Photograph shows a female journalist with notebook in hand being shown the controls by a uniformed tramway employee at a depot yard, most likely Hawthorn depot. Photo undated and no details of the paper and it is post trove scanning at the time of cataloguing. The cutting notes that it appears much simpler than driving a car. Note the table card in the employee's pocket. The journalist is probably from the women's pages of one of the metropolitan newspapers. Her coat would have been very expensive and definitely extremely fashionable - which is why it is thought she was from the women's pages of one of the major papers. The coat appears to be real ocelot fur dating it to about 1963. Cars in the yard are: FX Holden 1948-53 or FJ Holden 1953-56 Austin 8 Tourer 1947-49 (very rare) Ford Prefect 1950 Chevrolet 1949-50Demonstrates learning to drive a tram though women drivers were not permitted at the time.Black and white photograph with an undated press cutting on the rear.tramcars, tramways, training, drivers

Photograph shows the Sorrento steam tram locomotive at the Back Beach station, date and photographer unknown.Yields information about Sorrento tramway and its locomotives.Small black and white print with note on rear.in part "Sorrento steam" in ink.tramcars, tramways, steam engines, sorrento

Photograph shows a cable tram grip car or dummy shunting in Collins St at the Spencer St terminus, 1928. Has the State Savings Bank, now the Batman Hill Hotel and a truck sales dealer in the background. Thee are two uniformed crew around the tram. Yields information about the Collins St cable tram terminus.Small black and white print with note on rear. On Kodak paper.In pencil "1928 cable tram dummy shunting at Spencer St near Rway station"tramcars, tramways, cable trams, collins st

Indicator Roll provided in Melbourne tram route number boxes. Has numbers 1 to 0 and letters A, B, D and E. The number 1 is repeated. The letter C was not used in route numbers. Demonstrates a route number box indicator roll.Destination type roll - white book binders cloth, painted in black paint to provide numbers and letters.destination roll, route number boxes, route numbers, tramcars

The photograph shows a Hawthorn / Auburn horse tramway with a horse tram having turned from Power St into Riversdale Road. c1900? The Hawthorn tram depot was built in 1915/16 in the area where the trees are.Yields information a Auburn / Hawthorn horse tram in Riversdale Road.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In pencil on the rear "No 14, 050, Auburn terminus of the Hawthorn Tramway"tramcars, tramways, horse trams, riversdale road

The photograph of PMTT tram No. 4 in a shopping strip with centre poles - possibly Glenferrie Road. Has "Municipal Tramways" on the side which indicates it was a PMTT tram, not HTT. Passengers are boarding the tram.Yields information the PMTT tramcar No. 4.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In pencil "Neg 14 057, Hawthorn Tys"tramcars, tramways, pmtt, tram 4

Photo of the interior of VR tram No. 53, showing the seating arrangements etc. Dated 12/1949, unknown photographer.Yields information about the interior of VR "luxury cars" - in particular tram 53.Black and white photograph with a stamp on the rear.Has the Ken Magor stamp and number "734" written in and in pencil "VR#53, 12/49"tramcars, tramways, vr, tram 53

Photograph of Geelong No 16 at an unknown location, with another tram in front. Has the destination of Depot.Yields information about SECV Geelong 16 during the 1950s.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 16

Photograph of Geelong No 28 with the destination of Eastern Park. The motorman/conductor with a bag is at the rear of the tram after placing the trolley pole onto the overhead. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about SECV Geelong 28.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 28

Photograph of Geelong No 23 on an AETA Geelong tour 29/3/1948 with another four-wheel tram in front crossing No. 24 running a Chilwell service. Photographer unknown.Yields information about SECV Geelong 23 and 24 during an AETA tour in 1948.Copy negative on a heavy substrate.tramcars, tramways, geelong, tram 16

Drawing - part of a patent, for the wheel set of a tram - dated 5/10/1886 - part of set of 5 drawings.Yields information about a patent for a wheelset of a tramcar.Drawing titled "J Menzies - Tram car" copied onto an A4 sheet.tranways, patents, tramcars, wheels

Photo shows SECV Ballarat No. 36 at the Sebastopol terminus with a lady carrying shopping bags walking from the tram and the motorman standing at the far end of the tram. Photo by Graeme Cleak 9-3-1962Yields information about Ballarat tram services and tram 36 in 1962.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.In ink on the rear "Car 36 at Sebastopol, 9.3.62, Photo by Graeme Cleak"tramways, tramcars, tram 36, sebastopol

Document titled "Swanston Trams - Current dispersion" showing the tram allocation as at 22/10/1999 for Swanston's four depots - Brunswick, Essendon, Glenhuntly and Malvern. Lists B2, Z3, W, Z2 class trams. Has a note at the base that there were four additional W class trams allocated to Swanston. Gives a total fleet of 279 trams.Yields information about the Swanston Trams fleet in Oct. 1999.Document - A4 sheet tramcars, depot allocation, depots, swanston trams

Document titled "Tram fleet depot allocation 12/12/96", listing class, totals for each depot, including scrubbers, trams in store, private storage, Hawthorn and Newport and trams on loan to Bendigo and TMSV Bylands. Produced by the Public Transport Corporation.Yields information about the PTC tram fleet in Dec. 1996.Document - 5 A4 sheets stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, depot allocation, depots, ptc

