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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960
Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 30mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 2. Made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 View of typed introduction, noting that this is a pictorial record of Ballarat. 0:10 Title “The Tramways of Ballarat 1960, Part 1” 0:16 13, showing “View Point” at Stones Corner, Bridge St, east end, with trolley pole being turned, while another single trucker heads out towards Mt Pleasant. 0:25 13 leaving Stones Corner, short approach and then longer trailing shot of the tram going towards the City in Bridge St. 0:44 View out of front of tram in Bridge St heading towards the City, with cars in the photo, then passing through city Loop, no trams in the loop and running up to Lydiard St Nth and crossing the road. 1:22 Running up Sturt St from Armstrong St, passes over Dawson St X-over and up to the next intersection, Lyons St. 1:54 Title “The View Point Line” 1:59 19 inbound, in Ripon St, from crossing Mair St, towards camera and then passing away and turning into Sturt St. 2:49 View of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 2:52 19 in Ripon St, going to View Point, crossing Webster St towards camera, then going away through the disconnected Victoria Ave loop, pass the “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign. Note very windy scene with people running across roads. 3:17 19 in Wendouree Parade, in bound, though showing destination View Point, going away from the camera, past the View Point Hotel. 3:39 19 coming towards camera near Excerpt or Devon St and then going away towards the terminus. 4:04 19 at the terminus, stationary, with a single trucker 3?, passing from Macarthur St into Wendouree Parade, behind 19. 4:20 33 coming towards camera in Wendouree Parade from St Aidans Drive, stopping to pick up passenger at Forest St and then going away towards the City, photographed from near the depot, on a wet and windy day. 4:54 35 in Wendouree Parade, coming towards the Camera from St Aidans Drive and then going away with the Gardens Loop area in the background. Tram stops at stop to let a passenger off. 5:28 21 leaving Gardens Loop for the City via the Depot, green light in signal can be seen. 5:43 28?, closely followed by 26 turn from Drummond St South into Sturt St. 6:18 Scene opens with shot of “Sebastopol” destination on a bogie tram. 6:21 Title “The Sebastopol Line” 6:24 21 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St Sth with destination of Bell St and then going away from the camera. 6:55 38 in Drummond St Sth, coming towards the camera and then passing the camera with Sturt St just in the view. 7:10 21, showing Gregory St, in Drummond St Sth, approaching and then going away, entering the Urquhart St Loop, 7:39 34 in Drummond St Sth (location check required (Latrobe?)), approaches camera, picks up passengers and the goes away. 8:09 39 at ? Street, turns from Drummond St Sth into Skipton St, after picking up and setting down passengers, bound for Sebastopol 8:55 35 inbound in Skipton St passes through the Bell Street Loop, and then goes away from the camera. 9:33 42 outbound in Skipton St, approaches the camera, passes and then crosses over the half the road into Albert St. 10:00 39 inbound in Albert St – location? 10:31 34 outbound for Sebastopol, approaches camera and just starts to pass by. 10:36 34 in Grey St crossing loop, crosses 42 inbound. 10:59 39 outbound in Albert St, with shopping centre in bound, approaches camera, passes and then crosses over Albert St. Mid morning scene. 11:39 39 inbound, Albert St south, approaches camera and then passes and the crosses over Albert St. 12:16 41 outbound in Albert St passes the camera, and pulls into the terminus with the conductor getting out on the back bumper to pull the pole down as the tram stops and a passenger walks into the Royal Hotel. 12:39 Title “The Lydiard Street North Line” 12:44 Filmed from the Hotel balcony, 21 inbound in Lydiard St Nth passes over Mair St, stops while 33 passes in the other direction. 13:18 With the red light showing on the Seymour St loop signal, 33 inbound for Sebastopol stops and picks up many passengers, passes the camera and runs past the VRI building in the background and through the loop. Possibly filmed on a Sunday given the ladies dresses and quieter streets. 14:01 30 outbound, passes the camera and stops at Macarthur St. Filmed alongside the brick wall of the cutting. 14:28 30 inbound arrives, passes through the Gregory St loop and then proceeds past the camera, making a stop to pick up passengers. 