Set of 5 decimal and 1 pre-decimal current MMTB or MTA tram tickets. A variety of small size (58H x 26W) or large format (68H x 31W) tickets. All on off white paper. All numbers in black ink. .1 - 1/- No. 904547, black printing on off white paper - now quite dirty. .2 - 15c - Pensioner with large capital P, black printing, No. A 221725. .3 - 35c - MTA ticket - pink - K250903. .4 - 60c, brown printing, Aa 810917 and Bh 640165 .5 - 70c - MTA ticket - green, B210073 - has dirt marks.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, mta, the met

Set of Ultimate type tickets - 2 x 15c in strip on pink paper and 1 x 15c on pink - of the type issued at safety zones in the city by ticket sellers.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, ultimate, machine issued tickets

Set of 5 Prepaid MMTB ticket for use on MMTB or MTA services, all have the condition of use on the rear. The 10 sections card is a MTA. .1 - 2 sections, printed on red card - A003060 .2 - 3 sections, printed on fawn card - A893232. .3 - 6+ sections, printed on prink card x 2 No. - A339856 and A0699950 .4 - 10 Section, printed on yellow card - C66248 - headed MTA. .5 - 3 section, printed on fawn card - B808517 - headed MTAtrams, tramways, mmtb, mta, trams, buses, tickets

Set of four City Plus One Section cards, issued by the MMTB printed on red card. All used. Trip numbers. vary. .1 "City Plus One Section" - printed on red card, allowed for six trips within the city section and the next section. Has been used . Cost $2.00. Ticket Number Aa303319 .2 - ditto, five trips - Aa583400 - cost $1.00 .3 - ditto, four trips, cost $1.00, Ba 86532 and Ba20604.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Set of two City Plus One Section cards, issued by the MMTB printed on light red card. Cost $1.00 for six trips. Ticket Nos. A89 and B72155.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Set of three City Section Concession Cards, printed on green card of varying shades, cost $2, allows for 8 trips, but not all used on the cards - see images. Ticket Nos. Aa233342, Ba120272 and Ba208700.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Set of seven City Section Concession Cards, printed on light green card, cost $1, allows for 8 trips. On the rear of all six tickets, Harry has written the tramcar numbers and the day and month of travel. Ticket Nos. Aa 568356, 602566, 633922, 887161, 926241 and Ba533301, 557771.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Set of three City Section Concession Cards, printed on dark green card, cost $1, allows for 8 trips. On the rear of all six tickets, Harry has written the tramcar numbers and the day and month of travel. Ticket Nos. Aa 696031, 756114, 790895.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Report - original typed copy - six foolscap sheets bound within a brown card folder, stapled, with adhesive tape binding on the outside. Titled "Speed Tests - PCC Type Car No. 980 - June 1950", marked "Chairman's Copy", dated 17 July 1950, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. S21/1/2. Gives details of testing done to determine the coasting characteristics of the tram, with crush, seated or no load. Tested in Miller St, Preston. Also reports on the maximum speed compared to car 888, and scheduled speed. Has appendices with the actual data. Conclusion on page 3 - that 980 would show an improvement of about 5% in schedule speed of SW6 cars. Second copy added 31-5-2016 from donation of Geoff Warburton.trams, tramways, testing, pcc, preston workshops, reports, specification, tram 980

Report - carbon typed copy - 43 foolscap sheets bound within a brown card folder, stapled, with signs of an adhesive tape binding on the outside. Titled "Information - Tram 980 (PCC Equipment)", dated February 1964, prepared by the MMTB Engineering Department Testing Department Report No. I 5/1/144. Signed by W. Hines 6/2/64, report prepared by CLF. Provides a synopsis of the report, purpose of investigation, design, operational history, time in workshops, maintenance program, schedule speeds, riding qualities, has appendices with design modification, list of time in workshops, PCC tramcars maintenance program, workshops maintenance of ten typical trams, MMTB Tramcar Schedule speeds. Includes photographs of the failure of the main body transom and the replacement one, and two graphs. Second copy added 31-5-2016 from donation of Geoff Warburton. This copy - has red binding tape.trams, tramways, testing, pcc, preston workshops, reports, specification, tramcar manufacture, tramcar design, maintenance, tram 980

