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Administrative record - Track construction costs - MMTB, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 28/4/1955

Document or Admin Record - "Information advised by Mr Mawby 25/8/53 as received from the M&MTB". Lists the various costs per mile of repairing, duplication, reconstruction, new construction and the cost of point or special work castings. Memo dated 28/4/1955.Demonstrates SECV report based on MMTB track construction costs.Typed carbon copy - Foolscap sheettramways, ballarat, trackwork, track maintenance, repairs, reports, mmtb, construction
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Document - Tramway Brakes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "General Principles of braking", May 1944

Document titled "General Principles of braking" set outs the basis of tramcar braking systems, impact of wet conditions, sanding, brake equipment - air and hand, brake failures and the use of electrical braking, and nomenclature such as hand brakes, service brake, emergency brake, reverse motor action and regenerative motor action. Document dated 22/5/1944.Demonstrates SECV document about braking systems and driver instructions.Typed carbon copy - three Foolscap sheets with two punch holes on the side.In ink in top left hand corner "Copy sent W Thomas 23/5"tramways, ballarat, brakes, tramcar brakes, braking, instructions, secv instructions
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Document, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Automatic Braking", 25/10/1948

Document - memo from Branch Tramways Superintendent to Acting Branch Manger, titled "Automatic Braking" - providing the history of the fitment of this system to tram 26 in Ballarat, placed in service 24/6/1948, experience, alternative recommendations, union complaints, arguments for and against, costs, and a summary. Dated 25/10/1948. See item 9894 for instructions and item 9892 for diagrams.Demonstrates SECV document about the trialing of automatic braking systems on tram 26.Typed carbon copy - four Foolscap sheets.tramways, ballarat, brakes, tramcar brakes, braking, union, tram 26
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Drawing, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Automatic Brake operation charts", 1948

Charts 2, 3, 4 and 6 or drawings showing automatic brake operations for possibly Ballarat tram 26 which was trialled in Ballarat during 1948 See item 9894 for instructions and item 9891 for a memo regarding operations. Shows the various stages of operations. Charts 1 and 5 missing.Demonstrates SECV document and chart of operations about the trialing of automatic braking systems on tram 26.Set of four foolscap sheets - dye line prints, marked up in red ink.tramways, ballarat, brakes, tramcar brakes, braking, tram 26