Set of four photographs of Bendigo trams and infrastructure photographed by Peter Duckett, late 1940s 1 - double trolley wire at a "Y" terminus showing the details of dual trolley wire - Could be either Quarry Hill or Golden Square. 2 - Bendigo trams 24 and 22 at Quarry Hill terminus - note the cream rocker panels. 3 - Bendigo 6 at Charing Cross. 4 - Bendigo 16 - after conversion to one man tram.Yields information about Bendigo trams late 1940sSet of four black and white photographs by Peter Duckett.Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, bendigo tramways, overhead, double trolley wire, terminals, tram 24, tram 22, tram 6, tram 16, quarry hill, charing cross

Set of four photographs of Bendigo trams and infrastructure photographed by Peter Duckett, early 1950 1 - Bendigo 19 at North Bendigo terminus - tram has destination of Golden Square 2 - Birney No. 30 leaving the depot for North Bendigo 3 - Depot entrance from Arnold St (now Tramway Ave) across Hargraves St 4- North Bendigo terminus overhead wiringYields information about Bendigo trams early 1950sSet of four black and white photographs by Peter Duckett.Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, bendigo tramways, overhead, double trolley wire, terminals, quarry hill, charing cross, tram 19, tram 30

Sold by the Bendigo Tramways following its replacement. Larger size for use with a heavier size span or support wire than normally used in tramway overhead. Designed on the basis that in the event the insulator failed or broken, the overhead would still be supported but there would be a loss of insulation.Demonstrates a larger size insulator used on tramway overhead.Insulator - known as an egg type - ceramic - fired clay (porcelain) finished with a brown colour with two holes for span wire with the holes offset to each other.tramways, overhead, trolley wire, span wires, insulators

Print of drawing number VB4/7184C "Diagrammatic Arrangement of Feeders and Trolley Wire", marked up in colour showing the various feeder and trolley wire arrangements for the central part of Ballarat and the Gardens line. Shows the detailed switch locations that enable the overhead to be isolated or changed when electrical work was being undertaken on the overhead that required it to be isolated. Shows how the various sections were fed from the power station. Revision C issued 2-9-1958.Yields information about the arrangement of the power supply to the trams from the power station and changes made to the system about 13 years prior to closure. Dyeline print on white paper of Drawing - "Diagrammatic Arrangement of Feeders and Trolley Wire" - VB4/7184Ctramways, ballarat, secv, trolley wire, feeder cables, overhead, power station, electrical engineering, electrical switching

The original line to the Essendon Aerodrome was constructed in 1943 to serve the airport and aircraft construction. It was funded by the Commonwealth Government. By 1976, patronage to the airport terminus in Vaughan St had dropped, the crossing of the highway to the Tullamarine Airport opened in 1970, was dangerous, and the highway needed to be widened. The new terminus was a short distance to the north between Mathews Ave and the Highway. This series of photographs show the last day of operations to the original terminus and the changeover, which was done in about 7 hours. No buses were required. It was done by workers of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. The line was later extended to Airport West. .1 - W5 789, (Essendon Airport Route 59) about to turn from Mathews Ave into Vaughan St. Has new track and footbridge in the foreground. .2 - W5 791 on the siding or spur at the airport terminus, the last tram to use this facility. .3 - W2 571, at the Airport terminus alongside Vaughan St on the last morning of the use of this terminus. The Bundy clock can be seen behind the pole on the lefthand side and the Brick passenger shelter. Shows buffer stops, and Forestair hanger behind. .4 - W2 595 turning from Vaughan St into Mathews Ave. Has the tram stop No. 55 in the view. .5 - W5 839 turning from Vaughan St into Mathews Ave. Shows the flashing yellow light that gave some protection to the trams. .6 - W2 247 about to turn into Vaughan St. Driver about to reboard the tram. Note the new copper trolley wire is up for the new track but has been pulled to the west side using rope. .7 - W5 805, turning from Mathews Ave into Vaughan St, to the old Essendon Airport terminus. Has a new track in the foreground, and the overhead for the curves is still in position. .8 - W6 991 turning from Vaughan St into Matthews Ave, at 855am, the last tram from the old terminus. The track gang has commenced work to remove the outbound curve. Would appear four passengers waiting at the tram stop, two with lunch bags. Note the cattle grid in the foreground between the rails. New rails on the ground on the left-hand side. See Reg Item 6163 for further photos of this event.Yields information about the last day of the operation of the original Essendon Airport tram line.Set of 8 Kodachrome cardboard mount colour slides of the relocation of the Essendon Airport tram terminus 7-10-1976, by Ron Scholten.All slides have detailed descriptions on the reartrams, tramways, essendon aerodrome, essendon airport, closure, new tramways, route 59, w5 789, w5 791, w2 571, w2 595, w5 839, w2 247, w5 805, w6 991, w2 class, w5 class, w6 class, mmtb, trackwork