Instruction book - dark red Rexene covers + 26 pages + 1 sheet which has been added after original publication, sewn with cotton thread into cover which was printed with gold blocking - titled "Electrical Distribution Branch - Instructions and Regulations". Page corners have been rounded. Produced by the MMTB Chief Engineer's Dept, mid 1920's? Provides guidance, rules, instructions for distribution employees in the management of sub-stations, safety. Includes reference to specific employees in the instructions and on the rear page has a single line diagram of Connections for Tramways Board supply from Angliss to Tramways Substation. Angliss was provided with power from, the VR Railways 20000V bus and has specific instructions in the document. Includes reference to Carlton Control. Document issued under the order of T.P. Strickland as Chief Engineer and has been issued to J. F. S. Phiddian - a shift electrician.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical switching, electrical systems, substation, mmtb, instructions, footscray, tower wagon, vr

Full colour map or poster printed on clear plastic with an adhesive peel off backing sheets, titled "Tram Route Guide". Map dated 6/79, showing proposed extension to Bundoora, routes with route numbers and names of main destinations. Has notes about the services, weekend and telephone numbers for information. 1979 Two copies held. See Reg Item 3765 for a larger version of this map.trams, tramways, mmtb, map, routes, posters

Titled "Tram Routes showing destination numbers". Map dated 1972, showing routes with route numbers, including short working, names of main destinations, roads, railway stations and rail lines, municipalities, rivers, scales, city section in detail, depots and Sunday only services. In bottom right hand corner has number P.14431, Del J. Chau 1972. The original has been altered to show the Bundoora, La Trobe University and East Burwood lines and the change to Airport West. Type of map that was placed on the rear of the driver's doors of a W Class tramcar.Demonstrates a MMTB produced map used in trramcars.Full colour map or poster printed on heavy cardboard.trams, tramways, mmtb, map, routes

Poster, paper mounted or glued to cardboard sheet for use in tramcars - titled "M&MTB - Sections and Fares" giving details of fares for each section, location of sections for all routes, including via William St. Notes prepayment of fares, children fares, passengers luggage including baby carriages, golf buggies and shopping pushers. Dated September 1979. Printed by Standard Commercial Printers, Cheltenham. Two copies held. .2 - ditto but with a paper addition dated August 1980 glued over the fares etc. Has been used. From donation of Yarra Trams.trams, tramways, fares, mmtb, posters, routes, william st

Poster, paper mounted or glued to cardboard sheet for use in tramcars - titled "Trams are here to stay", advertising employment with the MMTB, with a photo of tram 1041. Gives the MMTB's address, but not the MMTB's name. Has been used in a tram. 2nd copy donated via David Webb, from the Keith Kings Collection = added 3/8/2019.trams, tramways, mmtb, posters, employment, 1041

Single or one off of a pre purchased or prepaid ticket one of a strip of MMTB 2d tickets with an "O" in the bottom left hand corner of both side. Check ticket required to be issued with a fare. Has the full name of the MMTB one side and "M&MTB" on the other side. See also Reg Items 2486, 2487 and 3341 for similar tickets. See Reg Item 5854 for a set of research notes.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, pre-paid tickets

Black and white photograph of the construction of a SW6 tramcar at Preston workshops with W5 807 in the background at Preston Workshops. Has another new tram in the background along with two W2's. Not dated, c late 1940's. Shows the nature of the construction of the tram body. Also shows the poor condition of the body shop at the time of the image - appears to have holes in the roof. Very high resolution image added 10-3-2016 from Chermain Adams of Yarra Trams.In pencil on rear "New tramcar body frame in body shop. Preston Workshops" and "3"trams, tramways, preston workshops, sw6 class, tramcar construction

