Ruled index card with two punch holes, listings tramcars to be: Stored Hawthorn - Serviceable Scrap Storage To be considered To Maher Transport Settlement Road, Thomastown gives list of W2 class trams. Made c1981 by Norm Cross.trams, tramways, w2 class, hawthorn, stored trams, scrapped trams, sale of trams

Newsletter, A5 centre stapled, 16 pages, December 1986 produced by Rank and File workers, non union Executive, workers to note concerns that they considered the union executive was not following, titled "Public Transport Worker" Notes a big vote (41% for rank and file workers) at recent union election, East Keilor needs trams - includes a map, the hump (Preston), Chapel Street tram services, Domain Interchange, La Trobe St services, management issues, issues with the Union, Kew Depot. See also Reg item 1395 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, light rail, new tramway, keilor, the hump, chapel st, la trobe st, domain interchange

Newsletter, A5 centre stapled, 12 pages, December 1987, titled "Sparks - the Paper of the Public Transport Workers Association - No. 11 Dec. 1987" as a Special Strike Issue. Reports on strike by car cleaners at Dynon rail depot, replacement of train guards and tram conductors, guards on strike, how to survive while on strike, a "letter" (tongue in cheek) from the Premier to the Transport Minister, in the form of an exam, dispute with management at Dynon. Covers the proposal to remove over 800 jobs at the Tram and Bus Division, Connies, maintenance, revenue clerks, operational inspectors, tram drivers and bus drivers, Port Melbourne light rail conversion See also Reg item 1395 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, light rail, conductors, disputes, railways, preston workshops, the met, light rail

Framed Photograph of Art Tram No. 2018 for 2016-2017 for the Melbourne Art Trams Festival designed by Eve Glenn and Megan Evans. Photographed a Preston Workshops following completion of the wrapping process. Consists of square finished varnished hard wood frame, card frame cut to fit the photograph, brown tape holding a card back with string hanging cord and two black cotton dots on the bottom corners. Framed by Barkly Picture Framing 80 Sydney Road Brunswick. Has the sponsor logos of Yarra Trams, Creative Victoria, PTV and Melbourne Festival.trams, tramways, transporting art, b class, arts festival, preston workshops

Pamphlet - DL size, titled "Melbourne's Free City Circle Tram" and on rear a map of the route and intersecting tram routes, with the route number "35" on both sides and major locations of interest. Has a photo of W6 961 in front of Flinders St station. Gives times for the service. Has Yarra Trams and PTV logos. Dated 08/17. .1 - as above, dated 1/2014 - similar information with a different layout.trams, tramways, city circle, yarra trams, docklands, route 35, tram 961

Set of three magazines, A4 photocopied titled ""Around the Tracks Newsletter of the Workshops"" edited by Norm Cross stapled on the left hand side, during the early days of The Met. .1 - Issue No. 18, Feb. 1986, 10 sheets, with a photo for Senior Foreman Greg Lourey on the front cover, report by Howard Smith on the 1985 Christmas Picnic, retirement of Safety Officer Frank Huffer after 49 years of service, article on Greg Lourey, second part of John Prideaux article on Cambodia killing fields, and a list of the pop art trams and repairs needed to the tramcars. .2 - Issue No. 11, March 1986, featuring a photo of MMTB 197 on the front cover, personality profiles on Joe Vizzini, Doug Kerr, a preview of the film Malcolm, notes on the condition of some trams, W5 situation and workshops notes. .3 - Issue No. 12 - May 1986, featuring photo of Les Jewell and Brendan Creasy on uni cycles, comments on Norms editorial in the previous issue by Craig Roach, article on Bruce McKenzie, profile on Norm Cross written by Norm Cross, Bryan Egan - storeman, Preston Workshops Social club, Aussie slang words,Yellow highlighted applied where Norm's name is mentioned or his columns.trams, tramways, preston workshops, the met, unions, transporting art, malcolm, w5 class

Report - approx. 90 A4 photocopied sheets, within a green cover preprinted for "The Met", titled "Wattle Park" containing many documents concerned with the history of Wattle Park and its status legally within a black comb binder. Comprises: 1 - Map 2 - two page letter from Tom Roper Minister for Planning and Environment to Jim Kennan Minister for Transport dated 22/11/1988. 3 - two page history 4 - two page extract from the Nov - Dec 1966 issue of MMTB News 5 - 23 pages - handwritten "Notes of Address on early history of Wattle Park given by A. J. Holt to the Box Hill Historical Society Nov. 1986. 6 - 10 page extract of the Act authorising the HTT to acquire the land and extracts from Hansard 7 - 4 page letter by the Office of the Solicitor to The Met Property department 1/12/1986 about the use of the land and charging fees for its use. 8 - 15 page legal advice re the use of the land and its permitted uses. 9 - 13 page follow up advice by P. N. Wikrama dated 20/6/1989 10 - 6 page photocopy of the certificates of title. Each section separated by a green sheet.trams, tramways, wattle park, legal agreements, htt, mmtb, the met, minister for transport

