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Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", 5/1995
Map Includes description of tram and bus routes, private bus routes, and rail lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc and how to use the map. Gives details of the ticketing system, along with photographs of the various modes. Dated May 1995 with a stylised image of some of Melbourne's landmarks on the cover. Published by the Public Transport Corporation.Yields information about Melbourne public transport services in 1995.Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, maps, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 14 - Railway tram Shelters, Robert Green, 3/1990
Set of 14 colour slides of Victorian Railways tramway shelters, by Robert Green March 1990. 1 - VR Tram shelter - Esplanade Brighton Beach 2 - ditto 3 - ditto 4 - ditto 5 - ditto 6 - ditto 7 - ditto 8 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 9 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 10 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 11 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 12 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 13 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach Gardens 14 - VR Tram shelter - Brighton Beach GardensYields information about VR tramway shelters and a replica.Set of 14 Kodak colour slides in plastic mounts.tramways, shelters, vr, brighton beach, sandringham, esplanade, bay road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 colour prints, Robert Green, VR Tram shelters, 3/1990
Set of four colour prints of the Victorian Railways tramway shelter at the Brighton Beach Gardens and three of the shelter in The Esplanade Brighton Beach. See item 7479 for colour slides as well.Yields information about VR tramway shelters Set of 7 colour prints on Crystal Archive paper and 35mm negatives.tramways, shelters, vr, brighton beach, sandringham, esplanade, bay road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Footscray Tramway Trust, "Footscray Tramway Trust", 1917
First Annual Report of the Footscray Tramway Trust, for the year ending 30/9/1917. Lists the Trust Members, Consulting Engineers, and Secretary. Details the Trust's activities, financial loans, construction, car barn, and that it is the first Australian Tramway to use Australian-made rails. Engineering report by McCarty Underwood lists the lines to be built, and rails to use an 80lb/yard NSW railway section with a 30lb/yard bolt-on check rail. Notes the intention to have 7 one-man-operated cars and 3 combination cars. Gives expected cost of operations. Lists the Footscray Council Officers that were involved in the project. Supplementary letter from McCarty Underwood about the cost of the rails and the composite section dated 15/11/1917. Yields information about the construction of the Footscray Tramway Trust tramways.Ten foolscap sheets, duplicated, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, ftt, footscray tramways trust, new tramways, rails, tramway construction, annual reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Footscray Tramway Trust, "Footscray Tramway Trust", 1919
Third Annual Report of the Footscray Tramway Trust, for the year ending 30/9/1919. Lists the Trust Members, Consulting Engineers, and Secretary. Details the Trust's activities, finances, and a short review of activities noting the supply of energy from the Victorian Railways Newport Power Station. Engineering report by Christie & Gardiner detailing the construction, welding of joints, tar surfacing, substation equipment, fitting equipment to the seven ex HTT tramcars at Footscray, delivery of equipment for the tramcars, but a delay in the delivery of the trolley wire. There are four pages of accounts and one page for the Auditor's statement. The Trust was taken over by the MMTB during Feb. 1920 who completed the work and commissioned the tramway.Yields information about the construction of the Footscray Tramway Trust tramways.Eleven foolscap sheets, duplicated, pinned with a removable foldable clip in top left hand corner. Two copies held.tramways, tramcars, ftt, footscray tramways trust, new tramways, rails, tramway construction, annual reports, htt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Manual, G D Peters & Co, "Pneumatic Door Apparatus", c1930
Book published by G D Peters & Co. of Caxton House Westminster London detailing the National Pneumatic door control systems. Provides an introduction, system types, door engines, folding door and step equipment, treadle plates, electrical and pneumatic fittings and location advice. This type of equipment was used on Melbourne tram and buses. Has the stamp of the Melbourne agents - Railways & Rolling Stock Equipment Ltd. throughout.Yields information about the pneumatic door control systems of G D Peters.Book - green paper covers containing approx 90 pages detailing the equipment offered with some coloured diagrams. Pages secured by two metal clips.tramways, tramcars, g d peters, electro pneumatic, door controls, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - St Kilda - Brighton, Victorian Railways (VR), "Rules and Regulations", June 1907
