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Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Malleson England Stewart, Essendon Tramway system, 9/1904 - 6/1906
... New Tramway... Trams tramways NMETL New Tramway Essendon Power Station Safety ...Set of 7 typed, some bound foolscap documents associated with the agreement with the promoter for the construction of the Essendon Tramway system during 1904. Only the top page has been imaged. .1 - 21 page (top page loose), "The Town of Essendon and The Borough of Flemington and Kensington with A. E. Morgans Esq Agreement" dated 26/9/1904, sets out routes, gauge, motive power, maximum speed, safety, tolls and charges, use, power house, default and various responsibilities. Last page has signature details. .2 - 8 pages bound with a clip, marked "A", dated 26/9/1904, Agreement of Delegation of Morgan's rights to the North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Co. Ltd. .3 - 15 page bound with a clip, marked "B" dated 26/9/1906, (1904?) agreement of Delegation of Morgan's rights for the transfer of order under Electric Light and Power Act 1896. Dated by the Governor Arthur Talbot 24/10/1904. .4 - 22 pages, bound with a clip, marked "C" copy of agreement annexed to the Deed of Covenant for the purposes of identification. .5 - 7 pages secured with a pin - "Extraction the Government Gazette May 11 1904 - Tramways in the Town of Essendon and Borough of Flemington and Kensington" .6 - approx. 30 pages cotton bound - copies of various Indentures and Covenants between the parties and approved by the Governor in Council. .7 - 9 pages, Deed of Covenant marked "D" between NMETL, A E Morgans, the City of Essendon and the City of Melbourne dated 21/6/1906, refers to the Tramway Act of 1890. Would have been needed following the absorption of the Borough by the City of Melbourne.trams, tramways, nmetl, new tramway, essendon, power station, safety, flemington, kensington -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Easier riding on the Z3", 26/09/1979 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways Z3 class New Trams New Tramcars MMTB Newspaper ...Newspaper clipping from The Age 26 September 1979 about the launch the previous day of two Z3 class trams in Melbourne, titled "Easier riding on the Z3". Reg Item 590 for the launch pamphlet. From researching the Author, appears he worked for The Age at the time. Gives details of the tram, first time users views, comparisons with previous trams, quotes the Board Chairman Dudley Snell. Has a floor layout and a comparison table with other trams including dates, sizes, seats and weights. Shows the seated conductor and the two exits.trams, tramways, z3 class, new trams, new tramcars, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Commonwealth Engineer, Electrical Engineer, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser, Noiseless Tramcar - first Australian Vehicles - Bogies fitted have special noise reducing features, 1917 - 1951
... Trams tramways MMTB MBCTT New Tramcars VR Bogie Trams Birney X ...Set of 12 reports, photocopied onto heat sensitive paper from various magazines. Documents match the image numbers. .1 - 2 pages, from The Commonwealth Engineer, 1/10/1917 - "New Cars for the Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways", written by Straun Robertson. .2 - 2 pages, from The Commonwealth Engineer, 1/3/1919 - "Double Bogie Combination Tram Car - St Kilda Brighton Electric Line". .3 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/6/1924 - "One Man cars for Melbourne and Geelong Vic. The Brill Birney Safety Car" .4 - 1 page - Electrical Engineer - 15/11/1925 - "Standard Car for Melbourne Tramways" - has sketch of W2 369. .5 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/8/1927 - "New Bogie car for Melbourne Tramways" Y class. .6 - 2 pages - Electrical Engineer -15/3/1936 - "Tramcar of New type for Melbourne - Large car for Two-man or One-man operation" - Y1 class .7 - 3 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/3/1932 - "Modern Tramcars for Melbourne - Design for reduction of noise and construction with electrical Welding" W3 class. .8 - 2 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/11/1933 - "New Tramcars for Melbourne" - has sketch of the W4 class tram. .9 - 3 pages, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 16/12/1935 - "Melbourne's Lates Tramcars, comfortable Accommodation and modern traction equipment" - W5 class .10 - 3 pages - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/3/1939 - "Improved Type Tramcar - advanced truck design, pneumatically operated doors, special lighting, acceleration 3pmh per sec." SW5 class. .11 - 3 pages - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/9/1950 - "Noiseless Tramcar - first Australian Vehicles - Bogies fitted have special noise reducing features - motor drive through bevel gears, dynamic braking" - PCC 980 (See also Reg Item 5601 for a similar report) .12 - 1 page - handwritten on the rear of a copy of item 11 - Editorial from the Oct. 1951 issue of same magazine looking at the rate of acceleration. Reprint of .7 added 30/7/2019, from papers ex Robert Green - in poor condition, has been folded, both left and right hand edges in multiple tears. The photos are good. Measures 282H x 220W.trams, tramways, mmtb, mbctt, new tramcars, vr, bogie trams, birney, x class, w2 class, y class, y1 class, w3 class, one man trams, w4 class, w5 class, sw5 class, pcc class, tramcar design, electrical engineering -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Electrical Engineer, The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser, "Rail Grinding Machine for Melbourne Tramways", 1927 - 1950
Set of 6 reports, photocopied onto heat sensitive paper from various magazines. Documents match the image numbers. .1 - .2 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/8/1928 - "Rail Grinding Machine for Melbourne Tramways" - Grinders .2 - 5 pages - Electrical Engineer - 15/6/`1927 - "Workshop of the Melbourne Tramways Board" - includes a layout drawing - See Reg Item 3675 for a reprint of this document. .3 - 1 sheet - Electrical Engineer - 15/9/1927 - "Worm Driver for Electric Tramcars - new type of truck constructed by Melbourne Tramways Board" - fitted to X1 class cars. Has a sketch of the truck. .4 - 8 pages - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 15/11/1933 - "A Supervisory Control system for Traction Substation - Equipment designed for the MMTB" - written by C. L. Steele. .5 - 8 pages - "Institute of Engineers Australia" - Dec. 1943 - "Prolonging the life of the tramway rail" - by A. H. Blanch. Note some pages have handwritten additions where the copying is out of line. .6 - 1 page - The Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser - 16-10-1950 - "Noiseless bogie for Tramcars" - PCC bogies. - St Louis Car C B-3 Bogie.trams, tramways, mmtb, rail grinding, rail wear, track materials, grinding, preston workshops, worm drive, x1 class, substation, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, tramway per way, bogies, pcc class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1942
... Trams tramways VR New Trams St Kilda Brighton Monograms tram 52 ...Photograph, Black and White, of a drawing of the proposed VR tramcars dated 23-6-42. Has an outline of the proposed tramcar, with colours, lettering and monogram placement. Some overall dimensions given.In ink on the rear: "Melbourne Victorian Railways Proposed design for new tramcars 1942" and KSK stamp with number 'LWR-11"trams, tramways, vr, new trams, st kilda brighton, monograms, tram 52 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Professor E. W. Russell, "On the right track .. Freeways of Better Public Transport for Melbourne's East?", Jul. 1991
... New Tramway... Trams tramways Public Transport Doncaster Box Hill New Tramway ...Report - 120 pages + cover perfect bound - titled "On the right track .. Freeways of Better Public Transport for Melbourne's East?", to the Victorian Minister for Transport Hon. Peter Spyker by Professor E. W. Russell, dated July 1991. Has a table of contents. Report looks at the options for transport to the Doncaster area, freeways, light rail or tram or heavy rail, considers options for the extension of routes 48 and 72 (along Burke Road), buses, tram line from Shoppingtown to Box Hill. Includes illustrations and maps.trams, tramways, public transport, doncaster, box hill, new tramway, route 48, route 72 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Yarra Trams, "Car-in/Car-out/ Southbank", 20/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Instruction - single A5 sheet, titled "Car-in/Car-out/ Southbank", providing instruction on how to enter and leave the new Southbank Depot commencing Monday 20th October 2008. Gives instructions on entering the depot from either the City of Port Melbourne end. 2nd copy with map or diagram of the Southbank depot layout added 17/6/2019 donation from Ron ScholtenOn rear in ink "East front / west is back"trams, tramways, yarra trams, driver training, training, southbank depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Yarra Trams, "Implementation of Rules and Procedures Handbook - Change to Rule 19: Speed", Nov. 2013
