Showing 1335 items
matching new tramway
-
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Illustration, c1925
Black and white photograph of a illustration of the Royal Park Tramway reproduced from a report The photo is titled: "Section of West Brunswick Electric Tramway Through Royal Park" The newly constructed permanent way viewed from just south of the Melbourne to Fawkner railway embankment (c1925). Note the clean ballast under the track, the guard rail provided on the curves using non grooved rail, the new platform stop and the timber picket fence around the Zoo. Refer to article "A Winding Road" on the Melbourne Tram Museum website for more details. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/westcoburg-2.htmtrams, tramways, royal park, west brunswick electric tramway, track laying, rails, reserved track -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1931
... Trams tramways W3 class New Trams tram 655 Black and white ...Black and white photograph from an illustration of class W3 tram No 655. The photo is titled: "Class 'W-3' Car, with all steel frame. Length 47 ft. Mounted on new type trucks with semi-elliptical springs. Four airbrake cylinders and clasp brakes" Destination displayed as "Special".trams, tramways, w3 class, new trams, tram 655 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1930
... Trams tramways Y1 Class New Trams tram 611 Black and white ...Black and white photograph from an illustration of class Y1 tram No 611. The photo is titled: "Exterior Class 'Y-1' Car. Length 45 ft, width 8 ft 4 in. 4.4 H.P. Motors. See page 31 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photos of this tram at Preston Workshops in 1962. Destination displayed as "West Preston" See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.trams, tramways, y1 class, new trams, tram 611 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Call for huge tram boost” "Galls for boost to tram numbers" "Give us more trams over freeways and trains", 20/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Call for huge tram boost” "Galls for boost to tram numbers" "Give us more trams over freeways and trains" Newspaper clipping from the Age 20/11/2018 Transport reporter - Timna Jacks John Hearsch - president of the Rail Futures Institute. Opinion pieces from the Rail Future Institute that claim Melbourne needs 25 new trams each year to meet target of about 640 low-floor trams by 2034. Requires about $300M to $400M should be spent each year on new trams. Study from RFI estimates major upgrade and doubling of capacity could be achieved in next 20 years for about $13B, about 12% of overall investment of rail based transport.trams, tramways, public transport, election, finances, new trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Life's a wild ride for Facebook's Millennial NUMTOTs”, 12/03/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Life's a wild ride for Facebook's Millennial NUMTOTs” Newspaper clipping from the Age 10/3/2019 by Jewel Topsfield - Melbourne editor New Urbanist Memes for Transit Oriented Teens (NUMTOT) - a Facebook meme group with over 130,000 members who love public transport. Any content, meme or otherwise, relating to cities, public transport and urban planning is welcome. The niche group was started in 2017 by a couple of University of Chicago students. Melbourne has the sixth highest number of active members. Photo and article features Adam Chandler, chairman of Melbourne Tram Museum. Photos taken on tram number 6002. Photo of Mitchell Sheldrick in his seat-designed T-shirt. Two memes are also shown. Online article included as it contains more photos and memes. Letter to the Age, titled: "Space? Not on my tram" from Simon Livesey commenting on the previous day's article.trams, tramways, public transport, numtot, meme, tram 6002 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction Book, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "New Employees - Training of and Follow Up", mid 1950's?
Booklet - A5 - 12 pages plus light card covers, B&W, centre stapled titled "New Employees - Training of and Follow Up", published by the MMTB. For the information of Depot Masters, Revenue Masters, Traffic Officers. Has details of what matters Inspectors should look for and photographs of uniforms.trams, tramways, training, depot masters, revenue clerks, traffic officers, crews, drivers, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “'Time bomb': Caught out with an expired myki”, "The tap-on taps into some new tech", "'Myki miracle' eludes Apple users", 24/01/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: 1. “'Time bomb': Caught out with an expired myki” - the Age 24/1/2019 Timna Jacks Transport reporter Mike Smith is contesting fine for using expired myki on tram on Route 57 in May 2018. Mr Smith is taking PTV to court to contest the fine. 2. "The tap-on taps into some new tech" - the Age 7/2/2019 Tom Cowie Trialling new smartphone technology on trams and trains. Photo shows Nick Neos using Android phone to tap on myki validator on a tram. 3. "'Myki miracle' eludes Apple users" Android smartphone users will be able to pay for public transport fares from 7am on Thursday 28 March 2019 but Apple iPhone users will have to wait. Apple locks down the NFC chip so that it can only be used by Apple apps. Until an iPhone can mimic a myki card, iPhone users can't use the system.trams, tramways, route 57, newmarket, myki -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Docklands News, “New late-night trams for La Trobe St”, Feb 2019