.1 - Report - 60 pages within a grey cover stapled on the side titled "Summary of Australian Statistics for Transport and Communication for the Years 1926 to 1936", Bulletin No. 27, prepared by the Government Statistician Roland Wilson. Details statistics for Railways, tramways, motor vehicles, aviation, traffic accidents, shipping, posts, telegraphs and telephones and wireless communications. The tramway pages have been scanned. .2 - Photocopy of a similar document for June 1971 - for Tramways, Trolley-bus, Omnibus and Ferry Services. private railways, Gives tables of route miles, vehicle miles, rolling stock, passengers, revenue and expenses, employees and accidents.trams, tramways, statistics, australian trams, melbourne, victoria, ballarat, bendigo

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

Newspaper cutting from "The Age Wednesday 16 July 1999 titled "Pledge for safety, style and comfort" about the new investment in public transport vehicles for suburban rail and tram services. Gives information on costs, images of proposed vehicles and some interior images. Notes National Express, Bayside trains, Yarra Trams, Swanston Trams, Metrolink, Hillside Trains and Melbourne Transport Enterprises. Report by Sushi Das Transport Reportertrams, tramways, colour schemes, livery, yarra trams, new trams, swanston trams, national express, hillside trains, bayside trains, metrolink

Set of various newspaper cuttings about public transport in Melbourne, including trolley buses. .1 - "We may get a super trolley" - about the possibility of a trolley buses in Melbourne, being studied by the MMTB. The Herald, 14-11-1979, written by Lawrence Money. .2 - "Trolley buses may roll soon", as for above, quotes MMTB Annual Report. Written by Gary Walsh of The Sun newspaper. .3 - "Back to the buses move" - as above - The Sun newspaper - 4/3/1981. .4 - "Electric buses Studied" - as above - written by Geoff Strong - The Age, 14-11-1979 .5 - "Plan for super trains, buses" - as above and new trains - written by Gerry Carman - The Age, 2-1-1980 .6 - "Trolley buses could replace city trams" and other headlines concerning the Lonie Report, closure of rail and tram lines, union reaction - The Age 9/12/1980.\ .7 - "Monster bus will car 240" - with photo of a Daimler Benz guided (O Bahn) busway, notes the installation in Adelaide. The Age 4-10-1982 .8 - "State will buy 45 more super trains", about the purchase of new Comeng trains for Melbourne.trams, tramways, mmtb, trolley buses, public transport, lonie report, comeng

Pamphlet - DL 6 fold from A3 sheet, full colour titled "Catch the City Circle", detailing the City Circle tram, 1994 - has the original route by Spencer St - map shows various points and details the various locations.. Has contact details but no web site. Has the Victoria government, Better Cities and Public Transport Corporation Logos. See Reg Item 866, 2703 and 1337 for other versions. Second copy added 24-04-2019 from Bob Prentice Collection.trams, tramways, city circle, yarra trams, ptc

Calendar, four pages, full colour titled "Cavalcade of Transport in Victoria - 1980 Calendar", four months per sheet, featuring Harold Freedman, Transport Mural at Spencer St Railway station. The front cover has a short description of the mural. Features Melbourne's trams. Tear off calendars with hanging hole in the top edge centre and Perforated to enable the image to be framed separately. See Reg Item 3671 for the launch of the Mural at the 1978 Cavalcade of Transport.trams, tramways, calendar, spencer st, mural, southern cross station

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

Pamphlet cut for use on a hanging rail inside a tram titled "More off-peak tram services", applicable from 20 May 2018. Has the Yarra Trams, PTV and "Transport for Victoria" logos on it.trams, tramways, public transport, timetables, yarra trams, ptv

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

.1 - Letter - addressed to Mr. Bui, tram conductor at Essendon depot, October 1989 about the abolition of tram conductors at Essendon from 1/1/1990 on PTC Letterhead, signed by Colin West. Gives a list of other opportunities offered to Conductors, position descriptions, titled "Introduction of MetTicket". Consists of five sheets with a postage paid envelope. .2 - Memo or Notice to Conductors at Camberwell depot regarding the introduction of Automated Fare Collection during 1984, advising how conductors could be retrenched, payout details and other job opportunities and Superannuation details. Signed by Russell Nathan.trams, tramways, metticket, metcard, one man trams, essendon depot, ptc, tram conductors, redundancies, conductors, camberwell depot

Pamphlet - full colour folded A3 sheet, titled "Sprit and Pride", introducing new logos and colour schemes for the Public Transport Corporation June 1992. Was contained within the 4 June 1992 issue of Changing times. Shows the application of the colour schemes for The Met, VLine, suburban trains, double deck train, VLine carriages, trams, cars, stations, buses and coachestrams, tramways, logos, colour schemes, livery, the met, ptc, vline, tramcars