Instruction - single A4 sheet, advising of a change to the new rule book to come into use on Monday 11 November, titled "Implementation of Rules and Procedures Handbook - Change to Rule 19: Speed". Concerned with speed into tram stops and explains the basis of the proposed change. Year 2013 - based on Calendar. New rule to be applicable for Kew, Essendon, Malvern, East Preston and Brunswick depot until 8/12.trams, tramways, yarra trams, driver training, rules, tram stops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Peter Moses, Jan. 1977
... New Tramway... Trams tramways East Burwood New Tramway In ink on slide "1977 ...Photograph looking along Burwood Road eastwards towards the city from about Station St prior to the construction of the East Burwood tram line. Has the city sky line in the view Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, slide mount dated Feb. Taken early 1977.In ink on slide "1977 Melbourne East Burwood Tram Extension"trams, tramways, east burwood, new tramway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, J B Publications, "Visitors Guide to Melbourne", May. 1974
Pamphlet - 28 pages, centre stapled titled "Visitors Guide to Melbourne", dated 20 May 1974. Has on front cover trams W7 1032 and PCC 1041 with the caption "Melbourne's Trams - the old and the new" Has many advertisements, a small map, places of interest including Sovereign Hill, Leonda, driving in central Melbourne and wearing of seat belts. Has photo looking north along Swanston St - see image 2. Welcome by Minister for Tourism Murray Byrne.trams, tramways, melbourne, visitors, guides, w7 class, 1041, tram 1032, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Minister of Transport, "Getting Trams Moving - Improved Traffic Management on Tram Routes", 1984
Pamphlet - special size - printed on orange paper, four fold titled "Getting Trams Moving - Improved Traffic Management on Tram Routes" giving details of new road traffic regulations for line marking on roads used by trams. Gives background to the work, traffic signals controlled by SCRAM and dates. Has diagrams of the various roads and line markings. Published by the Ministry of Transport 1984.trams, tramways, traffic control, traffic lights, tramways, rta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Minister of Transport, "Transport Safeguards", "New Guarantees for Public Transport Passengers effective mid 1999", "A New Partnership - Reforming Victoria's trains and trams: what it means for public transport employees", 1998 - 1999
Set of three items related to the decision to franchise the public transport in Melbourne during late 1998. Items are related to Reg Item 2830. a report titled "A system into a Service" by the Victorian Government late 1998. .1 - photocopy of a newspaper article in The Age 30/10/1998 titled "Transport Safeguards" written by Lyall Johnson giving details of the Passenger Charter, guarantees, quotes Robin Cooper, Minister for Transport. Has a cartoon by Tandberg. .2 - Pamphlet - 4 fold DL titled "New Guarantees for Public Transport Passengers effective mid 1999" detailing the Passenger charter. .3 - Pamphlet - 3 fold DL titled "A New Partnership - Reforming Victoria's trains and trams: what it means for public transport employees", outlining the corporate structure, franchising and private ownership, guarantees for employees and passengers. Not dated.trams, tramways, public transport, franchising, ptc, privatisation, passengers, minister for transport, cartoons, passenger services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Building and Construction News, "Tuen Mun - A building & Construction News Commemorative Publication", "New Trams for a New Town", Aug. 1988
... New Tramway... Trams tramways Hong Kong Tuen Mun New Tramway Construction New ...Book 60 pages, full colour, centre stapled, A4 size, titled "Tuen Mun - A building & Construction News Commemorative Publication" reporting in detail on the construction of the Tuen Mun tram or Light Rail system in Hong Kong by Leighton's and The Met or Metropolitan Transport Authority of Vic. Also details the various suppliers, including The Met, Comeng and electrical equipment. Has a forward by the Minister for Industry John Button. Published for the 8/8/1988 opening. .1 - 25 A4 sheets, photocopy of an article on the construction of the Tuen Mun tram or Light Rail system in Hong Kong by Leighton's and The Met or Metropolitan Transport Authority of Vic, titled "New Trams for a New Town" that appeared in the August 1988 issue of Building and Construction News as a Light Rail Supplement.trams, tramways, hong kong, tuen mun, new tramway, construction, new trams, comeng, the met, mta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Eugene C Parham, John C Shedd, "Miscellaneous Tests on Car Equipment", 1910