Newspaper clippings titled: “New late-night trams for La Trobe St” - Docklands News, February 2019, Issue 149. New tram timetable for Route 30 from January 1 2019. Tram services will run from St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, and until midnight from Sundays to Thursdays. Previously there were no weekend services on route and weekday services finished at 6pm. Minister for Public Transport, Melissa Horne, said government making it easier to catch public transport.trams, tramways, route 30, docklands, la trobe st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Late trams to go before flow”, 26 Feb 2019
Newspaper clippings titled: "Late trams to go before flow” - the Age, Tues 26 Feb, 2019. Trial of new GPS technology on trams on route 75 which will trigger an early switch of traffic lights from red to green. This will enable late-running trams to proceed through the intersection. Information from the GPS systems will be sent to a central traffic control centre to change light sequence and prioritise late-running trams. Trial will run between March and May 2019.trams, tramways, route 75, toorak rd, burwood highway, traffic control, traffic lights, testing, trials -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “No more tears, it's the trip of happiness”, 5/03/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “No more tears, it's the trip of happiness” Newspaper clipping from the Age 5/3/2019 Melbourne editor - Jewel Topsfield Dean Butler, creative lead at PTV's customer service division, has been lead designed of a new moquette to replace seat fabric on all trams, trains and buses in Victoria over the next 5 years. The moquette will come in 5 colours - blue for Metro trains, purple for v/Line trains, green for trams, and a darker colour being developed for buses. The fifth colour, bright orange will be used across the fleet for priority seating.trams, tramways, public transport, ptv, interiors, tramcars, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Best City Tram Rides”, 10/03/2019 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Trackless and with rubber wheels, it may be our next generation trams", 2/05/2021 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled: “Trackless and with rubber wheels, it may be our next generation trams” by Timna Jacks Newspaper clipping from the Age 02/05/2021 Rubber wheels, electric batteries and no overhead wires could be the future for Melbourne’s trams. By 2025, 100 new trams will be designed and built due to a $1.5 billion government injection to fund 100 ‘‘next-generation trams’’, replacing A and Z-Class trams. Two manufacturers have been shortlisted to design and build the trams: French rail manufacturer Alstom and a joint venture comprising Spanish rail maker CAF and UGL. At 25 metres long – about eight metres shorter than the newest E-Class trams – the trams will carry 150 passengers, fewer than the E-Class, which carry 210 people. Despite the smaller size, seating will remain proportionally comparable with the E-Class, with 48 people or a third of passengers getting a seat on the new fleet. The new fleet will be the first in Melbourne to be partly powered by on-board batteries.trams, tramways, yarra trams, keolis downer, caf, rolling stock, e class, z class, a class, ugl, tramcar acquisition, tramcar design, tramcar manufacture -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Hidden disabilities drive transport push", 3/10/2019 12:00:00 AM
"Hidden disabilities drive transport push" by Nicole Precel An advocacy group, Think Outside the Chair, is campaigning for new public transport signs that acknowledge invisible disabilities to assist people to use disability services when travelling on public transport. Article features Olympia Sarris who has troubling asking for a seat when travelling on trams.trams, tramways, disability services, signs, behaviour -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Argus, "Latest Model Tramcar", Apr. 2022
Newspaper clipping from The Argus, titled "Latest Model Tramcar" with a photo of VR No. 43 entering service after being built at Newport Workshops. Cutting not dated, sometime April 1922.trams, tramways, victorian railways, st kilda brighton, newport workshops, new trams, tram 43 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1925
Black and white photograph, front on of Garford Bus, with registration No. 68945 and the destination Brighton Road. Rod Atkin advised by email of 25/9/17 that was MMTB Bus No. 45 One of two Gardford HL model buses (45 & 46) which entered service in 1925 and were both out of use by 1935 when the chassis was disposed of and the bodies modified for reuse on new chassis.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, brighton rd, garford -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "New Central Entrance bogie car Exterior View", "New Bogie car - interior view", 1921
... Trams tramways MMTB New Trams L class Interiors Fittings tram L ...Illustration - set of two photos that have been glued to a sheet of lined paper. .1 - Top illustration - of L 105, letter M&MTB, route Number 2 - titled "New Central Entrance bogie car Exterior View" .2 - Lower illustration of the interior of the tram - showing bellcords, doors, 3 + 2 seating, seat panels, strap hangers, light fittings, wood panelling, windows, MMTB logos and window lifters - titled "New Bogie car - interior view". Source of the images unknown. See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album and 7415 for a photo of one of the saloons. trams, tramways, mmtb, new trams, l class, interiors, fittings, tram l 105 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1973
