Poster, printed on a plastic board with a full colour sheet on the front and white paper on the rear, titled "We're changing from this...", showing bus stops (National), Tram stops (The Met with Metcard), station signage - directional and instructional. One of two boards. Mid 1990's prior to re-organisation late 1990's..trams, tramways, the met, bus stops, tram stops, railway station

Personal Paper - 2 A4 wheets with donation notes, titled "Trams in Hawthorn Depot 14 Feb 1996", listing the tramcar and location. Has notes on the event and why - Metcard testing on Z10. Gives the shift details. Z10 was stationed at the depot. Prepared by Hugh Waldron. Lists the all the trams placed there including the heritage fleet.trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, metcard, testing, heritage fleet, z class

Newspaper clipping - from The Age, 22/10/2004 about the tender for a new ticketing system to replace Metcard by 2007, for which the tender expires March 2007. Looks at some of the likely companies, ERG, Cubic, OneLink, Wayfarer. Notes some of the problems, particularly for trams. Quotes PTUA Secretary Tony Morton and opposition Transport Spokesman, Terry Mulder.trams, tramways, ticket, myki, metcard

Pamphlet - DL size, 3 fold, full colour printed on gloss paper titled "Fare Evasion - Fair advice - a question and answer guide to understanding the Transport Act". Notes duties and powers of the Revenue Protection Officers, tickets, notes use of Metcard and validators and Dept of Infrastructure. C2005. Has Yarra Trams logos. Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tickets, doi, metcard

Set of two Metcard Fares and Zones posters, Zones 1, 2 and 3 giving details of 2 hours, 2 hour packs of 5, daily, weekly, monthly, Short trip, and 60+ tickets and the various zone combinations. Dated 1 Jan. 2001 Has a zone map. .1 - Landscape format - two copies, both laminated. .2 - Portrait formattrams, tramways, metcard, metlink, signs, tickets

Pamphlet - 4 fold DL - Yarra Trams - titled "Serving Melbourne, Serving you", message welcoming customers to Yarra trams, message from Hubert Guyot, with some details of Yarra and a questionnaire about your travel and views. Could win a Monthly Metcard, competition closing 30/5/2004. See Reg Item 5038, item 13 for link to a Newsletter.trams, tramways, yarra trams, passengers, metcard

Pamphlet - DL size, three fold full colour printed on gloss paper titled "Using the City Saver Metcard", giving details of the card, availability on both train, bus and tram, a map showing the area and major locations within the ticket area. Also has details of how they could be purchased. Printed by Metlink. Has a reference to the fare structure of 2004.trams, tramways, metcard, metlink, city saver, tickets

These items were used by tram and bus drivers as part of the Metcard machine management system. The PM (portable memory) key was issued to each driver. At the start of a shift, the driver would put it into a cream-coloured terminal at the sign-on point (starter's office in the depot) and transfer their shift information onto the key. Once the driver reached the vehicle, they put the key into the black-coloured terminal (tram driver's keypad - TDKP or bus driver's keypad) to upload the shift data to the vehicle. See item 2582 for more details and other examples.Demonstrates an item used on buses and trams for management of the Metcard Machines and ticketting issue.Digital Memory module, or Portable Memory Key, equivalent in type to a USB stick, black plastic with a sliding mechanism to protect 8 copper contact strips with a digital memory area at one end. Stamped into the memory area part number "97100188. On the reverse side is a lable giving details of the owner, part number, and serial number and that it is subject to a charge in favour of the National Australia Bank. Has as key type appearance. Has a key retaining ring and key tag with "194 Williams 361798" printed on it.tramways, trams, buses, metcard, ticket machines

Set of five Metcard tickets, featuring Melbourne food. All have the Metcard and The Met logos, with ticket numbers etc. All used during 2000 unless noted and details of ticket type printed on the front of them. .1 - red colour - takeaway Chinese food - daily concession zone 1 - used 1999 and 2000 - two copies. .2 - red colour - pasta with wine - short trip 10 full fare, 2 hour full fare and weekly full fare - three copies. .3 - blue colour - grilled kebab - daily full fare - 1 copy. .4 - brown colour - chips and hamburgers - daily full fare - 1 copy. .5 - blue colour - coffee and cake - monthly concession, weekly full fare and one without the type allowed for - three copies.trams, tramways, tickets, metlink, metcard