Book - 170 pages, 10 sections sewn and bound into heavy green card covers cloth covered with glued end pages. Title "Miscellaneous Tests on Car Equipment" for electric street car or trams written by Eugene C Parham and John C Shedd, published by McGraw Hill Book Co. of New York, dated 1910. Has a table of contents, index at the rear, and index of Rules for determining sizes of electrical equipment and tramcar horsepower and kilowatts, traction and speeds. Cover sheets, table of contents and indexes scanned to a pdf file.In a number of places "The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited" stamped throughout the book.trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, tramcars, maintenance, motors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "A New Fare System for Melbourne Staff Training Instructions", Nov. 1983
Instruction - 18 A4 photocopied sheets with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria logo and head titled "A New Fare System for Melbourne Staff Training Instructions" detailing the introduction of the Neighbourhood Ticketing System from 13/11/1983. Details the Neighbourhoods, 10, map of the rail lines, availability, weekly and other cars, use, conditions, refunds, accounting procedures and other changes.trams, tramways, neighbourhood tickets, the met, mta, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Public Transport", Jun. 1972
Report - 2 Foolscap duplicated sheets, 3 pages stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Public Transport", dated June 1972 outlining the history of the tramways in Melbourne, the MMTB, cable tram conversion, the status in 1971, why the degeneration in use and the growth of motor cars, fare increases, Government Policies, what could be done to solve the problems in purchase of new trams and refurbish the workshops. No details of who published the document.trams, tramways, public transport, history, mmtb, new trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “It’s the new-look tram”, 24/03/1973 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled: The Age, 24/3/73 “It’s the new-look tram” Photo and text of Melbourne’s newest tram Minister for Transport, Mr Wilcox, look at model of new tram at Preston workshops. Mr S Bramich, electrical engineer, worked on project. Photo shows model of tram with full-size prototype behind the two men. Melbourne's new orange-coloured super trams have been designed for an era of one-man operators and women drivers. Cheaper to run. Passengers should find them more comfortable and faster. Will go into service early next month (April?). MMTB Chairman, RF Kirby said board would like to recruit women drivers for trams, especially new super trams. "...very keen to have women tram drivers. But union has objected." Kirby said board had no immediate plans for introduction of one-man operators but trams could be easily adapted. One-man operations could be used in off-peak periods. State Government recently approved calling of tenders for 100 new trams to replace Melbourne's oldest trams. 300 trams are 50 years old. New tram is 53 feet long and 8 feet 9 inches wide. Passengers will enter through front door and purchase ticket from seated conductor. Rear exit door. Improvements to new trams are:, forward boarding means all passengers have to pass conductor, reducing missed-fare problem costing about $1M per year, no running board and tram cannot move until all doors are closed. Reduce compensation payments to passengers for injuries, last year around $30K, faster acceleration and top speed of 45 mph, ventilating fans and heating during the winter, stop lights and flashing turn indicatorstrams, tramways, prototype tramcar, modelling, z class, preston workshops, minister for transport, mmtb chairman -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, “A tram off the tracks”, 22/10/1977 12:00:00 AM
“A tram off the tracks” The Sun, Saturday, Oct 22, 1977 Photos and text Tram # 86 Photos of tram # 86 being transported on semi-trailer on Hume Highway at Beveridge on its way to Orange, NSW. Part of display by Bathurst-Orange Development Corporation, planning to build a new town between the two cities. Trams among the different types of transport being considered to link the proposed town to its neighbours. Tram displays “Brunswick-Moreland Rd” and route number 954.trams, tramways, displays, trucks, z class, transporting trams, tram 86 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, “Clang, Clang – All Aboard for Frustration”, 7/07/1976 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways Z class Reports New Trams Public Transport ...Newspaper clipping titled: “Clang, Clang – All Aboard for Frustration” The Sun, Wednesday 7 July 1976 Day 3 of a Sun special by Michael Wilkinson New orange trams aren’t popular with passengers. Automatic doors closing, one entrance, queuing for tickets from seated conductor, overheating are some of the problems. Getting off through the only exit door can also be a problem. 