Provides the Rules and Regulations for the St Kilda - Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated June 1907. The railway opened on 5/5/1906 and to Brighton on 22/12/1906. the latter largely as a single track. Has the name F E Bradford on the front cover. Gives rules for crossing cable tram lines, those for drivers, speeds, conductors, accidents, bell signals, signals on overhead line, regulations for working by staff and ticket, pilot working, rules for workers on the permanent way, and additional rules such as collecting money from passengers for breaking windows. See Reg Item 3508 for a "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915", item 2840 for the 1926/27 version and 7580 for a 1911 version.Yields information about the "Rules and Regulations" - St Kilda Brighton - Electric Street Railway Book - cloth cover red covers, 20 pages, centre stapled.Has initials "PwR" and "Secretary" in ink on the first page.trams, tramways, cable trams, trackwork, vr, victorian railways, st kilda - brighton, rules, employees, safeworking -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Folder, Rose Stereograph Co, "Picturesque Views of Melbourne", mid 1930s
Comprises 12 photos of Melbourne, mid to late 1930s. Produced by Rose Stereograph of Armadale. 1 - Botanical Gardens and Government House Melbourne. - 2 - The MacRobertson Fountain Melbourne - Both the Fountain and the Shrine of Remembrance were completed in 1934. Government House tower features in the background. Also note the absence of any mature trees. See reference - completed 1934. 3 - Flinders Street Railway Station with a "W" class tram in Flinders Street and "Y" class tram in Swanston Street in the view 4 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south with the Queen Victoria Gardens in the left of the photo. 5 - Collins Street Melbourne - Showing the Regent Theatre, Manchester Unity Building and the Town Hall. 6 - Princes Bridge and city Skyline Melbourne - Shows; Princes Bridge, Yarra River, Excursion Ferry, Princes Walk, Flinders Street Railway Station, the Nicholas and Manchester Unity Buildings in Swanston Street and the Sargood Gardner building in Flinders Street. 7 - The Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - 8 - The Cathedral Corner Melbourne - shows; Young & Jacksons Hotel, St Paul's Cathedral, The Gas & Fuel building, Ball & Walsh Department store and The State Theatre plus several "w" class trams in Swanston Street. 9 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from Nolan Street. Note trees still present at the entrance area to the Shrine of Remembrance. 10 - Looking across Princes Bridge to St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from the roof of the Nicolas Building showing; Princes Bridge, St. Kilda Road, The Shrine of Remembrance and the Victoria Barracks in the distance. 11 - Parliament House Melbourne - in Spring Street 12 - Captain Cook's Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - Erected in the gardens in 1934. Yields information about Melbourne city views and new attractions mid 1930s. Paper envelope folder with 6 photos on each side of a foldout section titled "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" melbourne, photo folders, postcards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Form - Receipt docket, Victorian Railways (VR), Auxiliary Destination Board - Express - Beaumaris
Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Have been letter Beaumaris Express and Beaumaris Express Black Rock which indicate more bus rather than trams.Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services. Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. tramways, vr, sandringham, vr buses, buses, signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Badge - button hole, Treloar Sydney, "Australian Railways Union", c1940
Union badge that belonged to Victorian Railways tram motorman Norman Charles Boucher - see item 7056 for biography. VR Tram crews were members of the Australian Railways Union Tramway Division. The ARU was formed in 1920 and merging with other rail and public transport unions to form the RTBU in 1993. The manufacturer's name obscurred - possibly Treloar of Sydney.Demonstrates an ARU badge.badge - brass, pressed and formed for use in a button hole. Dark and light blue enamel with a silver surround. The centre of the badge forms an image of the front of a steam locomotive.Manufacturer's name stamped on rear.n c boucher, badges, unions, vr trams, aru -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Certificate - Illuminated Address, Australian Railways Union (ARU), ARU President N C Boucher, 1947
