No. 21 in bound to the City terminus at Dawson St. Tram has the destination of City. Photograph dated 22/3/1962. Tram has an advertisement for The Age newspaper and Mutual Homes on the rear drivers dash panel. In the background is a shoe repair shop.Yields information about the appearance of the No. 21 in March 1962.Black and white photograph with photographer's stamp on rear.On rear is Douglas A Colquhoun photo stamp, giving details of the photograph - see image i2.trams, tramways, sturt st, dawson st, tram 21

Black and white print of Z class tram No. 2 at Preston Workshops. Has the destination of West Preston Regent St with a route number "334". Photo possibly at the time around the trams entry to service on 28/6/1975. See reference.Yields information about Z class 2 around the time of its commissioning.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink "Z 2 W'shops"tramways, trams, mmtb, z class, tram 2

Photograph of Ballarat tram no.15 seen travelling East on Sturt St, between Armstrong & Lydiard Sts"71", "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 738"ballarat, ballarat tramways, no.15

Yields information about the appearance of the 1964 Myer Santa Tram.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome "duplicate" white cardboard mounts showing: .1 - Myer Santa Tram No. 18, at the depot in 1964 - see BTM Santa trams article at the depot. .2 - ditto with the scrubber tram alongside - can see the gold colour scheme it work when the Sebastopol Centenary at the depot. Could have been photographed at the time of the launch. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. on both slides in pencil "Courtesy of Mr. Balloch"ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, decorated trams, christmas trams, myers, tram 18

Yields information about the last tram to leave the Borough of Sebastopol at the time of the closure of the SEC operated system and the people involved.Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Sun of 21/9/1971 with photo of the Ballarat Mayor, Cr. J. A. Chisholm with his wife and a driver and conductor (of the last tram), reporting that the trams were given a rousing send off and have now been replaced by buses. Tram showing destination of "Depot". .1 - Print of original photograph print added 14-3-2016 from the donation to the Museum by Karelyn Satter Feb. 2016.In blue ink below the photograph "SUN 21/9/71", On the rear of the photograph has the stamp of "Harvey Studios Ballarat"trams, tramways, closure, cr. j. a. chisholm, last tram, bus replacement

Letter to the Editor that appeared in The Courier, Saturday 16/12/1995 written by David Stabb, Clyde St. Ballarat, titled "Tram return a retrograde step". Notes that he lived in Hobart in the 1950's "choked with trams", also Ballarat in the 1960's also "choked with trams". Comments on Ballarat's reasonable public transport system and the Peter Hiscock's proposal is retrograde. On the rear of the cutting is the name of the paper, date and page number, taped on.trams, tramways, letter to the editor, hobart, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Friday 8 March, 1996 with story and picture by Alison Wynd of BTM Tram 671 running in Melbourne on the City Circle tram route. Has Flinders St. station in the background. Tram is leaving the safety zone at corner of Flinders and Swanston, eastbound in Flinders St. Quotes Warren Doubleday. 1494..1 - actual clipping 1494.2 - photocopy of the page from the Ballarat Courier - was on page 3.trams, tramways, btm, melbourne, city circle, city of ballarat

Short item about Ballarat's horse tram No. 1 prior to its recovery from Anderson St West in Ballarat and the previous owners of the body. Gives details of their use of the tram body. Has two photographs.Newspaper clipping, from The Courier, 6-12-1985 titled "Restoration of Historic Tram", about the recovery of the body of Horse Tram No. 1 from Anderson St West and its pending move by the BTPS. Quotes Mrs Betty Jackson, Jack Leviston and notes Harry Leviston. Purchased for 50 pounds. Two photos of Mrs Jackson on the outside of the tram and inside the vehicle. Has date line taped to right hand side.horse tram, btps, recovery

Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun? 18/11/1935? about the first electric tram in Elizabeth St - shows tram 744 running as Special at the Flinders St terminus with the station in the background. Notes the tram was carrying tramways official on a trial run and that regular services commenced yesterday afternoon. Timeline books show it was opened on 17/11/1935, a Sunday. See Reg Item 1816 about the closure of Elizabeth St for conversion.trams, tramways, elizabeth st, opening, flinders st station, conversion, tram 744

Set of 2 The Met Tram timetables, folded sheets, 10 sections, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and phone contact numbers. Titled "The Met Tram Timetable" .1 - Route 1 - South Melbourne Beach - East Coburg - March 1990 .2 - Route 15 - St Kilda Beach - Moreland - March 1990trams, tramways, the met, timetables, melbourne, fares, route 1, route 15

Report, single A4 sheet summary for periods showing the type of defects that change overs were made for W class trams, at each depot - titled - "MMTB - Engineering Department Running sheds Branch - Changeovers W class Trams - Form 3B" and hand written in ink on top of the sheet - "Depot summary form for crews to report tram defects". Gives some 36 reasons why a changeover may have occurred.trams, tramways, preston workshops, w class, reports, depots, faults