15:14 28 in Lydiard St Nth – location?, approaches and goes away from the camera, north of Gregory St. 15:34 28 ditto location? 15:53 21 arrives at the terminus with passengers getting on and off. 16:11 View of the a vertical positioned “End of Section” sign on a pole at the terminus and then lifting the camera to see the timetable board and the stop sign. 16:33 31 in Bridge St passing Morseheads and then turning into Sturt St, stops at the Grenville St stop, while another single trucker comes down to the stop from the City. 16:58 31 outbound in Bridge St, with destination of Victoria St. 17:14 Title “The Victoria Street Line” 17:18 31 outbound to Victoria St from Stones Corner. Starts with an overhead shot, shows clock at the Caltex service station,. 17:37 31 inbound approaching Bakery Hill and then descending to the junction after it passes camera. 18:09 25 climbing outbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, to then pass through the King St loop. 18:47 25 inbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, then pass through the King St loop, with St Alypius Church in the background. 19:36 14 approaching the rail bridge in Victoria St and stopping at the 2nd last stop to left of passengers. 20:01 14 leaving the terminus and approaching the camera and the a short sequence going away, to the next stop to pick up quite a few passengers. 20:14 “Trams Stop Here” sign, metal wrap around on a steel pole. 20:16 Title “The Mount Pleasant Line” 20:21 11 inbound in Main St, with a passenger leaping off the tramcar and another getting off just before the junction. 20:45 11 passes the junction and then proceeds away from the camera in Bridge St. 21:04 30 outbound in Main St, then turns into Barkly St, a bus (Eclipse Motors) passes in Main St just before the sequence ends. 21:31 30 inbound near Steinfield St. (exact location?) 21:49 25 approaches the camera, then proceeds away and passes through the Grant St. loop. 22:29 25 inbound, windy day, between Grant and Cobden, (exact location?), with a horse drawn bread van in the view and the breadman walking behind the tram as it passes. 23:02 11 outbound in Barkly St, (exact location?) 23:37 11 inbound in Barkly St (exact location?) 23:44 Mt Pleasant terminus signage 23:50 30 approaches the terminus and then stops with the conductor alighting turning the pole, passengers getting on and off and the driver appearing at the other end. 24:32 Title “The Gardens Via Sturt St. West Line” 24:35 21 outbound in Sturt St near Raglan St, approaches and passes the Camera. 25:09 12, showing City Oval, approaches and passes the camera, outbound near Windermere St. 25:33 13 showing View Point, goes away from the camera – location? 25:44 12 comes from St. West, inbound passes the camera and then stop as the next stop next Talbot St? 26:21 Short sequence of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 26:28 42 inbound in Sturt St West, just before Ripon St, view coming towards camera and then going away to cross Ripon St. 27:10 34 passes through the Parker St loop 27:25 35 or 39 inbound past the college in Sturt St West 28:04 41 outbound at the Russell St curve, passes away from the camera. 28:11 35? inbound passes away from the camera through the Victoria Park or Morrison St loop, swinging out into the roadway. 28:29 View of timetable sign at Hamilton Ave. 28:37 35 turning from Sturt St West into Hamilton Ave, can see the conductor changing over the barrier rails. 29:11 42 inbound, crosses another bogie tram (35?) at Carlton St loop then passes the camera and goes past the Olympic rings monument. 29:42 12 approaches the Carlton St gates. 30:07 12 outbound, crosses a bogie tram in the loop with both trams then leaving the loop. 30:20 Title “End of Part One” Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Postcard (item) - Colour postcard, Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd, Marysville-Victoria, Pre 2009
A colour photograph of an old log train that is displayed in a park in Marysville in Victoria.A colour photograph of an old log train that is displayed in a park in Marysville, Victoria. The log in the photograph was destroyed in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and was replaced. This postcard was produced by Nucolorvue Productions Pty. Ltd. as a souvenir of Marysville.Log Train, located Burrengeen/ Park, Marysville. Log - / Messmate from Elliots Creek,/ Tractor (Fordson) originally in/ use at Anderson's Mill, near/ Mt. Strickland. NU-COLOR-VUE/ OF/ AUSTRALIA NUCOLORVUE PRODUCTIONS PTY. LTD./ COPYRIGHT PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA NCV 1656/ MA3 POST CARDmarysville, victoria, log train, burrengeen park, nucolorvue productions, postcard, souvenir, log trolley, 2009 black saturday bushfires -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: 'TROLLEY WIRE' MAGAZINE, April 1967
