The pupils' class book of english composition - book IV by ED. J.S. Lay F.R.G.S. Macmillan and Co. Ltd. St. Martins Street London. 1924 small book - stapled, Hills Busy Book Bazaar Pall Mall Bendigo is embossed on page1. For young pupils 12-13 age group.book, magazine, victorian railways, the pupils' class book of english composition - book iv by ed. j.s. lay f.r.g.s. macmillan and co. ltd, st. martins street london 1924. hills busy book bazaar pall mall bendigo

Buff cover, maroon spine booklet. On front cover: Instruction Pamphlet No. C 2, January 1930, Cross compound steam driver air compressors, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia, Ltd., Concord West, N.S.W.Westinghouse Brake companycottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, westinghouse

Australian Federated Union of Locomotive enginemen magazine 20.8.1975. Showing union seal in glossy paper, stapled and old photo of old steam engine on front cover. Title 'The oldest Continuous Railway Union in the world' sub-title 'The Victorian federated union of locomotive engine-drivers, firemen's and cleaners Association'. Photos include official logo, the loco theatre - Victoria St North Melbourne, the earliest photo of Spencer street station 1860, North Melbourne 1902, the 'spirit' leaving Spencer St. Station 1937, men who formed the A.F.U.L.E. 1920.magazine, organization, victorian railways, australian federated union of locomotive enginemen / the victorian federated union of locomotive engine-drivers , firemen's and cleaners association /

A letter to The Secretary, Y Service Club of Eaglehawk from Colin Rutledge, President, Seymour Heritage Centre, dated 27 August 1999. Letter mentions the Heritage Centre is arranging to have its steam train in Bendigo during November 1999. Train and carriages are mentions and perhaps a vintage diesel locomotive. A number of short trips are mentioned and the time and cost. Some longer rides are also mentioned for the evening, preferably north of Bendigo. Number of passengers and charges are also mentioned. Two pages are also included which mentions the Fleet, Carriages and For more information. The last page mentions How it all started, Our aims, Depot Facilities, Depot Visitors and Memberships.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - seymour railway heritage centre incorporated, y service club of eaglehawk, colin rutledge, seymour loco steam preservation group, victorian railways locomotive depot, spirit of progress, transport corporation

Buff coloured booklet, red spine, on front : Instruction Pamphlet, No. C-4, January 1937. A-6 ET and A-7 EL Locomotive Brake Equipments, Westinghouse Brake ( Australasia ) Pty. Ltd., Concord West, NSW, Australia. Written on top of cover in blue ink ' J.H. Badham, Bendigo' Written inside front cover in blue ink ' J. Badham, …? Driver, Bendigo Loco. On front page ' J. Badham 8 September 38'.Westinghouse Brakecottage, miners, j. badham, westinghouse brake, victorian railways

Brown paper covered notebook. Written on front page in blue ink 'J.H. Badham, Loco, Bendigo. Booklet contains 'practical questions on the locomotive and westinghouse brake that engine cleaners will be required to know before being allowed to act as firemen.' Two newspaper cuttings inside pages ' amount of pensions' and 'opinion' piece from Maryborough Advertiser on people giving Nazi salute ( appears to be in 1950's ) undated.J. H. Badhamcottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, westinghouse

Black covered notebook, handwritten comments on places worked, sequence of activities during trip. Earliest date 17 Jan. 1936.J. Badhamcottage, miners, j. badham, victorian railways

Carbon copy of a letter dated 27 June, 1938. Letter is to A. S. Bloomfield, Esq. No name of who it is from. Items mentioned are: What the Scalebuoy Process is, Fields of Application, Installations operating in the State of Victoria, Patents, Gross Margin of Profits, Promotion and Finance, Manufacture and Working Capital.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scotts hotel, a s bloomfield esq, nell gwynne gold mine bendigo, crown hotel bendigo, hunters cordial factory, ice works bendigo, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of (australia) pty ltd, r h s abbott, h a abbott

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -Vic Rail News Magazine June 1982 - front and back covers - COLOUR Photos of a working replica of George Stephenson's Rocket on loan from Britain's National Railway Museum in York. Page 8 has an article on the Bendigo Railway Workshops.magazine, government, victorian railways