Image shows a centre of the road pole used to extend the electric tram in Swanston St from Queensberry St to Little Lonsdale St. Was proposed to be used in the conversion of cable to electric trams in St Kilda Road, but was not adopted. William St had a similar type of pole but these were removed when they became a traffic hazard.Shows design of centre poles that support overhead electric wires. Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper photo. MMTB Swanston Street looking south from Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne, about 1923-24.tramways, trams, swanston street, centre poles, st kilda road

Colour print of the ex MMTB scrubber tram 8W and the BTM tower truck at the old loop, Wendouree Parade, following the arrival of the tram in Ballarat on 10/9/1999 . Appeared in the November 1999 issue of Trolley Wire on Page 30 - see also caption for further details. Photo on Kodak paper. Photo by Simon Jenkins. Photo has Alastair Reither cleaning the tram and Andrew Mitchell looking on. Mark McKay in the tower truck, with Warren Doubleday relocating the overhead.In blue ink "Scrubber 8W and Overhead Tower Wagon No. 14 at old loop 10/9/1999" In centre of photo on rear is label with "Photo / Same Size", crop marks and a yellow sticker with "39" written on it.btm, wendouree parade, scrubber tram, tower truck, tram 8w

Drawing - original dyeline print - folded into 16, showing dimensions and layout of the wooden troughing in 16 different sheds at the depot - e.g. old and new Malvern. Prepared July 1934. Drawing Number 06739A Revision A Feb. 1964trams, tramways, depot, overhead, trolley wire, trolley poles, electrical equipment

Pamphlet - 3 fold DL full colour, titled "Look down for tram tracks - look up & live", prepared for truck drivers driving high vehicles, has images of tram wires and incidents. Published by Yarra Trams and Keolis Downer. Has contact numbers. Published Feb. 19. Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, overhead, road transport, keolis downer

Set of 12 Victorian Railways prints of drawings of overhead arrangements at locations where trams and trains crossed in Melbourne. .1 - L6866 - wood break section insulator for tramway intersections, earthed section - has Merz McLellan stamp, originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .2 - L5564 - Tramway intersection wood break section insulator - 5/49 .3 - L687 - Tramway and Railway Intersection fittings details - has reference to original 1920 drawings, Rev C 9/56. .4 - L6514 - Tramway and Railway Intersection Nicholson St North Fitzroy - 5/49 .5 - L652D - Tramway and Railway Intersection fittings details - has reference to original 1920 drawings, Rev D 8/48. .6 - L6656 - Tramway and Railway intersection fittings assembly - 6/56 .7 - L6511 - Tramway and railway intersection fittings assembly - for trams fitted with carbon skids - 4/55 .8 - L7025 - Tramway and railway intersection Glenhuntly Road GA - pencil drawings 6/59 .9 - L8106 - GA for tramway crossing Lygon St originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .10 - L1749 -GA for tramway crossing Burke Road, originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .11 - L1757 - blue print - fittings for tramway and railway contact wires at level crossings originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .12 - L3506 - GA of tramway crossing St Georges Road. 6/30trams, tramways, railways, tramways, overhead, glenhuntly rd

Pamphlet or Catalogue - 16 A4 pages + card cover - full colour centre stapled titled "Austbreck" providing a detail over view of the company, its products and locations. c2000 Company provides pantographs, overhead traction systems for rail and tram, crane trolley systems, design and project management. Includes brush holders, isolation systems and insulation.trams, tramways, overhead, electrical engineering, trolley wire, pantographs, electrical equipment

Trolley wire sample from the overhead at the former South Melbourne depot mounted with two nails from the rear on a white painted wooden block, with the label "Tramway Trolley Wire from South Melbourne Depot 1925-1997" The label has been printed onto a manila coloured sheet and nailed to the side of the block. The wire has a width of approximately 9mm. Understood to have been made by the TMSV following closure of the depot late 1997.trams, tramways, trolley wire, south melbourne depot, closure

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W6 970 (Toorak Road Route 8) possibly late 1953 (based on Reg item 5180) at the Victoria St shunt, in Swanston St alongside the signal box and waiting room. In the background is the City Baths and the works of Greer & Ashburner wire works Note the flags in the overhead on the right side of the photo - precursor to the Royal Visit?trams, tramways, w6 class, victoria st, swanston st, route 8, tram 970