Magazine of the South Pacific Electric Railway. Vol 8, No. 3 Issue No. 109.South Pacific Electric Railway Co-operative Society Limited. Box 103, GPO, Sydney. NSWperson, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: SMALL BOOKLET - STAPLED. JOURNAL 'TROLLEY WIRE' MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Booklet: MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Published August 1966 Volume 7, No 5 issue, No. 105.South Pacific Electric Railway Co-operative Society Ltd., Box 103, GPO, Sydney.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:MAN PUSHING TROLLEY
B & W Photo of man wearing hard hat pushing skip along the railway heading away from the poppet head at Central Deborah Central Goldmine,Bendigomining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Puffing Billy Railway
Whitfield, Trolly Trailer
Built by the Victorian Railways it was originally used on the postal motor service on the Wangaratta to Whitfield narrow gauge line, for the cartage of small goods. it was part of the consist that operated the last service on that line in 1953. In 1960, it was purchased from the Victorian Railways, restored and taken to Belgrave to assist in the restoration of the Puffing Billy Railway. In the mid 1960's it was classified "NGA 1". In the 1970's, it was withdrawn from regular use and dismantled.Historic - Victorian Railways narrow gauge - trolly tralier Wangaratta to Whitfield narrow gauge lineTrolly Trailer Made of metal - frames and wheels only puffing billy, victorian railways, whitfield trolley trailer, narrow gauge rolling stock, postal motor, trolly -
Puffing Billy Railway
Equipment - Refreshments services Trolley, 1990s
The Refreshment Services Branch was established in 1920, and initially focused on providing station-based refreshment rooms and the dining car service. Its scope expanded to include diverse activities such as stall rental; sales of advertising space on railways infrastructure; laundry services; operation of a hair-dressing salon, a bakery, a butchery and a poultry farm; and the management of the chalet guesthouse at Mt Buffalo. The majority of staff worked in refreshment rooms and dining cars, both of which were a popular feature of the railway service. Previous to 1920 refreshment services had been provided by contractors, but after many complaints the Department decided to provide a standardised service across the system. It grew quickly: five years after it was established the Branch employed approximately 500 staff. Station refreshment facilities ranged from elaborate dining rooms to decorated push-carts. They were staffed predominately by women, who provided everything from a cup of tea to a three course meal. Most refreshment room services were closed in the 1970s. Reference from : Fielding, K. (2012) Victorian Railways - Refreshment Services Branch in Museums Victoria Collections http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/11470Historic - Replica of a a Victorian Railways Refreshment Services Serving Trolley used on Puffing Billy Railway Replica large wooden serving cart with fitted wooden cabinet featuring sliding glass doors and one glass shelf. Cart has chrome handles, two wooden shelves, a wooden drawer with chrome handle and a small chalkboard adhered to end. Cart has four small black rubber and metal wheels and a metal foot brake.puffing billy, serving trolley, replica, dining cart, refreshment services, victorian railways -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Diet Kitchen Trolley, Nr Pat Callaghan
Photodiet, kitchen, trolley, nr, callaghan -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Graham Parry, 1971
Yields information about the Sebastopol terminus and tram operations in 1971.Digital image of photograph of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. .1 - tram 33 arriving at the Sebastopol terminus with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. There is a Fosters Lager sign. and a number of parked cars. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - ditto with the driver turning the poletrams, tramways, sebastopol, trolley poles, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Insulator for tramway overhead - made in Japan, c1950