Green plastic binder with a metal clip containing five plastic sheet folders, with notes for "Public Transport Challenge - Final - Friday 2 June 2006", commencing at the Town Hall. Produced by Environment Victoria and Metlink. Contains instructions, how the challenge works, rules, tips, safety, how to use the Metcard and First Aid. Has a map with checkpoint information and questions to be answered while participating.trams, tramways, metlink, public transport, events, competition

Pamphlet - 4 fold DL full colour, titled "Visiting Melbourne", published by Yarra Trams, c2000. Gives details of tickets (Metcard), Yarra Tram depots (4), tram hire, using trams, Grand Prix map, rail map and general points of interest when visiting Melbourne and City Circle tram. Mentions a Delegate Card. CEO Yarra John Wilson.trams, tramways, yarra trams, melbourne, tourist guides

Metal Cash Tray for holding coins, formed from stainless steel and welded to give five compartments or areas for coins and one full length slot or opening at the rear for notes and other papers. Used by One Person Operator (OPO) or drivers from the time of the introduction of OPO's on the tramways until the full introduction of Metcard. Collected by Carolyn Dean/Cleak. Two copies held.trams, tramways, tickets, cash handling, metcard

Folder with The Met logo on the cover containing five separate A4 pamphlets fact sheets marketing or promoting the Metcard system. Written for use by staff, part of the consultation process. 1 - How long will it take? - two phases - double sided 2 - What equipment will be on my tram? - single sided 3 - Consultation and operation - single sided 4 - What's it all about & why will it be good for Melbourne? - doublesided 5 - General fact sheet - about services, fare evasion, staffing, ticket availability, information, costs and implementation - folded A3 sheet.Yields information about the introduction of Metcard for The Met staff.Card folder containing five A4 marketing pamphlets about Automated Ticketing.trams, tramways, metcard, the met, tickets, ticket machines

Gives the background to the establishment of Metcard ticket design, standard designs, tickets for events, food series, Millenium series, Comedy Festival, Architecture series, Soccer, AFL clubs, AFT Fair, UITP Conference, Fares Guide, Centenary of Federation, Melbourne Festival, Flower show, 2002 World Masters Games, Federation Square, National Gallery, Student passes and Adult Yearly. Gives examples of tickets between 1999 and 2002. Robert O'Regan the compiler passed away in 2021. He had a very large website that was taken offline in late 2020.Gives detailed information about Metcard tickets late 1990s and early 2000s.Folder, heavy plastic partly opaque front cover, deep blue plastic rear cover, 43 plastic sleeves each with two printed in colour, A4 sheetsmetcard, tickets, students, collections

Photocopy - 2 x A3 sheets of a pages 4 and 5 of the Herald Sun newspaper, Thursday 6 May 1999, with the title "Cheats prosper on our Trams". Written by Andrew Probyn, Transport Reporter, looks at issues with ticketing, public transport accessibility, Metcard, transport safety, includes a survey of readers. Includes a response by the Transport Minister, Robin Cooper. Has photos of passengers at railway stations.trams, tramways, metcard, public transport, tickets, surveys

Letter from Yarra Trams to Keith Kings, 9/1/2002, advising of the new "Explorer" program for use in the City of Port Phillip, part of a trial - lists Metcard retailers and where discounts could be obtained from food or coffee shops. Has a hand written note that Keith advised Lucy Allison that it probably not be worthwhile being a part of the program. Signed by Paul Matthews as Marketing Manager.trams, tramways, yarra trams, city of port phillip, marketing

Pamphlet - DL size, three fold full colour printed on gloss paper titled "Tickets please - have the right ticket when you travel" Notes the need to produce a valid tickets, talks about on board ticketing machines, complaints, has the logos of connex, M>tram, M>train, Yarra and Vic bus industry on rear. Printed by Metcard - Dept. of Infrastructure. Two copies held.trams, tramways, metcard, metlink, m>tram, yarra trams, tickets

