Negatives No. N356 and N357and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of tram SW6's 888 and 887 at the Victoria Parade crossover, near Nicholson St, reversing as part of journey travelling to Preston Depot on AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 25/6/1955. 1617.1 - 887 closest to camera, 888 in distance. 1617.2 - crew standing in front of 887. Dave Macartney advised 12/1/2001 that the crew member on the left is Sam Serman, who was senior inspector at the time and drove special trams. Also advised that the tram was fitted with a wheel at one end and a skid at the other to handle the different types of overhead. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, victoria parade, aeta tour, tram sw6 888 tram sw6 887

Negatives No. N358 and N359 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 25/6/1955 at Spencer St. terminus. Both trams have AETA tour signs and the slogan. 980 has "Save traffic congestion, Move People not vehicles" 1618.1 - 980 and 1001 at the then new Bourke St. terminal at Spencer St. Carlyon's hotel in the background. 1618.2 - 980 and 1001 with the Mail Exchange in the background See also Reg. item 1611 for other photos at the same time. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020. Two prints or copies of the photograph, 101mm square, added 1/6/03. Photo used in the Melbourne Immigration Museum's "Trammies" Exhibition Feb to May 2003. Prints made by the Immigration Museum for use in the making of the display panels. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, spencer st, aeta tour, tram 980 tram w7 1001

Negatives No. N361 to 363 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 7/4/1956 of the new East Brunswick, Blyth St. route. 1620.1 - W7 1033 at the Blyth St. terminus 1620.1 - W7 1033 at North Fitzroy tram depot 1620.1 - W7 1033 and SW6 957 at the Spencer St. terminus in Bourke St with the MMTB tramway buildings in the background and Carlyon's Hotel along side. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, spencer st, aeta tour, east brunswick, north fitzroy depot, tram 1033

Book, titled, "Installation of Rail Bonds by Electric and Copper Welding". Consisting of a 36 page book, printed with many photographs, two tones (black and grey) printed in grey and black ink illustrating the equipment that was made by The Electric Railway Improvement Co. of Cleveland Ohio, USA. Covers in addition to the 36 pages, are on the outside, marbled paper, bluish grey, with embossed dark blue titles and company logo (ERICO), with light blue bands and a photograph of a rail based welding machine on the front cover. Stapled with three staples. On page 2, has been over stamped in purple ink, the name and address of the Australasian representative, "Charles Wright". Date of printing not given in document, estimated to be c1920. See also item Reg. No. 1639, for notes on bonding costs and return circuits.trams, tramways, trackwork, rail bonding, erico, welding

110 page A4 sized bound document - "Proceedings of the Fourteenth Conference of the Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the National Federation of Rail Societies Inc. 29 May to 4 June 1998." Has plastic cover, green inside cover with title and white back cover. Is wire bound. Front page has the title details. Edited by Douglas Johns. Front page gives title of conference logo and theme "Conference '98 The Way Ahead", details of the Conference Hosts, (Tramway Historical Society Inc.), venue, convenor and conference management. Page 3 has colour photograph of the delegates assembled in front of Kitson Steam No. 7 and double decker trailers Nos. 10 and 74 at Ferrymead. (14th Conference) Contents: 1. Papers Opening address by Clive Peter, Chief Executive of Christchurch Transport Ltd. Key Note address - Phil A'vard Recording and preserving today for tomorrow Steam Engine Driver's Report Adding value to your product Internet help for the voluntary society What to do until the Coroner comes Computer cataloguing your collection The role of the regulator in rail transport safety Victorian electric train preservation History is more than rolling stock - remember the infrastructure Heritage fundraising in the public sector The Christchurch Tramway - 3 1/2 years on Museum trams on commercial tramways Remember the Society in your will The future of Tramway topics How to increase revenue for your museum Transport deregulation - a personal view Acquiring tram parts from Calcutta Model tramway clinic. 2. Annual Reports 3. Trip Reports 4. programme, attendees, NRFS Reports. Photograph of participants added 22/3/2021. For a scan of the actual proceedings see the cotma.org.au/proceedings.Page 1 has BTM Received stamp, date (17 Oct. 2000) and item No. 9639.trams, tramways, cotma, christchurch, proceedings, conferences

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

12 page pamphlet printed on light grey paper with blue SEC logo and blue border on each page that has text. Titled "The Victorian State System of Electricity and Fuel Supply", with subsidiary title "Its Objectives and Progress". Dated January 1938. Produced by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Sets out the constitution and objects of Victorian State Power system, notes Act of Parliament of 1918, Yallourn, Newport B, Richmond, Ballarat and Geelong Power stations, Sugarloaf - Rubicon Hydro electric stations. Other subjects are Rural Electrification, system growth, tariffs, and financial stability, Kiewa, and future planning. Only mention of the tramways is the amount of fixed capital involved - L328,000. trams, tramways, power supply, secv, electricity generation

Black and white photograph of a Bendigo Single Truck cross bench tramcar (either 17 or 18) when built new in 1913. Tram has words "Bendigo and Eaglehawk Tramways" on top rail above windows. Photograph appears to be a photo of another print, with black ink "15" in the bottom left hand corner on the newer print on copy 1 of the item only. See page 30 of Destination Eaglehawktrams, tramways, bendigo, cross bench tram