Its manufacture demonstrates from an industrial aspect a period of history following the occupation of Japan by the USA after the second world war and has a strong association with this event.Insulator - known as an egg type - ceramic - fired clay (porcelain) finished with a brown colour with two holes for span wire with the holes offset to each other. Marked in a very light almost clear finish on one side "Made in Occupied Japan" See item 8534 for another example - a larger size. https://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/occupiedjapan.shtml - accessed 15/4/20201 gives some background: "For the period from the end of World War II in 1945 through April 28, 1952, the United States and its Allies occupied Japan. The Occupation involved approximately 130,000 Americans (both military and civilian) and about 35,000 British Troops based in Japan. SCAP (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers), led by General MacArthur, wrote a new constitution for Japan. As Japan needed to rebuild their economy after the war, part of the agreement to allow them to export goods out of their country was that they had to mark 50% of all items with "Occupied Japan" or "Made in Occupied Japan." This could be done with a paper label, cloth label (as on scarves, doilies, clothing), engraved, handwritten or stamped. Thus, you may come across things, such as a salt and pepper set, where only one of the pair is marked OJ and the other will just have "Japan" on it. The tags, labels, marks were placed on the items in Japan, before they were exported to other countries. "trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire, insulation, electrical equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Finial, c1900
Finial - component that fitted into the end of a steel bracket arm - cast steel - with a rounded and shaped end and internal hexangular end and two holes to enable a screwed bolt to be fitted and hold the fitting into position. Item has been painted in red ferric colour red pain and is showing corrosion.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire, fittings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 7, Lilian Butler, Mt Pleasant line, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the streetscapes of Stones Corner to Mt Pleasant route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of seven Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - Tram turning onto the Mt Pleasant line at Stones Corner - Bridge St, Main Road .2 - Main Road looking south with Inland Body Works building on the left and Ampol Service Station .3 - Mt Pleasant terminus with the butcher shop on the left and the diary on the right - shows the terminating tram track .4 - Conductor changing pole. .5 - Putting pole on the overhead .6 - Conductor (D O'Leary - No. 38) standing in front of tram and Motorman or driver (N. Hall - No. 43) .7 - ditto with number visible. See Reg item 3425 for crew lists. Slide mount date September 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, stones corner, main road, mt pleasant, crews, drivers, conductors, trolley poles, tram 41 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 8, John Theodore, 1972 - 1974
Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 8 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of various works at the BTPS depot during 1972 / 1974. .1 - View looking from roadway showing depot, and various works at the depot - 26 and 27 out front. .2 - Sawing timber sleepers to length - Noel Forster, Barry McCandlish, Bill Kingsley .3 - Ballasting the access track - Rolf Jinks and Clyde Croft .4 - working on the roof of 27 - Geoff Cargeeg and others. .5 - break time. .6 - Bob Prentice and Geoff Cargeeg? on roof of 27 .7 - ditto .8 - Interior photo of 27Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trolley poles, interiors, tram 26, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample
Demonstrates the type of equipment used in overhead electrical collection parts and has a strong association with Ballarat trams..2 - Photocopy of the record cards "Car History", 10 sheets cut to size, giving dates, repairs, accidents, notes and maintenance of the tramcar.trolley wire, overhead, electrical equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Richard Gilbert, c August 1971
Yields information about tramway operations at the Gardens Loop. Series of 2 Black and white photographs of trams using the Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade. .1 - No. 17 arriving at the Gardens Loop. Destination shows Mt Pleasant. The Gardens Kiosk is in the background. .2 - Single trucker leaving the loop with the crewman placing the pole on the overhead. Did the tram in .1 reverse in the loop? Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, mt pleasant, drivers, trolley poles, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample, sample - ex Yallourn
Sample of wire from the State Electricity Commission (SEC) Yallourn Morwell area. Shows wear on lower edge - from pantograph operation. About 75mm from one end shows marks of two screw ears, used to hold overhead into position. Images added 3-12-2016trolley wire, secv, yallourn -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1960's
