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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Folder with tickets, Harry Jackson, 1960's to 1980's
Manila folder, Wotan flat file, with built in fold back metal clips (see images 19 and 20) holding 9 plastic sheets that have been made to hold railway (Edmondson pasteboard) or tramway paper tickets. Sheet 1 - 25 No. MMTB tickets, ranging from 3d to 2/6 and two decimal conversion tickets, including 5 tickets which have been overstamped "City Section". On the rear are adverts for Blind Babies (Royal Victorian Institute for the blind), John Randle hair salon, Leighton home builders and the Promote Thomastown Committee. Sheet 2 - 25 No. MMTB tickets - decimal currency - two conversion tickets and other decimal currency tickets ranging from 6c to 25c. Included are 6 overstamped City Section tickets. Sheet 3 - 25 No. MMTB decimal currency tickets - ranging from 25c to $1 with one ticket overstamped "City Section". Includes one ticket with a red P overstamp. Sheet 4 - 22 No. MMTB tickets - 13 tickets overstamp P, for Pensioner, one bus transfer ticket, 3 non-cash tickets, one city concession tickets and four machine issued bus tickets. Sheet 5 - small sheet with four pockets with three tickets, - MMTB 1981 single journal ticket, MMTB day tripper $2 and MMTB bus ticket. Sheet 6 - 13 No. MMTB Section tickets, hospital travel, Australia post, incapacitated soldier and special police department concession. Sheet 7 - 8 MTA paper tram tickets and 9 The Met paper tram tickets. Sheet 8 - 23 Ballarat or Bendigo tickets, both pence and decimal currency including 6 BTM or BTPS tickets. Sheet 9 - 10 VR motor coach tickets, both pence and decimal and one single ticket - East Kew to East Camberwell. See Reg Item 5424 for a further folder of tickets from the same donor.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, vr, the met, btps, btm, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Bus takes Over as Tram Route Shortened", July 1957
Photo and caption reports on the cutting back of the St Kilda - Brighton tram line to Elwood depot on 1/7/1957. Photo shows Victorian Railways tram No. 35 at St Kilda Railway station with the privately operated bus behind. The service was operated by the Brighton St Kilda Bus Lines Pty Ltd. using some half-cab buses. The service to Elwood depot was replaced by buses on 1/3/1959 See item 7195 for a print of the actual photo.Yields information about replacement of trams on the St Kilda Brighton line by buses in July 1957. Newspaper clipping titled - "Bus takes Over as Tram Route Shortened" - The Age 2/7/1957"Age" Tu 2 July 1957 p16trams, tramways, vr trams, brighton - st kilda bus lines, st kilda brighton electric tramway, closure, buses, bus replacement -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Conductress - "Milly" Boundy, mid 1940s
Set of two photos: 1 - "Milly" Dorothy Boundy standing in the drop centre of a W2 class tramcar. Alongside can be seen a sailor in uniform and the driver looking from his compartment. Appears to be a summer scene during the mid 1940s as she is not wearing a jacket and possibly holding a ticket punch in her right hand. 2 - standing alongside a Victorian Railways bus or coach - Mount Buller service?Has a close association with wartime conductress "Milly" BoundySet of two black and white photographsOn rear of one photo has "Cath?"tramways, conductresses, w2 class, buses, vr buses, tramcars, interior -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, 1970's
Black and white photograph of a long line up of trams in the storage roads at Preston workshops, including works tram No. 20, and ex VR54 with visitors looking at them. Taken by Chris Phillips during a tour 9/2/1969. Ballast wagon No. 24, and possibly the tram behind is the sleeper carrier tram.On the rear in red ink "VR 54 Preston Workshops 9/2/69"trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, vr, tram 54, tram 20, tram 24 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Colour Prints, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1973
Colour photograph of tram 1041 crossing under the railway at Royal Park, with a Hitachi silver train passing overhead, front car appears to be 8M. Photograph Official VR / MMTB, c1973, when both vehicles relatively new. Train has destination of Gowrie and 1041, route 55, West Coburg. .1 - 3/4 view of tram with just one carriage of the train in the view. .2 - ditto, but with the whole train in the view.trams, tramways, mmtb, vr, hitachi silver train, 1041, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, Weekly - printed on paste board - Edmondson style, 1980's?