RAILWAYS COLLECTION 2 x -Colour Photos of Elphinstone Tunnel (this photo was used by Jim Evans in his booklet -Melbourne to Bendigo Railway 1862-2012 and quotes the Photographer as Geoffrey Russell). The photo is printed on quality paper showing an entrance to the tunnel which is in fair condition with bricks and stone on the face and has two train tracks running through.Geoffrey Russellphotograph, landscape, elphinstone tunnel long rail laid bendigo, wednesday.—one of the most unusual operations undertaken by the victorian railways took place on the bendigo-melbourne line at the elphinstone tunnel this afternoon, when two rails, each 1, 710ft. in length, were placed in posi- tion in the tunnel. these rails were the longest ever laid in victoria, the previous greatest length being 225ft. the tunnel, which is 1, 254ft. in length, is the longest in the state, and forms an historic link with the early railways of victoria, being constructed in 1862, three years after the first train ran in australia. the object of the work is to improve the track for the fast train services and to reduce the cost of maintenance. by putting in a welded rail right through the tunnel the use of "fish plates" will be eliminated. for the new undertaking 110lb. rails are being used to replace the 80lb. rails at present in use. the rails, each weighing 30 tons, were made from 38 sets of rails of 45ft. each, the welding taking place on the site of the work. hauled by an x35 locomotive the long rail was placed in position 3½ minutes after the first pull. the work was carried out without any in- terruption to traffic.

Four page carbon copy of a list of shares detailing the shares at £1 each and 5/- each. Mentioned is the countries where the Scalebuoys were used and some of the companies in England, United States, Canada and New Zealand who used them. In Bendigo they could be inspected at the Crown Hotel, Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine and Hunters Cordial Works. Also mentioned is what Scalebuoys are, What they do, How Scalebuoys Function, Prospects and Sale Purchase Conditions.sciences, instruments-general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, victorian scalebuoy company, bendigo electronic process, crown hotel, central nell gwynne gold mine, hunters cordial works, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company

Document: letter dated 25th. September, 1939, re cleaner F. Jones, on attaining 21 years of age and relevant wages to be paid.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e, collins, huddle, victorian railways, f. jones, cleaner

Document: letter 27th. September, 1939, re copy of minutes of 1939 annual conference.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e., huddle, collins

Document: letter dated 4th. October, 1939, re copy of log of claims for increased wages and working conditions.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e', huddle, collins, wages, log of claims, victorian railways, union, enginemen

Document: carbon copy of letter from C. Collins, General Secretary, to R. Huddle, Branch Secretary, Bendigo, dated 2nd. October, 1939, re special class engine drivers and seniority, and pay.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., huddle, collins, drivers, engine drivers, victorian railways, union

Document: letter to R. huddle, A.F.U.L.E., from C. Collins, General Secretary, dated 27th. October, 1939. re cost of living figures and index figure for the five towns in Victoria. Basic wage for the coming quarters 13/2 per day.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., huddle, collins, cost of living, wages, victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e.

Document: letter dated 23rd. October, 1939, addressed to R. Huddle, A.F.U.L.E. re Driver Weigard, accommodation at Corio House, Melbourne. Signed C. Collins, General Secretary.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., weigard, huddle, collins, victorian railways

Document: letter to R. Huddle, Branch Secretary, A.F.U.L.E., dated 11th. October re resolutions carried at Sunday meeting, re log of claims for increased wages. Mr. Dickenson to visit Bendigo, re classification of drivers and firemen at Bendigo and other matters.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e., victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e., dickenson, huddle, collins

Document: carbon copy of letter. Letterhead ' Australian Federated union of Locomotive Enginemen, Victorian Division' dated 2nd. November, 1939, signed by General Secretary, C. Collins. Letter requests quarterly card be made out for any member who is high in arrears and not making a reasonable effort to reduce his contributions.organisation, union, a.f.u.l.e, victorian railways, a.f.u.l.e, collins, c., huddle, r.

Two facsimile rail tickets Melbourne to Sandridge. From "125 anniversary of the railway and of 'The Age' newspaper" .01 - 0484 - pink and yellow with red stripe .02 - 0592 - pink and yellow with red stripe Facsimiles of turn of the century tickets."special" Available day of issue only, not transferable. Melbourne to Sandridge first class.transport - railways, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, victorian railways, heather wale, wallace collin (col) wale

Copy of a newspaper article titled Centenary Memories, Cornish Emigrants in Bendigo, More Cornish spoken than at St. Just. Written on the side is - This was published in a West Cornwell Newspaper & sent back to Aust in a clipping George Ellis has original. Approx circa 1951. Items mentioned are: More Cornish spoken than at St Just, Best Cornsih Style, Singing Gullies particularly where Cornishmen and Welshmen were as they were fond of singing, Royal visits, St Just point and Open House for Cornish.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - centenary memories - cornsih emigrants in bendigo, bendigo advertiser, mrs kennedy, duke of edinburgh 1867, prince albert victor of wales, prince george (later king george v), edward prince of wales, the duke and duchess of york, french's corner long gully, old cornwall society, mr john ellis, bendigo hospital, mr harry perak malaya, mr and mrs charles harry, mrs boyns, hon mrs j keppel, lord st levan, mr keppel, victorian railways, bendigo railway station, mr herbert thomas