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 17, eastbound or inbound in Sturt St, passing the Ballarat City Fire Station. Tram has SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, fire station, ballarat city fire station, tram 17

Photo of Ballarat trams 17 and 39 at the City Terminus, Sturt and Lydiard Streets with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. 2168.1 - photo of No. 39 , with a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" advertisement. 2168.2 - photo of 17 and 39 with another single trucker behind. Taken from the ANZ bank - upper windows? Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram 17, tram 39

Newspaper cutting from the Letters to the Editor Section of The Courier, Ballarat dated 7/8/2002 regarding the reintroduction of trams to Ballarat. Letter to the Editor titled - "Ballarat has enough trams" - written by Thelma Rungkat, suggesting that a City tramway was not needed, but a system of coin operated electric cars would suffice. Letter to the Editor, by Tom Evans of Creswick titled "Who paid the tram planners", questioning who paid the consultants - the City of Ballarat Ratepayers? Also has a cartoon by inkcinct, titled Ballarat Transport development speeds, with the fast train at 0kmph and the tram restoration project at 6kmph, passing a 'test you speed' sign. 2nd Copy added 12-1-2016 from donation of Kathy Stanley."Courier 7.8.02" in blue ink on top of cutting, Second copy - Has date and page number written in under headline in ink.ballarat revival, letter to the editor, ballarat city tramway, city of ballarat

Book titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook written by W.A. Agnew. Book has dark red cloth covers, gold block titled on front only, with tipped in end papers, title page, contents pages, three introductory pages by author, 127 pages of text, five index pages and six folded sheets interspersed in book with wiring or controller diagrams. Book finished with red tinted edging. Book published by The Electrical Review Limited, London in 1920, 8th edition. On inside end paper, has ESCo Ballarat office stamp with date 30/9/1924, a glued in white sheet of paper with handwritten notation "To be returned to Mr. P. Bath Motorman No. 51, City Office 9.1.63" and on bottom left hand corner a "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" label that has also been glued in. Primary contents chapters include: The Electric Circuit Electric Tramways Electric Tramcars Controllers Brakes On the Road Faults and Breakdowns. See above for inside end paper.trams, tramways, tramcars, tramways, technical books, handbooks

Set of nine Engineering standards that were acquired by ESCo during the 1920's. 2261.1 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 101 - 1921, titled "British Standard Specification for Tramway Tyres" dated July 1921. 12pp + printed cover and a folded tip in sheet printed as plate 1, date stamped ESCo 14 Sep. 1923 - 216H x 141W, with "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" stamp on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. See image 2261i1 for front cover. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. - see images btm2261i1 and i2 for scans of the document. 2261.2 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 2 - 1922, titled "British Standard Specification and Sections for Tramway Rails and Fishplates" dated March 1922. 56pp including cover, actual pages 35 - 50 are fold out sheets for plates 1 to 8 with rail sections detailed, date stamped ESCo 8 Jun 1926 - 216H x 142W, with "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" stamp on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. See image btm2261i3.pdf and i4.pdf 2261.3 -Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 1a - 1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Permanent Way Material", dated May 1926. 32pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 14 June 1926 - 229H x 157W saddle stapled. Grey cover with off white paper inside. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. See image 2261i2 for front cover. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. See images i6 and i7 for a pdf scan of this document. 2261.4 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 2 - 1927, proof issue, titled "British Standard Specification and sections for Tramway Rails and Fishplates" dated 1927. 56pp including cover, actual pages 35 - 50 are fold out sheets for plates 1 to 8, date stamped ESCo 16 Jul 1927 - 216H x 142W. Off white paper covers and text. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Has "Waterlow" name on front cover bottom right hand corner. 2261.5 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. C. 30 -1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specification for Drum Controllers and Resistances for use therewith for electric motors (DC and AC slip ring, excluding controllers for traction purposes", dated December 1926. 28pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 29 Jun 1927 - 227H x 152W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.6 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. C 33 - 1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Drum Starters for electric motors", dated December 1926. 28pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 29 June 1927 - 227H x 153W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.7 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 13 to 15 1927 T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Rolling Stock Material, locomotive tyres, carriage wagon and tender tyres, weldless steel angle rings", dated August 1927. 32pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 15 Sep 1927 - 228H x 153W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.8 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 22 to 29 1928 - "Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Permanent Way Material", dated January 1928. 64pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo, but not readable - 228H x 153W. Light purple cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.9 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 101 - 1929, titled "British Standard Specification for Tramway Tyres" dated February 1929. 16pp +cover, pages 13 and 14 are foldout plate 1, held together with sewn thread, - 218H x 142W, with "J. Ewins & Sons, Booksellers and Stationers Ballarat" label on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. Yields information about British Tramway Standards which were used on Australian and New Zealand Tramways.Set of nine printed books, centre stapled. trams, tramways, standards, tramway equipment, tyres, permanent way, track materials, electric motors, esco