Photograph of some 94 traffic staff in front of the Malvern Depot, possibly near the time of the MMTB absorption of the PMTT. The employees are wearing two different styles of uniforms (63 dark and 31 light) all with caps. Shows the roller doors at the top of the depot and the overhead trolley mechanism that allowed the doors to close and bypass the trolley wire. There are four trams behind the men - each showing a different destination - Windsor, Esplanade, Mont Albert and Burke Road. The three cars on the right appear to be C class cars. Yields information about PMTT depot employees c1919Black and white print mounted onto a light brown card Under the print is a letter machine blue / white Dymo label under - "KEW DEPOT"tramways, personnel, uniforms, destination boxes, pmtt, mmtb, trams, c class, malvern depot

Document - full title "Met Tram Overhead appreciation for Met Tram Officers & Tram Drivers" Gives a detailed inforamation on the structure of the tram overhead, its parts, poles, such as frog pans, crossing pans, points, contactors ,broken trolley wire, pantograph operation and feeder cables. Has notes on the SCADA system and Carlton Electrical control system. Written at the time when trolley poles remained in operation.Yields information about the Melbourne tramway overhead system.Document 47 A4 pages, clear plastic cover, with card covers comb bound along top edge.tramways, tramcars, equipment, overhead, electrical engineering, trolley wire

Report or document titled "Ballarat Tramway Inquiry - Overhead System", dated 18/10/1962 prepared by the SECV Distribution Engineer of the Ballarat Branch about the cost of refurbishing the Ballarat tramway electrical system including the status of the rectifiers at Ballarat A, steel poles, trolley wire, use of the DC system by customers in central Ballarat, and the cost of new recitifier systems.Yields information about the cost of refurbishing the Ballarat Electrical system for trams in 1962.Carbon copy on green paper with rounded and or cut corners, pinned with hand written notes.Three hand written notes regarding distribution.tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, secv, electrical engineering, rotary converters, trolley wire, overhead, poles