Photocopy on heat sensitive paper of Two page foolscap duplicated notice, titled "Decorated Tram No. 1024 to be run from all depots - a/c Dulux Paints", issued by The Traffic Manager to Depot Masters and other Officers, dated 30/9/1971 Details arrangements for the tram, transport between depots, maintenance, days in and run numbers. See also Reg Item 1525 for a TAA decorated tram and 1916 for other examples.trams, tramways, decorated trams, advertising trams, tram 1024

Pamphlet - 3 fold DL full colour - titled on one side "Tram guide to St Kilda Festival" for Sunday 9 Feb. 2014 and on the other "Important Tram Service Changes" covering track maintenance work on St Kilda Road routes between Southbank Boulevard and Park St for Saturday 8 Feb. 2014. Shows relevant maps and re-routing of trams by Sturt St and Kingsway. Two copies held.trams, tramways, st kilda rd, trackwork, festival, st kilda

Compact Diskette with CD Audio file within a black plastic case with a clear cover. titled "Tram Posters" containing the files and pdf copies of the files for the large upright posters, first used at the Museum by VicTrack. Contains the files for trams: 214, 8, 164, 180, 104, 380, 431, 510,774, 1040, 217. 469, 676, 613, 1041, Moomba pedal tram and 850. The latter did not have a photograph associated with it.trams, tramways, fohtd, victrack, moomba, tramcars, posters, museum

The Bundoora tram line extension to McLeans Road was opened in 1987Text and black and white imagebundoora, trams, public transport, mcleans road bundoora

The photograph shows a cable tram (Brunswick) with a bogie trailer, north bound in Elizabeth St having just crossed over Victoria St. The tram is flying two red ensigns. In the background is a horse drawn gig, and the Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) building.Yields information about the intersection of Victoria and Elizabeth Sts and the Brunswick cable tram services, 1920s.Photograph, black and white, plain backtrams, tramways, cable tram, elizabeth st, victoria st, bogie cable trailers

Newspaper Clipping from Bendigo Advertiser, March 1, 2001, page 7, titled "Tram heads off to golden rival" with story and photo about Bendigo tram No. 18, being painted in a gold colour scheme for the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold and to operate for the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photo features Central Deborah staff Norm Harris and Jason Dunstone as miners and Darren Hutchesson as the driver. Tram has number covered, destination of "GOLD" and numbers "1851 - 2001" on front dash with the "Bendigo Talking Tram Tour" sign under the driver. Photographed at the mine terminus on 28 Feb. 2001.gold tram, bendigo, btm, gold

Yields information about the despatch of a bogie tram to the Sydney Tramway Museum, being loaded in Wendouree Parade, outside the depot, using two cranes and the road being closed.Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, 28 September 1971, titled "Tram No 37 off to Sydney". Features a photo of Bogie tram No. 37 being lifted by two cranes in Wendouree Parade outside the tram depot. Notes that the tram is being taken to Sydney, for the "South Pacific Electric Traction Association Museum". Gives a history of its operation in four cities. Noted that this was the first time the SEC had used cranes rather than by using jacks. See Reg Item 3777 for a print of the Courier photograph. No date on item - item dated from Excel file referred to Reg Item 3777. sper, closure, disposal, sydney

Newspaper clipping from the Geelong Advertiser, 27/10/1959. Page 1 - top right hand corner, article and photograph - "Tramlines out, street repair", of the removal of tram track in Aberdeen Street between Pakington Street and Latrobe St. Page 2 - top right hand corner, article and photograph - "Vandal damage tram to become scrap" - about the decision by the Newtown and Chilwell Council to give the tram in Queens Park to the 3rd Geelong Flinders Pioneers as scrap metal. Tram No. 38. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.geelong, closure, track removal, preserved trams, queens park

Item about the BTPS launching No. 18 into formal service with its previous owners, the Borough of Sebastopol and a short history of the tram and its life in Ballarat. Has photos of the day.Newspaper clipping, from The Courier, 25-3-1985 titled "Tram No. 18 rides again", about the launch of Ballarat No. 18 into formal service with the Borough Of Sebastopol president. Gives story of the tram and relationship with Council, quotes Frank Hanrahan and Warren Doubleday. Has photo of Frank Hanrahan and Mayor Cr Graham Collins presenting a photo of the tram and photo of the tram breaking streamers leaving the depot. Event took place on 23/3/1985. Article notes that 40 had its first official run since restoration to its bogies. See Reg Item 3829 for the black and white print of No. 18.btps, borough of sebastopol, launch

