Yields information about Melbourne tramway trusts, track mileage, tramway Acts and Melbourne trams sold to the SEC.Set of four typed or handwritten research notes on line quarto paper. Not known who prepared them. .1 - Extracts from the Victorian Year Book 1909-16 and 1954 - notes on the trust, cable tram company, cable tram trust, electric tramway trusts. .2 Tramway Mileage (track) for Victoria except VR trams - from the year books, MMTB and SEC, 1901-09, 1913-14, 1950-54, SEC 1955-1960. .3 Tramway Acts - handwritten - 1910 to 1922 .4 - List of MMTB Cars sold to SEC, and others - handwritten trams, tramways, sec, mmtb, tramcars, track

Drawings - dyeline print - titled - "Plan of Tramway System - showing route mileage of electric tramways" - Principal Junctions and intersections shown diagrammatically. Map of system shown at 40 chains to the inch. Drawing No. P6050. Shows crossovers, signal cabins, automatic points, closed cable tram lines in the city area, roads, railways and stations. Originally signed by Perway Engineer - 31-7-1951, last update March 1963. Has a list in the bottom left hand corner of abandoned cable tram lines. See Reg Item 1638 for a 1987 version and 3642 for a 1941 version.trams, tramways, mmtb, trackwork, tramways, junction, map

Three page document or research notes on "The Bell Punch" used by the Melbourne cable tram system. Gives the background to the punch, how it was used, ticket system, accounting, damage, costs and the Bell Punch opening combinations used in Melbourne. Includes the method of opening it.trams, tramways, tickets, mto co, bell punch, conductors, instructions

Rose Series postcard No. P 2745, titled "Bourke St, Melbourne". Photo taken from between Exhibition and Russell Streets looking west, with two double deck buses and one single deck bus in the view. The cable tram track remains in position. Photo late 1940s.Yields information about the eastern end of Bourke St in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, bourke st, buses, mmtb buses

See notes for further information from Dean Filgate.Ticket - MMTB red printing on light brown paper, with the number in black ink. A transfer ticket matched with Reg Item 5521, listing the various points of transfer between electric and cable trams. Has a "Victoria Bitter" print on the rear. Ticket number A777443.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, transfer tickets

Bell used by the conductor or passengers to signal to the driver - stop, proceed or an emergency stop. The actual bell and part of the striker are missing. The striker has been broken off. The "JS" indicates it was made by John Stephenson of New York who made tramway equipment and the first cable tram saloon cars for Melbourne. Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on tramcars.Part of a brass Conductor Communication Bell, or signal bell, consisting of cast frame, part of the bell striker and bell pull part. Has at both ends, nine screw holes that were used to secure the bell to the roof of a tram. trams, tramways, conductors, bells, john stephenson

The photograph shows a cable tram set, trailer No. 129, in Elizabeth St at Bourke St. Alf Twentyman has written on the rear "Brunswick car 129 in Elizabeth St, North Melb car approaching, Sometimes 1890s.", with the Post Office alongside. Two heavy horse-drawn drays are also in the view.Yields information about cable trams in Elizabeth St c1890s.Photograph, black and white, with notes on rear.in pencil on the rear - very faded - "Brunswick car 129 in Elizabeth St, North Melb car approaching, Sometimes 1890s."trams, tramways, cable tram, tram 129, elizabeth st, bourke st, alf twentyman

Set of tour notes using tram L class 104. Gives details of the tram used, South Melbourne depot, cable trams, the route - Spencer St, Bridge Road Richmond, Hawthorn, Malvern, Queensway, Ackland St, St Kilda, and return to South Melbourne depot. Prepared by Keith Kings and the TMSV.Demonstrates a set of tour notes for a non-tramway enthusiast group,Tour notes - two Foolscap sheets for a tour by the Adult Education Association Historical Group of Vic - 12-9-1971trams, tram tours, tours, tour notes, south melbourne depot, adult education assoc

The photograph is of an illustration of the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St of a busy scene with a large horse drawn Landau open carriage arriving at the Town Hall. There is one north bound cable tram in the view along with a horse drawn cab and many pedestrians. Possibly taken from a magazine showing a state occasion. Possibly c1890.Yields information about the Melbourne Town Hall and possibly a state event.Black and white photograph with a plain back.melbourne town hall, swanston st, cable tram, horse drawn vehicles

Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Ltd., Volume 2, No. 3 January 1966. 1/3d (12 cents). Front page picture of cable tram at Victoria Street terminus, circa 1890. Thirteen pages. History of document: Part of 'Basil Miller Tramways Collection'document, newspaper

Produced as a souvenir for domestic use. The coasters feature: Z3 class - 1980 - has a Stephen Daly trademark logo on the rear. W2 class - 1927 A class - 1910 - 11 R Class - 1266 (Melburne cable tram) - 1885 (The R class refers to MMTB drawing number R1266) X class - 1924 T class - 1917Demonstrates a range of souvenirs about Melbourne's trams.Set of 6 drink coasters, with a felt back silver plastic front with an impression of a Melbourne tram contained within a black finished cardboard box. Each coaster has the imprint of the MMTB emblem.tramcars, souvenirs, melbourne, coasters, btm

The photograph shows a Northcote cable tram set - grip car and trailer No. 3. The trailer is lettered - Clifton Hill - Northcote & Preston. The background has been whited out though possibly a conductor and the gripman can be seen. For the story of the Northcote line, see the Museum's article - Northcote: the on again, off again cable tramway in the references.Yields information about the Northcote cable trams before they were merged with the MMTB.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, northcote, clifton hill, tram 3

The photograph shows cable, trailer 383 in Bridge Road Richmond inbound to the City about to cross Church Street. G. Sterling & Sons, draper and outfitters establishment of Richmond since 1860 on this site with their 1897 building in the background. The building remains and in 2024 is a Commonwealth Bank. Photo possibly taken c1920 as cable tram appears to be in a MMTB livery.Yields information about cable trams in Bridge Road Richmond and associated buildings.Photograph, black and white, Kodak paper.trams, tramways, cable tram, tram 383, bridge road, church st, richmond

12 page printed booklet, titled "As-U-Go", Souvenir edition, issued for the retirement of Denver's USA streetcar system, June 3 1950, by the Denver Tramway Corp. Features horse trams, short history, cable trams, steam trams, electric tram, funeral car, sight seeing and buses. Shows viewpoints of the conversion of electric streetcar systems to buses - forward by Mayor of Denver, Quigg Newton. trams, tramways, denver, usa

Black & white photo ex Postcard? titled 'Where two roads meet', showing a horse tram ( Hawthorn Bridge to Auburn Road (Riversdale Road) and Prahran and Malvern No. 36 on Glenferrie Road with Deepdene destination, at the intersection of Riversdale & Glenferrie Roads, Hawthorn. Corner block (SE) behind photo has a 'For Sale' sign on it, with houses in background. Now a block of shops. Tram No. 36 is an F class car, later renumbered - see p14 of Destination City, 4th edition. See also inscriptions. Questions: How horse tram number determined and date of photograph??`` Reimaged 17/7/2017 both front and back.'T101, No. 26 horse tram of Hawthorn Tramway Trust in Riversdale Road. No. 36 toastrack (enclosed cross seat) of the Prahran & Malvern Trams in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn 1917. Horse trams ran from Auburn Road to Hawthorn Bridge and connected with the Richmond cable trams. W.Jack.'trams, tramways, pmtt, horse trams, riversdale road, glenferrie rd , tram f 36

Light purple cloth covered bound book, 48 pages "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated April 1940. Though dated prior to the closure of the cable tram routes does not include cable tram routes. Book consists of one section, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. April 1940 Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares. 2nd copy added 5/5/2019 from donation of Barry Brooks ex Bob Prentice Collection. Images revised - jpgs retained and pdf added.Has a number of inscriptions in pencil: Inside front cover "M.E. Gorey 4194" Notes on pages 4, 8, 9, 25 re fares or sections on inside rear cover "184"trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

A 40 pp booklet and covers - guide to Melb Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last, with some amendments sheets, with list of cable trams, buses and railway trams. Record reviewed and scanned images of cover and inside pages added 5/9/13.Re priced by over stamp from 1/- to 6d and correction by stamp on p2.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, routes, times

Report or introduction to the Public Transport Corporation "AVM Centre", single page A4 photocopied sheet, giving details of the Centre, history, staffing, facilities, wages, computer equipment and power supply back ups. Notes the history of the building. Automatic Vehicle Monitoring, Cable trams, Nicholson St.trams, tramways, ptc, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, nicholson st