Electric staff - Electric staff instruments The staff and ticket system was still too inflexible for busy lines, as it did not allow for the situation where the train intended to carry the actual token was cancelled or running very late. To provide for this, the electric train token system was developed. Each single-line section is provided with a pair of token instruments, one at the signal box at each end. A supply of identical tokens is stored in the instruments, which are connected by telegraph lines. A Staff can be removed from one instrument only if both signalmen co-operate in agreeing to the release. Once a Staff has been removed, another cannot be removed until the token which is "out" is replaced in either instrument. (There are variations on this sequence of events.) By this means, it can be ensured that at any one time, only one token is available to be issued to a driver. Staff belonging to adjacent sections have different configurations to prevent them being inserted into the wrong instrument. Nevertheless, in the Abermule train collision in 1921 and lax working procedures allowed the safeguards provided by the electric Staff system to be circumvented; a driver was handed a Staff for the wrong section, and without reading the information listed on the staff, proceeded on the mistaken belief that the Staff was correct. To prevent this, it became a requirement in the UK for the signals controlling entry to the single line section (starting or section signals) to be locked at danger unless a token has been released from the relevant Staff instrument. Historic - Victorian Railways Electric Staff Instrument Electric Staff Instrument made of Iron , Brass and Glasspuffing billy, electric staff instrument, victorian railways

Porters Luggage Trolley - large red one Used for transporting luggage and other items on a railway platforms by porters and other station staff.Historic - Victorian Railways - Station Porters platform Luggage Trolley Large Porters Trolley - made of wood and steelpuffing billy, victorian railways, porter, luggage, hand trolley

Station Porters platform Luggage Trolley - two smaller unpainted ones Historic - Victorian Railways - Station Porters platform Luggage TrolleyStation Porters platform Luggage Trolley - two smaller unpainted ones - made of wood and wrought ironstation porters platform luggage trolley, puffing billy, victorian railways

fittersLeather Tool Bag - Large A leather bag used by the fitter to carry spanners and other tools required for repairs.leather bag used by fitters on the victorian railways Leather Tool Bag - Large made of leather with copper rivetspuffing billy, leather bag, victorian railways, fitter

fitters Leather Tool Bag - Medium fitters Leather Tool BagLeather Tool Bag - (Medium size)made of leather with copper rivets puffing billy, railway fitter, victorian railways, tool bag

15NBH - Excursion Car Body built by Puffing Billy Preservation Society 1976. NBH - SECOND CLASS EXCURSION CAR. The H was recognising their use for "Holiday" traffic. Originally 15 of these cars were built in 1919 and numbered 1-15. Four were broken up prior to 1962, and replaced with new vehicles in 1975-76. Two more were built in 1981, and numbered 16 & 17. Two extended versions for wheelchair passengers were built in 1981 & 1983. These were numbered 51 & 52 - a separate number series due to the different type of vehicle. Six, numbered 18-23, were built in 1997-98. These had steel frames, padded seats, and a wide "window sill". At first glance they look the same as the previous NBHs. There are other minor construction differences due to the use of steel framing. 18NBH entered traffic 19/4/1997; 19NBH on 5/12/1997; 20NBH on 19/12/1997, the others added in 1998. VR Service History 8/12/1919 NWS Built new *NBH 15.VA - 8/12/1919 NWS Built new - / 3/1928 - Modified AC Malco BO circa 1955 - Condemned - 1/ 7/1962 - Scrapped. Replica body built by Puffing Billy Preservation Society 1976. Puffing Billy Service History or Notes 8 Dec 1919 - Nos 7 to 15 NBH (new) delivered to UPPER FERN TREE GULLY after this date.Historic - Victorian Railways Narrow Gauge - Passenger Rolling Stock: Excursion Car 15 NBH - Passenger Carriage - Excursion Car made of steel and timber15NBHvictorian railways, puffing billy railway

Refreshment Services Milk UrnHistoric - Victorian Railways - Refreshment Services Milk UrnMetal Milk Urn - steelRefreshment Services refreshment services milk urn, puffing billy, victorian railways