Set of five photocopied newsletters titled "Tram & Bus Newsletter", printed on A4 paper, two pages unless noted. .1 - Feb. 1991 - No. 1 - 7 pages stapled in the top left hand corner - Editorial by Russell Nathan, list of new staff at depots, Swanston St Walk, Z class, B1 class delivery, buses, services, AVM, new staff, happenings at Depots, ticketing, Kew Depot 75th. .2 - March 1992 - No. 3 - giving details of new starts at Glenhuntly, Malvern and South Melbourne depots, recruitment now done at the CES, Moomba services, revised timetables for North Fitzroy and Doncaster, vehicle availability (not good at all), 200km relay run involving PTC teams. .3 - April 1992 - No. 4 - wages, staff health, sand hoppers at depots, Swanston Walk, St Georges Road tram works. .4 - April 1992 - No. 5 - Awards, W class tram roofs, tram availability, conductors, Football services. .5 - June 1992 - No. 7 - Resignation packages, conductors, Unions, wages, OH&S, Roistering - HASTUS system - see also item 7232 for marketing details.trams, tramways, ptc, glenhuntly tram depot, south melbourne depot, malvern depot, north fitzroy, doncaster depot, sports, w class, maintenance, public relations, swanston st, z class, buses, services, avm, preston depot, south melbourne depot, north fitzroy, elwood depot, kew depot, sanding equipment, st georges rd, w class, conductors, football, awards, retrenchment, wages, unions, safety, hastus, rosters

Set of three documents or newsletters involved with the introduction of the Metcard or Automated Ticketing into Melbourne during the mid 1990's. .1 - "AT update" - with the Metcard logo - Issue 1 - A4 light card - testing by OneLink on the trams using Z1 No. 10, manufacturing in Australia of the tickets by Moore Business systems, Customer Assistance centres, retail agents and training of staff. .2 - "News for tram staff" - two issues signed by Russell Nathan, providing information about the implementation on the system onto trams, training, suppliers, CSEs, installation timing and training. .3 - Folder titled "Automated Ticketing" contain four information sheets about the implementation of the system: a - Consultation and Operation b - What's it all about and why will it be good for Melbourne? c - How long will it take - two phases detailed. d - General - will services be slower, fare evasion, purchasing of tickets, disability, staffing, retail agents, information, costs, when, machines and systems.trams, tramways, metcard, tickets, ticket machines

.1 - Pamphlet - two colour folded A3, titled - "Transport Friendly Society - Vimy House Private Hospital" detailing the services of the private hospital in Studley Avenue Kew, the Society, its historical origins of the Society, hospital cover, rates, insurance and financial advisor. .2 - Letter from Rebekah Blackwolf-Mitchell 24/10/2018, donating the pamphlet and the details of her father Ray Mitchell, ex Victorian Railways and the background to the donation. Hand written on a sheet of wire bound ruled notebook paper. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, vimy house, benefit society, tfs, medical

Notice - A4 sheet - titled "AVM News", dated 3/8/1992 from D. Bernardini of Fleet Operations Centre, regarding issues with the AVM system; Beeps from control head, testing and instructions for preparing, and testing the system.trams, tramways, avm, fleet operations centre, tramcars

Notice - A4 sheet - titled "Smoking in the Workplace", dated 22/10/1992 to all staff at Essendon depot regarding the banning of all smoking on PTC premises and health consequences. Refers to the 1991 Federal Court case. Signed by Ken Kelly as Manager.trams, tramways, ptc, smoking, essendon depot, notices to staff

Notice - A4 sheet - titled "Sun Herald Press Article", dated 7/9/1992 from Russell Nathan, GM Tram and Bus concerning an article that appeared in the weekend Sun Herald commenting on the Secretary of the Tramway Union, relating to Conductor Shortages and support for Revenue Officers.trams, tramways, revenue clerks, conductors, pay in forms, unions

Letter printed on heavy A4 manilla coloured paper, single sheet - "Public Transport Corporation New Directions in Customer Service", advising on the change of focus to customer service, including customer surveys, relationship with the Unions. Has the expression "Service Now" on the bottom right hand corner. Signed by Norman Walker, Director of Passenger Services and Tricia Caswell, Industrial Officer, Trades Hall.trams, tramways, surveys, ptc, staff, unions, employment

Notice - single A4 sheet double sided, titled "Notice to Ticket Sellers - The Met - McDonalds special free travel offer.", dated 5/10/1991 to 30/11/1991. Gives details of the promotion, coupons, how managed and a sample layout of the coupon. Signed Andrew McLean, Group Manager, Revenue Management.trams, tramways, notices and information, notices to staff, free tram, mcdonalds