... Trams tramways Prototype tramcar New Tramcars Tramcar Bodies ...Set of 3 black and White Photographs of the construction of the body or frame of prototype tramcar 1041 in the body shop of the Preston Workshops. .1 - "1041-frame construction - Preston - MMTB" - shows the frame of the tram being built, the drivers cab are yet to be fabricated. .2 - "1041-frame construction2 - Preston - MMTB" - shows the completed frame and painted. Printed on Kodak paper .3 - "1041-frame construction3 - Preston - MMTB" - shows the end view of the tram looking along the tram with the draft gear apparent. See also Reg Item htd4539 for earlier frame photos.On the rear of the photograph has the MMTB stamp and Reference number on some. A caption is in pencil on the top of each photograph, reflected in description.trams, tramways, prototype tramcar, new tramcars, tramcar bodies, preston workshops, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 31/01/1973 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways 1041 Prototype tramcar New Tramcars Tramcar ...Set of 2 black and White Photographs of the construction of the body or frame of prototype tramcar 1041 at Preston Workshops. .1 - "1041-traverser-31 Jan 1973 - Preston - MMTB". showing the tramcar body on temporary workshop bogies on a traverser. the side panelling is largely completed but the drivers cabs are yet to be panelled. On the rear has a noted in ink. "Started 17 May 1972 / Progress @ 31/Jan. 1973" / i.e. 8 months. Photo possibly taken 31/1/1973. .2 - "1041-on-PCC trucks - Preston MMTB" - As above but in the yard at the workshops. Two copies held.On the rear of the photograph has the MMTB stamp and Reference number on some. A caption is in pencil on the top of each photograph, reflected in description.trams, tramways, 1041, prototype tramcar, new tramcars, tramcar bodies, preston workshops, traverser, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1964
Black and White Photograph of the front end of bus 701 possibly c1964. Looks to be in new condition. Featured on the front cover of Reg Item 2718.1 - Vol. 1, No. 1 - 16 pages, August 1964 of MMTB NewsOn the rear of the photograph has in pencil "Bus 701 - MMTB"trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, tram 701 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Sep. 1979
Black and White Photograph of Z3 class tram 116 at Preston workshops most likely at the time of entering service or just before Sept. 1979. Has the MMTB Preston Workshops office building in the background.On the rear of the photograph has in pencil "116 - Preston - MMTB".trams, tramways, preston workshops, z3 class, new trams, tram 116 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Tramways Band. After WW1, mid 1920's
Digital image of the Tramways band mid 1920's. Notes from e-mail from Susan Jones - 28/8/2017 Below is a picture of the Tramways Band. After WW1 my grandfather George Arthur Scattergood, along with his brother Charles Scattergood worked for the Tramways. George was a grippy and Charley was a conductor (I think). They were all part of the Tramways band and I found this photo recently among my fathers papers. George Scattergood played the bass drum and is sitting in the centre front beside his drum. He had just returned from 4 years at the front surviving Gallipoli and then sent to the Western front in Possier etc. He often said that being in the infantry band saved his sanity and that on his return joining the Tramways Band gave his life new meaning. He also played in the Malvern City band. 4 years in the trenches without a break must have been shocking so thank you to the Tramways Band. See related documents for the e-mail correspondence.trams, tramways, tramways band -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "12 tram rides for a dollar", "Wilcox: The tube is on", 31/03/1969 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping - set of two adhered to a sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side. 1 - "12 tram rides for a dollar" - Herald newspaper 31/3/1969, written by Max Tomlinson about the introduction of the new "City Section Concession Card" on that day. Tells the story of a conductor, Mrs. Moore accidentally sold a book of 20 cards for $1 to a passenger. 2 - "Wilcox: The tube is on" - Herald newspaper 31/3/1969 - about a statement by the Minister for Transport on the HSV7-3DB TV programme "Meet the Press" - about the Melbourne underground loop.trams, tramways, tickets, railways, city section, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, "Cheaper on the Outer", "What you'll pay by rail", 7/1//1969
Newspaper Clipping - set of three adhered to both sides of a sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - The Sun Newspaper 7/1/1969. 1 - Cartoon - Jeff ' - with Henry Bolte driving a tram, with $ signs, and a sign for the donation of a Silver coin - following the introduction of new tram and train fares. (2nd copy cut from newspaper added 30/7/2020 from donation of Robert Green) 2 - "Cheaper on the Outer" about the increasing the suburban fare zone and revised fares. 3 - "What you'll pay by rail" - a table of old and new fares for a list of suburban stations.trams, tramways, tickets, railways, fares, cartoons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, The Herald, "Man in the news - blacklisted Tom 'sick of it'", Jan. 1969
