions, procedures, controllers, electrical equipment

Colour print of Z class No. 7 in Victoria Parade, near the intersection of Victoria Parade, with the crossover in the background. Has the Commonwealth Office (the green latrine) in the background Buildings. Tram has the destination of "West Preston - Regent St", route 13. Photo c1975. MMTB Photograph? Two copies held See Reg Item 285 for a Black and White versiontrams, tramways, z class, victoria parade, tram 7

1384.1 - Ticket, printed on gold card using brown ink titled "Souvenir Ticket Closure of Hawthorn Depot" for the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria's 5th tour to mark the closure as a running shed on 13/14 Feb. 1965. Notes the Official Opening day of 6/4/1916. Tour used tram SW6 850. See Reg Item 1384 for another sample of this ticket and another Hawthorn depot associated tour ticket. 1384.2 - Ticket printed on dark gold card using brown ink titled "Souvenir ticket to mark the 50th year of the opening of the Hawthorn Tramway Trust", gives dates of the opening, MMTB Takeover and closure. Notes it is the 11th TMSV tour.The date of the MMTB taken over has been changed in ink from "1st" to "2nd"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, tours, tmsv, htt, hawthorn

Notices to cable tram employees and signalmen about the operation of the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street c1921. Details how Police would signal for the number of trams to cross in either direction and how the signalman would operate the signals and the cable depression lever for Collins St cable cars. The Rules for signalmen dated 1/7/1921 and signed by J G Roberts, Manager Cable system for the MMTB. This intersection was one of the busiest in Melbourne running four separate routes in Collins St and the busy St Kilda Road route.Yields information about the cable tram operation of Swanston and Collins St and signalmen.Two foolscap photocopied sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, cable trams, swanston st, collins st, signalmen, police

Provides information in the form of a letter to Parliamentary members about the reasons why the electrification of Collins St should proceed from the MMTB viewpoint, though it was not part of the 1923 General Scheme. The City of Melbourne initially wanted a conduit system, main issue was overhead wires, looks at other possibilities. Has a statement to the Press regarding the Board's decision to convert Collins St - options, Bourke St, Flinders St, traffic issues, and passenger / business development along Collins St. There was a lot of opposition to the proposal from the Doctors in the street.Yields information about the replacement of the Collins St cable tramways with electric trams and the reasons why.Set of six duplicated foolscap sheets secured by a foldable brass clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, parliament, mr strangward, collins st, cable trams, tram replacement, electrification

Photograph of W7 1024 decorated and illuminated for the Centenary of Kew. See March 1961 Electric Traction - "W7 1024 was decorated and illuminated for the centenary of the City of Kew, and was scheduled to run between December 4 and December 16, 1960, from Kew Depot on the Mont Albert and North Balwyn lines. Its term was extended to mid-January and it was still running in early February. It was similarly decorated for the centenary of the City of Fitzroy in 1958 (see illustration E.T. 10/60). Has the MMTB stamp amd number on the rear of the print.Yields information about tram 1024 decorated for the centenary of the City of Kew in 1960.Black and white print with remnants of mounting paper on rear.tramways, city of kew, decorated trams, tram 1024, illuminated trams, w7 class, centenary celebrations