Certificate presented to N C Boucher after retiring as President of the Tramway Division of the Australian Railways Union in 1947. Signed by A J Cregan as State President and J J Brown as State Secretary. The Union seal has been applied to the item. The Union had several divisions such as guards, signalmen, shunters etc. The Tramway Division represented the tramway depots at Elwood and Sandringham. The certificate includes a photo of the Union building, a train hauled by A2 945 and an Electric Train. The Union did not represent locomotive or electric train crews, these were represented by the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees. For notes on Mr Boucher's career see item 7056.Demonstrates an ARU Illuminated address of the 1940sFramed Certificate - printed base on paper with name, position inked on over a light blue wash. Timber surround with gold surround and glazed.n c boucher, unions, vr trams, aru, certificates, illuminated address -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - St Kilda - Brighton, Victorian Railways (VR), "Instructions supplmentary to Rules and Regulations", 1911
Provides a set of Instructions supplementary to the Rules and Regulations of the VR St Kilda Brighton Electric St Railway dated 1911. Not all pages have been copied. Issued under the name of W A Holmes Telegraph Superintendent. Gives instructions to crews and workers regarding emergency working, single-line working and operational instructions.Yields information about the "Rules and Regulations" - St Kilda Brighton - Electric Street Railway Document - photocopied, approx 80 pages secured along the top edge with two Arnos style clips.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda, brighton, employees, safeworking -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Sandringham tramway - section staff, 1920s
Item used on the Victorian Railways Sandringham - Black Rock tram line for the short section of the single track of the line between the railway station in Station Street and the depot entrance in Bay Road. Tram drivers were required to carry this to prevent a head-on collision on the single-line section. Image 3 shows the driver placing the item in the "staff box" outside the depot. Image from the DVD "VR Tramways in the 1950s", with permission from Effectch the Producer. The Newport Railway Museum holds the other staffs for this line along with a damaged one (or two) for the same section - see photo 4 for the Black Rock to Beaumaris Section.Demonstrates an item used to safely work trams on the Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris tram line.Two sections of steel intermeshed to form a cross and stamped.Stamped "No. 1 Section" and "Sandringham - Staff Box"trams, tramways, safeworking, sandringham, section staff -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 5 Black & White - First AETA tour, 15-2-1947
Set of five photographs of the first Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) tram tour of Melbourne on 15/2/1947. See page 8 of the March 1947 issue of "Tram Tracks" for details of the tour and the MMTB Crew. 1 - SW6 881 about to leave Glen Huntly Depot 2 - Crossing Balaclava Junction 3 - Crossing the Kooyong railway level crossing in Glenferrie Road - has the railway signal box and gates in view. 4 - Turning into Riversdale Road from Glenferrie Road with the Stotts Business College building in the background. 5 - Just to the east of Yarra River Bridge in Swan Street with the Burnley Gardens on the right.Yields information about the first AETA tram tour in 1947Set of 5 Black and white photograph on paper. Two copies of each held.Each one of the set has a photographers file stamp on the rear, but no details filled in.trams, tramways, aeta, tram tours, tram 881, sw6 class, glen huntly, kooyong level crossing, glenferrie road, riversdale road, burnley, hawthorn, balaclava junction, glen huntly depot, hawthorn road, swan st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - Copy - W5 811 Caulfield Racecourse loop, late 1940s
Copy negative of a photograph of tram W5 811 turning from the railway underpass at the Caulfield Railway Bridge into the former Railway Avenue. Part of this track was removed during1983 and changed arrangements provided for Caulfield Race traffic. An inspector is standing behind the tram on the left hand side of the photo. On the right side is the Caulfield Marketing Emporium. Based on depot listings and a Glen Huntly run number in the back cab, photo is dated to the late 1940s.Yields information about the Caulfield Racecourse loopCopy negative of a black and white photographtramcars, tramways, w5 class, tram 811, racecourse, caulfield, dandenong road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour print - Z1 No. 3 passing under Clifton Hill rail bridge - Tait train, June 1975
Colour print showing Z1 No 3 in Queens Parade passing under the Epping/South Morang railway line bridge at Clifton Hill. A Tait train is passing over the bridge. The tram is showing Special. Probably at the time of the launch of the Z class trams in June 1975. Ford F100 Service vehicle following. Yields information about an interface between rail and tram in Melbourne.Colour print on paper - Kodak Royal Papertrams, tramways, z class tram, z1 class, tram 3, clifton hill, queens parade, tait trains, railways, service vehicle, merri creek -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Print - Racecourse Road - Z3 203 with a rainbow