Drawing - showing the extent of the "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust" tramways prior to the take over by the MMTB in 1920. Shows their lines, as well as cable trams, Hawthorn Tramways Trust lines and the Victorian Railways tramways and railways. Includes depots and substations. Used in publications such as Feeding and Filling by Graeme Breydon item 1350, though slightly modified to show the curves at junctions.Yields information about the PMTT operated lines and how they served the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.Drawing - black ink on linen.Has "1/" in top left hand corner.tramways, pmtt, track plans, tram lines, htt

Book - 84 pages including card covers, full colour printing on gloss paper, titled "The Melbourne Tram Book" - 3rd Edition, written by Randal Wilson and Dale Budd of 2014. Covers Melbourne tram history including cable trams, early electric trams, trams in art, historic fleet, colour schemes, tram types, and preserved tramways. Includes notes on the authors.KS 22-9-18" on top of first inside page.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways, history

Yields information about the last Bourke St bus of 1955 which was replaced by Electric Trams.Black & white photo of the front of the last bus in Bourke St on 25/6/1955. Driver, understood to be Ron Houghton and conductor standing either side of the bus. Destination showing "NORTHCOTE" and route no. "77". Has run number "N74" and a wreath on the radiator "LAST BUS BOURKE ST. 25-6-1955, REPLACED BY ELECTRIC TRAMS". (See also item 680 for group photo of some of the passengers as well).On typed paper on rear "The crew who took out the last Bourke St. bus. standing in front with the Wreath The driver also brought in the last cable tram June 25 1955", in pencil initials "RK", pencil mark under these and in btm rh corner, "Geoff Grant" stamp.trams, tramways, bourke st., buses

Typed duplicated report on foolscap paper titled "Memorandum on the Hawthorn Horse Tramway", reporting on the problem of transferring ownership of the Hawthorn Horse Tramway from the MTO Co (cable tram operator) to the City of Hawthorn and the various Acts of Parliament that are involved, lease documents etc. Notes the line was not a paying proposition.trams, tramways, mtt, horse trams, melbourne tramways trust, hawthorn, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, mto co

The photograph shows a cable tram in Bourke St, crossing over the electric tram track in William Street. The Menzies Hotel 1867 (see reference) is in the background, along with the Goldborough Mort Woolstore building 1862 on the opposite corner. Also in the photo are the Melbourne Centenary "Lollypop" street decorations of 1934. The photo appears to be taken from the roof of the Shell Building in William Street. Yields information about the Menzies Hotel and the intersection of Bourke and William St. Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, bourke st, william st, menzies hotel, goldsborough mort, melbourne centenary

Provides a detailed specification of materials to be supplied and the works to be performed for the construction of the Kew Horse Tramway between Victoria Bridge and the Kew Cemetery. Has a schedule of rates. Details materials to be supplied by the contractor. Note it is headed "City of Melbourne Tramways". The Kew Horse Tramway was opened 28-12-1887. It was built by the Melbourne Tramways Trust and operated by the cable tram operator, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Yields information about the construction of the Kew horse tram line.Printed 5 page foolscap document stapled with a cut diagonal piece in the top left hand corner titled - Kew Horse Tramway - Contract No. 53.mtt, melbourne tramways trust, horse trams, kew horse tram, victoria bridge

Map booklet consists of three pages of bus and tram round trips, 3 center pages for a map of electric and cable trams, route numbers, and points of interest. Has 4 pages giving an index to routes and first and last trams to and from the City. Shows points where suburban routes are intersected by City routes. One page of places of interest. Dated 1934/35.Demonstrates methods of giving information to visitors to Melbourne and yields information about tram services at the time in Melbourne.Map - 2 octavo cards stapled and folded into 12 pages. All printing is in black with red headings and highlights except for the map which is in four colours.tramways, trams, mmtb, map, timetables, tourist trips

Newspaper clipping from The Sun, Saturday 18/3/1950 titled "To think we once hated those buses", about the early Melbourne bus and development of the bus services including cable trams, electric trains and trams. Has a photo of a suburban tram and a Kew horse tram. Written by Frank Moloney.trams, tramways, buses, kew, melbourne