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Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Why the public transport system must become the public transport service", c1990
Pamphlet - DL - 3 fold, two colour printed on semi gloss white paper, titled "Why the public transport system must become the public transport service", c1990 describing changes proposed by the Public Transport Corporation to revitalise Melbourne's Public Transport. Notes changes to contracting out cleaning of vehicles, transforming the system to a service, improved security and calling for tenders to provide night buses on nine metro routes. Features a photo of tram 2032 by Parliament. Has "Authorised by the Public Transport Corporation" line above the word "Victoria"trams, tramways, pamphlets, ptc, buses, contracts, melbourne, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Public Transport Corporation - 1996 Annual Report", Oct. 1996
Book, centre stapled, 48 pages + card cover, printed on off-white paper full colour, titled "Public Transport Corporation - Annual Report 1996", providing a report to the Victorian Government on the performance of the PTC for the year 1995 - 1996. Includes a table of contents, Executive Review, attracting customers, changes and improvements, performance indicator, statutory information and Financial statements. Signed by Max Moore-Wilton as Chairman. PTC Chief Executive - Ian Dobbs. Alan Brown was the minister at the time. Has the theme "Moving from a system to a service".Has a white sticker on the front cover ""SOL T"trams, tramways, ptc, annual reports, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, Newspaper clipping re flooding in South Melbourne, 13-1-1980
... of delays that can occur on a big tram system. trams tramways ...Newspaper cutting about flooding in South Melbourne disabling a tram and a "trammie" conductor or driver, directing traffic. Tram W7 1019, route 10.Yields information about the type of delays that can occur on a big tram system.Newspaper cutting from the Herald Sun 13-1-1980 about flooding in South Melbourne and delaying tram W7 1019"Sun Herald 13.1.80"trams, tramways, tramcars, flooding, floods, south melbourne, w7 1019, route 10, crews -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation", 1966
Forty Eight page, side staple book within blue Rexene covers. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1966. Printed by Regent Press Pty Ltd, 457 Plenty Road, Preston. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, photos of various types of controllers, an A.B.C. for tramways drivers - "always" points to remember and has a reference index. Copy 1 - has telephone numbers of Training School and specific pointers re Regulations 106 and 107 and some of the Q&A have been circled in blue. This copy was imaged. The May 1974 instructions of "Tram car Braking on Greasy Rails", has adhesive tape remnants. Copy 2 - 1/5/1975 instructions loose inside the book. Copy 3 - added 29/5/2014 from the collection of R. Wearne. Copy 4 - added 15-6-2015 - from Ron Scholten donation of 11-4-2015. Copy 5 - added 14-12-2015 from donation of Norm Cross 11-10-2009. Had the instructions for Tram car braking on Greasy Rails appended inside front cover - loose, with adhesive tape remnants. Relocated to Reg Item 2913.copy 3 has 7 numbers in ink inside the front cover, a number of questions in the book have been circled., copy 4 - has numerous changes to issue on page 1, ink crosses on specific questions., copy 5 - has "K.T. Hall Works Manager" in ink on inside of front cover, and notes on pages 15, 16, 17, 19, regarding the use of the motor cut out switches.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Centenary Souvenir - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - 1934-5", 1935
Book - five sections - 80 pages, side stapled, glued within light green card covers with title "Centenary Souvenir - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - 1934-5". Has an introduction, a preface that gives a brief history of the tramway system in Melbourne, 20 buildings and points on interest in Melbourne and how to get there, with sketches by Clive Fink, a list of electrified routes and a cable routes at the time with details of terminals and points of interest along the route. Printed by The Mail Publishers, 264 Barkly St Footscray. See Related documents for a route listing. See Reg Item 79 for a reprint version of 1967. 2nd copy added 29-8-2015 - donation of Ian Bryant. 3rd copy from the McComb Collection added 30-12-2016. Copy 4 donated by Kevin Tiernay - 11-06-2022 Pdf copy added 5/5/2019 as image i2 and images i2 to i4 removed.Has "19" in red ink on inside title page, Copy 3 - has H. S. McComb in pencil along the top of the front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, routes, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Rules and Regulations", 1974