2285.1 - 12 page technical pamphlet (2 sheets of paper - pages 5 -10 formed as a concertina folded centre sheet) titled "Interlocked electo-pneumatic brake", published by Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia Limited, December 1926. Manual D.P. 9. Stapled with two steel staples along fold. Describes in detail the electro-pneumatic brake system as used on Sydney Suburban trains, complete with diagrams, brake valve operation, magnet valve and isolating cock switch. 2285.2 - Six page technical pamphlet, titled "The Westinghouse Brake with electro-pneumatic control", published by Westinghouse Brake and Saxby Signal Co. 1915. Pages 3 and 4 have been tipped in the cover sheet. Describes standard brake equipment for use with electric trains and electro pneumatic control over the brakes. Gives details of house the brake valve (No. 18 EP) operates. Scanned to the COTMA Website 4-10-2015."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1.trams, tramways, westinghouse, electric trains, electro - pneumatic brakes, sydney suburban trains

Four page photocopy of an article titled "Leonora The End of the Line" written by John Alfred on the history of the Leonora WA tramway system, including the double deck steam tramcars, the single electric tramcar and the petrol engined rail vehicle. Has a map of the various rail routes between Leonora and Gwalia. Article appeared in the August 1968 issue of Electric Traction. Other items in the photocopy noted the planned closure of Brisbane tramways.trams, tramways, leonora, gwalia, tramways

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 34 showing Bell St., Drummond St. South, advertising electric globes, in Skipton St., at the Bell St loop. Photo taken c1962. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 30" in penciltramways, trams, bell st, skipton st, tram 34

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 36? Lydiard St Nth, before Provincial Hotel. Photo taken c1962. Has S.F. Motors (Mercedes Benz) dealership, the front verandah of the Provincial Hotel, ?? Commercial college and the Union Fidelity Trustees building in the background. Tram has a roof advertisement for the SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 37" in penciltramways, trams, lydiard st north, sf motors, tram 36?

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 20 southbound in Drummond St. South with destination of Sebastopol. Photo taken late 1960's. Has "Twin Lakes" advertisement on the front panel and the SEC roof advertisement, "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 38" in penciltramways, trams, drummond st. sth, tram 20

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 33 southbound in Lydiard St Nth crossing Mair St. Photo taken late 1960's. Has Howard Smith building in the background and other buildings on the east side of Lydiard St. North and the rail level crossing gates. Photo taken from a motor car, just after sunset. Tramcar has Eureka Roofing tiles and Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen roof advertisement. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 47" in penciltramways, trams, mair st, lydiard st nth, tram 33

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 southbound in Lydiard St Nth entering the double track section. Photo taken late 1960's. Has the Provincial Hotel, Reid's Coffee Palace and the rail level crossing gates and Victoria House in the background. Tramcar has an "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 48" in penciltramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st nth, tram 43

Cap or lapel Badge for the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) staff. Has abbreviation of "ESC of V Ltd". Made from a cast brass item, nickel plated to indicate the position held by the wearer as part of their uniform. Cast in the form of the handwritten or script word/s and underlined. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either of the badge to enable badge to be sewn or fitted with clips onto the cap or the uniform. Exact use of the badge not known at the time of cataloguing. On the back of the back of the badge in letters is the name of the manufacturer - "Stokes & Sons". Assumed collected by Les Denmead from materials left over from the ESCo era in the SEC offices. tramways, trams, cap badge, hat badge, uniforms, esco

Set of four letters between the Manager TB and Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo tramways between the period of 27 Dec. 1929 and 30 July 1930 regarding the "Australasian Tramway Conference. See image files for details of the letterhead of the various company offices. 1972.1 - Letter from the Engineer and Manager of the Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited, Melbourne office advising Mr. A. D. Murdoch, Manager of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board that he had forwarded the questionnaire to their Geelong Engineer for completion. Dated 30/12/1929. Stamped as being received by the TB as 31/12/1929. See image 1972i1 for image of letter. 1972.2 - Letter from the Chief Accountant of ESCo Ballarat, to the Manager TB acknowledging receipt of the letter dated 24/12/1929 regarding the questionnaire and saying Mr. Pringle is on holidays and will be attended to on his return. Dated 27/12/1929 and stamped as being received by the TB as 28/12/1929. See image 1972i2 for image of letter. 1972.3 - Carbon copy of a letter on pink paper from Manager TB to Mr. G.F. Cole, Resident Engineer and Local Manager of ESCo ( Ballarat) regarding the questionnaire - too late to be included. Dated 9/7/1930. 1972.4 - Letter from Mr. G.F. Cole, Resident Engineer and Local Manager of ESCo Bendigo office - forwarding the questionnaire to the TB and apologising for the late arrival. On letterhead of the ESCo Bendigo office - see image 1972i1 for image of letter. Dated 5 July 1930, and received by TB on 7/7/1930. Questionnaire (attached to 1972.4) details sections and fares, section lengths, holiday fares, workmen's fares, scholars' fares (no concessions) details of concession fares, postmen fares, health nurses, employees, periodical tickets, prepaid tickets. On top of the sheets written in pencil is the file number "22/1/15"tram, trams, australasian tramway conference, fares, sections, letterhead, mmtb, mesco, esco