Yields information about the accident between a tram and truck, just prior to the closure of the SEC Operated Ballarat Tram system.Newspaper Clipping or cutting titled "The end for tram 31", from The Courier, 3/9/1971, containing a report on the collision of tram 31 with a fruit truck in Sturt St near Lydiard St. Gives time as 445, truck driver Nicholas Marios, tram driver D. Powell. Included in the item is a photo of the tram and the two vehicle drivers involved. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. See Reg Item 547 for a print of the photograph.accidents, twin lakes, collision, sturt st

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 20 at the Quarry Hill terminus. Tram has the destination of Eaglehawk and has a Castrol Oil, and another company roof advertisements, with Huttons Ham advertisement on the dash panel. Conductor and another person (enthusiast) outside the tram, driver changing ends on the inside. In the background is the premises for "Northern Terrazzo"."BES 15" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, tram 20

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 35 at the City terminus, with the short tram stop pole at the front of the tram c1970. Has the tram driver standing by the front door, with sleeves rolled up. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. North" and a SEC roof ad, "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen." Town Hall building in the background.trams, tramways, sturt st., city terminus, tram stops, tram 35

Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Details the 78 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company horse tram drivers and their operations. Gives rules for their personal behaviour, duties, watering of the horses, passing of other horse-drawn trams, walking horses around curves, operations, management of passengers, use and care of cash boxes, accidents, fares, tickets, and general work.Yields information about the rules that Melbourne horse tram drivers operated by.Set of two blue foolscap handwritten or typed sheets consisting of six sheets each (Rules 1 to 78) titled Rules for Horse Car Drivers and special notice for drivers.tramways, trams, rules, mtoco, horse trams, horse cars, drivers

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

Document issued to all SEC Drivers in Ballarat regarding the new regulations which came into force on 1/1/1958. Not all SEC tram Drivers would have held a formal driving licence. Lists the regulations that were relevant, though does not provide the regulations regarding tramcars. Probably focused on SEC motor car and truck drivers. Signed by H W Linaker, Ballarat Branch Manager.Demonstrates an SEC document advising its drivers (road vehicles) of the new traffic regulations.Foolscap duplicated document - 10 pages, titled "Extracts from Road Traffic Regulations 1958" and a duplicated memo dated 22/1/1958.tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, secv, road rules, regulations, traffic control

Photograph is of two Essendon Depot crew members standing by a tram driver's door. The photo caption is "?? Driver ? Hadara and conductor Harry Nikolaou on the tram that unloaded 90 passengers to take an unconscious pregnant woman on an express trip to hospital." Photo is mid 1970's based on the conductor's uniform and the tram being fitted with markers lights taken at Flinders and Elizabeth St with Fliinders St station in the background. Source unknown.Yields information about a mid 1970s event where a tram was used for emergency transport.Black and white photograph print including a typed caption at the top.Has in red ink on rear "Misc Trams Victoria" and a source stamp which is unreadable.tramcars, tramways, mmtb, uniforms, medical, emergencies, essendon depot

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 2/9/1971 titled ""Bus Takes Over" & "Trams Crusader still campaigning". Has a photo of people boarding a route 15 bus for Sturt St. West and an item about Mr. Alf Mercer making an emotional please for support in his campaign for the trams. Item notes that Mr. Mercer is a tram driver.closure, buses

Thirty Six page, book sewn within brown Rexene heavy card covers with paper sides. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Curriculum of Training for Electric Car Drivers / 1955". Outlines the various process for appointing and training tram drivers, testing, paper work, follow up, probationary period, training records, and general procedures. Also details instructions to Trainer Drivers. On the inside cover in ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 306" in ink. and in pencil on top corner of title page in pencil "? officer" trams, tramways, drivers, mmtb, instructions, training

Research notes - Information requested by Robert Exon 2/2004, grandson of Robert Exon, Ballarat tram driver. 2703.1 - colour photocopy of ESCo employees with Robert Exon marked in ink on the photograph. See Reg. item 708 for a print of this photograph. 2703.2 - digital image of a letter to Robert Exon about his grandfather - written 30/4/2004. See ESCo employees Register.2703.1 - has words "Dad Bob Mo?" along side Robert Exon and "Ballarat Tramway employees" marked in ink on the colour copy of the photograph.trams, tramways, robert exon, esco, tram crews, group photo

Full colour pamphlet, 3 fold DL size, titled "Getting around safely on trams", has on a long ladder adjusting a TV aerial and holding onto a "strap hanger" or safety handles. Gives five "golden" rules for using trams - hailing, travelling, standing and getting off, notes re tram driver and being part of the tram community. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, passengers, safety

Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. See Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway Museum 2019 file. Comprises photos taken during COTMA conferences and tours in Australia. Ballarat photos have details on the rear as do many others. Museums include Sydney, Victor Harbor, Bylands, Haddon, Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Portland, Launceston, Perth, Portland and Hawthorn Melbourne. Ballarat photos are dated 11/2000.Yields photographic records of most Australian tramway museums. Album, black leather covered heavy card cover, with 46 double side paper sheets bound into album with two plastic sleeves per side to hold photographs. Some sheets at the front have been removed. Also has a paper envelope to hold negatives at the rear. Titled "Tramway Museums Australia" on the front spine.cotma, tram museums, btm, ballarat, gus weir, stm, tmsv, bendigo, portland, launceston, perth, mtpa, mtm, victor harbor

Form - printed on manila A4 coloured card, folded in half to form an A5 sheet, titled "M>Tram Training Card on-the-job training record". Has space for the trainee, trainer, tram class, details and a tram driver check list of items to be checked. The inside part allowed for training details to be recorded. Has a possible date 02SE03 in the bottom right hand corner - 2/9/2003.trams, tramways, training, drivers, records, m>tram

Digital image of "Electric Tram Driver's Certificate No. 407", issued to D. (Daniel) Patience, signed by G. Barker Instructor, with "A. W. Murdoch" stamp authorising the document, dated 23/3/1929. Donated by Betty (daughter - aged 90) and Cheryl Williams (grand daughter) of Daniel. Reported to have been the first driver leaving the then new Camberwell depot. Born in Avoch Scotland, was a police constable there, before emigrating to Melbourne. Was a cable tram Gripman in the Albert Park Area. Became an electric tram driver, then signalman at St Kilda Junction and trained as an inspector, but did not like the green uniform. Ran in the Stawell Gift of 1925 (injured foot during the race), was a Navigator on Transport RAF/RAAF flights during WW2. War memorabilia to the War Memorial Canberra. Cheryl advised 26/11/2019 - My grandfather was born 2nd June 1903 and died 11th Nov 1977.trams, tramways, drivers, gripmen, camberwell depot, signalmen, certificates

Obituary from the Prahran Telegraph, 21-6-1929, headed "Death of an old Caulfield Identity" Edward Rowney. After coming from South Australia in 1887, worked in Ballarat as a horse tram driver and then moved to Caulfield in 1888 working for the Caulfield Horse Tramway that ran between Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. Provides details of his working life and that with the Caulfield Council. Provides details of his personal and family information along with sources. See reference for an article on the Caulfield Tramway Co. and a photo of Mr. Rowney driving a horse tram.Yields information about the life of Mr Edward RowneyA4 sheets - printed - providing an obituary and family history of Mr Edward Rowney.trams, tramways, ballarat, ballaarat tramway co, caulfield, caulfield tramway co, edward rowney

Obituary from the Prahran Telegraph, 21-6-1929, headed "Death of an old Caulfield Identity" Edward Rowney. After coming from South Australia in 1887, worked in Ballarat as a horse tram driver and then moved to Caulfield in 1888 working for the Caulfield Horse Tramway that ran between Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. Provides details of his working life and that with the Caulfield Council. Provides details of his personal and family information along with sources. See reference for an article on the Caulfield Tramway Co. and a photo of Mr. Rowney driving a horse tram. Yields information about the life of Mr Edward Rowney A4 sheets - printed - providing an obituary and family history of Mr Edward Rowney. trams, tramways, caulfield, caulfield tramway co, edward rowney, ballarat, city of caulfield

Set of three Adhesive Label or Signs about safety on Yarra Trams, printed on a vinyl based paper - with the Yarra Trams logo in the bottom right hand corner. Sign of the type with an adhesive back. .1 - in an on-board emergency, notify the tram driver - gives tram number "5113" and 000 number. Printed on Orajet paper - has logo and name on rear. .2 - monitoring of behaviour by TV cameras - with crime stoppers number. .3 - vacating seats for use by passengers with special needs - with definition - notes the 2005 regulations. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, signs, tramcars, passengers, by laws

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Wednesday December 22, 2004, titled "Enjoyable festivities" about Christmas celebrations. Has a photo of Roger Salen, dressed as Santa, leaning from one of the doors of No. 27. Has the caption of "Ho Ho Ho: Last Christmas Roger Salen enjoyed dressing up as a Santa tram driver at Lake Wendouree." Has date line fixed to lower edge of cutting.btm, christmas, santa tram

Yields information about a PMTT tramcar that was sold to Ballarat and an operating member of the BTM fleet. Yields information about uniforms.Digital Image of Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Maximum Traction tramcar No. 35 at Burke Road, late 1910's. Tram later became Ballarat No. 40. Tram has the destination of St Kilda, and has three crew members in uniform standing in front of the tram. Driver on the left hold handles, Conductor in the middle - with a conductors jacket lapel badges and the man on the right, with a cash bag, but not in full uniform - a trainee?trams, tramways, pmtt, st kilda, maximum traction, tram 35, tram 40