Book - green Rexene covers, 106 pages with title - "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - Rules and Regulations". Six sections, sewn into covers, dated Nov. 1974. Provides rules for both tramway and motor bus operations, has index pages 3 to 28, rules for both systems and specific type of vehicle, ticket machines and ticket issuing. At rear is MMTB By-Law 11, dated 1956. Second copy added 15-6-2015 - from Ron Scholten donation of 11-4-2015 Full scan of document (difficult to do a proper scan) added 29/5/2019.In blue ink on front cover, "page 31", page 52 in black ink, reference to page 91 and on page 33, rule 20 has been partly high lighted in yellow.trams, tramways, mmtb, rules, regulations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Centenary Souvenir - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - 1934-5" - Reprint version, 1967
Book -56 pages within light green card covers with title "Centenary Souvenir - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board - 1934-5". "Reprint for Historical Interest - 1967". Centre stapled. Notes prepared by Lewis E. Russell, the MMTB's first Publicity Officer. Has an introduction, a preface that gives a brief history of the tramway system in Melbourne, buildings and points on interest in Melbourne and how to get there, with sketches by Clive Fink. See Reg Item 69 for the original 1934/35 version. Second copy added 5/12/13 - from the AETA.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - air brake system on a Melbourne tram using a self lapping brake and relay valve, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960's?
... air brake system on a Melbourne tram using a self lapping...Drawing of the air brake system on a Melbourne tram using... brake system on a Melbourne tram using a self lapping brake ...Drawing of the air brake system on a Melbourne tram using a self lapping brake and relay valve - the charging and release positions. 89.1 - shows the relay valve in the exhaust position 89.2 - shows the valve in the applied position. Has been drawn in ink on a piece of paper, and the coloured red or green as necessary to show the various positions and state of the valves, reservoir, brake cylinder and pipes.trams, tramways, mmtb, braking, brake valves -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Run Number Plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Malvern M31, c1960s
Two (2) No. or one set of - Pressed metal plates with corners trimmed, top section partly folded with two slotted holes, sides folded to give strengthening to the plate, painted with a yellow background and the letter "M" and numbers "31" painted in black, to give a Run Number Plate for Malvern Depot No. 31. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate. Used by Malvern Depot until they were phased out and replaced with the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system c1990. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews.trams, tramways, mmtb, malvern depot, timetables -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Run Number Plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Malvern M57, c1960s
Pressed metal plate with corners trimmed, top section partly folded with two slotted holes, sides folded to give strengthening to the plate, painted with a yellow background and the letter "M" and numbers "57" painted in black, to give a Run Number Plate for Malvern Depot No. 57. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate. Used by Malvern Depot until they were phased out and replaced with the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system c1990. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews.trams, tramways, mmtb, malvern depot, timetables -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Run Number Plate, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Malvern M65, c1960s
Pressed metal plate with corners trimmed, top section partly folded with two slotted holes, sides folded to give strengthening to the plate, painted with a yellow background and the letter "M" and numbers "65"painted in black, to give a Run Number Plate for Malvern Depot No. 65. Painted with the same detail on either side of the plate. Used by Malvern Depot until they were phased out and replaced with the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system c1990. Used to identify the depot and "run number" or timetable that the tram was running on, two in each tram, to enable monitoring by inspectors and crews.trams, tramways, mmtb, malvern depot, timetables -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring System", 1979