Set of three documents or newsletters involved with the introduction of the Metcard or Automated Ticketing into Melbourne during the mid 1990's. .1 - "AT update" - with the Metcard logo - Issue 1 - A4 light card - testing by OneLink on the trams using Z1 No. 10, manufacturing in Australia of the tickets by Moore Business systems, Customer Assistance centres, retail agents and training of staff. .2 - "News for tram staff" - two issues signed by Russell Nathan, providing information about the implementation on the system onto trams, training, suppliers, CSEs, installation timing and training. .3 - Folder titled "Automated Ticketing" contain four information sheets about the implementation of the system: a - Consultation and Operation b - What's it all about and why will it be good for Melbourne? c - How long will it take - two phases detailed. d - General - will services be slower, fare evasion, purchasing of tickets, disability, staffing, retail agents, information, costs, when, machines and systems.trams, tramways, metcard, tickets, ticket machines

Printed card or pamphlet, perforated as necessary with the various Australian Football teams and dates - titled "The Official 2001 Sunday Herald Sun AFL Fixture and Tipping Chart" and presented by M>Tram, M>Train, Connex, Yarra Trams and the Victoria bus industry. Has Metcard logos advertising the their use to the football grounds. Fixture gives the dates, matches and locations. Also has the AFL logo. Two copies held.trams, tramways, football, connex, yarra trams, buses, metcard, m>tram, m>train

Leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, remanufactured for use on Metcard tickets. Each wallet set up for 15 different tickets. Each wallet has been fixed with a stamped brass plate riveted to the outside with the depot and outfit number. Based on item 21, and the prices mid 1990's. Numbered V10 - with labels for the various tickets and prices. (Camberwell) See also Reg item 124 for other examples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, conductors, outfits

Set of 8 A4 photocopies of various newspaper articles or letters to the Editor about the introduction of the Metcard ticketing system onto Public transport in Victoria during 1998. .1 - "Revenge fantasies inspired by the ticket machines from hell" - The Age - 16-4-1998 - written by Garry Linnell about ticket machines, passengers, Metcards and ticket inspectors. .2 - :Dangerous Prank" - The Age - 12-6-1998 - about children riding backs of trams and lack of conductors. .3 - "Tram conduct deserves reward" - Herald Sun - 5/6/1998 - about assisting elderly passengers with Metcard. .4 - "Victim of those machines" - The Age - 22/6/1998 - about a man being injured on the tram while trying to buy a ticket from a machine. Also has Tender adverts for a Central Control building for train management - Bayside trains and Redevelopment of Flinders St station - Hillside trains. .5 - "Trouble on the Tracks" - The Age - 14-2-1998, written by Virginia Trioli - re removal of tram conductors, fare evasion and ticket machines. .6 - "A day it was on for young and old on a city tram" - The Age - 13-7-1998 - written by Nicole Brady about loud music on trams. .7 - "Trams roll, crowds boo, Jeff's Jukebox plays on" - The Age - 30-7-1998 - David Austin about ticket machines and issues - notes Sheffield and removal of ticket machines from shelters. .8 - "A sudden stop" - The Age - 3-8-1998 about an accident on a tram.trams, tramways, ptc, metcard, trams, railways, ticket inspectors, conductors, one man trams, accidents, passengers

1 - No. 51 - 19/12/2012 - 8 pages - new CEO of Yarra Trams, 3 years of KDR, myki system, end of Metcards, route 96 news, new look for Domain interchange in 2013, ticketing testing using tram 240 and item on Michael Sainsbery about the new ticketing system. 2 - No. 58 - 24/4/2013 new Domain Interchange, Minister Mulder, the Rhino return and driver training. 3 - No. 76 - 15/1/2014 "Star Power for the Open" Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, changes to route 75, E class, and super Saturday - 4/1/2014 - punctuality exceeded 90%. Demonstrates Yarra trams staff newsletters. Set of 3 Yarra Trams internal newsletter "The Wire", All A4, printed in full colour. All four pages unless noted otherwise, full colour, performance snapshot on front cover on first two issues.yarra trams, domain interchange, e class, route 96, tennis, route 75, metcard, myki