The photo is of tram 567 painted by Paul Mason for the Transport Art trams project, April 1982 following its launch.Yields information about tram 567 painted by Paul Mason as part of the Transporting Art project.Colour print with hand written notes on the rear.In pencil, "567 Paul Mason, in service Sth Melbourne 23/4/1982"tramways, transporting art, tramcars, tram 567

The photo is of tram 439 painted by Stewart Merritt for the Transport Art trams project, 1982 following its launch.Yields information about tram 439 painted by Stewart Merritt as part of the Transporting Art project.Colour print with hand written notes on the rear.In pencil, "439 Stewart Merritt"tramways, transporting art, tramcars, tram 439

Label for attaching to a piece of lost property recording depot, article, cash contents, date, time bus or car number and driver. Form No. 3/587. Possibly c1988 by The Met as received with other 1988 forms or documents in a clip.Demonstrates a label for recording lost property by The Met.Label - printed 200 gsm card with a punched hole and protective ring on both sides of the hole.tramways, tramcars, lost property, records

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday 2/12/1985 about the marriage of BTPS museum members David O'Neil and Melissa Brown in tramcar No. 38 the previous Saturday. Includes a photo of the ceremony. Ceremony was performed by Captain Alf Morgan of the Salvation Army, quotes Richard Gilbert about the event and gives details of the day and details of the couple.trams, tramways, weddings, david o'neil, melissa brown, btps

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of the SEC Victoria tramcar monogram - photographed on Geelong Tram No. 1, 20/8/1955. Keith Kings No. P(e)1. Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. P(e)1, Copyright reserved". "S.E.C. / Monogram / (Geelong Tram No. 1) / 20/8/55"trams, tramways, secv, monograms, logos, geelong, tram 1

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 8/9/1971 with a photo of tramcar No. 13 leaving the tram depot for Lake Goldsmith the previous day. The photo caption mentions it is the second tram to leave Ballarat. A second tram was also to leave for Lake Goldsmith the following day. Photo has a small part of the SEC depot buildings in the background. Two copies held.trams, tramways, lake goldsmith, closure, tram disposal

Black and white photograph of a Ballarat Sebastopol type tramcar No. 21 on the depot fan in Wendouree Parade in 1935 - see Reg. Item 1354 for the same photo but with a date panel underneath. Shows some of the fence in front of the car in Wendouree Parade. Photograph is a photo of another print with black ink "11" in the bottom left hand corner on the newer print. trams, tramways, sebastopol type, depot, tram 21

Yields information through a booklet that provides a short history of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust and details of some of the rollingstock that provided trams to the SEC Provincial systems. Second edition.Twenty page book including card, blue printing on a grey paper covers titled "Tramway by the River - A Brief History of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust" Bob Prentice, published by Tramway Publications in 1993. Briefly details the tramways operated by the Hawthorn Tramways trust, formation, construction , map, timetables, overhead and depot/workshops and tramcar details. Includes many photographs."4.50" price sticker on front cover.trams, tramways, hawthorn, melbourne, hawthorn depot

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 24 at Golden Square terminus. Tram has destination of North Bendigo. On the front dash panel is advertisement for Cohns Soft drinks and Streets Ice Cream. Roof advertisements for SEC, Electric Cooking and another one. Note empty advert racks on the left hand side of the tramcar."BES 22" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, tram 24

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 18 at the Quarry Hill terminus, with the conductor standing by the front of the tramcar. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. No. 18 has the destination of Eaglehawk and two SEC roof advertisements, "Electric Cooking Matchless" and "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen"."BES 38" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, conductors, tram 18

Yields information about the construction of the tramway in Ballarat from a newspaper viewpoint of 1904 and compares the construction with that of Bendigo.Photocopy of an extract and article from the Ballarat Start, Friday 16 September 1904" titled "The Electric Tramway System - What it will be in Ballarat - A revolution in street traffic". Describes the tramway system that is planned for Ballarat, including the power station, the routes, rails, gauge, overhead, tramcars, with comparison with the Bendigo system. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, ballarat a power station, opening, newspaper clippings, bendigo

Yields information about the operation of the horse tram by the BTM during the Ballarat Heritage Weekend 2012.Digital image of the horse tram operating in Wendouree Parade, 13 May 2012, see Fares Please! June 2012. Bruce Hill managing the horses and Len Millar managing the tramcar. Horses Katie and Hank. Neil Lardner on top deck. Tram running northbound before entering Gardens Loop. See June 2012 Fares Pleasetrams, tramways, btm, horse tram, heritage, wendouree parade, tram 1

Shows the buildings, vehicles and trams c1923 at the east end of Sturt St - photo has been coloured.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a coloured print of Sturt St looking west from Grenville St with an ESCo tramcar standing along side the old tram shelter - c1923. Note the advertisement on normally what is a Suttons advert and the Indian - along side the horse drawn cart. High resolution image scanned at 2400dpi.No details on back of photo - see image i2trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, grenville st

Yields information about the Mt Pleasant route and Barkly St.Digital image, black and white, of No. 11 in Barkly St, out bound to Mt Pleasant setting down passengers. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Mini Minor motor car in the front of the tramcar. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 11 Setting down."trams, tramways, barkly st, mt pleasant, tram 11