0 - No 9 - 1/4/2011 - Rhinos on skateboards, Did you know, Spencer St works, .1 - No. 11 of 3/5/2011 with the revised Yarra trams logo, traffic priority, work over Easter in Spencer St at Bourke and Collins St, Good Friday appeal, safety, passenger feedback and future works. .2 - No. 13 - 31/5/2011 - new uniform, cleaning, CEPR, trackwork - Fitzroy St, Northcote, Rhino, Carlton Control. .3 - No. 14 - 15/6/2011 - Haymarket Roundabout, accessibility, maintenance, CSE. 3a - No. 16 - 19/7/2011 - Managers on the move, Trevor Jones, Yarra's vision, Richard Ch'ng and Rhino update. .4 - No. 17 - 2/8/2011 - High St Westgarth trackwork, Swanston St, IMF CEO visit .5 - No. 18 - 16/8/2011 - Performance benchmarks met, Preston Workshops, repairs to 3018, tram signal priority. .6 - No . 19 - 30/8/2011 - New E class trams, routes "a" or "d", TramTracker in shelters, police, fare evasion .7 - No. 20 - 15/9/2011 - Football trams, Superstops, Bridge Road, Rhinos. .8 - No. 21 - 27/9/2011 - CEO's journey to work, accessibility, increased patronage, E class. .8a - No. 22 - 11/10/2011 - Minister Mulder visit, E class, Customer experience, Elizabeth Kerdelhue Corporate Affairs Director, flood indicator in Wellington Parade, Keolis - Orleans and PTV coming your way. .9 - No. 23 - 25/10/2011 - forthcoming royal visit, opening for Footscray Road extension, Rhinos, Stockholm .10 - No. 24 - 8/11/2011- Royal visit, photos, Z3 158, route 86 works in High St. (see htd5043i21 for a image from an unknown newspaper of the actual event - features Z3 158.) .11 - No. 25 - 22/11/2011 - new staff guide, Gold Coast tram line, Macarthur St, overhead, fund raising, route numbering update. .12 - No. 26 - 6/12/2011 - Swanston St Superstops, Newmarket bridge strikes, rhinos. .13 - No. 27 - 20/12/2011 - Christmas carnival, Lenny Bates, portable crossover, uniforms. .14 - No. 28 - 17/1/2012 - Passing of Len Bates, Myki, Gardiner railway station. 14a - No. 29 - 31/1/2012 - Southbank depot, patronage, myki, think like a passenger, fatigue management, .15 - No. 30 - 15/2/2012 - visit of Keolis, SNCF people, list of Executive leadership team with photos, Swanston St works, Myki introduction. .16 - No. 31 - 29/2/2012 - patronage up, tram postage stamps, Myki, rhinos. .17 - No. 32 - 14/3/2012 - St Kilda Rd trackwork, fund raising, Southbank Depot extensions, Myki, driving conditions, grand prix. .18 - No. 33 - 30/3/2012 - introduction of the PTV, end of MetLink and Transport Ticketing Authority, changes in management structure, trackwork, Gold Coast tramway and Keolis. .19 - No. 34 - Dr Jake - Royal children's Hospital super stop, route 96 - Premium line. .20 - No. 35, 2/5/2012 - Revision of Rules, trackwork in St Kilda Road and Elizabeth St, Myki, safety - Zero Harm. .21 - No. 69 - 25/9/2013 - Passengers paying their way, E class update, Mal Ashworth retires, progress report, feedback, new chime on trams. .22 - No. 70 - 9/10/2013 - Art comes alive, tram 925, driver simulator at Preston Workshops, E class project, 90th Glen Huntly. .23 - No. 83 - 23/4/2014 - Screen time for trams, new PIDs on B class, assistance animals, Operations Centre, Preston Workshops, Electrical log sheets to SLV. .24 - No. 89 - 23/7/2014 - punctuality, refresh of network map (fold-out map), women drivers. .25 - No. 97 - 19/11/2014 - Revitalising route 96, Keolis news, free tram zone, guide dogs. .26 - No. 99 - 17/12/2014 - Accessibility week, new uniform top for CSE's, free tram zone, world trade centre stop upgrade, heat stress, Art tram 158. .27 - No. 100 - 14/1/2015 - Route 96 complete, New Years eve free travel, fare compliance, patronage down, .28 - No. 12 - 16/5/2011 - Gold coast tramway, performance dashboard, tramworks and the rhino .29 - No. 16 - 19/7/2011 - Depot managers, tevor jones, record patronage, vision, rhino .30 - No. 17 - 2/8/2011 - High St Westgarth works, Duncan Smith, David Clarke Training, Swanston St works, and Preston Workshops . .32 - No. 39 - 28/6.2012 - maintenance, Emmanual Sorin, transformation, fare evasion, and Combino in Potsdam. .33 - No. 105 - 25/3/2015 - Grand Prix, Elgin and Lygon upgrade, Camberwell Junction, PTV hub, overhead.Demonstrates Yarra trams staff newsletters.Set of 33 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.trams, tramways, yarra trams, traffic control, trackwork, spencer st, fund raising, operations, rhinos, carlton control, high st, haymarket, preston workshops, e class, route numbers, bridge road, wellington parade, ptv, royal visit, footscray road, new tramway, gold coast, macarthur st, swanston st, superstops, newmarket, gardiner, burke road, level crossings, railway squares, myki, metlink, tickets, route 96, rules, st kilda road, elizabeth st, tram 158, tram 925, glen huntly depot, simulator, b class, opeations centre, art trams, patronage

Samples of both types of trolley wire used in Melbourne during the 1960s. See item 4084 for a tender document with dimensions. Size - 81.3mm2 or .126 inch squared and 129mm2 or .2 inch sq.Demonstrates the two types of trolley wire used in Melbourne during the 1960sCopper, cadmium copper hard drawn grooved trolley wire - two samples of each type.trams, tramways, mmtb, trolley wire, samples, overhead

Part of a tramway overhead wiring system, supplying electricity to power the tram. Two devices bolted together; a 'Hanger' and an 'Ear'. Together these devices suspend the tramway trolley wire from the 'side bracket', or a 'span wire'.Historical EquipmentTwo devices bolted together; a 'Hanger' and an 'Ear'. The ear is a '4 screw' ear. Together these devices suspend the tramway trolley wire from a 'side bracket', or a 'span wire'. There is a short piece of trolley wire attached to the ear.68/16 stamped on one sidetramways, equipment, trolleywire

Used by tram drivers to warn road users of their presence or starting to move. MMTB drawing R8808 shows the mounting mechanism and operation. Demonstrates a tramcar warning device used by drivers.Cast steel and fabricated steel foot gong, consisting of cast bell, weighted striker or clapper operating mechanism and parts to enable it to be attached to the underside of the tramcar or driver's platform. The Foot gong plunger is missing. The clapper part has been extended by welding a section of steel onto it and a rolled section of stainless steel wire has been attached to ring it remotely from an overhead position. The item has been cleaned and varnished.tramcars, tramcar equipment, equipment, gongs, foot gong, drivers