Book or folder, printed card cover set of instructions titled "Standard Procedure covering the duties and responsibilities of all Uniformed and Plain Clothes Traffic Officers". Printed by the MMTB mid to late 1950's. Comprises: 1 - two pages of introduction and a fold out sheet showing the details of the Traffic Manager's department; 2 - Card divider labelled "District Inspectors" - 29 sheets listing duties and arrangements. Divisional Superintendents R. C. Drummond and J. H. Ritchie. 3 - Card divider labelled "Traffic Inspectors" - 19 sheets 4 - Card divider labelled "Revenue Inspectors" - 16 sheets 5 - Card divider labelled "Depot Starters" - 12 sheets 6 - Card divider labelled "Staff Signalmen" - 12 sheets 7 - Heavy card backing board. All sheets stapled at the top with two heavy staples.On the top of the cover in ink "Inspector de Dohse 52 Monash Street Box Hill"trams, tramways, mmtb, traffic officers, traffic staff, inspectors, district inspectors, ticket inspectors, revenue clerks, depot masters, signalmen

Memorandum printed using a duplicator process onto a foolscap sheet titled "Accident Prevention" from the Traffic Manager to All Traffic Officers, dated 18/9/1957, providing a review of the accidents for 1956 and 1957 year ends for both trams and buses. List the various types of accidents, injuries, falls, collisions, employees and public. Signed B. H. Misson as Traffic Manager.trams, tramways, mmtb, accidents, reports, collision

Memorandum printed using a spirit duplicator ruled (red and blue horizontal and red vertical) foolscap sheet titled "Roster Dept. 18-9-57 - Memo 15 - Brunswick Depot", giving adjustments to the Brunswick depot, Saturday timetables and headway and shunt arrangements - Moreland Road instead of Cameron St.trams, tramways, mmtb, rosters, brunswick depot, moreland rd, cameron st

Journal or ticket record wallet, consisting of two very heavy and hard pieces of brown coloured leather joined by a sewn (brown cotton) lighter piece of leather to form foldable wallet. The outside covers have been polished. Used to hold the ticket records or trip journals of a conductor. Originally stamped for use by North Melbourne cable tram depot, no. 101 and then "No. 67" or on rear No. 205 with other numbers stamped out. Has many nicks in the leather to hold elastic bands. Probably made when the MMTB introduced paper tickets onto the cable trams. On the inside has the Fare Section table for East Preston - City (via St Georges Rd and Latrobe St") - sheet 17 - which matches the 1955 Sections and Fares Book - see Reg Item 1207. See also Reg Item 125 and 901See images for stamps into the leather.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, conductors, outfits

Dark blue cloth covered bound book, 84 + 6 page glued in section (pages 62A to 62F) pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers, titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated October 1955, authorised by C. E. Hall, Acting Traffic Manger. Book consists of one sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. October 1955 Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares and has photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Has a number of glued in pages or part pages eg pages 17 (See Reg Item 1206 for the same page), 59, pages 62A to 62F, with an addition on page 62A. 2nd copy - similar but has slightly different additions.Both inside covers stamped "Cond School" of copy 1.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

Brown cloth covered bound book, 124 pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers, titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated September 1958, authorised by B. H. Misson Traffic Manger. Book consists of four sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. September 1958, Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares and has photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Copy 1 - page 40 correction has been glued in upside down as has been "28 Change" on page 123. Copy 2 - page 40 - fares corrected by hand, "28 Change" glue in correctly. Copy 3 - page 40 - glued in correctly, but no "28 Change" part - has been used.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

Black cloth covered book with grey end papers glued to cover with 16 page single section stapled into covers. Titled "MMTB Rules and Instructions for Traffic Inspectors", issued May 1937, signed by S. M. Richardson as Manager with number 32 stamped in the front cover. Has a forward, then rules and instructions for General items, supervision of employees and traffic. PDF (text searchable) added 26-12-2016. 2nd copy added 5/5/2019 from donation of Barry Brooks ex Bob Prentice Collection. Images revised - jpgs removed and pdf added.trams, tramways, mmtb, instructions, inspectors, rules