41 new trams are now in service, costing $200, 000 each against original budget of $130K each. Critics of the “Z” class trams say the body design works in Sweden but not here. Cost savings against old green trams which have to be serviced daily, whereas Z class are serviced monthly. Fare evasion reduced as 98% of passengers now pay. 679 trams in fleet dating back to 1921. 440 (64%) made before 1940. Older model brakes have to be adjusted daily, costing over $5M per year.trams, tramways, z class, reports, new trams, public transport, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Millions in bonuses despite repeated train, tram delays”, 4/01/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping titled: “Millions in bonuses despite repeated train, tram delays” Newspaper clipping from the Age 4/1/2019 Transport reporter - Timna Jacks Photo of tram travelling under rail bridge Yarra trams awarded $1.26M in bonuses (potentially up to $5.5M) despite failing to meet on-time performance targets 5 times. Failed to meet its new 82% punctuality target (up from 77%) in 5 of past 12 months. Fined more than $300K in penalties. Both public transport operators won 7 year contracts in 2017. Tram route 86 has lowest punctuality (75.1%), more than 6500 services short shunted (7.5% of all services). Government says tram performance has improved overall due to tougher targets. Customer surveys show 15% drop in complaints to Yarra Trams. Trams - least punctual: Route 86 - 75.1%, route 70 - 77.5%, route 75 - 78.9% Trams - most punctual: Route 82 - 91.1%, route 78 - 89.5%, route 57 - 86.6% Trams - worst for short shunts: Route 70 - 8%, route 86 - 7.5%, route 16 - 7.3%trams, tramways, yarra trams, delays, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Illustration, c1925
Black and white photograph of a illustration of the Royal Park Tramway reproduced from a report The photo is titled: "Section of West Brunswick Electric Tramway Through Royal Park" The newly constructed permanent way viewed from just south of the Melbourne to Fawkner railway embankment (c1925). Note the clean ballast under the track, the guard rail provided on the curves using non grooved rail, the new platform stop and the timber picket fence around the Zoo. Refer to article "A Winding Road" on the Melbourne Tram Museum website for more details. http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/westcoburg-2.htmtrams, tramways, royal park, west brunswick electric tramway, track laying, rails, reserved track -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1931
... Trams tramways W3 class New Trams tram 655 Black and white ...Black and white photograph from an illustration of class W3 tram No 655. The photo is titled: "Class 'W-3' Car, with all steel frame. Length 47 ft. Mounted on new type trucks with semi-elliptical springs. Four airbrake cylinders and clasp brakes" Destination displayed as "Special".trams, tramways, w3 class, new trams, tram 655 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1930
... Trams tramways Y1 Class New Trams tram 611 Black and white ...Black and white photograph from an illustration of class Y1 tram No 611. The photo is titled: "Exterior Class 'Y-1' Car. Length 45 ft, width 8 ft 4 in. 4.4 H.P. Motors. See page 31 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photos of this tram at Preston Workshops in 1962. Destination displayed as "West Preston" See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.trams, tramways, y1 class, new trams, tram 611 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1927
... Trams tramways Y Class New Trams tram 469 Black and white ...Black and white photograph of class Y tram No 469. The photo is titled: "Class 'Y' steel safety car with reversible transverse seats. Seating Capacity 54. Length overall 45 ft 5 in. See page 29 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram in Spencer St in 1992. Photographed with the and external store area at Preston Workshops in the background. See Reg Item 3558 for another print within an album.trams, tramways, y class, new trams, tram 469 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Call for huge tram boost” "Galls for boost to tram numbers" "Give us more trams over freeways and trains", 20/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Call for huge tram boost” "Galls for boost to tram numbers" "Give us more trams over freeways and trains" Newspaper clipping from the Age 20/11/2018 Transport reporter - Timna Jacks John Hearsch - president of the Rail Futures