Ticket - Weekly - printed on paste board - Edmondson style, white card with two vertical red stripes. Both issued at Ringwood Railway station for travel by MMTB Bus and train. Has conditions of travel on rear and notes that the VR is not responsible for the bus services. .1 - 9 sections of Bus travel - ticket number 0148 .2 - 5 sections of Bus travel - ticket number 0178 .3 - 1 section ditto number 0344 .4 - 2 sections ditto number 0212 .5 - 3 sections ditto number 0211trams, tramways, tickets, ringwood, weekly tickets, bus tickets, vr, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Ministry of Transport, "Future Context for Transport", 1982
Set of six comb bound reports, detailing the future context for transport in Victoria, prepared by the Future Context Study Team, Ministry of Transport Victoria in August 1982. The report follows the reorganisation of the various 8 authorities, including the Victorian Railways, MMTB, CRB, TRB, MURLA, Railway Construction, West Gate Bridge Authority and Road Safety and Traffic Authority, into four bodies; MTA, STA, RCA and RTA. Each report white comb bound with card covers and a front plastic sheet cover. .1 - Summary Report - 37 pages - white covers. .2 - Overview - 43 pages - pink covers .3 - Road Traffic Authority (RTA) - 30 pages - green covers. .4 - State Transport Authority (STA) - 130 pages - brown covers. .5 - Road Construction Authority (RCA) - 55 pages - blue covers. .6 - Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) - 53 pages - yellow covers.trams, tramways, minister for transport, mta, mmtb, vr, sta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Victorian Railways, 1970s
Black and White photograph of Victorian Railways VR tram No. 53 outside the Elwood depot, with destination of St Kilda Railway. Not a "brand new" photo, as the tram is damaged on the front end, under the number 53. No details as to date and photographer - could be assumed a VR official photograph and reproduction, based on damage to the tram and seating reconfiguration, thought to be early 1950's. 2nd copy added 18/3/2021Copy 2 in ink "VicRail" and "50A/68"trams, tramways, vr, elwood depot, tram 53 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - VR tram 7 Elwood depot, 16-8-1947
... - Elwood Depot 5'3" gauge". .2 - 'VR Tram St Kilda Station... of the print "VR Tram - Elwood Depot 5'3" gauge". .2 - 'VR Tram St ...Set of two photographs taken while on an AETA tour 16-8-1947 - see reference .1 - View of the tram and the depot building. .2 - End on photograph of the tram showing the white bumpers and steps, taken at St Kilda Station Side on photo, showing the strengthening steel work applied to this four wheel tram. Has two Robur Tea advertisements. Tram possibly preparing for a tour given the number of men standing on the side. Yields information about VR tram No. 7 at St Kilda station and Elwood depot.Negative (120) and contact print of VR tram No. 7 at the Elwood depot. See also Reg Item 3623 for another photo showing the tram.Envelope containing negative and photo typed "Tram VR Elwood Spread the load." .1 - On the rear of the print "VR Tram - Elwood Depot 5'3" gauge". .2 - 'VR Tram St Kilda Station Extension 5'3" gauge".trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, elwood depot, aeta, st kilda railway station, tram 7 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - VR Single truck tram 3 second fleet
Photograph shows single truck VR tram 3 second fleet in Elwood Depot yard with trolley pole raised, weather blinds raised and destination Dickens St. The exterior of the tram appears to be in poor condition and it stands amid low grass with trees and a large building at the rear. Dickens St was an intermediate crossover about 2 km south of the St Kilda Station terminus and was used as a turnback for short run cars during peak hours.Yields information about VR tram 3 and Elwood Depot Black and white photograph with surface peeling at bottom of printvictorian railways, st kilda railway station, vr tram 3, second fleet, dickens st, elwood depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - VR tram 35 at Ormond Rd and Glen Huntly Rd, 28 February 1959
Photograph shows VR bogie car 35 northbound crossing M&MTB Ormond line on final day of operations before closure.Yields information of Railways tramcar on final day of operationsBlack and white photograph with stamp and notes on rear ARHS Vic Division L G Poole Collection stamp, black biro writing 'At Glenhuntly Rd Crossing 28/2/1959victorian railways, vr tram 35, closure, glen huntly rd, ormond rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Timetables - VR St Kilda - Depot - Holiday runs, Victorian Railways (VR), 1958
Working Timetable for VR Trams that operated between St Kilda Railway Station and Elwood Depot before their closure on for holidays from 26/12/1958. Lists the runs, times for the depot, the station, train arrival and departure times, and for the return trip to the depot. Lists four sets of runs. The sheets have been backed onto a Fares and Sections Poster that was provided in trams - dated 1955. See 8657 and 8658 for other similar items.Provides information about the timetables for VR Trams between St Kilda Station and Elwood Depot prior to closure.Set of 2 typed sheets backed onto a card cut from a poster. Scans of the rear of the posters included in this record. Two copies held but in poor condition.vr, vr trams, st kilda - brighton, elwood depot, timetables