Instruction or Training or Manual - 16 A4 pages, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Yarra Trams "W" class Tram Drivers Training Course" dated 16/2/2004. Gives introduction, description, trolley poles or pantographs, boarding and alighting, pre-inspection, run out, controller, data logger/event recorder, braking, auto points, fault finding, braking, city circle trams.trams, tramways, instructions, w class, city circle, drivers, manual

Instruction - two foolscap sheets - titled "Traffic Wages - Rates of Pay", listing rates the various components of the pay, including weekly and hourly rates for Tram and Bus conductors, tram drivers, bus drivers two man and bus drivers one many. Gives details of service increments and how paid hours are calculated. Sheet 1 dated 4/11/1979 and sheet 2 - 1/7/1984.trams, tramways, mmtb, mta, wages, payroll, conductors, drivers, buses

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping and photograph, from a Melbourne paper, November 1975? featuring a story about Joyce Barry being trained as a tram driver. Details the Union opposition. Notes Essendon and Preston still refusing despite Union members voting in favour. Quotes F Snell MMTB Chairman and Mr. Gordon Bell, Acting Secretary. Photo of Joyce in the cab of tram at Brunswick depot with Conductor Ali Mustapha looking in.trams, tramways, conductresses, tram driving, training, unions, brunswick depot

Newspaper clipping from The Melbourne Sun, dated Monday 17/4/1972, titled "End of the line in Bendigo" showing a photograph of Bendigo tram driver Bob Wirth standing by Bendigo No. 26 prior to its last trip to Eaglehawk and then the depot. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. .1 - black and white print of the photograph in fair order. Added 11-8-2016tramways, trams, bendigo, tramway closure, last tram

Newspaper clipping from the Free Press, 15/4/1986 titled "Its never a 'dull day' riding the tram tracks.", about three lady or women tram drivers at Camberwell depot and their experiences, including accidents, vandals, motor vehicle drivers, rules, Wattle Park and Burwood routes, and how they find their jobs. Interview Pam Berry, Anita Johanson, Helen Huygens for the article and has a reference to their supervisor, Ray Purves.trams, tramways, camberwell, burwood, wattle park, tram driving, women drivers, accidents, tram 143

Melbourne’s next-generation trams, G-class, have been designed to be easily repaired with improved visibility for drivers. A prototype has been completed and will be tested by a range of groups before testing on the network in 2025. Department of Transport and Planning’s head of rolling stock development, Ben Phyland, said this redesign was a response to the number of crashes in Melbourne and after consultation with tram drivers. In 2022, there were 960 collisions involving trams and cars, including 166 considered serious – an average of three crashes each day and a 60 per cent increase on 2021. Digital image of a newspaper clipping from the Age titled: "Next-gen tram rolls with the crunches"tramways, g class, trams, planning

Preprinted certificate issued by the MMTB to BERG, Albert Alan, traffic number 5700, as a tram conductor / driver from 6/7/1971 to 14/12/1971. Signed by the Secretary and the Albert Berg.trams, tramways, mmtb, certificates, drivers, conductors, forms, training, employees

Black and white print of ESCo 17, photographed at the depot entry with a driver, conductor, and another employee in uniform standing alongside. Has a destination sign of Sturt St on the front dash panel of the tram, showing the seating arrangements, uniforms, and step arrangements. Has extensive notes written in ink by Wal Jack on the rear, giving details of the tram, driver, and conductor, colour scheme. Dated 30-5-1906. Gives names of J Quirk, Fritz A Thies. See also Reg Item 5104, 4290, 3578 for other copies of this image and 9466 for a glass plate negative. Yields information about the ESCo tramcars and uniforms at the time of opening of the tramway in 1906. Has a strong association with the two people named in the photograph.Black and white print with extensive notes written on rear in ink. Print by Wal Jack, Number T177. Second copy with similar notes on rear.esco, tramways, trams, tram 17, uniforms, crews, j quirk, fritz a thies

Newspaper Clipping from The Age, Melbourne, Thursday May 24, 1973 about the aborted attempt to train two women tram drivers in Melbourne the previous day. The Tramways Union declared the Wattle Park line black and the Board ceased training. Notes a Union Policy of 1956 that members would not train a woman to drive. Quotes Mr S. Edwards, Union Secretary. Has photograph of Driving Instructor, Mr. W.J. Wright, and conductresses Catherine Stone and Joyce Barry.trams, tramways, mmtb, women drivers, conductresses, driver training, tramways union