Institute. Opinion pieces from the Rail Future Institute that claim Melbourne needs 25 new trams each year to meet target of about 640 low-floor trams by 2034. Requires about $300M to $400M should be spent each year on new trams. Study from RFI estimates major upgrade and doubling of capacity could be achieved in next 20 years for about $13B, about 12% of overall investment of rail based transport.trams, tramways, public transport, election, finances, new trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Life's a wild ride for Facebook's Millennial NUMTOTs”, 12/03/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “Life's a wild ride for Facebook's Millennial NUMTOTs” Newspaper clipping from the Age 10/3/2019 by Jewel Topsfield - Melbourne editor New Urbanist Memes for Transit Oriented Teens (NUMTOT) - a Facebook meme group with over 130,000 members who love public transport. Any content, meme or otherwise, relating to cities, public transport and urban planning is welcome. The niche group was started in 2017 by a couple of University of Chicago students. Melbourne has the sixth highest number of active members. Photo and article features Adam Chandler, chairman of Melbourne Tram Museum. Photos taken on tram number 6002. Photo of Mitchell Sheldrick in his seat-designed T-shirt. Two memes are also shown. Online article included as it contains more photos and memes. Letter to the Age, titled: "Space? Not on my tram" from Simon Livesey commenting on the previous day's article.trams, tramways, public transport, numtot, meme, tram 6002 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “'Time bomb': Caught out with an expired myki”, "The tap-on taps into some new tech", "'Myki miracle' eludes Apple users", 24/01/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: 1. “'Time bomb': Caught out with an expired myki” - the Age 24/1/2019 Timna Jacks Transport reporter Mike Smith is contesting fine for using expired myki on tram on Route 57 in May 2018. Mr Smith is taking PTV to court to contest the fine. 2. "The tap-on taps into some new tech" - the Age 7/2/2019 Tom Cowie Trialling new smartphone technology on trams and trains. Photo shows Nick Neos using Android phone to tap on myki validator on a tram. 3. "'Myki miracle' eludes Apple users" Android smartphone users will be able to pay for public transport fares from 7am on Thursday 28 March 2019 but Apple iPhone users will have to wait. Apple locks down the NFC chip so that it can only be used by Apple apps. Until an iPhone can mimic a myki card, iPhone users can't use the system.trams, tramways, route 57, newmarket, myki -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Docklands News, “New late-night trams for La Trobe St”, Feb 2019
Newspaper clippings titled: “New late-night trams for La Trobe St” - Docklands News, February 2019, Issue 149. New tram timetable for Route 30 from January 1 2019. Tram services will run from St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays, and until midnight from Sundays to Thursdays. Previously there were no weekend services on route and weekday services finished at 6pm. Minister for Public Transport, Melissa Horne, said government making it easier to catch public transport.trams, tramways, route 30, docklands, la trobe st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Late trams to go before flow”, 26 Feb 2019
Newspaper clippings titled: "Late trams to go before flow” - the Age, Tues 26 Feb, 2019. Trial of new GPS technology on trams on route 75 which will trigger an early switch of traffic lights from red to green. This will enable late-running trams to proceed through the intersection. Information from the GPS systems will be sent to a central traffic control centre to change light sequence and prioritise late-running trams. Trial will run between March and May 2019.trams, tramways, route 75, toorak rd, burwood highway, traffic control, traffic lights, testing, trials -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “No more tears, it's the trip of happiness”, 5/03/2019 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clippings titled: “No more tears, it's the trip of happiness” Newspaper clipping from the Age 5/3/2019 Melbourne editor - Jewel Topsfield Dean Butler, creative lead at PTV's customer service division, has been lead designed of a new moquette to replace seat fabric on all trams, trains and buses in Victoria over the next 5 years. The moquette will come in 5 colours - blue for Metro trains, purple for v/Line trains, green for trams, and a darker colour being developed for buses. The fifth colour, bright orange will be used across the fleet for priority seating.trams, tramways, public transport, ptv, interiors, tramcars, railways