Colour print of Z3 203 (Route 57) at the Newmarket Plaza shopping centre, stop in Racecourse Road. The tram is in The Met/PTC colour scheme. In the background are the Douta Galla Hotel, the Newmarket Station railway overbridge and a rainbow. Photo c2000.Yields information about the use of the use of Z3 trams on route 57.Colour print - printed on Kodak Professional paper.trams, tramways, z3 class, tram 203, racecourse road, newmarket, route 57 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Auxiliary Destination Board - Black Rock - Beaumaris, Victorian Railways (VR)
Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Has been lettered on one side for Black Rock and the other Beaumaris.Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services.Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. Two copies held.sandringham, vr trams, vr buses, signs, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Auxiliary Destination Board - Sandringham - Royal Ave - Bluff Road, Victorian Railways (VR)
Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Has been lettered on one side for "Express Corner Royal Ave & Bluff Road" and the other "Sandringham"Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services.Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. Two copies held.sandringham, vr trams, vr buses, signs, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Project Notice, Yarra Trams, "Glenhuntly Station Level Crossing Project works", May 2023
Project notice for - "Glenhuntly Station Level Crossing Project works" - tramway square. Gives details of alternative bus arrangements, maps and timing for the works. Work scheduled 5/5/2023 to mid July 2023.Yields information about the removal of the Glen Huntly station/road level crossing and the associated trackwork.Notice - 6 A4 page document - pdf version downloaded and printed version.tramways, public transport, level crossing, glen huntly road, glenhuntly, railway square, tramway square, trackworks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Folder - Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Public Transport Corporation (PTC), c1990
Item used to contain papers such as a press release, or other public or internal documents for meetings. Has the PTC log on the front and inside along with pictograms for bus, tram, suburban and country train on the lower edge.Demonstrates a folder for the distribution of press releases and other documents in a loose format.Folder made from printed folder light weight card or paper with the Public Transport Corporation logo on the frohnt.public transport, transport, railways, tramways, buses, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Map, Ministry of Transport, "Melbourne Your Guide PUblic Transport Pocket size map", 1979
Provided a detailed map of Melbourne's public transport, route number list and brief description. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c, published 1979 as map No. 9Demonstrates the methodology of providing map and transport information at the time.Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. melbourne, map, tram and bus services, railways, mmtb, ministry of transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Sands McDougall, Map of Melbourne and Suburbs showing Tramways, Railways, Streets, postal districts, Quarter-Mile Radii etc", c1922
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Shows railways, cable and electric tram lines c1922. One of a number of maps produced by Sands McDougall of Collins St. Includes the Zoo horse tram lines. See acquisition and Research note by Duncan McAuslan. See items 2885, 6573, amd 6917 for other editions. On inside cover has current postal rates (including a war surcharge) and places worth visiting and on the rear cover, is an advertisement for Imperial ink.Yields information about Melbourne c1922 and its public transport lines. Produced by Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd of Collins St Melbourne. Folded sheet of paper 6 sections wide x 6 sections or folds deep contained within a green paper cover titled "Map of Melbourne and Suburbs showing Tramways, Railways, Streets, postal districts, Quarter-Mile Radii etc", showing both cable and electric tramways. maps, melbourne, cable trams, tramways, railways, horse trams, vr trams, sands mcdougall, zoo horse tramway, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Sands McDougall, "New plan Melbourne and Suburbs Sands & McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory", 1910
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Shows railways, horse, cable and electric tram lines c1910. One of a number of maps produced by Sands McDougall of Collins St. Includes the MTOCo zoo horse tram lines, the NMETL and VR lines, but not the PMTT. Includes the Caulfield Elsternwick horse tram lines. Possibly included in Sands and McDougall directories based on the title. See items 2885, 6573 and 6916 for other editions. Yields information about Melbourne c1910 and its public transport lines. Cloth-backed and folded sheet of paper 5 sections wide x 4 sections or folds deep. Produced by Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd of Collins St Melbourne. maps, melbourne, cable trams, tramways, railways, horse trams, nmetl, vr trams, sands mcdougall, zoo horse tramway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Electric Railway Journal, "Melbourne adopts three-door car as standard", 1925