Twelve page report, gloss paper, orange covers and a brown comb binder, titled "Automatic Vehicle Monitoring System" August 1979 describing the introduction of the AVM system by the MMTB into Melbourne for both trams and buses. Gives the background to the system, how it works, what it can do, diagrams, photographs of Hamburg and Los Angeles, notes on how it can improve services and MMTB planning for the system including photographs of a bus in West Heidelberg where preliminary testing was being undertaken at the time. Folded into the rear of the report is a 4 page, typed and handwritten notes by the donor on the system, answering a series of questions.Marked on top of the front over "1979"trams, tramways, avm, mmtb, testing, automatic vehicle monitoring -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "New Non-Articulated Tramcar for Melbourne", 1976
Three page, photocopied, foolscap technical pamphlet titled "New Non-Articulated Tramcar for Melbourne", providing technical details for the Z class tram. Provides a description, development history, status, cost, warranty, vehicle performance, dimensions, suspension, braking, propulsion, electrical and control systems and body specifications. Developer - Commonwealth Engineering (Vic) and ASEA Sweden. Second copy added 28/11/2016.Has word "orange" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, z3 class, mmtb, commonwealth engineering, specification, z class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation", 1960
Forty Eight page, side staple book within blue Rexene covers. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1960. Printed by Sands and McDougall of Melbourne. Has their logo on the rear cover. The first sheet was a tear off signature sheet, recording issue of the book. Has number "2681" stamped in the top right hand corner of page 3. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, photos of various types of controllers, an A.B.C. for tramways drivers - "always" points to remember and has a reference index. 2nd copy - No. 2928, scanned as a pdf.Red marks against various questions in indelible red pencil.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation", 1946
Book, 64 pages plus light green covers, side stapled, Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1942, Printed by F. W. Niven Pty Ltd, Printers, 40 Flinders St Melbourne C1. Sheets are slightly rounded at outside corners. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, has a list of don'ts for drivers and "Traffic Code" with respect tot he Traffic Regulations.Has some difficult to read pencil writing on front cover, numbers "60293" on inside front cover, red marks against various questions and notes in indelible red pencil.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Peter Henry, c2014
Demonstrates aspects of the method of ticketting systems used by ESCo and yields information on the design of the ticket. Has an association with the donor's father.Colour ink jet printed photograph and enlarged photograph of an ESCo tram ticket No. Z 6564, 3d cash fare, up and down directions to specific destinations on the ticket - light brown colour. Donated by Peter Henry 22/4/14 who advised in a phone call on 26/6/14. Story behind the ticket. Peter Henry’s father was involved in the CFA and travelled to Ballarat for the Hose and Reel competitions that were regularly held. He was with the Warburton CFA at the time. Has badges for Geelong 1936 and Bendigo 1930, so ticket would have been in the 1930’s. Peter now lives at Linton. Attached to the sheet of A4 paper is an actual size of the ticket and a donation note.trams, tramways, tickets, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, William. F. Scott, "Last Tram at Eleven - Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo Geelong", 2008
Extensive history on the foundation of the three Victorian Provincial tramways, operations, tramcar lists and relationship to their private operation and power stations.. Foreword by Professor Weston Bate Yields detailed information about the history of the three SEC Provincial systems, in particular the construction history and their tramcars.Book - 212 pages on art paper with a gloss finish applied to photographs, sewn with glued end papers, folded dust jacket or cover titled "Last Tram at Eleven - Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo Geelong". Written by William F Scott, published by Full Parallel Productions 2008. Has a cloth book mark. Has a Table of Contents, Index, many photographs, maps, liststramway history, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, tramcars, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, William. F. Scott, Ballarat Vintage Tramway, Jan. 1985
Yields information about how the BTPS promoted the tramway, with the Design by the printer and William F Scott.Printed 6 page fold out pamphlet on Ballarat Vintage Tramway, Featuring 4 black and white photos, 2 maps; one of old Ballarat system, and one part of Lake Wendouree with green boarders and some type face in green ink. Prepared by W.Scott for BTPS in 1984/85. 2nd copy added 1/1/2012trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, botanical gardens -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, William. F. Scott, c1985
Colour print of BTPS/BTM tram No. 40 running in Wendouree Parade. Photo by William F. Scott - undated - c1985 or earlier as the signal system was use - see signal behind the tram on a pole. Print was used in the Museum Tramcar record or Tramcar Register sheets. trams, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, signals, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 29, No. 4, December 1991", Dec. 1991
Yields information about the personal views of the Ballarat tramway system and his photographs. Has a strong association with the author of the article.Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 29, No. 4, December 1991, which has a front cover photograph of No. 40, west bound in Sturt St at intersection with Doveton St. (Photo by Glen Mills), centre page spread "Brisbane Traction Memories" - four photographs by Mick Morahan, a four page article with photographs by Chris Wurr "Ballarat Tramway Tribute "and on the inside rear page, a photograph of Elizabeth St. Hobart and King William St. Adelaide with trams. Ballarat Photographs: Page 14 - No. 31 at Mount Pleasant terminus Page 15 - No. 12 crossing Albert St. Sebastopol (has Skipton St. in the photo caption) Page 16 - No. 40 on the Dawson St. Crossover Page 16 - No. 26 and 27 crossing at the Bell St. Loop Page 17 - No. 17 at Sturt and Lydiard Sts Page 17 - Two trammies having a chat. Map of Ballarat provided by BTPS Ltd on page 15.trams, tramways, ballarat, recollections, lydiard st, sturt st, sebastopol -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, The Courier Ballarat, "Tramway book is on track", 4/01/2008 12:00:00 AM
Colour Photocopy of a newspaper clipping, A4 size, from The Courier, Ballarat, 4/1/2008 - titled "Tramway book is on track", about the forthcoming publication "Last Tram at 11" by William Scott. Features a photograph of Richard Gilbert at the controls of a bogie tram. Gives a quick detail of the three SEC systems and the Museum's operations. Article by Marcus Power with photo by Lachlan Bence. Has source and date of publication in ink under the photograph "p5 Ballarat Courier, Fri 4 Jan 2008" and "Ian" in red pence in top left hand corner of the A4 sheet.trams, tramways, book, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, W.F.Scott, "Ballarat's Heritage Tramway", 1993
Book - 28 pages, colour covers with colour and black white photos titled "Ballarat's Heritage Tramway", Tells the story of the Ballarat Tramways and the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society. Written by W. F. Scott for the BTPS in 1993. Was an update of previous versions. Covers the history of the horse trams, the electrification by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria, (ESCo) the takeover by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), closure in 1971, the formation of the BTPS and the operation of the tramway. Includes a list of the Museum tramcars at the time, details of the trams, many photos and a map of the system, depot layouts. Images of each page included in the image file. See Reg item 1967 for proofs of sheets.trams, tramways, btps, btm, history -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Map - Victorian Railways
This file contains three items. 1. Original railways grid map of Victoria with passenger mileages (in miles) which shows railway stations in Glen Eira as part of the rail network. 2. Original pamphlet titled ‘Pocket History Vicrail 1839 – 1981’, dated 1981. Chronological history of milestones and dates, ie. 1981 Caulfield loop opened 24/01/1981 as part of underground rail loop. Image on front cover shows 2 images (steam train and stainless steel train). 3. Original pamphlet by Ministry of Transport titled ‘Your neighbourhood Public Transport System’ outlining fare structure. Stylised map of Caulfield (Glen Eira) neighbourhood.carnegie, bentleigh, caulfield, elsternwick, glenhuntly, ormond, murrumbeena, railways, public transport, bus, train, tram, railway stations, ‘vicrail’, underground rail loop -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Tram Shelter, Balaclava Road
Caulfield Conservation study by Andrew Ward dated October 1994 on Tram Shelter, corner of Balaclava Road and Orrong Road with a brief history and a statement of significance from the National Trust of Australia. Four black and white photos of Balaclava Road tram shelter. National Trust classification report giving detail of shelter and others on the tramway routes of Melbourne. Includes history of cable car system and reasons for tramways amalgamations. It includes architectural features. Article from the Trust News, June 2000 on history of Melbourne Tram shelters, various architectural design and features and where they were built and who designed thembalaclava road, orrong road, tram shelters, street furniture, cast iron work, verandahs, edwardian style, the prahran and malvern tramways trust, ward andrew, historic buildings, dandenong road, caulfield north, glenhuntly road, green robert -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Tram Shelter, Dandenong Road