Photocopy of a Memorandum 4 A4 sheets - stapled in the top right hand corner, titled “W class tram Overhaul”, appears to be missing one sheet, dated 28/10/1988 looking at the concept program for overhauling W class trams to provide a front entry (the proposal for a W8 class) and many other changes. Looking at deferring the purchase of new trams. Would provide trams for the peak periods. Details the costs and proposed changes. See Reg item 1596 for associated concept sketches. Memo written by Howard Smith (Asset Development Co-coordinator) to Director Engineering Maintenance and Construction of The Met letterhead.trams, tramways, preston workshops, w class, overhauls, w8 class, the met, drivers

Newspaper clippings titled: “Best City Tram Rides” Newspaper clipping from the Age 10/3/2019 by Michael Gebicki Michael Gebicki writes about the best 10 tram rides around the world. Tram Route 96 East Brunswick to St Kilda featured in the top ten. De describes features of Melbourne that a tourist might encounter on this trip. Photo shows destination sign and route number of a W class tram, i.e. St Kilda Beach 96. Other cities featured include New Orleans, Lisbon, Budapest, Vienna, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Rome, Amsterdam and Blackpool.trams, tramways, public transport, tourist trips, route 96, st kilda beach

Yields information about the period leading up to the decision to close the Ballarat Tram system and the issues involved.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "Tram delaying five major road projects", 18/10/1969, about the Ballarat City Council wanting to have Ballarat trams abolished because the service was holding up five major road works in the city."18/10/69" in ink on the face of the cuttingbtps, city of ballaarat, closure, sec, borough of sebastopol

Yields information about the use of trams in Ballarat and the Ballarat Post Office.Colour photograph, printed on a postcard back format of SEC Ballarat tram 26 crossing the railway level crossing in Lydiard St North. Tram showing "Special". Photo late 1960's. Has the railway station, signal gantry and Reids Coffee Palace in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, railway station, level crossings, tram 21, tram 41

Newspaper clipping, titled "Old Victor Horse tram to run again" dated 17/12/1955 about a proposal to re-open the Horse tram service to Granite island at Victor Harbor - Sunday Mail. Record revised and image added 21/9/2013."Sunday Mail Adelaide" "17-12-55"trams, tramways, victor harbor, horse trams

A4 printed map, full colour published May 2017 titled on one side "Melbourne tram network" and the other "Victorian train network", showing the tram and train routes, and details of each route or line. Published by Transport for Victoria and PTV. Two copies held.trams, tramways, maps, railways, tramways, victoria, tram routes

Set of 6 newspaper cuttings about the redevelopment of the site to apartments and the Hawthorn Tram Museum Depot. .1 - The Age - 8 Jan. 2000 - "Tram theme to stay at apartment complex" - announcing the redevelopment and plans for the redevelopment of Hawthorn tram depot. Includes architects impressions. Article by Victoria Gurvich. .2 -The Age - 14/1/2000 - letter to the Editor by Peter Moon - "Tram plan: too big and too ugly". .3 - Press - 21/2/2000 - "Trams on track for 498 years, Depot housing in line with history" - with photo of Mike Ryan and Matt Faubel (old photo) - article by Laeta Antonysen. .4 - ditto - "Outcry over historic site" and "Developers asked for another aspect" .5 - Progress Press - 6/3/2000 - letter re the redevelopment from John Santoro or Power St Hawthorn. .6 - Progress Press - 7/8/2000 - "Green light for tram depot apartments" - about the City of Boroondara issuing the planning permit.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, tram museum, museums, minister for transport, city of boroondara

Set of 6 A4 sheets of event materials associated with the "Kew Tram Depot 75th Celebrations", Oct. 1991. .1 - 75th anniversary of the Mont Albert Line, Y1 611 - Balwyn Evergreen Club, 30/9/1991, driver Hugh Waldron and Conductor Dean Filgate. .2 - Vintage Tram Promotion - 56/10/1991, trams 611, 104, 510 and 431. Gives instructions and crews for the event. .3 - Open Day - 8/12/1991 - proposal for the event and what was planned. .4 -HTT 75th Anniversary celebrations - 24/11/2991 - timetable for special trams running between Camberwell Depot and Princes Bridge. Lists crews. .5 - Advertisement for "Kewriosity - November 1991" advising of the Open Day at Kew and the horse tram rides. Has a photo of a Kew horse tram. Sponsored by a cleaning supply company. .6 - Summary of events for the 75th. Promotional events, including A231, 611 and 380, dates, internally events and related events.trams, tramways, kew depot, anniversary, events, mont albert, htt, vintage trams, horse trams, tram 231, tram 611, tram 380, tram 104, tram 510, tram 431

Titled "General and Operational Rules Tram and Buys", published by the Public Transport Corporation. Provides a list of definitions. Gives rules regarding tram and bus operations, dealing with the public, driving, tickets, one-person operators, accidents, and behavior. Undated, early to mid 1990s.Yields information the rules and regulations that Public Transport Corporation operational crews were to abide by.Document or Book - white cover, single pages, with an Arnos plastic binder clip on the left-hand side, 72 pages + cover with an indextramcars, tramways, operations, rules, buses, ptc