Newspaper Clipping - set of nine sheets of newspaper clippings adhered to both sides of a sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - various newspapers, mainly to do with Tom Pesteranovich and his black listing following working during a strike, industrial courts, use of University students, Conductor John Brooker also black banned, stop work meetings, . Also covers new train fares, St Kilda Junction works, derailments on the rail system, fire damage to rail bridges and a note inviting people to join Puffing Billy. See also Reg Items 2561 and 2693 for further items on this industrial matter.trams, tramways, mmtb, kew depot, unions, drivers, strike, st kilda junction, fares, railways, derailments -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Paint Sample, Instruction, Yarra Trams, "Class W8 finishing instructions", Jul. 2012
.1 - sheet of three ply timber which has been painted with three different colours - MTA New Gold, MTA Cream and MTA Panel Green. .2 - Photocopy of an A4 sheet titled "RWC Work Instruction - class W8 Finishing Specifications", dated 25/7/2012 listing the Dulux Formulas for the above colours and MTA Dorian Grey, Bogie black and safety yellow. Not known if these are the actual colours being used on the trams being rebuilt as W8 by Bendigo Tramways.trams, tramways, paint, w8 class, colour schemes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket punch, Set of 3, 2000
Set of three brass cast, chrome plated, machined, device or ticket punches used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Placed a shaped hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring from coiled wire. Some of the chrome plating has been worn off. There are no manufacturer markings on the punches. See https://onlineriver.com/transit-punches/ accessed 6-11-2017 for details of the new equivalent punches. .1 - number P54 - punches a shaped cornered hole - would have been used at Preston Depot. .2 - number K127, punches a four cornered rounded hole - would have been used at Kew Depot. .3 - number E178, punches a U shaped hole with a sharp peak on the right hand side, would have been used at the Essendon Depottrams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares, conductors, preston depot, kew depot, essendon depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket punch, Set of four, c1960
Set of four brass cast, chrome plated, machined, device or ticket punches used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Placed a shaped hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring from coiled wire and fitted with formed wire retaining hole fitted to one of the arms. Some of the chrome plating has been worn off. There are no manufacturer markings on the punches. See https://onlineriver.com/transit-punches/ accessed 6-11-2017 for details of the new equivalent punches. .1 - number G9 - punches a five cornered hole would have been used at the Glenhuntly Depot .2 - number K127 - punches a six cornered rounded hole - would have been used at Preston Depot .3 - number P108 - punches a rounded oblong hole - would have been used at Kew Depot. .4 - number 1096 - punches a small crossed hole.trams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares, conductors, preston depot, kew depot, glenhuntly tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Ticket punch, Set of 3, c1960
Set of three brass cast, chrome plated, machined, device or ticket punches used to cancel or punch paper tickets when purchased. Placed a shaped hole in the ticket. Spring loaded, consists of two main parts with a pin & spring from coiled flat metal spring sheet. Some of the chrome plating has been worn off. There are no manufacturer markings on the punches. See https://onlineriver.com/transit-punches/ accessed 6-11-2017 for details of the new equivalent punches. .1 - number E1359 - punches a heart shaped hole - would have been used at Essend Depot. .2 - number 1086 - punches a large crossed hole. .3 - number E1413 - punches a rounded hole with a waistline appearance - would have been used at Essend Depot. Item .2 advised by G. Young 11/11/17 associated with an Almex machine.trams, tramways, ticket punch, tickets, fares, conductors, essendon depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, Siemens, "Rolling stock supply – Melbourne Swanston – Function Specification", Sep. 2002
Specification - 45 A4 pages, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Rolling stock supply – Melbourne Swanston – Function Specification", for Siemens Combino trams dated, revision H, 2/9/2002. Gives details of the tram operations, functions, traction and braking systems, door systems, passenger displays, communications systems, faults and trip recorders. Shows changes in the document. Lists names of those involved in the documents. Prepared for Swanston Trams, later M>Tram.trams, tramways, swanston trams, m>tram, combino, specification, new trams, siemens -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "New Year's Eve 2013", 2013 and 2016
Pamphlets - set of 2 printed in full colour on paper folded to DL size. .1 - "New Year's Eve 2013" - 8 fold, 2 half foldout - with a map showing fire works sites, locations, tram alterations, and how public transport could be used in the city. .2 - "Tram service during Melbourne Summer Festivals" - 4 fold, - issued 1/2016, detailing timetable alternations and service changes for Feb. and March - includes events - St Kilda Festival, White Night, Glenferrie Road Festival, Sydney Road festival and Moomba Parade. Has a calendar and maps. Also lists other major events and network upgrade and tram improvement works. Issued by Yarra Trams and the PTV.trams, tramways, events, melbourne, moomba, glenferrie rd, sydney rd, st kilda