Black and white photograph of SEC No. 11 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, with the Conductor swinging the pole and school children boarding the tram. Destination showing "Gardens via Drummond Nth". Tram has a "Twin Lakes" sign on the front dash panel and a SEC Briquettes advertisement. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06trams, tramways, mt pleasant, trolley poles, twin lakes, tram 11 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Wire Sample, Trolley Ear
Long ear, 6 screws, ex South wire, at location 14D showing badly worn ear, broken screw head, worn wire etc. Screws faced East. Screws were partially undone on 3/3/97. Ear- Brass, Wire-Cad Copper. See original worksheet for sketch and Reg. Item 514 for wire sizes. Images added 3-12-2016ballarat, overhead, fittings, trolley wire -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Air Cooling Trolleys General and Technical Information and Repair and Reconditioning Instructions Air Publication 4350A Vol 1 and 6, Air Cooling Trolleys General and Technical Information and Repair and Reconditioning Instructions
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Forest City Signals", 20/01/1965 12:00:00 AM
Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for the Forest City signalling system that was operated by the tram's trolley pole. Details of the locations and crossing loops where used, primarily around the loop and through Bridge St. and how it operated. Prepared and printed by the SEC during 1965.Five page, foolscap duplicated document, stapled in two locations along the top edge, titled Forest City Signals, and dated 20-1-1965, giving details about the Forest City signalling system installed in Ballarat. Explains how the system operates, gives instructions, details of the system, location of the loops, trams following each other, power failure. Also gives details of how the Bridge St system operated and the switch at Grenville St. Gives instructions for running out of the depot. Note: The locations of the signals are not as detailed as in the Driver Training Manual - See Reg Item 3486 See also Reg Item 5373 for another similar copy and fully scanned copy.trams, tramways, signals, crossing loop, forest city signals, grenville st, wendouree parade -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, John Webster, 21/08/1955 12:00:00 AM
Black and white digital print from scan of a donated negative showing the overhead and pole arrangements in Ryrie St near the intersection with Moorabool St. Shows the bracket arms, isolators, overhead. Has the National Mutual, ANZ and Bank of NSW in the background. Assumed photo taken on the same day as the others - 21-8-1955. Black and White prints made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Negative scanned at hi res 4/6/2020 and image updated.On left hand side of the negatives in ink is "EI 14"tramways, trams, geelong, overhead, trolley wire, ryrie st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Wurr, 1971
Yields information about the streetscape at the terminus of the Mount Pleasant route with the milk bar in the background, people and the trolley pole being turned.Black and White photograph of a trammie commencing to swing the pole at the Mt Pleasant terminus of No. 31, with the Milk Bar at the terminus in the background along with other people. The tram has two roof advertisements for Johnnie Walker Whiskey and a front dash panel advertisement for "Twin Lakes". The Milk bar has advertisements for Robur Tea, Peters Ice Cream, Women's Weekly, Coca Cola and The Sun Newspaper (obscured). Stamped on rear in black ink "Donated to BTPS by and Photo By" / "Chris Wurr 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 (053) 52 3403.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, milk bar, trolley poles, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Graham Evans, Mar. 1972
White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a crew member reversing the pole of Bendigo No. 19 at the Golden Square terminus with the Golden Square hotel in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: ""Swinging the pole" was a ritual performed every time a single trucker reversed direction. Here No. 19 is dealt with at "GOLDEN SQUARE" - Mar '72 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2585p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11794" and written in ink on top edge "No. 19 Golden Square Bendigo"tramways, trams, are, film strip, golden square, trolley poles, crews, tram 19 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Geelong – 7 1/2o left hand frog", 1943