National Trust of Australia, Victoria, report giving details of tram shelters on the tramways routes of Melbourne; history of cable car system and reasons for tramways amalgamations, includes architectural plan, map and photocopies of two photographs before restoration 1994. Includes bibliography. Two coloured photographs of tram shelter Dandenong Road opposite Hawthorn Road taken in 1978. Detailed history from the Trust News 2000 on history of Melbourne Tram Shelters, various architectural design features, where erected and who design by.dandenong road, hawthorn road, north caulfield, glen eira, flannagan l.s., prahran and malvern tramways trust, street furniture, tram shelters, edwardian style, architectural features, glenhuntly road, caulfield, orrong road, balaclava road, watson stephen, storey rohan, ward andrew -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Alan Bradley, "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era", Sep. 2005
Demonstrates important aspects of the development, operation and closure of the Ballarat tramway system and its preservation and operation today. Strong association with a number of individuals in Ballarat.Hard cover book - 144 pages + end covers + hard covers bound with dust jacket, titled "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era". Author Alan Bradley. Published by the BTM September 2005. Covers establishment of tramways in Ballarat, horse trams, electrification, the SEC, rehabilitation, War and Peace, the politics of the tramways in Ballarat, closure, the community that the tramways operated in, preservation, with appendices for fares, tramcars. Has a list of sources, index, foreword by Peter Hiscock. Layout by Frank Stamford. Printed by Hedges and Bell Maryborough See Reg Item 4521 for the digital pdf files.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, esco, btps, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Alan Bradley, "A Further Lease of Life ", Sep. 2003
Eight page printed document or report titled "A Further Lease of Life " written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in September 2003. The document is a transcript of a memo prepared by the Ballarat Tramways Branch Superintendent dated 7 May 1948. Written by A. V. Mawby. The document examines the running condition of the Ballarat Tramway system, including the rolling stock, buildings, permanent way, overhead equipment, passenger numbers. The document was written to advise the Ballarat SEC Branch Manager what would be required for extended operation of the system. Eight sheets of A4 paper stapled in top left hand corner. Images added 29/11/2016.trams, tramways, ballarat, reports, permanent way, rolling stock -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Literary work - Manuscript, Alan Bradley, "Santa Trams in Ballarat", Dec. 2008
... in the last few years of the system, Myers Santa trams etc. Trams ...Yields information about the decorated trams in Ballarat in the last few years of the system, Myers Santa trams etc.A4 manuscript, titled "Santa Trams in Ballarat" written by Alan Bradley Dec 2008 for Dec. 2008 issue of Fares Please! Provides information about the Myers Christmas trams, the tramcars and Bridge St traders in 1968. Was related to colour photos received from Sydney of two of the trams. trams, tramways, christmas trams, myers, bridge st traders, santa tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Education Kit, Alan Bradley, "Education Kit for Schools", 6/11/2011 12:00:00 AM
Twenty six (26) page document titled "Education Kit for Schools", featuring on the front cover a visit from Melton West Primary School in 1995. Gives details of the Ballarat tramway system, notes for teachers, printed 12/11/1997. Has maps, photos and teaching notes. Secured by a spring binder in the top left hand corner. Version 1.04trams, tramways, education, btm, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Cable set No. 1, c1940
... the cable tram system closed. Trams tramways MMTB Cable Trams MTO Co ...Photograph show the MMTB / MTO Co cable tram set No. 1 inbound in Nicholson St Fitzroy with the Carlton Gardens in the background - Destination of Spencer St. Has a small number of passengers and the conductor standing on the trailer. Two copies held. The livery is non-standard for the time. Official MMTB Photograph - used in a Annual Report. .1 - Photo taken in the same location but looking from the rear of the cable tram set. Has the Exhibition buildings in the background. Two copies held. See Reg Item 897 for a newspaper clipping of the 2nd photo.Yields information about cable tram set No. 1, which was presented to the Science Museum when the cable tram system closed.Photographs, Black and White, set of two.In ink on the rear: KSK print numbers SA909 On rear of .1 "MMTB" and "H202"trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, nicholson st, tram 1