Article provides the operating background to the new type of bogie car then being built for the MMTB. Gives the design basis of the tram and has a side elevation of the tram. This type was known as the "W class" tramcar. Refers to the Electrical Engineer (item 6922) as the source of the drawingYields information about the Melbourne W class tram in 1925.Photocopy of an article titled "Melbourne adopts three-door car as standard" from the Electric Railway Journal of the USA, Vol 67, No. 10, page 402. tramways, tramcars, mmtb, melbourne, w class, design of new trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Historical list of track length for Melbourne tramways - 1910 to 1982, 1982
List provides the miles or kilometres of Melbourne tramlines length for the MMTB - Cable, Electric both double line and single line, and horse tramways from 30/9/1910 to 30/6/1982. The Victorian Railways lines are excluded. Yields information about the Melbourne tram lines and their total length to 1982.Two page A4 photocopy stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, mmtb, melbourne, tram tracks, length, cable tramways, horse tramways, electric tramways, single line -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Historical list of Melbourne electric tramways opening dates - 1906 to 1983, 1983
List provides the opening dates of electric tram lines in Melbourne from 1906 to 1983 - gives date, road or street and the location within that street. Includes the Victorian Railways lines.Yields information about the Melbourne tram lines and their opening dates.Five page A4 photocopy stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, mmtb, melbourne, tram tracks, electric tramways, opening, tram lines -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Plan of Preston Workshops, The Met, c1990
Plan shows the layout of the Preston Workshops facility during The Met era, c1990. Shows tracks, buildings and overall land dimensions. Prepared prior to the duplication of the track over the railway line in Miller St. Yields information about Preston Workshops during The Met era.Photocopy - foolscap sheet of a Plan of Preston Workshops - The Met c1990tramways, preston workshops, drawings, plans -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Weekly Tickets - rail and bus St Kilda Bus lines - set of 7, Victorian Railways (VR), 1960s
Following the complete closure of the St Kilda - Brighton Electric street railway (tramway) in 1959, the Brighton St Kilda Bus lines operated a service under a contract with the Victorian Railways with a joint ticketting arrangement. These tickets are weekly tickets for various locations along the former tramway. Those tickets available for Melbourne have the conditions of travel on the rear. The two vertical stripes indicated that the ticket was available to pass through the gates at Flinders St or Spencer St, while the large cross indicated to a ticket checker that the ticket was not available beyond St Kilda station or to pass through a set of gates. All printed on a off white card. All undated. 1 - Melbourne & Inkerman St - No. 0754 - Male 2 - Melbourne and Dickens St - No. 0620 - Male 3 - Head St and Melbourne - No. 25592 4 - Bay St and Melbourne - No. 0132 5 - St Kilda and Milton St - No. 1395 6 - St Kilda and Bawy St - No. 0190 7 - St Kilda and Beach Ave - No. 0489Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railwaysSet of 7 Edmondson style railway tickets printed as Weekly tickets.railways, tickets, weekly tickets, st kilda brighton electric tramway, buses, brighton - st kilda bus lines -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Sandringham - rail - tram - bus tickets - set of 4, Victorian Railways (VR), 1950s to 1980s
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...The Victorian Railways continued to operate a bus service along the former Black Rock - Sandringham line, long after the tram line closed. This set of tickets represents samples of Edmondson-style tickets sold at stations for use on the bus. 1 - Middle Brighton to Cnr of Bluff Road & Royal Ave - first class - joint rail and tram tickets - No. 0128 - dated stamped 15 June 1971 (this ticket was purchased by the donor as a sample at the time) 2 - Weekly ticket - Black Rock and Elsternwick - issued at Sandrinham - No. 0809 3 - Single ticket - 4 sections - Pacific Boulevard - No. 05208 4 - Return ticket - 2 sections - day return - Pacific Boulevard - No, 00826 Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railwaysSet of 4 Edmondson style railway tickets.railways, tickets, weekly tickets, buses, victorian railways, sandringham, sandringham to black rock, pacific boulevard