Set of 12 Metlink route maps, DL, providing a line map with the major stops, roads, approx. times for each section, ticketing zones and on the rear, service frequency and information about Metcards. All the same front styles, but three different styles on rear. Possibly produced before the route maps at Reg item 2443, not dated. Route 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 19, 57, 59, 64, 67, 72, 78, 79,trams, tramways, metlink, tram services, timetables, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 16, route 19, route 57, route 59, route 64, route 67, route 72, route 78, route 79

Folder with tickets - black comb bound, 16 pages in plastic folders, titled "Metcard Catalogue Students & Yearly Tickets", giving details of student concessions, yearly tickets and how they worked with details of encoding etc. See item 6704 for an August 2002 issue. Published Victorian Telephone & Smart Card Collectors Club Inc. formally "Rob O'Reagon" and a website that is no longer, other than on Trove - see https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090912121642/http://metcard.railpage.org.au/trams, tramways, metcard, students, tickets

Set of two DL pamphlets issued by Metlink. .1 - Three fold, titled "Travelling on a concession fare", issued Dec. 09, with images of allowable concession cards, notes travelling on both Metcards and Myki. Has contact details, languages and Metlink logos. .2 - Twelve page + cover with fold out maps of the CBD city save section, Metro trains and tram system titled "Public Transport Fares Guide". Centre stapled. Dated Sept. 2011, has Metlink logos.trams, tramways, fares, tickets, metlink, metcard, concession fares, public transport

Set of two timetable books - Provide details about Yarra Trams, Metcards, route map, timing points and route description. .1 - printed 40 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 70 Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park", dated September 2009. .2 - printed 44 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 75 City Spencer St to Vermon South", dated May 2008.trams, tramways, tickets, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 70, route 75, wattle park, burwood

Document - 66 single sided sheets, of 66 sheets, A4, printed or copied titled "Metlink Metropolitan Fares and Ticketing Manual", dated May 2004, about the tickets available, fare concessions, passes and travel authorities, cartage of animals and various items, ticket prices, charges, refunds, replacement and general information for Metcards. Advises what is not include. Has a table of contents on page 1 and then for each section. Has been punched with three holes on the left hand side and on the right hand side for page 4 onwards.Has "S&B" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, metcard, metlink, tickets, metlink

Set of four leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, remanufactured for use on Metcard tickets. Each wallet set up for 15 different tickets. Each wallet has been fixed with a stamped brass plate riveted to the outside with the depot and outfit number. Based on item 21, and the prices mid 1990's. 1 - G27 - with labels for the various tickets and prices. (Glenhuntly) 2 - M12 - ditto (Malvern) 3 - E30 - no labels - (Essendon) 4 - N42 - no labels - (North Fitzroy) See Reg Item 218 for a Camberwell Depot example.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, conductors, outfits

.1 Printed A4 sheet - blue background advising the myki will be the only tickets available to used from 29/12, has images of Myki and Metcard tickets. Advises that the tickets can purchased from retailers, 7-Elevan and selected tram stops. Has the Victorian Stage government logo and that it was authorised by the Government at 55 Collins St. Melbourne. .2 - Similar to above, but says no tickets on trams from 29/12. (actual date of change over in 2012) .3 - hand out card - What is Myki - explaining the use. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, tickets, myki, metcard

.1 - Report - 24 pages + card cover, printed in full colour on gloss paper, centre stapled landscape format titled "Metlink 2007 in review" with table of contents, including message from CEO Bernie Carolan, provides details about the bodies activities, campaigns, events, fare evasion, the public transport challenge, celebrity Metcards, marketing and customer services. .2 - Report - 42 pages + card cover, printed in full colour on semi gloss paper, centre stapled, portrait format titled "Metlink Annual Review 2008" as above, but with details of Southern Cross station, website and Geelong stations - includes VLine.trams, tramways, metlink, annual reports, reports, melbourne, connex, yarra trams, buses, metcard, vline