Book - heavy card covers with light brown cloth cover, 32 pages, sewn into glued end or cover sheets, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Curriculum of Training for Electric Car Drivers". Book has rounded corners. Issued 1955, has a detail contents index. Sets up the training process, trainer drivers, driver certificates, follow ups, road tests, probationary drivers, training syllabus, training school (at Hawthorn) and procedures and physical standards for tram drivers. See Reg item 882 for the 1960 version.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen, hawthorn, medical

Book - heavy card covers with brown cloth cover, 68 pages, sewn into glued end or cover sheets, titled "MMTB Rules and Regulations relating to Drivers, Conductors and Employees concerned in any aspect of electric tram and motor omnibus operation". Book has rounded corners. Issued by the order of the Board, by H.A. Warner, Secretary 30/5/1957, has a detail contents index. Book has number 1011 stamped on the first page. Has printing number 1/228. Covers rules applicable to both tram and bus, tram only, bus only and for accident prevention and procedures. Has By Law 11 - General and By Law 16 - Lost Property in the rear sections, along with reproductions of two certificates for Certificates of Service. 2nd copy from donation of Harry Jackson added 1/4/2021 and a pdf scan of the book. Book No. 729Has ink on top of inside of cover "H. De Dohse".trams, tramways, mmtb, rules, regulations, buses, trams, lost property, by laws

Ticket - 2 1/2d, MMTB black printing on light brown paper with the value in green ink. A transfer ticket matched with Reg Item 5522. Has a "Victoria Bitter" print on the rear. Ticket No. R799195 Advice from Dean Filgate 7/1/2020 for this item and 5522: "very interesting tickets (why can't I find gems like these when I haunt old bookshops ?) and even better - a matched transfer pair ! The transfer is (I think) from the original McCaskey Systems printing for the "great fare revision" of March 1921, when most fares rose by ½d (or 1d on Sundays & Public Holidays), and is on the wider paper stock of those issues. The 2½d is from a later printing on narrower (but still "long") paper stock, but retains the black + coloured (value) ink on white paper scheme. The original issues had McCaskey's imprint and the value repeated on the back. They are a very nice pair. At some stage in the early/mid-1920s coloured paper tickets were again produced alongside the white-paper issues, before totally replacing them. Some of the colours were also altered. Sands & McDougall cornered the ticket-printing market about this time, blitzing all opposition with a press that produced 57 tickets at once - compared to everyone else's 2-at-a-time presses (Geoff Dean has more information on this). The "horizontal" format (similar to Sydney) was trialled in the late 1920s, and deemed a failure. The number of sections, their direction, and the use of Up/Down or In/Out varied over the years - I have put together a 'chronology' in order of issue, but unfortunately cannot assign dates of issue (yet ? ). 2nd email of 10/1/2021 Yes - keep those two tickets paired together (most people don't ); the only other matched transfer pair that I have seen was in Travis Jeffrey's collection. The 2½d ticket is a mid-1920s printing (from Sands & McDougall, so I am led to believe), the design being re-worked from their previous batch that had this value in red. There may have been another slight revision before the next design - of horizontal (Sydney-type) tickets - were issued. It would appear that horizontal format had already been used by the cable trams well before the electric trams, and that this "next horizontal issue" was used for both cable and electric trams. What I neglected to say before, was that this is an Electric System issue - as denoted by the "E.S." at the top: the alternate heading was "CABLE TRAMWAYS". Most enthusiasts mistake those initials to mean "Eastern System": demonstrably it is not, because there were "E.S." tickets issued specifically for use at Coburg and Essendon depots only (mostly return fares, with the destinations marked on the ticket).trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, transfer tickets

See notes for further information from Dean Filgate.Ticket - MMTB red printing on light brown paper, with the number in black ink. A transfer ticket matched with Reg Item 5521, listing the various points of transfer between electric and cable trams. Has a "Victoria Bitter" print on the rear. Ticket number A777443.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, transfer tickets

Strap hanger - Bakelite formed or moulded handle with a sewn leather strap for use in tramcars in order people could hang on. Was placed around a round timber rod. The Bakelite piece was later replaced by a moulded plastic component.trams, tramways, tramcars, passengers, equipment, interiors