Used in tramway power supply overhead.Yields information about the details of a the point frog used in the overhead in Geelong. Similar equipment used in Ballarat and Bendigo.Blueprint of SEC drawing No. GE-T6-7380 "Geelong – 7 1/2o left-hand frog", dated 31/1/1943. Details of a the point frog used in the overhead in Geelong. Similar equipment used in Ballarat and Bendigo.Has “107” in biro in top right hand corner. Has "Recorded in Drawing" office stamp on rear.overhead, trolley wire, equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Forest City Electric Company and Victorian Agent General London, "State Electricity Commission of Victoria Type B Non-car counting signals", Jun. 1936
Yields information about how letters were exchanged between the Forest City Electric Co and the SEC using the Victorian Agent General in London. Yields information about the various parties processes and letterheads.4913.1 - Duplicate copy of letters from the Forest City Electric Company, titled "State Electricity Commission of Victoria Type B Non-car counting signals" forwarding blueprints of drawing ST 51912 to the Agent General for Victoria London for the SEC, dated 18/6/1936, on watermarked paper. 4913.2 - Original of letter dated 22/6/1937 to the SEC Melbourne, received 27/7/1937 in Melbourne and forwarded to Ballarat by 29/7/1937 from the Agent General for Victoria London forwarding the Forest City letter. Has various date stamps and hand written notes.trams, tramways, overhead, signals, forest city signals, trolley wire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Overhead Line Material", Jun. 1937
Yields information about equipment made for Overhead tramway range and materials used and how correspondence was exchanged with the SEC via the Agent General.4914.1 - Letter from The Forest City Electric Co. Limited of Manchester 23/6/1937, to the Agent General for Victoria and the SEC, notifying that they have included within the shipment free of charge, three sample insulators and booklet 15.2. 4914.2 - Booklet or Sheet 15.2, titled "Overhead Line Material" comprising 12 pages showing details of porcelain insulators available from The Forest City Electric Co., and other associated equipment, including cap and cone suspensions, wood strain insulators, Giant Strain Insulators, overhead frogs, crossings, bonding compressors and contactors. Each sheet had three staples on left hand side and two punch holes. There were removed for scanning and have not been replaced.trams, tramways, overhead, forest city signals, insulation, trackwork, trolley wire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, 14/03/1934 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the setting the tension in the overhead in Sydney and the author's calculations for it.Carbon copy of memo dated 14/3/1934 to Mr. Pringle, Bendigo, regarding tension in overhead and the various calculations referring to the author's Sydney instructions. Author unknown, has initials RDD/WM on the top of the letterhead.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 16/03/1934 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the setting the height of overhead in Melbourne.Memo from T. Strickland, Chief Engineer, MMTB to GM, ESCo, Bendigo, dated 16/3/1934 regarding the height of overhead in Melbourne. Received 21/3/1934 and acknowledged 20/3/1934. Sheet has a watermark.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), 26/03/1939 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the stringing of the overhead for various temperatures and span - would have been used in the field.Duplicate copy - Memo from Electrical Engineer to General Superintendent, dated 26/3/1939, giving "Electric Railway" stringing tables for 3/0 grooved wire on 40 and 80 for spans, against given temperatures. Has initials ET/MB/LH in bottom left hand corner. Copy to Electrical Superintendent.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Memorandum, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Joint Use of Poles", 25/10/1938 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the way costs within the SEC was allocated between the tramway and electrical distribution services in Ballarat., Yields information about the way costs within the SEC was allocated between the tramway and electrical distribution services in Ballarat.Two page carbon copy of a memo, SEC Ballarat Electricity Supply and Tramways Office, dated 25/10/1938, from the Manager to the Tramways Inspector advising of the distribution of costs in relation to poles used for both tramways overhead and power distribution.Has on side margin, in red ink, Tramways overhead foreman to note.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire